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Feb. 1-3, 2024
t s e F p u o S oupFest is one of the most popular WinterFest events, when Chamber member businesses simmer kettles of hot soup on a winter day for the public to taste and then vote for their favorite to determine which receive the Golden Ladle awards. Tasting will begin at noon Saturday, Feb. 3, and ballots will be tallied at 3 p.m. People can vote for their favorites on their mobile phone using the free Crosslake App. SoupFest winners will be announced at 5 p.m.
AMATEUR COMPETITORS
► 14 Lakes Craft Brewing Company ► 66 Marine North ► Dane Arthur Real Estate/Lakeplace. com ► Frandsen Bank and Trust ► JAG Interior Solutions ► Key Wellness
► Maverick Boutique ► National Loon Center ► Outlet Recreation.com ► Patriot Lakes Nutrition ► Simply Rustic Floral Design ► Squirrelly Mama ► The Gathering Event Center ► Whitefish at the Lakes Senior Living ► Andy’s Bar & Grill ► Crosslake-Fifty Lakes American Legion Post #500 ► Lake Country Crafts & Cones ► Manhattan’s ► Maucieri’s Italian Bistro ► Moonlite Bay Family Restaurant ► Moonlite Square/Subway ► Ox Lake Tavern ► Riverside Supper Club ► The Cedar Chest ► The Wharf ► Zorbaz on Crozz Lake
Contributed / Crosslake Chamber of Commerce
2023 SOUPFEST WINNERS Judges’ Choice: ► First place: Maucieri’s ► Second place: Crosslake Coffee ► Third place: Manhattan’s People’s Choice Culinary:
CULINARY COMPETITORS
Maucieri’s Italian Bistro was the judges’ choice winner of the 2023 SoupFest.
26 Crosslake businesses to serve tantalizing soup Feb. 3
► First place: Andy’s Bar & Grill ► Second place: Maucieri’s ► Third place: Crosslake-Fifty Lakes American Legion People’s Choice Amateur: ► First place: Key Wellness ► Second place: Whitefish at the Lakes Senior Living ► Third place: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers/Paul Bunyan Scenic Byway
Contributed / Crosslake Chamber of Commerce
Contributed / Crosslake Chamber of Commerce
Andy’s Bar & Grill won first place in the Key Wellness won first place in the People’s People’s Choice Culinary division in 2023. Choice Amateur division in 2023.
Ox Lake Tavern Manhattan's
Moonlite Bay Restaurant & Bar
Moonlite Square/ Subway
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Sample free soup served at locations throughout Crosslake from 12PM until gone. Sample one, or sample them all!
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Simply Rustic Floral Design Key Wellness
Dane Arthur Real Estate/ Lakeplace.com Riverside Supper Club
Andy’s Bar & Grill
Frandsen Bank & Trust Maucieri’s The Gathering Event Center
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The Cedar Chest
National Loon Center Patriot Lakes Nutrition JAG Interior Solutions Maverick Boutique Squirrelly Mama
3 Crosslake Fifty Lakes American Legion Post 500
Visit Crosslake.com or scan the QR code below for full event details.
Whitefish at the Lakes Senior Living
Vote for your favorite soup by 3PM exclusively on the Crosslake app!
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WinterFest features three days of indoor and outdoor fun CROSSLAKE - For more than 20 years, WinterFest has been celebrated in Crosslake with good old-fashioned winter fun for the entire family.
25 enrollment kickoff at Crosslake Community School with games, activities, school information, tours, snacks and prize drawings. Free event.
The 22nd annual event offers three days of indoor and outdoor activities ThursdaySaturday, Feb. 1-3, throughout Crosslake for all ages to enjoy.
► 5-8 p.m.: Live music featuring Mike Miller at 14 Lakes Craft Brewing.
Following is a schedule of events (all events listed are subject to change):
► 6 p.m.: Live music featuring Mike Derus at Manhattan’s.
