Pequot Lakes News

The first Fourth of July kiddie parade that I can remember, my mom decorated my doll buggy with crepe paper - red, white and blue, of course.

Boardwalk Scoops & Victorian Gardens will reopen under new ownership this Saturday selling ice cream.

Three years ago I visited the Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C. In the "Mineral" section there was a large case with samples of unusual rocks from all over the country.

Most Minnesotans might not have been familiar with the term "unallotment" before June 16, but they know all about it now.

Submitted by Journal Staff on June 22, 2009 - 11:26am. Community News Food deliveries to non-profit hunger relief organizations in north central Minnesota are now more efficient thanks to Rotary Clubs and other donors in the region.

Visitors to the Pine River Information Center can now tread on giant Paul Bunyan-sized bootprints.

The American Legion Boys State convention draws to a close today and it's been a week of learning about government, making friends and, for some, visiting a town and a university campus they've never seen, while for others it's a site close to home.

I am a resident of Pequot Lakes for many years. I have a friend in her 80's who lives on Bell Street.

Last week's announcement by the Pequot Lakes Library Board of its desire to purchase the Little Pine Plaza Building for use as a new, expanded facility has the board members scrambling to raise funds in a short amount of time.

The Jenkins City Council on Monday heard an audit report by city accountant Don Zierke of Miller-McDonald. Zierke found that the city has a deficit of $1,277 remaining from Sunset Cinema's change of possession.

I am writing this note to all of you from Michael's hospital room on Day No. 5. Everything changed for us Tuesday, June 2, when Michael's heart went into cardiac arrest while in basketball practice at Pequot Lakes High School.

A small but growing group of people is working hard to foster a positive business atmosphere in Pequot Lakes and Breezy Point, and they want more people to join them.

Michael Ward, a 17-year-old Pequot Lakes High School student suffered a heart attack at approximately 8:40 pm, Tuesday, June 2 in the high school gym during basketball practice.

Eldon "Barney" Wiese came from Nebraska with his family when he was 10 years old in 1935 to homestead a small patch of land about eight miles west of Pequot Lakes - and he doesnOt remember having problems back then with timber wolves preying on their small herd of dairy cattle.

A 17-year-old Pequot Lakes High School student collapsed Tuesday night, June 2, while playing basketball in the school gym and is in critical condition at St.

Many of you have noticed the road construction going on behind the school. This road, South Oak Street, runs north to south parallel to our school's westerly boundary.

Memorial Day ceremonies were held Monday, May 25, in Pequot Lakes, Nisswa and Crosslake.

Moose Lake-Willow River scored six runs in the first inning and four more in the fourth then held on for a 10-8 win over Pequot Lakes in 7AA first round softball playoff action.

Guess whoa s coming to dinner?...And to your fishing hole...And to your water skiing spot...To your neighboring campsite...To the lake cabin next door...To your parking spot by the coffee shop...To your church pew...And to your retail store or business... Ita s Memorial Day weekend, and our summer residents, visitors and seasonal tourists are ...

Though he's "way past retirement age," Jim Sherwood isn't yet ready to close the doors for good to his dozen greenhouses in Pequot Lakes.