Pooches, ponies, pigs, pigeons, parrots - Come one, come all.... .... bring your favorite pet to the 4rd Annual Pequot Lakes Pet Pageant & Parade!

     Trophies for:
Best of Show, Most Unusual Pet, Pet/Owner Look-a-Like, Best Costume, and Best Trick!

Fun for you and your pet!
   
 

  401TH

SHAKE YOUR SHAMROCKS......IN CROSSLAKE! IT'S 40TH
 

The 2013 Parade was AMAZING with over 10,000 people in attendance to witness special parade feature entertainment as well as the local's outdoing each other year after year!  

Get your Irish face on, dust off the lawn chairs, load up the whole family and come for the day!  There is entertainment all over town and so much more!  You don't have to be Irish to appreciate all the excitement associated with this decades-long tradition! Purchase a Raffle ticket for a chance to win prizes (click here list for Raffle Prizes ), and show your blinkie buttons (click here for deals and discounts) all over town!   Your Irish eyes smiling will be smiling all month long in Crosslake!  
The search for the Pot O' Gold Treasure begins on March 14 and the fabulous St. Patrick's Day Parade & Celebration is on Saturday, March 16. We'll wrap it all up on St. Patrick's Day with the Raffle Drawing Party hosted by  on Sunday, March 16 where lucky tickets will be drawn for prizes worth thousands of dollars from local merchants.

The 40th Annual Crosslake St. Patrick's Day Parade and Celebration     . will be held Saturday, March 15, 2014 beginning at 2 p.m. starting in the Crosslake Town Square and will wind its way to County Road 3 before heading north on Route 66. But the parade is only one of the events planned for the month-long celebration. Last minute lodging still available!

Thursday, March 13, 2014
The hunt for the lost Pot O’ Gold begins!
One of three clues released daily.

CLUE #1

CLUE #2

Saturday, March 15, 2014
7:30 a.m. – 12 noon – Crosslake Firefighters Pancake Breakfast
Crosslake Lutheran Church
Kids Coloring Activity – with beads for all the kids
 
Sunrise – 11 a.m.  RE/MAX Hot Air Balloon Tether Rides
Manhattan Beach Lodge
Weather Permitting – Must be 10 years or older
 
11 a.m. – 2 p.m. Pre-Parade in Crosslake's Town Square
Parade lineup begins at 12 p.m. at Swann Dr. and Allen Ave.
Maucieri's Food & Beverage Cart
Music by The Chmielewski Funtime Band
A Touch of Magic Clowns
 
11 a.m. – 1 p.m.Edina Realty Foundation 3rd Annual Costume Contest
Edina Realty
Prizes awarded at 1 p.m.
Prairie Bay’s SideDish Food Truck on-site

11 a.m. - 4 p.m. Tent Party
Andy's Bar, Restaurant & Liquor
Food, Bloody Mary's & Green Bottled Beer

11:30 a.m. – 1:45 p.m. Parade Participant Shuttle Service
Free transportation from C&C Boatworks parking area to parade
staging in Crosslake’s Town Square (for parade participants only)
 
2 p.m. - 40th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade (Map)   

WJJY’s $150 Enthusiasm
Best Float Business  - 1st Place - Maucieri's Italian Bistro
                                       2nd Place - Whitefish Lodge & Suite
                                       3rd Place  - Celtic Cottage
Best Float non-profit  - 1st Place - Paul Bunyan Scenic Byway
                                        Honorable Mentions - Girl Scout Service Unit #16
                                                                             Breezy Point Figure Skating Club
                                                                             H.A.R.T Animal Shelter
             
                                              

3 - 4:30 p.m. Post-Parade in Crosslake's Town Square
Maucieri's Food & Beverage Cart
Music by The Dirty Shorts Band
A Touch of Magic Clowns

4 - 8 p.m. - Live Music by "SO Big"
Manhattan Beach Lodge

4 - closing - All Day DJ Marathon with Premier Party Entertainment
Moonlite Bay Family Restaurant 

4 - midnight - Variety of Bands
Macuieri's Italian bistro

4:30 - 8 p.m. Live Music by Taylor Nelson
McCabes Pub & Bottle Shop

5 - closing Rockin Bakken
Crosslake Fifty Lakes American Legion

9 - closing DJ Music
The Wharf
 

Sunday, March 16, 2014
4 p.m.  - St. Pat’s Raffle Ticket Drawing Party
Manhattan Beach Lodge
Karaoke – Food & Drink Specials – Raffle drawings begin at 5:30 p.m.
Join ******** as they draw the winning tickets

 

ALL EVENTS SUBJECT TO CHANGE 

 

 

 

Thursday, March 14, 2013
The hunt for the lost Pot O’ Gold begins!
One of three clues released daily.
 
