2009 Calendar of Events
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January
7-11
Kansas City MO Sport Show
Perham Area Chamber: 218-346-7710

NEW DATE

2-21-09 

Perham's Home Run Club Gaming Night at Mulligan's
NEW DATE--- FEBRUARY 21, 2009

17Ottertail Radar Run
Ottertail Business Assocation: 218-367-3092
17-19
Detroit Lakes Winter Crazy Days
www.visitdetroitlakes.com or DL Chamber: 800-542-3992
23-24

9th Annual 3rd Crossing Sled Dog Rendezvous-Frazee
www.frazeeforum.com


 

 
February
6Perham Lakes Lions Mardi Gras-Perham Lakeside Golf Course
Pat Hendrickx: 218-346-5899
6-8
Liquidation Sale (1st Sat)- Perham Area Community Center
14
Chocolate Saturday (2nd Sat)
Ma's Little Red Barn: 218-346-6812
14
Girls Basketball Spring Fling -Perham Area Community Center
20-22
Bismarck ND Sports Show
Perham Area Chamber: 218-346-7710
21-22
18th Annual Perham Area Trade Show-Perham Area Community Center
Perham Area Chamber: 218-346-7710
26- Mar 1

Omaha NE Sports Show
Perham Area Chamber: 218-346-7710

21
 HOME RUN CLUB BASEBALL FUNDRAISER- SEE EVENTS SECTION FOR MORE INFO

 
March
5-8

Winnipeg Canada Sports Show
Perham Area Chamber: 218-346-7710

21

Horticultural Day-Perham Middle School 8:30am-4:00pm
Extension Office: 218-385-3000


 

 
April
4

Vergas Maple Syrup Fest (1st Sat)
www.govergas.com

4-5
Boys Basketball Spring Fling - Perham Area Community Center
9
Leadership & Hall of Fame Banquet
Perham Area Chamber: 218-346-7710
18
Rotary Spring Fling at Mulligan's
17-19

Jenson Productions- Sporting Collectable Show-Perham Area Community Center

  

 
May
1-2
Garden Party
9MN Opening Day Walleye Fishing
14-17

Detroit Lakes Festival of Birds
www.visitdetroitlakes.com or DL Chamber: 800-542-3992

23
MN Opening Day Bass Fishing
29

Perham Area Golf Scramble-Perham Lakeside Golf Course
Perham Area Chamber: 218-346-7710

30

International Adult-Youth Fishing Tournament at Zorbaz, Perham
8:30am to 3:30pm
Hoots Sports at 218-346-3333
www.hootssports.com or to www.angleryoungangler.ca.

30-31

Detroit Lakes Street Fair
www.visitdetroitlakes.com or DL Chamber: 800-542-3992


 
  
June
EveryWed

Train Rides & Turtle Races
Train Rides at 10am-Noon
Race Registration 10am, Races 10:30am

Perham Area Chamber: 218-346-7710

6
MN Opening Day Muskie Fishing
13

8th Annual Ronald McDonald House Ride (2nd Sat)
At the VFW in New York Mills MN
www.rmhride.com

13New York Mills Great American Think Off (2nd Sat)
17-21

Perham Community Turtle Fest! (3rd weekend)
Wed, Fri & Sat ONLY: Train Rides & Turtle Races 10am to Noon
Friday:Food & Craft Vendors, Parade & Dance
Saturday: Road Race, Food & Craft Vendors, Car Show, Demo Derby
LOTS of ACTIVITIES ALL DAYS!


Turtle Fest Schedule of Events
Perham Area Chamber: 218-346-7710

19-20

Ottertail Smokin' Iron
Ottertail Business Assocation: 218-367-3092

20

5K & 10K Turtle Fest Road Race-Paul Miller Park
Registration 7:45am Race starts at 9am
Race results on www.myvira.com
Jim Lee: 218-758-2709 or jimlee262@hotmail.com

20

17th Annual Perham Area Cruisers 10am to 4pm
Bruce Mitchell: 218-758-2919
Erv Wegsheid: 218-758-6956

20-21
5th Annual Home Run Club Legion Wooden Bat Baseball Tournament
27

Kinship Average Joe Trialthon
Jill Shipman: 218-346-7102 or Kinship@perham.k12.mn.us

27

On the Water Boat Show at Zorbaz in Perham
10am-4pm
Hoots Sports: 218-346-3333 or www.hootssports.com


 
July
Every Wed
Train Rides & Turtle Races
Train Rides at 10am-Noon
Race Registration 10am, Races 10:30am

