The LqP County Fair is run by a group of volunteer board members that donate their time, energy and efforts year round to ensure that this four day event is a fun and memorable experience for everyone!
The first Lake Superior Dragon Boat Festival took place in 2002 after a year’s worth of hard work and preparations by dedicated Twin Ports Rotarians. In our first year, we had over 70 teams and had such a good time we just had to do it again…and we’ve been doing just that ever since!
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THE RACE LOCATION
On August 26th & 27th located at the head of Lake Superior, this 400-meter race is a straight course that takes place in the Superior Bay off of Barkers Island. The water between the island and the mainland provides an ideal venue for the race, and historic Barker’s Island is a terrific staging area for not only the race but is also a recreational park for local residents.
There is ample space for spectators and all the activities associated with the festival. Many teams erect tents for the weekend, socialize, nap and celebrate on the island. Race heats take place completely in view across the island and happen in quick succession. The event is family friendly, has no admission fee for spectators, and is tons of fun!
Spectators are welcome to partake in the festival at no charge!
The Lake Superior Dragon Boat Festival (LSDBF) is organized, operated and staffed by Rotary Club of Superior for the good of our community. These members who are local residents of the Twin Ports area have created this family fun event to better the community and experiences of the people within it. Since 2002, LSDBF has raised over $1.3 million to support charitable organizations in the Twin Ports.
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LSDBF supports the mission of Rotary International: to provide service to others, promote integrity, and advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace through its fellowship of business, professional, and community leaders.
Rotary International consists of 1.2 million members and 33,000 clubs in over 200 countries worldwide.
Huzzah! Welcome to our Village and to our Festival Day. Queen Katherine has lost her mirth; life in London – the stuffy politics, the stiff codes of etiquette and decorum, and the pointless palace intrigue – has drained away her joy. To raise her spirits, King Henry has charged the Master of the Revels to arrange a Festival day. Today is that Festival day! The Queen is coming to this Village to take a hiatus from the stoic and worrisome world, and instead, to enjoy the simple pleasures of music and dance, the deliciousness of good food and beverage, and the uncomplicated camaraderie of the common people whom she loves so much. And, like the Queen, we invite you to escape from your everyday world and revel with us in this frivolous and frolicking Festival day!
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THE SHAKESPEARE EXPERIENCE
Shakespeare at the Festival
William Shakespeare is credited with the most influential canon in all of literary history. The plays are still being performed and are still relevant more than 400 years after they were written and first performed at the Globe Theater in London.
Shakespeare Shorts
This season the Festival is presenting two Shakespeare Shorts. A condensed version of Romeo and Juliet will be presented on the Bakery Stage at 1:00, and the Pyramus and Thisbe scenes from A Midsummer Night’s Dream will be presented on the Witchwood Stage at 11:30 and 3:00.
Shakespeare Guild
Many of our performers are members of the Festival’s Shakespeare Guild by virtue of having committed to memory a Shakespearean character speech. Guild members perform Shakespearean passages each Festival day at 12:30 on the Witchwood Stage, and 4:30 at the King’s Arbor, where new members to the Guild may be presenting their initiation passages. Guild members wear a Shakespeare Guild medallion on their costumes and can be stopped anywhere in the village and are obligated to present their piece to you upon request.
The Queen’s Gambit Royal Chess Match and Champions’ Battle
Our fair Queen Katherine and the Vikings’ Jarl Aesa have agreed to a royal chess match – a champions’ battle – a Queen’s Gambit, so to speak. Each of these powerful women have brought a treasured weapon from their personal armory to put into the hazard; winner take all in this friendly, but earnest competition of arms. Three of Jarl Aesa’s Vikings and three of Queen Katherine’s subjects will meet in one on one battles as the Jarl and the Queen play out their wager across a chess board. Don’t miss the Queen’s Gambit Royal Chess Match and Champions’ Battle at 5:00 in Bad Manor Green.
