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How to Have a Legendary Summer

Legends & Logging Days is 4 days of summer fun August 9-12 that you’ll find nowhere else.  End the summer with something worth remembering by getting in on the action.  The full event schedule is on the way, these are just the events that require RSVP.

Register yourself or your team for these epic events at the links below.

Thursday

Water Wars

It all starts with Water Wars at 5:30 pm Thursday on Main Street in Downtown Park Rapids.  Teams sign up to battle it out for bragging rights and ownership of the “Loony Traveling Trophy” for the year. Then grab a chair and stay for music at 2nd Street Stage by 4ontheFloor.  A team can be made of friends, family, co-workers, neighbors, club members whoever wants to play.  The team fee is $25.  The first 16 teams who sign up and pay are in!

REGISTER HERE

Not sure what Water Wars is?  Here’s a short clip.

Friday

Sip & Paint with Nate

Come on out to Sip N Paint with Nate and paint a northern MN scene on a fish board. This is a special edition Legends & Logging Days painting. This event will take place at the East 40 Park Rapids Antique Tractor Grounds on Friday, August 10th 2 pm to 5 pm.   For $45 you get a drink, painting supplies, instruction and a beautiful one of a kind painting you made yourself!  Sign up on here or stop in the Park Rapids Chamber of Commerce. Limited space of 40. Pre-register to get free entrance/parking to this event. ** Must be over 21+ **

REGISTER HERE TO PAINT WITH NATE!

 

You can paint this special Legends & Logging Days edition August 10th.

You can paint this special Legends & Logging Days edition August 10th.

Saturday

Lumber Jack & Jill Challenge

Like a little challenge? Can you handle some good’ole fashioned physical labor …logger style? Then you’re the one we need! Gather your team of 4 today for a chance to win $250 cash & braggin’ rights! (minimum of 1 Jill per team)

Teams will be challenged to a head to head, single elimination competition to stack log cookies, make a bow saw cut & hammerschlagen with the fastest team advancing until they are the only one left to take home the money!

CLICK HERE FOR RULES AND TO REGISTER

 

Cornhole tournament boardCornhole Tournament

The Legend and Logging Days Cornhole Tournament will be a fun, entertaining, low cost competitive event.  Teams will consist of 2-member teams.  Teams will compete in Head-to-head in a single elimination; winners advance, and losers drop out.  We are limited to 16 teams, register now!

CLICK HERE FOR RULES AND TO REGISTER

If you have any issues registering for events, call us at the Park Rapids Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce & Tourism and we’ll help you out.

EVEN MORE EVENTS

We’ll put out more information as the schedule is finalized.  You can look forward to the following:

Live Music, Archery & Tomahawk throw, chainsaw carving, chainsaw carving auction, food court, historic encampment, demonstrations, candy cannon, quick carve demos, beer garden, civil war cannon demonstrations, loggers breakfast, face painting, caricature artist and more!

 

 

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CHAMBER PARTNERS:

Park Rapids Lakes Area Chamber, a Partner of Explore Minnesota Minnesota Chamber of Commerce Northwoods Bank, Partner of Park Rapids Lakes Area Chamber Citizen's Bank in Park Rapids, MN Park Rapids Downtown Business Association Park Rapids Lakes Area Convention & Visitor's Bureau