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SPOTLIGHT CELEBRATIONS
from Summerscape 2021
by Perham Focus
Happy 150th,
Detroit Lakes!
BY VICKI GERDES | FOR SUMMERSCAPE
City’s Sesquicentennial celebration is July 29-31
Detroit Lakes is turning 150 years old this summer — and the community is planning to celebrate in style.
A time capsule will be buried and the city’s signature bronze sailboat sculpture will be revamped and relocated to the City Park entrance on Washington Avenue, then rededicated in ceremonies set for Thursday, July 29. The festivities will also include an ice cream social — with 2,000 frozen treats donated for the occasion by Central Market — and a “Hoot & Toot” display of city police, fire, rescue and utility vehicles in the City Park, which will get underway at 4 p.m.
At 5 p.m., the Detroit Lakes Noon Rotary Club will host the return of its popular “Trucks & Tunes” concerts at the City Park Bandshell, with a variety of local food trucks and live music from Matt Aakre until 8 p.m.
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This four-foot sailboat, titled “Colorful Breeze,” was designed by artist Shelly Paxton for the “150 Sails Up in DL” public art project, part of the city’s Sesquicentennial celebrations.
On Friday, July 30, continued festivities will feature the Coast Film Festival at the Lake, an event “showcasing creative professionals and amateur filmmakers who have the unique ability to inspire through adventure short films,” according to the event application submitted to the Detroit Lakes City Council in April. The all-day festival will include “a whole evening of short films, panels with the creators, live music and togetherness,” and there will also be youth activities incorporated throughout the day.
In the parking lot next to the bandshell, the Noon Rotary Club will be hosting its Food Truck Fridays event from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., so festival-goers can enjoy a variety of tasty treats from local food truck vendors.
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Saturday, July 31 will bring the Lakes-a-palooza, another all-day celebration featuring food and drink specials at local bars and restaurants, live entertainment and more.
For more information about Detroit Lakes’ 150th celebrations, visit dl150.com.
Coincidentally, the Becker County Fair will also be happening that same weekend, July 28-31. Visit beckercountyfair.com for more information on that.
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Hundreds of people strolled through Detroit Lakes’ Kent Freeman Arena on Friday, April 30, to view all the sailboat sculptures created for the “150 Sails Up in DL” public art project.
‘150 Sails Up in DL’ A Sesquicentennial event that will be brightening up Detroit Lakes’ landscape through the end of 2021 is the “150 Sails Up in DL” public art project. A total of 150 metal sailboat sculptures, each uniquely decorated by more than 80 participating artists, will be displayed at locations throughout the city until Dec. 31. The sculptures had their debut at a “Sailboat Regatta Party” on April 30 at Kent Freeman Arena, after which they were redistributed to their new homes. A map of all the sailboat locations is available at dl150.com/sailboat.
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This summer is also the 150th anniversary of the establishment of Becker County’s government, and the local museum is marking the occasion with a new Becker County history book, set to debut as part of the July 29 celebrations.
Written by former Detroit Lakes Tribune reporter Pippi Mayfield, the book is intended to be an update on the “Pioneer History of Becker County” book written by Alvin H. Wilcox and published by the museum in 1907. Mayfield will be on hand to sign copies of her book during the festivities. A revamped edition of the Wilcox book will be available for purchase, as well.
In addition, a Sesquicentennial exhibit opened at the Becker County Museum on May 27, featuring historic banner displays provided by sponsoring businesses and organizations, as well as a host of memorabilia from the city’s, and county’s, 150-year history. A familybased component of the exhibit will include photo collages contributed by families with a long history in the community.
The exhibit will be on display through the end of the year. The Becker County Museum is located at 714 Summit Avenue in Detroit Lakes.
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A half dozen local food trucks were parked in front of Kent Freeman Arena on Friday, April 30 for the Sailboat Regatta Party, celebrating the “150 Sails Up in DL” public art project. Visit them all! More food truck festivals are planned this summer in Detroit Lakes, including both Trucks & Tunes and Food Truck Fridays, which take place in the City Park.
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▲ Vicki Gerdes / Summerscape
Sailboat sculptures decorated by more than 80 regional artists were on display during the Sailboat Regatta Party in Detroit Lakes. The sailboats were then transferred to their new homes around the city as part of the Sesquicentennial celebrations.
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