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Heritage Days - Starbuck, MN
Heritage Days is a weekend celebration that began when the Starbuck community
celebrated its 100th anniversary in 1983.
  2011 Heritage Days Information
2011 Heritage Days Applications Forms
2011 Heritage Days Schedule
2010 Heritage Days Photo Gallery
An annual funfilled weekend is planned for family and friends to celebrate and commemorate Starbuck's heritage.
This event is held on the weekend closest to the 4th of July. The weekend includes an Invitational Golf Tournament, Street dance featuring Johnny Holmes, a beach party, a 5K and 10K run, a kids carnival, a kids tractor pull, a fly in breakfast, a craft fair, fireworks on Saturday night, kiddie parade, 85 unit parade, concluding with the Miss Minnewaska pageant.
Heritage Days is a weekend to reflect on the history of the community and to those community members that contributed to our past and to those who are creating our present and forming our future. This year will be Starbuck's 28th annual celebration of this event.
Plan your vacation to join the fun and celebrate the 4th of July with the Starbuck community.
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Eple Tiden
Eple Tiden (eh-pleh-tee-den)
Starbuck, MN
22th Annual Celebration
Saturday, September 22nd
10:00 am to 2:00 pm
Eple Tiden is an Autumn market day celebration
held at the Starbuck Depot and sponsored by the
Starbuck Depot Society.
In Norwegian, "Eple Tiden" means "Apple Time"
and the festival's main feature is apples harvested
at this time of year but also includes other Fall
produce brought into Starbuck by various vendors.
Vendors line up along the Depot boardwalk to sell
apples, pumpkins and other garden produce.
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Vendors line up along the Depot boardwalk to sell apples,
pumpkins and other garden produce.
The Starbuck Depot Society raises money during this event
by selling lunch, which includes pork sandwiches, apple
pie and ice cream and lefse. Also on sale are many crafts
and souvenirs. festival-goers can also expect to enjoy
musical entertainment and various displays and
artisans demonstrating their craft.
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Lefse Dagen - 2011 - Starbuck MN
The 2011 LEFSE DAGEN celebration will be held
on Saturday, May 14th in Starbuck, MN 56381
from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm
Short History
The Lefse Dagen celebration, which began in 1987, is sponsored by the Starbuck Depot Society and supported by the Starbuck Study Club. This celebration has a twofold purpose:
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To commemorate the record setting, and still unbroken, world's largest lefse baked during the Starbuck Centennial Celebration in 1983 by a group of Starbuck Lions
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To hold open house at the Starbuck Depot Square. The site where the 70 pound lefse with a diameter of 9 feet 8 inches was baked.
Many exciting activities are planned for this special day in our small town of 1300 residents. Activities included music from various groups, Scandianvain food, crafts sales, Shari Opdahl and the Glacial Hills Elementary singers and Lefse making demonstations.
Location
Scandinavian Recipes
Lefse Recipe: (Corrine Hoium)
Traditionally this recipe is used by local groups during Scandinavian events held throughout the year.
Ingredients:
- 5 lb. Russet potatoes (pealed and cooked)
- 1/2 cup whipping cream
- 1/4 pound butter or margarine
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 4 cups flour
Baking Instructions:
Mash the potatoes with the whipping cream, butter or margarine, salt & sugar. Cool in the refrigerator over night. Rice potatoes and add the flour. Roll and bake (1/3 cup makes one lefse round). One batch makes 30 lefse rounds.
Rommegrot Recipe: (Mrs Henning Lysen)
Traditionally this recipe is used by local groups during Scandinavian events held throughout the year.
Ingredients:
- 1 pint thick whipping cream
- 1/2 cup flour
- 1 cup boiled milk
- 1/2 tablespoon salt
- 1 tablespoon sugar
Baking Instructions:
Boil ream about 20 minutes, then add flour and continue stirring until butter separates. Then drain off butter. Add the boiled hot milk gradually, stirring so as to make it smooth. Cook for about 10 minutes, add salt and sugar, pour into bowl, sprinkle with sugar, cinnamon and butter. Serve hot
Sodt Suppe (fruit soup) Recipe: (Mrs Gerhard (Mina) Landmark)
Traditionally this recipe is used by local groups during Scandiavian events held throughout the year.
Ingredients:
- 2 lbs prunes (soaked over night
- 1 lb raisins
- 1 can apricots
- 2 small cinnamon sticks
- 1 lemon
- 2 cups sugar
Baking Instructions:
Slowly cook prunes and raisins. Use 2 qts of this juice to cook with 1 cup tapioca. Then add it to mixture. Cook apricots (if dried cook separately) and mix all together. Makes 6 - 8 qts
2011 Events of the Day
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Open House
Depot and Schoolhouse
Skoglund/Ness Building
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Glacial Hills Elementary Students - Shari Opdahl Director
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10:45 am
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The Norskies -Palmer Aaberg and Stan Syverson
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| 11:00 am to 12:00 pm |
The Pederson Holy Rollers will make lefse and you can also roll your own lefse.