Perham Area Chamber: 218-346-7710
4

Fireworks at 10pm at Krueger Field/Fairgrounds

10

Relay for Life of East Otter Tail County(2nd Friday)-Perham High School Track
Lisa Peterson: 218-346-4747

10-19

Detroit Lakes Northwest Water Carnival
www.visitdetroitlakes.com
or DL Chamber: 800-542-3992

11-12

Phelps Mill Arts Festival (2nd weekend)

23-26

East Ottertail County Fair-Perham Fairgrounds
www.eotcountyfair.org or 218-346-2750

18

4th Annual Dreams for Kids Bike Run-Playtime
Wanda: 218-346-4217 or Mark: 218-346-3452

22-25

7th Annual 10,000 Lakes Festival-Soo Pass Ranch in Detroit Lakes
www.faceconcerts.com or 800-493-3378

23-26

55th Annual Frazee Turkey Days
www.frazeecommunityclub.com

24

Miss Perham & Heart of the Lakes Pageants-Perham High School
www.missminnesota.com

26

31st Annual Detroit Lakes Arts & Crafts in the Park
www.visitdetroitlakes.com or DL Chamber: 800-542-3992


 

 
August
Every Wed
Train Rides & Turtle Races
Train Rides at 10am-Noon
Race Registration 10am, Races 10:30am

Perham Area Chamber: 218-346-7710
4

Detroit Lakes Crazy Days
DL Chamber: 800-542-3992

6-8

WE Fest-Soo Pass Ranch in Detroit Lakes (1st full weekend)
800-493-3378 or www.wefest.com

726th Annual Tuffy Nelson Golf Classic- Perham Lakeside Golf Course (1st Friday)
Nick Anderson: 218-346-6070
7-8Perham Crazy Days Sidewalk Sales
7-8

Otter Fest in Ottertail (2nd weekend)
Friday night Demo Derby, Saturday Parade
Ottertail Business Association: 218-367-3092

13-16

Vergas Looney Daze & Parade
www.govergas.com

14-16

Heritage Festival/Black Powder Rendezvous (3rd weekend)
Steve: 218-371-7187

**15**

Last Chance Demo Derby-Perham Fairgrounds
Outlaw Motor Sports: Jerry at 218-296-0302

23

Cal Miller Bike Race-Paul Miller Park
www.lakesareabikeclub.com

Pat Puetz: 218-334-8441 or pat81452@hotmail.com


 

 
September
4-7

Western MN Steam Thrashers Reunion (Labor Day weekend)
www.rollag.com

5-7
Perham's Labor Day weekend SIDEWALK Sales!
12
 Lakeland Hospice Motorcycle Ride  888-820-7885

 
October
3
Harvest Fest Fall Flea Market (1st Saturday)
4

Frazee Oktoberfest (1st Sun)- Frazee Event Center
www.frazeecommunityclub.com

17

Pumpkin Festival (3rd Sat)
Proceeds will be donated to the 2012 "Ottertail Maple to Willow Walking Path" fund
www.williamscompanystore.com

31

Frazee Sugar & Spice Craft Fair
www.frazeecommunityclub.com


 

 
November
Nov 1-Dec 24

Perham's Candyland Christmas
Terrie Anderson: 218-346-2650

4

Holiday Dollars go on SALE at the Chamber Office!
Perham Area Chamber 218-346-7710

7

FOCUS Annual Christmas Plus Baazar
Booth Information: Anna Aakre: 218-346-5915

21Otter Dazzle Prince & Princess Pageant
26

Holiday Parade of Lights
Perham Area Chamber: 218-346-7710

27-30

12th Annual Frazee Festival of Trees
(First 2 Fri-Sun weekends after Thanksgiving)
www.frazeecommunityclub.com

  

 
December
1-15

Perham Giving Tree-Ghost Runner
Ghost Runner 218-346-2650

1-24
Perham's Christmas in Candyland
4-612th Annual Frazee Festival of Trees
(First 2 Fri-Sun weekends after Thanksgiving)
www.frazeecommunityclub.com
5
Ottertail Otter Dazzle Parade of Lights (1st Saturday)
5

Vergas Santa Claus Day-Community Center (1st Saturday)
www.govergas.com

31

Perham Area Chamber's New Years Eve Gala-Mulligans
Perham Area Chamber: 218-346-7710

Happy New Year!!

  
  

Perham Chamber

Perham Area Chamber of Commerce
185 East Main Street
Perham MN 56573
218-346-7710

Hours: Mon-Fri 8:30am - 4:30pm