𝐓𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐃𝐨𝐰𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐏𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐑𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐝𝐬 𝖢𝗈𝗎𝗇𝖼𝗂𝗅 𝖮𝖪𝗌 𝗍𝗋𝖾𝖾 𝗉𝗅𝖺𝗇 𝖿𝗈𝗋 𝖻𝗎𝗌𝗂𝗇𝖾𝗌𝗌 𝖽𝗂𝗌𝗍𝗋𝗂𝖼𝗍, 𝗍𝗁𝗈𝗎𝗀𝗁 𝗌𝗈𝗆𝖾 𝖻𝗎𝗌𝗂𝗇𝖾𝗌𝗌 𝗈𝗐𝗇𝖾𝗋 𝖼𝗈𝗇𝖼𝖾𝗋𝗇𝗌 𝗈𝗏𝖾𝗋 𝗆𝖺𝗂𝗇𝗍𝖾𝗇𝖺𝗇𝖼𝖾 𝗉𝖾𝗋𝗌𝗂𝗌𝗍

by Kim Pederson

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A nostalgic look back at summers by the lake.

𝙎𝑼𝙈𝑴𝙀𝑹𝙏𝑰𝙈𝑬: 𝖦𝖾𝗍 𝗈𝗎𝗍, 𝖻𝖾 𝖿𝗋𝖾𝖾 𝖫𝖾𝗍 𝗒𝗈𝗎𝗋 𝗂𝗆𝖺𝗀𝗂𝗇𝖺𝗍𝗂...

Caitlin Heinecke, co-chair of the planning committee, wearing a Pelican Fest t-shirt outside Brown Eyed Susan.

𝗣𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗸𝗶𝗱𝗱𝗶𝗻’: 𝖯𝖾𝗅𝗂𝖼𝖺𝗇 𝖥𝖾𝗌𝗍 𝖺𝖽𝖽𝗌 𝗆𝗎𝗅𝗍𝗂𝗉𝗅𝖾 ...

Pelican Rapids Pool Hall Gang members Bob Bowers, left, and Steve Backstrom—with the Lake Lida sturgeon replica, which preserves the history of the famous 102-pound fish speared in 1948.
The replica was on display at Historic City Hall, which is now being leased for a coffee shop. The fish replica was relocated to the pool hall, where it can be viewed—generally from about 8 a.m. to noon, Monday to Saturday.

𝐏𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐏𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐟𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝖱...

Betty Rossum pauses to read the Pelican Rapids Press at The Alhambra in Granada, Spain.
The Alhambra is a palace and fortress complex on the UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is one of the most famous monuments and best-preserved palaces in the Islamic world and represents Islamic architecture.
She recently returned from a tour of Spain.

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View of North and South Lake Lida from Hallaway Hill. Photo credit: Otter Tail County.

𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐭 𝐌𝐚𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐰𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝘚𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘫𝘢𝘶𝘯𝘵 ...

Robb Emerson, County Veterans’ Service Officer, Otter Tail County

Otter Tail County Emerson as Veterans’ Service ...

𝐖𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐛𝐨𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝖤𝗇𝗏𝗂𝗋𝗈𝗇𝗆𝖾𝗇𝗍𝖺𝗅 𝖼𝗈𝗇𝖼𝖾𝗋𝗇𝗌 𝗋𝖺𝗂𝗌𝖾𝖽 𝖺𝗍 𝖫...

𝑫𝒐 𝒀𝒐𝒖 𝑹𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒎𝒃𝒆𝒓 𝑾𝒉𝒆𝒏? 𝖠 𝗅𝗈𝗈𝗄 𝖻𝖺𝖼𝗄—𝗐𝗁𝖾𝗇 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗋𝖺𝗂𝗅...

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