Pelican Fest visitors will have an opportunity to “test drive” a track chair, thanks to Maplewood State Park and the Minn. Department of Natural...

An event for area teens will help launch three days of Pelican Fest activities on July 10, as the Pelican Area Lions Club hosts a music event by...

I have been thinking a lot lately about Hannah Kempfer. I mentioned her in my January article: the first female legislator from rural Minnesota,...

25 years ago, July 12, 2000• Cars in the Park Attracts Many Vehicles and SpectatorsSome seventy years separated the old from the new in cars displayed in Sherin Memorial...

A look back at more than a century of 4th of July festivities in Pelican Rapids.Above, a 4th of July parade photo in Pelican Rapids. Note the long...

The Pelican Rapids High School Valkyries Dance Team will host its first Daughters Ball on Sunday, July 13, offering an evening of dining, dancing, and photographs at Milt’s...

Competitors will have a chance to test their tossing skills during the Pelican Fest Bean Bag Tournament, scheduled for Saturday, July 12.The tournament, hosted by the...

How would you like to go to the library, and “check out” a cool swim on a hot summer day? Through a novel arrangement between the Pelicans Rapids Public Library and Pelican...

The Pelican Rapids Area Rotary Club recently honored outgoing president Bethany Baillargeon. Bethany is pictured at right with a special plaque,...

“Blooming Banners by Budding Artists’” will be on display for Pelican Fest. The banners were created by 42 Pelican Rapids elementary school...

A half century of literacy advocacy is being celebrated by the Viking Library system—which includes Pelican Rapids and Fergus Falls within its six-county territory.  First...

A Pelican Rapids photographer, who immigrated from war-ravaged central Europe nearly 30 years ago, will be displaying images in downtown Pelican...

Pelican Rapids will honor Trevor Steeves as the 2025 Pelican Fest Grand Marshal, recognizing his years of service and leadership across the...

On July 14, 1958, an American singing group called “The Jamies” released a one-hit wonder called “Summertime, Summertime,” a catchy, feel-good pop...

Twas the night before Independence Day, 2025, and all through downtown Pelican Rapids, the resistance was stirring.  Banners waved and car horns...