In 2007 Rayna & Steve Tucker (Frazee native) moved from Alaska to purchase Ice Cracking Lodge Restaurant. After 12 years of owning Ice Cracking and raising our kids in Detroit Lakes we decided to do something different and sold in 2019 to purchase the old country kitchen building. After an extensive remodel we opened in August 2019.
La Barista in the Washington Square Mall, is your local Detroit Lakes, MN full service coffee bar, restaurant and fine catering service- where everything we create is “Made With Love”.
Named after Bucks Mill in Detroit Lakes, MN. We are locally sourced. Independently minded. Boldly flavored. We can not wait to toast a beer with you.
Shady
Hollow Flea Market, has welcomed
shoppers for more than fifty years. With up to 100 vendors operating across 3.5
acres, it’s a must-see for fans of antiques, vintage finds, locally made goods, and repurposed décor. Shady Hollow Flea Market is open every weekend from
Memorial Day through Labor Day and every Saturday in September.
Visit us in downtown Detroit Lakes where there’s something for everyone – featuring wood-fired pizzas, sandwiches, salads, steaks, fresh seafood, pasta, craft beers, cool cocktails, fine wine, local roasted coffee and bakery!
The starry summer skies await you and your family! With staff from the Minnesota Institute for Astrophysics at the University of Minnesota, come outdoors at Shepard Farm in Cottage Grove for a closer look at outer space.
Bring your family to Shepard Farm and spend an hour with “Our Wild Neighbors.” This month, let’s meet monarchs! Of all the butterflies in the world, Minnesota has chosen the monarch as its state butterfly. Learn about the fascinating life of monarchs and how citizen scientists are helping to uncover more about this extraordinary insect.
This Labor Day Day weekend, swing by One Family Fest at Kingston Park in Cottage Grove to taste some delicious street eats and cultural cuisines and shop the vendor fair.
One Family is a nonprofit organization that hosts annual Memorial Day and Labor Day Sports Fests here in Cottage Grove. They bring a variety of food trucks with them for everyone to enjoy.
NEW this year is the vendor fair! Browse handcrafted items, goodies and services from local makers and businesses.
Grab a picnic blanket or pop up a chair while you sample foods and cheer on the teams playing.
Join Dodge naturalist Mick Garrett for a farm tour of Shepard Farm in Cottage Grove! Meet farm animals as you explore the historic barn, poultry pens, bee apiary, and wide pastures.
Preregistration is required. Registration typically closes the day before the program at 12 p.m. Program fees are final and transfers are not permitted.
