Field Fest at the Arb – Chaska, MN

Field Fest at the Arb – Chaska, MN

by | Aug 31, 2025 | events/locations

 

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Experience the harvest season at the Farm at the Arb with this annual family-friendly festival, complete with hands-on harvesting sugar beets, corn and potatoes; a beer garden and food trucks; live entertainment and activities for all ages. New this year, we will feature a special celebrity baking showcase with Minnesota’s own Zoë François in the Myers Education Center kitchen and book signing in the Red Barn

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About

  • New this year, we welcome Minnesota’s own Zoë François, pastry chef and baker extraordinaire, who will kick off the sugar beet harvest and sign copies of her New York Times best-selling book “Zoë Bakes Cookies” as well as “Zoë Bakes Cakes.”
  • Visitors can learn directly from Minnesota food growers and producers while exploring interactive exhibits, games and hands-on activities in the KWS Family Tent
  • Tour the crop plots and orchards
  • Help harvest our Minnesota sugar beets, corn and potato
  • Beet-weighing contest
  • American Crystal Sugar will provide a free bag of sugar to participants — bringing the plant-to-plate experience full circle
  • Make bouquets with flowers you can grow at home
  • Learn about the cut-flower industry
  • Learn how sugar beets move from seed to sugar in the store
  • Live entertainment from TC Road Crew
  • Big Ideas Learning Lab Trailer will offer demonstrations and Career Exploration VR (agricultural trades)
  • Tastings in the kitchen with harvested foods
  • Rootstock pop-up will offer food for purchase in the Summer Kitchen.

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People picking sugar beets at Field Fest

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The Minnesota Landscape Arboretum serves as a research center and extension of the University of Minnesota’s College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences (CFANS).
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Event

Field Fest at the Arb

Saturday, September 6th 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM

Field Fest Tickets

For this event, visitors can enter the Arboretum at the Farm at the Arb entrance gate or the main entrance by following the scenic

Three-Mile Drive and Peter C. Moe Drive to reach the farm. Have your admission ticket ready to scan at either entrance.

Admission: $0/Members & ages 15 and younger, $20 Non members

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 Location

Minnesota Landscape Arboretum

3675 Arboretum Drive

Chaska, MN

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Whoopsa Daisy Farm: Whimsical farm in Duluth opens for the Fall Season – Duluth, MN

Whoopsa Daisy Farm: Whimsical farm in Duluth opens for the Fall Season – Duluth, MN

by | Aug 24, 2025 | events/locations, evergreen

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The farm is open on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

The farm closes for the season on Sunday, October 26th.

Admission:$8

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Location

Whoopsa Daisy Farm

5399 Samuelson Road

Duluth, MN

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Grand Portage National Monument Rendezvous Days – Grand Portage, MN

Grand Portage National Monument Rendezvous Days – Grand Portage, MN

by | Aug 3, 2025 | events/locations

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Travel back in time to 1797. The hustle and bustle of summer activity peaked with the North West Company Rendezvous held at Grand Portage.

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It was the time when furs from wintering posts, were delivered down the Grand Portage Trail. This annual Rendezvous is still celebrated at Grand Portage. The event is held in conjunction with the Rendezvous Days Pow-Wow, sponsored by the Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa. The annual Rendezvous is the National Monument’s biggest celebration of the year, a time when Grand Portage reflects on its rich heritage and comes alive with hundreds of historical re-enactors and traditional encampments. Witness living history in an historic and beautiful place. This is truly an event for the whole family. Enjoy music, dancing, craft demonstrations, interpretive programs, and interactive workshops throughout the event: Rendezvous Days 2025 Program Schedule.

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Event

Grand Portage National Monument Rendezvous Days

Friday, August 8th

Saturday, August 9th

Sunday, August 10th

The historic depot (stockade), reconstructed buildings, and historic encampment are open to the public from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. daily.

The Heritage Center is open from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

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Thank you for your support! Grand Portage Rendezvous Days is Free and Open to the Public.

Come as you are, visitors are not required to wear period clothing.

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Visit our Eating & Sleeping page for information about where to stay.

Directions to the Monument from Duluth, Minnesota and Thunder Bay, Ontario.