Saturday, March 16, 2013
7:30 a.m. – 12 noon – Crosslake Firefighters Pancake Breakfast
Crosslake Lutheran Church
Kids Coloring Activity – with beads for all the kids
 
Sunrise – 11 a.m.  RE/MAX Hot Air Balloon Tether Rides
Manhattan Beach Lodge
Weather Permitting – Must be 10 years or older
 
11 a.m. – 2 p.m. Pre-Parade in Crosslake's Town Square
Parade lineup begins at 12 p.m. at Swann Dr. and Allen Ave.
    Maucieri's Food & Beverage Cart
Music by The Chmielewski Funtime Band
A Touch of Magic Clowns
 
11 p.m. – 1 p.m.Edina Realty Foundation 2nd Annual Costume Contest
Edina Realty
Prizes awarded at 1 p.m.
Prairie Bay’s SideDish Food Truck on-site
 
11:30 a.m. – 1:45 p.m. Parade Participant Shuttle Service
Free transportation from C&C Boatworks parking area to parade
staging in Crosslake’s Town Square (for parade participants only)
 
2 p.m. - 39th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade
    WJJY’s $150 Enthusiasm
Best Float Business Trophy and/or Chamber Bucks awards
Best Float non-profit Chamber Bucks award

3 - 4:30 p.m. Post-Parade in Crosslake's Town Square
    Maucieri's Food & Beverage Cart
Music by The Dirty Shorts Band
A Touch of Magic Clowns

4 - 8 p.m. - Live Music by "SO Big"
Manhattan Beach Lodge

4 - closing - All Day DJ Marathon with Premier Party Entertainment
    Moonlite Bay Family Restaurant 

4 - midnight - Variety of Bands
    Macuieri's Italian bistro

4:30 - 8 p.m. Live Music by Taylor Nelson
    McCabes Pub & Bottle Shop

5 - closing Rockin Bakken
Crosslake Fifty Lakes American Legion

9 - closing DJ Music
The Wharf
 

Sunday, March 17, 2013
4 p.m.  - St. Pat’s Raffle Ticket Drawing Party
Manhattan Beach Lodge
Karaoke – Food & Drink Specials – Raffle drawings begin at 5:30 p.m.
Join Essentia Health St. Joseph’s – Crosslake Clinic as they draw the winning tickets

 

ALL EVENTS SUBJECT TO CHANGE 

 

Thursday, March 14, 2013
The hunt for the lost Pot O’ Gold begins!
One of three clues released daily.
 
Saturday, March 16, 2013
7:30 a.m. – 12 noon – Crosslake Firefighters Pancake Breakfast
Crosslake Lutheran Church
Kids Coloring Activity – with beads for all the kids
 
Sunrise – 11 a.m.  RE/MAX Hot Air Balloon Tether Rides
Manhattan Beach Lodge
Weather Permitting – Must be 10 years or older
 
11 a.m. – 2 p.m. Pre-Parade in Crosslake's Town Square
Parade lineup begins at 12 p.m. at Swann Dr. and Allen Ave.
    Maucieri's Food & Beverage Cart
Music by The Chmielewski Funtime Band
A Touch of Magic Clowns
 
11 p.m. – 1 p.m.Edina Realty Foundation 2nd Annual Costume Contest
Edina Realty
Prizes awarded at 1 p.m.
Prairie Bay’s SideDish Food Truck on-site
 
11:30 a.m. – 1:45 p.m. Parade Participant Shuttle Service
Free transportation from C&C Boatworks parking area to parade
staging in Crosslake’s Town Square (for parade participants only)
 
2 p.m. - 39th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade
    WJJY’s $150 Enthusiasm
Best Float Business Trophy and/or Chamber Bucks awards
Best Float non-profit Chamber Bucks award

3 - 4:30 p.m. Post-Parade in Crosslake's Town Square
    Maucieri's Food & Beverage Cart
Music by The Dirty Shorts Band
A Touch of Magic Clowns

4 - 8 p.m. - Live Music by "SO Big"
Manhattan Beach Lodge

4 - closing - All Day DJ Marathon with Premier Party Entertainment
    Moonlite Bay Family Restaurant 

4 - midnight - Variety of Bands
    Macuieri's Italian bistro

4:30 - 8 p.m. Live Music by Taylor Nelson
    McCabes Pub & Bottle Shop

5 - closing Rockin Bakken
Crosslake Fifty Lakes American Legion

9 - closing DJ Music
The Wharf
 

Sunday, March 17, 2013
4 p.m.  - St. Pat’s Raffle Ticket Drawing Party
Manhattan Beach Lodge
Karaoke – Food & Drink Specials – Raffle drawings begin at 5:30 p.m.
Join Essentia Health St. Joseph’s – Crosslake Clinic as they draw the winning tickets

 

ALL EVENTS SUBJECT TO CHANGE 

 

Thursday, March 14, 2013
The hunt for the lost Pot O’ Gold begins!
One of three clues released daily.
 
