Pelican Rapids minnow races return for ‘memory-making’ after one year pandemic halt Minnow racers, with decades of connection to the Pelican Rapids summer tradition, gathered for “opening day” June 17. Winning the first round of action was a young fellow—whose father participated in the races 20-30 years ago.  It was a well attended debut for the minnow races,… Read More

City damsite project coming in focus Mill Pond water levels will be slowly drawn down this summer, as a prelude to the Pelican Rapids City dam river restoration project.  Based on the proposed timeline, dredging and construction will begin as the ground hardens in the fall. Construction and landscape plantings will proceed through spring and summer of 2022…. Read More

Support groups are great—but often relatively short-lived, as folks have their needs met and they move on. But there’s a Pelican Rapids area support group that has not only been well attended for four years—it even survived the pandemic. There’s usually about a dozen at each session. And—don’t get the impression it is all about sorrow… Read More