The Wizard’s Cote
The renaissance era heralded a rebirth of the arts and sciences – painting, astronomy, sculpture, chemistry, performance, and physics. The magical arts also experienced a resurgence, offering a contrast to science and belief. Wizards, magicians, alchemists, and enchanters conjured events and experiences that seemed to challenge what they knew and what they believed. Our Festival is honoring this age old tradition at the Wizard’s Cote, a little cottage where you can find our Festival’s wizards and magicians in residence throughout the day. Stop by and see Brother Paul, Fez the Fantastic, Vincenzo, and Paul Cook amaze and baffle you with their prestidigitati
England’s first female monarch was Mary Tudor, who reigned from 1553 to 1558, when she was succeeded by her half sister, Queen Elizabeth I, who reigned for 45 years through the Elizabethan and Shakespearean era. As queen, Mary ordered the execution of nearly 300 people for heresy, earning her the nick-name Bloody Mary. Our Festival celebrates this notorious queen by holding a Sunday morning Bingo Tournament at which her signature cocktail is featured – the Bloody Mary! Prizes awarded for all the bingo winners. A great way to start your Festival day!
Hosted by: Fitz & Jane the Misfortune Teller
Sundays @ 10am
A Wake O’Wine
We are gathering at the Celtic Cottage for Old Uncle Fergus O’Hara’s wake. Although Uncle Fergus hasn’t actually passed over to the other side quite yet, despite his protestations from upstairs, we’ve decided to celebrate his life and imminent passing with Irish tales and songs. Come and join us for A Wake and O’Wine at the Celtic Cottage. Sample four wine varieties from Menage a Trois wines and some family style snacks as we celebrate the life of Old Uncle Fergus.
Daily @ 1:30pm
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Vikings Valhalla Mead Hall
Monks Craft Beer Pub
CrosSwords Tavern
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Minnesota’s History with the Festival
The Minnesota Renaissance Festival began its journey in September of 1971 on a 22 acre field in Jonathan, MN. More than 25,000 people visited the two weekend grand opening of the festival then named A Celebration of Nature, Art, and Life! That celebration has since relocated to Shakopee, MN and has grown to be the largest Renaissance Festival in the United States with an annual attendance of 300,000.
About Mid-America Festivals
Mid-America Festivals is the nation’s largest producer of outdoor themed events. In 2019, we entertained nearly one million people in a wide variety of locations across the country.
Mid-America Festivals currently devotes its time towards developing some of the best festivals in the country. Mid-America Festivals, along with affiliated entities, owns and operates the Minnesota Renaissance Festival, the Trail of Terror (located in Minnesota), the Bay Area Renaissance Festival (located in Dade City, FL, Pasco County), the Kansas City Renaissance Festival, the Michigan Renaissance Festival, the St. Louis Renaissance Festival and many other events. The company demonstrates its event production and promotion leadership by embracing all aspects of event production from specialty merchandise and corporate sponsorship to ticket sales and multi-media marketing.
Based in Minneapolis, Mid-America’s staff is comprised of talented managers’ experiences in all aspects of entertainment. Mid-America Festivals began producing Renaissance Festivals in 1976 as a natural extension of its president’s career in major venue promotion and production. The company’s background ranges from rock and roll events like the Beach Boys, Rolling Stones, and Prince to event management for concerts like Rock the Garden in Minneapolis.
Celebrate the heritage of Grand Portage each August with the National Park Service’s Rendezvous Days and the Grand Portage Band of Chippewa Pow-Wow, voted one of the Top 100 U.S. events by the American Bus Association.
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The annual Grand Portage Rendezvous Days Celebration Pow-wow, sponsored by the Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa (Ojibwe), is an American Indian cultural gathering focused on dance, song and family celebration. The Pow-wow includes traditional foods, music, and craft stands along with other events in the community. Over 350 dancers participated in 2019’s Grand Portage Pow Wow. Mid-day Grand Entry Saturday and Sunday are particularly inspirational and colorful as U.S. and Canadian flags are raised to honor military veterans from Grand Portage. Staff bearers lead dancers, dressed in traditional regalia, into the Pow Wow ring. Through the Pow Wow, all people have the chance to experience Native American culture in a wonderful way.
Redhead Mountain Bike Park in Chisholm, MN made its initial debut in 2020 with a soft opening of 15 miles of trails. In 2021 were an additional 10 miles addes. The Rim, The Zen, and Tough Mama now raise the total mileage to 25. This marked the completion of the phase 1 build out of Redhead.
Redhead Mountain Trail Bike Park – MN Discovery Center
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The official ribbon cutting ceremony was held main trailhead at MDC, following with a press conference in Taconite Square. After, all were invited inside the MDC movie theater to watch the now released short documentary RECLAIMED. MDC and Redhead MTB Park.
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