Saturday, March 16, 2013
7:30 a.m. – 12 noon – Crosslake Firefighters Pancake Breakfast
Crosslake Lutheran Church
Kids Coloring Activity – with beads for all the kids
 
Sunrise – 11 a.m.  RE/MAX Hot Air Balloon Tether Rides
Manhattan Beach Lodge
Weather Permitting – Must be 10 years or older
 
11 a.m. – 2 p.m. Pre-Parade in Crosslake's Town Square
Parade lineup begins at 12 p.m. at Swann Dr. and Allen Ave.
      Maucieri's Food & Beverage Cart
Music by The Chmielewski Funtime Band
A Touch of Magic Clowns
 
11 p.m. – 1 p.m.Edina Realty Foundation 2nd Annual Costume Contest
Edina Realty
Prizes awarded at 1 p.m.
Prairie Bay’s SideDish Food Truck on-site
 
11:30 a.m. – 1:45 p.m. Parade Participant Shuttle Service
Free transportation from C&C Boatworks parking area to parade
staging in Crosslake’s Town Square (for parade participants only)
 
2 p.m. - 39th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade
      WJJY’s $150 Enthusiasm
Best Float Business Trophy and/or Chamber Bucks awards
Best Float non-profit Chamber Bucks award

3 - 4:30 p.m. Post-Parade in Crosslake's Town Square
      Maucieri's Food & Beverage Cart
Music by The Dirty Shorts Band
A Touch of Magic Clowns

4 - 8 p.m. - Live Music by "SO Big"
Manhattan Beach Lodge

4 - closing - All Day DJ Marathon with Premier Party Entertainment
      Moonlite Bay Family Restaurant 

4 - midnight - Variety of Bands
      Macuieri's Italian bistro

4:30 - 8 p.m. Live Music by Taylor Nelson
     McCabes Pub & Bottle Shop

5 - closing Rockin Bakken
Crosslake Fifty Lakes American Legion

9 - closing DJ Music
The Wharf
 

Sunday, March 17, 2013
4 p.m.  - St. Pat’s Raffle Ticket Drawing Party
Manhattan Beach Lodge
Karaoke – Food & Drink Specials – Raffle drawings begin at 5:30 p.m.
Join Essentia Health St. Joseph’s – Crosslake Clinic as they draw the winning tickets

 

ALL EVENTS SUBJECT TO CHANGE 

 

Click here for 2013 Crafter & Flea Market Application

9 a.m. - 4 p.m.     Market in the Park, Flea Market, New/Used Items, Garage Sale, Fundraisers, Fresh Produce, Food...

10 a.m. - 12 p.m. Kid's Bobber Hunt, Search for 50 hidden bobbers and receive prizes!

1 p.m.                    Bobber Bowling, Bowl for top score and prizes with a bobber bowling ball and Paul Bunyan sized pins!

Business Booths, Flea Market, Garage Sale, Craft Items... Anything Goes!
Brainerd Lakes Chamber members are eligible to have one FREE 10'x10' booth on any of the dates! 10'x10' & 10'x20' booth spaces available.
 

19th Annual Arts & Crafts Fair and Taste of Pequot

There is nothing better than enjoying a beautiful fall day and celebrating the end of a busy summer. Enjoy strolling through the Trailside Park in the heart of Pequot Lakes and observing the bountiful array of hand-made crafts.

Get those taste buds ready for the many local flavors catered to you from local restaurants! The tailgating competition will feature appetizers from local restaurants. Determine who you believed scored a touchdown!  

  Taste of Pequot - an Event for ALL of your Senses!







 

It will be the 32nd year that the NHRA has brought the world’s best drag racers to BIR, which is still the fastest track in the country. The race features Top Fuel dragsters, Funny Cars, Pro Stock cars and motorcycles and some of the top Sportsman drag racers in the United States. With open pit areas, an exciting vendor midway and an infamous campground called The Zoo, the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals is an annual tradition for thousands of fans and a favorite stop for the NHRA.
 
In addition to announcing the 2013 racing schedule, the NHRA also unveiled its new series sponsor: Mello Yello. Next year, the series will be called the Mello Yello Drag Racing Series. Mello Yello is a popular citrus-flavored soft drink distributed by Coca-Cola.  

Highlighting the 2013 schedule is the inaugural NHRA New England Nationals at New England Dragway in Epping, N.H., June 20-23. The NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series’ visit to the Northeast marks a process of more than a decade in the making and reaffirms NHRA’s position as offering the most geographically diverse schedule of any major motorsports series in the country.