Willie Walleye Day

Honoring Baudette's most famous resident, Willie Walleye. Craft and merchandise vendors, 5K run/walk, food vendors, entertainment, inflatable games for the kids, community wide garage sales and more. Rodeo, car show, and swap meat.

Sponsored by the Baudette-Lake of the Woods Chamber of Commerce

William A. Irvin 5K- SOLD OUT

The William A. Irvin 5K started in 1994 and has now become the popular kickoff event to an exciting lineup of races and festivities on Grandma’s Marathon weekend.

A perfect race for people of all ages and abilities, the 3.1-mile course was named after the William A. Irvin ore boat located next to the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center (DECC).

A new course, starting in 2016, now takes participants on a scenic tour of Duluth’s Lakewalk on the shores of Lake Superior before running through Canal Park back to the finish line.

Wildflower Tour

Join us for a guided tour to see wildflowers and native grasses whose colors and textures decorate the summer landscape!

Led by Volunteers Robin DeLong & Mitch Elness

Meet your guides at the Oak Savanna Learning Center on CR 9, five miles west of Hwy 169 for this Car caravan tour of the refuge.

Virtual Wildflower Program

Join us for a program to learn about wildflowers and grasses whose colors and textures decorate the fall landscape! In September, a handful of blooms still dot the landscape, with many plants having gone to seed. We'll appreciate the fall colors that these plants present and take a closer look at seed pods and the wildlife that relies upon these as a food source.

Wild Rice Days

Join us for this family event in Downtown McGregor. Saturday Sept 5, 2020 features a full day of activities, arts and crafts, prizes and a parade.

Wild Game Feed

The Waconia Lions do great work and for over 40 years, this wild game feed is their main fund raiser.
The prizes for this event are provided by donations from businesses and individuals from around our community.
This year we have over $12,000 in cash and prizes.

The event includes:

  • Wild game hors d’oeuvres
  • Sportsman's Dinner
  • Silent auction (featuring a wide array of items)
  • Door prizes
  • Cash and gun raffles
  • Live music
  • Cash bar.

Wild Angels - The Women of Rock, Pop & Country

Performing songs by Janis Joplin, Stevie Nicks, Adele, The Dixie Chicks, Miranda Lambert, Heart, Shania Twain, Pat Benatar, Bonnie Raitt, Carrie Underwood and a whole host of other Wild Angels!

This is yet another Pamela McNeill Productions show that will showcase many of the players from the "Rumours and Dreams - The Music of Fleetwood Mac" tribute band.

Wicked Plants: The Exhibit

Delight in the interactive displays tucked into a warren of creepy rooms in a derelict Victorian manor. Dig into deadly nightshade and other villains, then continue into a room teeming with 10 of the world’s most nefarious invasive plants.

Inspired by author Amy Stewart's best-selling book, Wicked Plants: The Weed that Killed Lincoln's Mother and other Botanical Atrocities, this family-friendly exhibit showcases plants at the root of a myriad of conditions, including pain, addiction, obesity, allergies, cognitive impairment and even death!

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White Bear Township Day

Celebrate White Bear Township with us at beautiful Polar Lakes Park! The day is filled with family-friendly activities including live music all day, community demonstrations, an automotive car show, a bean bag tournament, and Town Hall tours. To finish out the day, there will be a spectacular fireworks display at dusk. Don't forget to bring your own lawn chairs for the live music, entertainment, and fireworks!

There is also a Kid's Activity Zone including a variety of inflatable bounce houses, Touch-a-Truck, and a giant sandbox, and a Petting Zoo.