► 5:30-6:30 p.m.: Meat raffle at Crosslake-Fifty Lakes American Legion.
► 6:30-8:30 p.m.: Celebrate WinterFest at the Crosslake Community Center with outdoor family fun and fireworks at 8:30 p.m. Bring sleds and skates. The warming house will be open with hot cocoa, s’mores, bonfires and DJ music, hot chili provided by Moonlite Bay and served by the Parks and Library Foundation, and games and prizes courtesy of Dahlheimer Beverage.
THURSDAY, FEB. 1 ► 9 a.m.: Find the Lost Medallion. The first of three daily clues will be released at local merchants, on the Crosslake App and at crosslake.com. Find the Lost Medallion and cash in on a prize package courtesy of Chamber member businesses. ► 4:30-7:30 p.m.: Pizza, wings and pitchers at the Crosslake-Fifty Lakes American Legion.
► 8:30 p.m.: Fireworks at the Crosslake Community Center.
► 6-8 p.m.: Loons & Lakes Trivia at 14 Lakes Craft Brewing, hosted by Shannon Watters of Watters Edge Realty, the Whitefish Area Property Owners Association and the National Loon Center. Free to play. Bring lead tackle for points toward prizes.
► 10 p.m.-close: Dance with DJ’s JP and Dana at Moonlite Bay Family Restaurant and Bar.
SATURDAY, FEB. 3
► 8 p.m.: Trivia at Moonlite Bay Family Restaurant & Bar.
► 8-11:30 a.m.: Crosslake firefighters pancake breakfast at Crosslake Lutheran Church.
FRIDAY, FEB. 2
► 9 a.m.: Find the Lost Medallion. Third and final clue released.
► 9 a.m.: Find the Lost Medallion. Second clue released.
► 10 a.m.-2 p.m.: Open house and tours at the Northern Minnesota Railroad Trackers.
► 3-5:30 p.m.: Cabin Fever 2024-
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► 11 a.m.: WinterFest brunch and bingo at Manhattan’s with live music by Seth Doud at noon and Shane Martin at 3 p.m. ► 11 a.m.-1 p.m.: Kids WinterFest tote decorating at Moonlite Bay Family Restaurant and Bar. ► 11 a.m.-3 p.m.: WinterFest Family Fun Zone at Crosslake Town Square with crafts, snow volcanoes and building ice fairy gardens. Indoor and outdoor events. ► 11 a.m.-3 p.m.: Play Plinko for prizes and discounts at Key Wellness. ► Noon: SoupFest with soup samples served at participating businesses throughout Crosslake. Download the Crosslake App and vote for your favorite soup by 3 p.m.
NO PROBLEM! Stop in for a Soupfest Soup from Subway during Winterfest
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► Noon-2 p.m.: Italian Olympics at Maucieri’s Italian Bistro. ► Noon- 2 p.m.: Beer tasting at Moonlite Square Liquor. ► Noon-3 p.m.: Bonfire and s’mores, color a T-shirt and coloring contest at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers/Paul Bunyan Scenic Byway. ► 1-4 p.m.: Radar runs on the bay (weather permitting) at Moonlite Bay. ► 1:30-4 p.m.: Bingo at the CrosslakeFifty Lakes American Legion. ► 2-5 p.m.: Live music featuring Mike Miller at 14 Lakes Craft Brewing. ► 4:30-6 p.m.: Surf and turf raffle at Andy’s Bar & Grill. ► 10 p.m.-close: Dance with DJs JP and Dana at Moonlite Bay Family Restaurant and Bar.
Crosslake Community School Cabin Fever Kick Off to 2024/2025 School Enrollment! Have rd you Hea io d a R r ou Ads?
