Starbuck MN

Welcomes all to Their

Annual Heritage Days Festival

2012 Heritage Days Information

2012 Heritage Days Applications Forms

2012 Heritage Days Schedule

2011 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.

Eple Tiden (eh-pleh-tee-den)

Starbuck, MN

22th Annual Celebration

Saturday, September 22nd

10:00 am to 2:00 pm

2012 Tentitive Eple Tiden Schedule

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.

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.

The  2012 LEFSE DAGEN celebration will be held

on Saturday, May 12th 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:

1. 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

2. 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)

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:

Rommegrot Recipe: (Mrs Henning Lysen)

Ingredients:

• 1 pint thick whipping cream
• 1/2 cup flour
• 1 cup boiled milk
• 1/2 tablespoon salt
• 1 tablespoon sugar

Baking Instructions:

Sodt Suppe (fruit soup) Recipe: (Mrs Gerhard (Mina) Landmark)

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

July 24th - 29th, 2012

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

8th Annual Minnewaska Triathlon

2012 Starbuck Dragon Boat Festival

Starbuck Mn

Friday, August 10th and Saturday, August 11th 2012

Starbuck Dragon Boat Website

Dragon Boat Brochure

2011 Race Results 2010 Race Results 2009 Race Results 2008 Race Results	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 !!	2011 Photos
	Team Registration Form Vendor Registration Form
	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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3rd Annual Lowry Days 2009

Photos of 2009 Lowry Days Parade

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		Saturday, August 15th		Sunday, August 16th
5:00 pm Lowry Legion pork chop feed and Meat Raffle 7:30 pm Wrestling 9:00 pm Hatchery Bar and Grill Karaoke Contest		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		8:00 - 12:00 Lowry Lions Pancake Breakfast at the  Community Center 10:30 am Lowry Community Church Service, at the Community Center

10th Annual Sedan Daze Has been cancelled

2008 Photo Gallery

2011 Memorial Day Services

Tentative schedule in the following cities

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Villard Days

Friday, 2nd to Sunday, July 4th

Fun for the whole family

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Donnelly Thrashing Bee

Donnelly MN

Saturday, Auguest 28th and Sunday, August 29th

Link to Donnelly Thrashing Bee website