No pets (except service animals) the stockade (Historic Depot)

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Location

Grand Portage National Monument

170 Mile Creek Road

Grand Portage, MN

 
DNMI: The Gunflint Trail’s Biggest Blueberry Contest – Grand Marais, MN

DNMI: The Gunflint Trail’s Biggest Blueberry Contest – Grand Marais, MN

by | Jul 27, 2025 | events/locations

The Gunflint Trail’s Biggest Blueberry Contest

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Come to Cook County, on Minnesota’s North Shore, and enter the Gunflint Trail’s annual Biggest Blueberry Contest!

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Happening now through August 11th, take any wild-picked blueberry to one of the many weigh station locations on the Gunflint Trail! The three biggest berries of the summer will receive cash prizes and bragging rights to all of your friends. Happy picking!

Blueberries will be measured by weight and must be picked fresh and not store bought. Cash prizes awarded to the 3 biggest berries.
Weigh stations will be designated by large road signs at various resorts and locations along the Gunflint Trail.

Blueberries in the Gunflint Trail area tend to peak around late July or early August. Wild blueberries are easy to identify, looking much like the grocery store variety, only smaller. The plants are woody shrubs, usually less than two feet tall and resemble miniature trees. They grow best in dry, well drained, rocky soil with good sun and are often found in recent burn areas. For more information on berry picking, click here.

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Enter Biggest Blueberry Contest on the Gunflint Trail

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Event

The Gunflint Trails’s Biggest Blueberry Contest

Happening now through Saturday, August 11th.

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Download the Blueberry Guide Today!

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2025 Weigh Stations

Bearskin Lodge

Borderland Lodge

Chik-Wauk Museum & Nature Center

Golden Eagle Lodge, Campground & Nordic Ski Center

Gunflint Lodge & Outfitters

Gunflint Pines

Hungry Jack Lodge Resort & Campground

Hungry Jack Outfitters & Cabins

Loon Lake Lodge

Loons Nest Coffee

Nor’Wester Lodge & Canoe Outfitters

Poplar Haus

Seagull Outfitters and Cabins

Trail Center Lodge & Restaurant

Tuscarora Lodge & Canoe Outfitters

Voyageur Canoe Outfitters

White Pine Lodge

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Location

Gunflint Trail

County Road 12

Grand Marais, MN

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91st Lumberjack Days – Stillwater, MN

91st Lumberjack Days – Stillwater, MN

by | Jul 13, 2025 | events/locations, evergreen

Lumberjack Days

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Get ready for an unforgettable celebration at the 91st Lumberjack Days!

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Mark your calendars and save the dates for a weekend packed with tradition, thrilling competitions, live music, and community fun. Whether you’re a longtime fan or a first-time visitor, this year promises even more excitement as we honor the legacy of this incredible festival. Stay tuned for event details, and don’t miss out on the best weekend of the summer!

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Visit Paul Bunyan at Lumberjack Days and So Much More!

Paul Bunyan will be making an appearance at Lumberjack Days this 2025 season, along with a host of other exciting events! Check out our daily schedule for updated on all the action and festivities. Don’t miss out on the fun!

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Events

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Music

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Derby

Please fill out entry form, some basic rules to know. Car has to have 4 wheels, a brake, and must wear a helmet. There will be a 75.00 entry fee to be collected day of event along with a waiver to sign. thanks we look forward to seeing you at the derby. Derby is to be held at 2:00 on Friday afternoon.

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Medallion Hunt

 Rules for Historic Medallion Hunt brought to you by Erin McQuay of the United Way. Medallion created by Chas Joy of Woodstock in Stillwater, MN.

Lumberjack Days Buttons will only be sold prior to the FIRST Clue being read by Erin McQuay of United Way of Washington County-East at 7:00pm on Thursday, July 18th, at The
Historic Courthouse Ice Cream Social. If any buttons remain, we will announce sales of them for collectors after the completion of LJD.

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Stillwater is considered the historic Birthplace of Minnesota because in 1848 the first territorial convention that began the process of establishing Minnesota as a State was held on the corner of Myrtle and Main Street downtown. Stillwater is also one of Minnesota’s oldest towns, preceding Minneapolis by years.

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Lumberjack Days

Saturday, July 18th thru Sunday, July 20th

Tickets

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Location

Stillwater, MN

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