"Roll Your Own Lefse"
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| 12:00 Noon |
Piano Melodies with Jens Forbord |
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Waterama 2011 - Glenwood, MN
July 26th - 31st, 2011
56th Annual celebration
Photo by Lane Studios:: Waterama Royality 2011
Glenwood is located in west-central Minnesota with a population around 2,500 people.
Admiral: Kari & Peter Nelson
Commodore: Terri & Rob Richards
For more information about Waterama click HERE
Events Registration Forms
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Minnewaska Triathlon
8th Annual Minnewaska Triathlon
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Dragon Boat Festival - 2012
2012 Starbuck Dragon Boat Festival
Starbuck Mn
Friday, August 10th and Saturday, August 11th 2012
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2011 Race Results
2010 Race Results
2009 Race Results
2008 Race Results
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2012 Starbuck Dragon
Boat Races !!!
Prepare for the August Competition
2012 Events Schedule Coming Soon
The 2012 Starbuck Dragon Boat Festival is again signing up teams for this August Event. If you are interested call the Chamber office at 320-239-4220. Last year we had 27 teams compete for the gold.
Hope to see you in August !!
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2011 Photos
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Team Registration Form
Vendor Registration Form
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Event Schedule for 2011
Friday, August 13
5:30 p.m. Free Will dinner begins
6:30 p.m. Opening Ceremony
7:00 p.m. Parade of Teams
7:30 - 11:00 p.m. Music & Entertainment
Saturday, August 14
8:00am Team captains meeting
9:00am Races begin
9:00am Food Court
11 am - 1:00pm Kid's Activities and Inflatables
After Winner's Ceremony–Entertainment following
A fun filled event for all ages. Great music and food will fill the beer tent and city park.
We'll see you there!
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Polar Plunge
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Lowry Days 2009
3rd Annual Lowry Days 2009
This three day event will start on Friday August 22nd with a pork chop feed in the Lowry American Legion Hall at 6:00 pm
Below find is a schedule for the three day event in Lowry for 2009
Friday, August 14th
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Saturday, August 15th
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Sunday, August 16th
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5:00 pm
Lowry Legion pork chop feed
and Meat Raffle
7:30 pm
Wrestling
9:00 pm
Hatchery Bar and Grill
Karaoke Contest
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7:00 am
Registration for 5-k Run
at the Ball Park
8:00 am
Softball Tournament
5 K Run
9:00 am
Car-Motorcycle Show Park-
Downtown
Craft and Bake Sale -
Community Center
Food Booth -
Discovery Days
12:00 - 3:00 pm
Kid Carnival
Community Center
3:30 - 4:30 pm
Grand Parade
4:30 pm
Firemen Water Fights
Milan Community Band
5:00 to 7:00 pm
Chicken Feed by
Hatchery Bar & Grill
6:00 to 8:00 pm
Bingo by Lowry Legion
8:00 pm
Street Dance by
Hatchery Bar & Grill
Red Path
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8:00 - 12:00
Lowry Lions Pancake Breakfast
at the Community Center
10:30 am
Lowry Community Church Service,
at the Community Center
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Sedan Daze
10th Annual Sedan Daze Has been cancelled
2008 Photo Gallery
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Concerts
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Memorial Day Services
2011 Memorial Day Services
Tentative schedule in the following cities
If we have missed your event or you would like to list a Memorial Day Eventcontact us at
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If you have photos of your event and you would like to have them posted Use the same address as above
| Benson MN:
Location: City Cemetery
10:00 am Parade
10:30 am Program
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Brooten MN:
Location: Brooten Legion Park
10:00 am Program at the Park
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Belgrade MN: |
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| Glenwood MN:
Location: Central Square
10:00 am Program -
Parade after Program
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Grove Lake MN:
Location: Community Park
11:00 am Potluck Dinner
1:00 pm Memorial March |
Hancock MN:
Location: City Cemetery
10:00 am Program
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| Herman MN:
Location: West Central High School
10:30 am Program
12:00 pm Dinner
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Hoffman MN:
Location: West Central High School
10:30 am Program
12:00 pm dinner
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Lowry MN:
Location: Lowry Community Center
10:30 am Program
Dinner at the Legion Hall |
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| Morris MN:
Location: Armory
6:30 to 8:00 am Breakfast at Legion Hall
8:30 am to 9:00 am Music at the Armory
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Starbuck MN:
Location: Lakeside City Park Bandshell
If Inclement Weather - in the
Starbuck Community Building
10:30 am Program
Photos of 2011 Event
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Villard MN:
Location: St John's Lutheran
Memorial Day Luncheon from 11 - 1 pm
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Villard Days
Villard Days
Friday, 2nd to Sunday, July 4th
Fun for the whole family
See Poster
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Donnelly Thrashing Bee
Donnelly Thrashing Bee
Donnelly MN
Saturday, Auguest 28th and Sunday, August 29th
Link to Donnelly Thrashing Bee website
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The 2010 Minnewaska Triathlon will be held