Friday, February 2nd 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at CCS
Enjoy Hot Coc oa and Popcorn
Featuring: Intent-To-Enroll Forms • Snack Walk and Face Painting Available for 24-25 School Year • Fishing Contest & Prizes • Pre-Kindergarten (fee based) • Snowshoeing and Crafts • Seat Based School Grades K-8 • Special Interest Tables including: • Online School Grades K-12 Grade Levels, Clubs, Art, STEM, (age 21) PE, Music, PTO Did you know our Middle School has a unique level of academic support and personal attention for grades 5-8?!
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Griffin Umland eats his first-ever s’more with help from his dad, Eric, at last year’s WinterFest festivities at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Campground in Crosslake.
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Feb. 1-3, 2024
Tom Kirzeder, of Merrifield, found the 2023 Lost Medallion to cash in on prizes as part of WinterFest in Crosslake.
Find the Lost Medallion Don your winter gear, read the clues and head outside to search for the 2024 Lost WinterFest Medallion on Thursday-Saturday, Feb. 1-3. The medallion lays, hangs, dangles or sits somewhere within the city limits of Crosslake. One of three clues will be released daily at 9 a.m. Feb. 1-3 to guide medallion hunters to its location. Find the medallion, present it at Lake Country Crafts & Cones and cash in on a prize basket courtesy of the following Crosslake Chamber member businesses. ► 14 Lakes Craft Brewing Company - Blue logo quarter zip sweatshirt ► Amazon Hub - Gift basket ► Angell Team/Coldwell Banker Realty Wine, coffee and candy basket ► Barstock Liquors - TBD
► Common Goods - Gift card or swag ► Crosslake Ace Hardware - $50 gift certificate ► Crosslake Community School - backpack filled with CCS swag and supplies ► Crosslake Town Square - $50 Crosslake Town Square bucks ► Crosslake Veterinary Practice - TBD ► Crosswoods Golf Course - 18 holes ► Curious Belongings - gift certificate ► Holiday Station Store Crosslake - $25 gift card ► JAG Interior Solutions - Products ► Key Wellness - Facial with Jaelyn ($120 value) ► Lake Country Crafts & Cones - $50 value coffee items ► Lakes Area Title Services - Thermal cup and Bluetooth speaker ► Larson Group Real Estate/Keller Williams - Gift basket ► Manhattan’s - $25 gift card
Contributed / Crosslake Chamber of Commerce
► Maucieri’s Italian Bistro - $150 value wine gift basket ► Maverick Boutique - Buffalo Plaid Weekender duffel bag + $25 gift card ► Moonlite Bay Family Restaurant & Bar sweatshirt and gift card ► MPGXtreme - Products ► NMN Inc. - TBD ► National Loon Center - Hat ► Northern Lakes Embroidery - Custom WinterFest Blanket ► Outlet Recreation.com - TBD ► Ox Lake Tavern - $30 gift card and hat ► Patriot Lakes Nutrition - $25 gift card ► Pine Peaks Restaurant & Gifts - gift card ► Rafferty’s Pizza Crosslake - $40 gift card ► Riverside Supper Club - Shirts
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Proceeds support the good works of Bridges of Hope.
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► Shoppe 218 - gift basket ► Simonson Lumber of Crosslake - TBD ► Squirrelly Mama - gift basket ► The Cedar Chest - sweatshirt and gift card ► The Wharf - sweatshirt and $30 gift card ► Tremolo Communications - gift basket ► US Army Corps of Engineers Crosslake Campground - lifejacket ► Wes Hanson Builders - Oversized blanket/ sweater ► Whitefish at the Lakes Senior Living Lucite Lifespark tote and items ► Whitefish Lodge & Suites - sweatshirt ► Whistling Wolf Mini Golf - free game of mini golf ► Whitefish at the Lakes Senior Living Lucite Lifespark tote and swag
Sweet Treat Join in February 1st - February 14th!
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FEATURES: Koozie Specials: Coors Light $4 / White Claw $5 Winterfest Drink Specials: Shot $3, Drink $5, Loaded Bloody Mary $10
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Bring your skates -- Rink is ready on the lake!! www.moonlitebay.com • 218-692-3575
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