GOING OUT
Ten Fun Things to Do This Summer
(THAT YOU CAN STILL DO DURING THE PANDEMIC!) BY DETROIT LAKES TRIBUNE AND PERHAM FOCUS STAFF
FEAST IT UP AT A FOOD TRUCK
Feed your face in the Great Outdoors at Food Truck Fridays, happening every Friday at the Detroit Lakes City Park from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. All the popular local food trucks park there for this outdoor, food court-style feast, serving up everything from pizza to popsicles. Organized by the Detroit Lakes Noon Rotary, Food Truck Fridays continues through September 4.
GO OLD-SCHOOL AT CRUISE DL NIGHTS
Drive your favorite classic cruiser to Detroit Lakes’ West Lake Drive for an evening on the beach from 4-8:30 p.m. the second Wednesday of every month in June, July, August and September. Don’t have a classic car? That’s okay, just come view the variety on display. More than 200 vehicles have been known to gather at the beach for these fun monthly events.
VISIT THE ZOO
TEE ‘EM UP
Golf courses were one of the first things to reopen after COVID-19-related closures. There are over 10 golf courses within a short drive of the Detroit Lakes and Perham areas. Whether you’re looking for an easy evening game among friends, a competitive match, nine holes or 18, there’s something for everyone. Detroit Lakes is home to the Detroit Country Club, Lakeview Golf Course and Forest Hills Golf Course, to name a few. In Perham, there’s Perham Lakeside Golf Course.
STROLL THROUGH A STREET FAIR
Every other Wednesday through August 19, shoppers can find food, art, music, history, sidewalk sales and more at the new biweekly Summit Avenue Street Market in Detroit Lakes. Local food trucks park in the lot north of the Historic Holmes Theatre from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., and as they eat, visitors can stroll through a variety of vendor booths, listen to live music and watch art demonstrations. 10 | SUMMERSCAPE 2020
GO HUNTING FOR FISH
The family-friendly Trowbridge Creek Zoo, located northwest of Vergas on County Highway 17, boasts a zebra, camels and kangaroos as well as parrots, elk, deer, wolves, porcupines, alligators and many more local and exotic animals. A playground area for kids adds to the fun. The zoo is open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. every day of the week from Memorial Day through Labor Day, and from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on weekends as weather permits before and after that. For more information, visit the zoo’s Facebook page or go to www.trowbridgecreekzoo.com.
Have you noticed some colorful and creative sunfish sculptures swimming in front of various businesses in Detroit Lakes? There are 18 of them that can be found around town — all that’s left of the 50 that were originally created in 2002. They were all designed by local artists for a city promotion at the time, called “Sunny in DL.” Each sculpture is unique. Find them all by grabbing a list from the Chamber of Commerce.
