NORTHERN ACRES RESORT & CAMPGROUND
EVENTS & ACTIVITIES
Preliminary Listings for 2012
January - COLD and Snow ? (Not yet!)
February - More Snow and Cold
- February 14 Valentine's Day
- February 18 Bigfork Valley Winter Challenge 12-4 pm, Scenic State Park
March - Warmer? End of Ice Fishing
March 17 Happy St. Patrick's Day! Slainte!
April - Muddy and Warmer?
May - Resort opens for season
May Farmer's Market Mon 3-7 pm Wed & Sat 8 am - 1 pm; downtown Grand Rapids
May Old Car Cruise, Thursday Nights @ Dairy Queen, Grand Rapids (all summer, informal)
May Stock Car Races, Thursdays 7 pm, Grand Rapids Speedway, Itasca County Fairgrounds
May 14 Walleye Fishing Opener
May 13 Mother's Day
May 26-28 Memorial Day Weekend
June - Our busiest month
June Indies on Tuesdays (Free) 7:30 pm, Rief Performing Arts Center, Grand Rapids
June Farmer's Market Mon 3-7 pm Wed & Sat 8 am - 1 pm; downtown Grand Rapids
June Old Car Cruise, Thursday Nights @ Dairy Queen, Grand Rapids (all summer, informal)
June Stock Car Races, Thursdays 7 pm, Grand Rapids Speedway, Itasca County Fairgrounds
June 14-16 Judy Garland Festival, Grand Rapids
June 9 Bigfok Wilderness Days
June 15-17 Bluegrass Festival - Itasca County Fairgrounds
June TBD Boundary Waters Blues Festival -- Itasca County Fairgrounds
June 23 Petting Zoo (Free) 10 am - 1 pm, Children's Discovery Museum
July - Warmest month in northern Minnesota
July Farmer's Market Mon 3-7 pm Wed & Sat 8 am - 1 pm; downtown Grand Rapids
July Old Car Cruise, Thursday Nights @ Dairy Queen, Grand Rapids (all summer, informal)
July Stock Car Races, Thursdays 7 pm, Grand Rapids Speedway, Itasca County Fairgrounds
July Indies on Tuesdays (Free) 7:30 pm, Rief Performing Arts Center, Grand Rapids
July 4 Independence Day (Fireworks on many lakes, ask us for details)
July 6-8 Wild Rice Festival, Deer River
July Mississippi Melodie Showboat, every weekend, Grand Rapids
July 19-21 Moondance Jam, Walker, MN (about 1 hr. away)
July 21 KAXE Annual Mississippi Riverfront Festival, noon - 9pm @ KAXE amphitheater on the Mississippi River.
July 26-28 Cass Lake Rib Fest, Cass Lake
July 27-29 56th Annual North Star Rodeo, Effie
August - Beautiful & less hectic days
August Farmer's Market Mon 3-7 pm Wed & Sat 8 am - 1 pm; downtown Grand Rapids
August Indies on Tuesdays (Free) 7:30 pm, Rief Performing Arts Center, Grand Rapids
August Old Car Cruise, Thursday Nights @ Dairy Queen, Grand Rapids (all summer)
August Stock Car Races, Thursdays 7 pm, Grand Rapids Speedway, Itasca County Fairgrounds
August 3 Bigfork Valley Hospital Arts & Crafts Fair, Bigfork School
August 3-5 White Oak Rendezvous, Deer River
August 4-5 Tall Timber Days, Grand Rapids
August 4-6 Lake Bemidji Dragon Boat Festival, Bemidji
August 11-12 Threshing & Antique Show 9 am Blackberry, MN
August 15-18 Itasca County Fair, Itasca County Fairgrounds
August 18-19 Forestedge Winery Art Fair, Laporte (west of Walker)
Late August Inger PowWow (dates tbd)
September - Fall color & crisp nights
September Farmer's Market Mon 3-7 pm Wed & Sat 8 am - 1 pm; downtown Grand Rapids
September Old Car Cruise, Thursday Nights @ Dairy Queen, Grand Rapids (all summer, informal)
September Stock Car Races, Thursdays 7 pm, Grand Rapids Speedway, Itasca County Fairgrounds
September 1-3 Labor Day Weekend
September 1 Early Canada Goose Season Opens
September 15 Goods From the Woods 9 am - 6 pm, IRA Civic Center
September 15 Small Game Season Opens - Grouse, Partridge, Rabbit, Squirrel
September 15-16 Bargains are Great on Hwy 38; 47 mi. garage sales from Grand Rapids to Effie
September 22 (tentative) Waterfowl Season Opens
October - Falling leaves, cooler days
October 1-31 Cowhorn Crossing & Nordic Ridge Pumpkin Patches
November - Resort closes for season based on weather
November 5 Firearm Deer Season Opens
December - Snow & Ice
December 25 Merry Christmas
December 31 New Year's Eve
Stay tuned for more listings as dates become available!!
You can also check the Deer River Chamber of Commerce and Visit Grand Rapids for additional local events.
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at the address below for more information
Northern Acres Resort & Campground
47292 Bowstring Access, Deer River, MN 56636
Reservations Phone 218-659-2845
Email nacres@paulbunyan.net
Copyright(c) Wanner Outdoors, Inc.. Created: 1/4/98 Updated: by Gail Wanner1/3/2012