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“Darth Blader,” one of Otter Tail County’s specially named plow trucks, was among the many vehicles and rigs at the “Touch A Machine” event during Pelican Fest. Inspecting the truck, and Darth Vader himself, are young visitors Emery and Jake.

PHOTOS COURTESY
NATE MCRAE AND
JOHN WALLER III

Farm tractors, big machines rumbled to Pelican Fest

Serenity of Lake Ida captured by kayak enthusiast

Lake Ida, northwest of Pelican Rapids, is one of the lesser known—but very scenic lakes—in the Otter Tail-Becker County lakes area. This serene,...

More than 40 runners gathered at Chauncey Martin Field at 8:00 a.m. July 13 for the running of the 13th Annual Pelican Pete 5k.
The Pelican Rapids High School Viking Cross Country Team hosts the event and all are invited to come and walk, run—or cheer.

PHOTOS COURTESY KI GOHDES

Runner ‘stampede’ to Pelican for festival run

Pelican Pete Stampede top 10 in 5K event Daniel Borash - 17:32 (Hawley, MN)Andrew Checco de Souza - 20:39 (Pelican Rapids)Carlee Sieben - 21:31...

PHOTO BY NOEMI GUTIERREZ

Taqueria Escobar marks 15 years in business

Jose and Aurora Escobar celebrated 15 years in business during Pelican Fest, July 12, with a parking lot party and food from Taqueria Escobar. The...

Ella Schleske and Jordan Stokes played the first two “Hannahs.” Schleske told stories of Kempfer’s early days in Act I while Stokes delved into some hard-working and surely formative years for Kempfer in Act II.

𝑻𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒅𝒆 𝑭𝒐𝒓𝒄𝒆: 𝖫𝗂𝖿𝖾 𝗈𝖿 𝗉𝗂𝗈𝗇𝖾𝖾𝗋 𝗅𝖺𝗐𝗆𝖺𝗄𝖾𝗋 𝖧𝖺𝗇𝗇𝖺𝗁 𝖪𝖾𝗆𝗉𝖿𝖾𝗋 𝖻𝗋𝗈𝗎𝗀𝗁𝗍 𝗍𝗈...

The new play, “Tour de Force: a Tale of Four Hannahs,” highlighted the remarkable life of Minnesota trailblazer Hannah Kempfer July 12 during...

Pelican Valley serves community picnic

Pelican Valley Senior Living hosted its annual community appreciation picnic lunch. Despite the street reconstruction, which complicated access to...

𝑌𝑒𝑠—𝑡𝑜 𝑠𝑢𝑛 𝑝𝑜𝑤𝑒𝑟 𝗥𝗼𝗼𝗳𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝘂𝗲𝗹 𝗣𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗹𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗲

“$181,000 is a good savings,” said Council Member Shelley Gummeringer, and with economics driving the decision, the Pelican Rapids City Council said yes to rooftop solar on...

Maplewood State Park Manager Bill Anderson met with the City Council July 8 to discuss his background and goals for the park, including bike rentals, horse camp plans, and a new visitor center.

New horse campground at Maplewood would further promote park

If Bill Anderson, Maplewood State Park’s new park manager, has anything to say about it, a new equestrian campground will be coming to the popular...

‘𝖬𝗈𝗈𝗇𝗌𝗁𝗂𝗇𝖾’ 𝖺𝗋𝗋𝖾𝗌𝗍 𝗐𝖺𝗌 𝗇𝖾𝗐𝗌 𝖺 𝖼𝖾𝗇𝗍𝗎𝗋𝗒 𝖺𝗀𝗈 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗱...

100 years ago, July 16, 1925 • Authorities Got HimEdward Ohman, who lives east of town some ten miles, was hauled into Justice Haugen’s Court Friday, charged with the...

Attorney Steve Simonson spoke recently at the Pelican Rapids Public Library on the subject of “1775 The rebellion on the road to revolution.”

𝐔.𝐒. ‘𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐅𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬’ 𝖧𝗂𝗀𝗁-𝗆𝗂𝗇𝖽𝖾𝖽 𝗆𝖾𝗇 𝗐𝗂𝗍𝗁 𝗅𝗈𝖿𝗍𝗒 𝗂𝖽𝖾𝖺𝗅𝗌—𝗉𝗅𝗎𝗌 𝖺...

It’s complicated...the revolution, and the founding of the United States of America.Most of us learned in school that our founders were men of high...

Alexandria Dean’s List includes area students

Sara Fier, Vice President of Academic and Student Affairs at Alexandria Technical & Community College, recognizes individual students for academic excellence. The...

The Hum-Dinger was on North Broadway just south of the Standard Station, where the liquor store is today. The block building’s front featured alternating rows of colored ceramic tile.

𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐃𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞-𝐈𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 ‘𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐬’ ‘𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀’ 𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝟭𝟵𝟲𝟱 𝘁𝗼𝗹𝗱...

Everett and Virgil Johnson were the heart and soul of Pelican Rapids for decades. The brothers were probably best known as the owners of Johnson’s...

Outdoor concert features scenic Pelican River stage; 3 more events set

“Music in the Park” helped launch the three-day Pelican Fest celebration in Pelican Rapids -- featuring Kate Lachowitzer, the singing ukulele...

Martinez sisters

Budding entrepreneurs shine at kid’s vendor show during Pelican Fest

Children from Pelican Rapids showcased their business skills and creativity at the second annual Kid’s Vendor Show on Friday, July 11, during...

Kim Pederson is the author of “Wish upon a Star,” which tells the story of the pioneers who established the original 14 resorts at Star Lake. She spoke at the Pelican Rapids Public Library just after the book was published.

𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐤𝐧𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝖶𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝗌𝗍𝖺𝗋𝗍𝖾𝖽 𝖺𝗌 𝖺 𝖼𝗈𝗎𝗉𝗅𝖾...

Kim Pederson, a contributor to the Pelican Rapids Press, met with editor Louis Hoglund in late 2024 about writing a couple of articles about Star...

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