15th Annual Winterfest (2018)

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CELEBRATE WINTER IN CROSSLAKE WinterFest activities slated Feb. 1-3 across town Crosslake will embrace Minnesota football while offering old-fashioned winter fun for the family during the 15th annual WinterFest on ThursdaySaturday, Feb. 1-3.

Bundle up and bring sleds and ice skates Friday evening, Feb. 2, to enjoy a huge snow mountain and pond skating at the Crosslake Community Center. The whole family can take part in horse-drawn sleigh rides and outdoor games, as well as roast s’mores, sip hot cocoa and watch a fireworks display.

Parents may want to leave the kids with a sitter and dance the night away with live music and DJ entertainment at several Crosslake establishments.

Rise and shine Saturday morning, Feb. 3, for the firefighters pancake breakfast at Crosslake Lutheran Church before taking part in the days activities, which include ice car racing, Bocce ball tournament, helicopter rides, radar runs, bar bingo, Italian Echo Journal File Photo Olympics, kids games, shopping, food A unique feature at last year’s WinterFest was the giant ice carousel carved into Cross Lake near Moonlite Bay Family and drink specials all over town.

Restaurant and Bar. The 15th annual SoupFest will be at noon Saturday, Feb. 3, at establish- food. Meet Bobber the Water Safety lake Community Center. Bring your 1 p.m.: Italian Outdoor Olympics ments across town. own equipment.

- All new games, bonfire and free Dog. Following is a complete schedule of 6:30 p.m.: Meat Raffle - Crosslake10 a.m.-5 p.m.: Craft and vendor s’mores and cocoa at Maucieri’s ItalCrosslake WinterFest events: Fifty Lakes American Legion. show - Crosslake Community School- ian Bistro.

7-9 p.m.: Celebrate WinterFest - Old Fire Hall.

1 p.m.: Bar bingo (18+) - Manhattan Thursday, Feb. 1 Crosslake Community Center. Bring 11 a.m.: Tiki bar and beach bonfire - Beach Lodge.

9 a.m.: Find the Lost Medallion - your skates and sleds for pond skatManhattan Beach Lodge.

1-4 p.m.: Radar runs on the bay The first of three daily clues will be ing, snow mountain, bonfire, s’mores, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.: Kids games - Moon- Moonlite Bay Family Restaurant and released at local merchants and online horse-drawn sleigh rides, Crosslake lite Bay Family Restaurant and Bar. Bar. at www.crosslake.com. The winner fire trucks on display, games, warm11 a.m.-dusk: Helicopter rides 1-5 p.m.: Karaoke with Paul & Lisa will receive a $1,200-plus prize bas- ing house, hot apple cider and music (weather permitting) - Moonlite Bay - Riverside Saloon and Eatery. ket courtesy of Crosslake Chamber with DJ JP. WinterFest gear, including Family Restaurant and Bar. 1:30 p.m.: Bar bingo - Crosslakemember businesses. The prize basket sweatshirts, beer koozies and wristNoon: 15th annual SoupFest tasting Fifty Lakes American Legion. is on display at Lake Country Crafts & bands, will be on sale. begins - participating merchant loca3 p.m.: Horse racing - Live racing Cones.

8 p.m.: Live music featuring Moe tions (see map and list of participants on the big screen TV with $1 per entry 4-8 p.m.: Thirsty Thursday Shop- Dell - The Bourbon Room. on page A5). Download the Crosslake and cash payouts at The Bourbon ping - Passages of Time.

9 p.m.: Fireworks - Crosslake ComApp to vote for your favorite and win a Room Saloon and Eatery.

6 p.m.: Shake and Spa Party - The munity Center. prize package valued at $270.

4 p.m.: Live music featuring Drunk Crossfire.

10 p.m.: Music featuring DJ’s JP and Noon: Ice car racing on Big Pine N Stupid - Manhattan’s.

Chad - Moonlite Bay Family RestauLake - The Cedar Chest.

5 p.m.: Live music featuring Two Friday, Feb. 2 rant and Bar. Noon: Bocce ball tournament - Riv- Bit Revival - The Bourbon Room.

9 a.m.: Find the Lost Medallion erside Saloon and Eatery.

5 p.m.: Live music featuring the The second of three daily clues will be Saturday, Feb. 3 Noon-3 p.m.: Family fun U.S. Mark Peterson Band - The Wharf. released at local merchants and online 8-11:30 a.m.: Crosslake firefightArmy Corps of Engineers Camp9 p.m.: DJ music - The Wharf. at www.crosslake.com. ers pancake breakfast - Crosslake ground. Bonfire, s’mores, coloring 7 p.m.: Live music featuring Lisa 3:30-6:30 p.m.: Cabin Fever Carni- Lutheran Church. val and open enrollment - Crosslake 8-11 a.m.: Stonehouse Coffee tast- contest, water safety T-shirt color- Wenger and her Mean Mean Men Community School. ing - Lake Country Crafts and Cones. ons and Bobber the Water Safety Dog. Maucieri’s Italian Bistro.

Noon: Beer tasting - Barstock 8 p.m.: Live music featuring Red Buy a button to play all the games.

9 a.m.: Find the Lost Medallion Dot Garage - Moonlite Bay Family Admission is $7 in advance (Moonlite Third and final of three daily clues Liquors.

1 p.m.: A-HOLE tournament with Restaurant and Bar. Bay, Crosslake Community School or will be released at local merchants and cash prizes - The Bourbon Room Crosslake Chamber office) or $10 at online at www.crosslake.com.

Midnight: DJ music with JP - Moon10 a.m.: Cross country ski - Cross- Saloon & Eatery. the door. Kids games, bake walk and lite Bay Family Restaurant and Bar.

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$5 WRISTBAND SPECIALS! MOONLITE BAY FAMILY RESTAURANT & BAR $4 Vodka RedBull; $3 Blue Moon tap; $2 Dr. McGillicuddy shot; $2 off appetizers; $3 off pizzas MOONLITE SQUARE 5¢ off each gallon of gas MOONLITE SQUARE LIQUOR JUDY’S HOUSE OF GIFTS 18% off wine (Feb. 3 only) 20% off total purchase PASSAGES OF TIME some exclusions apply 25% off all P. Grahm Dunn wall decor KICKS ON ROUTE 66 PINE PEAKS GIFTS & APPAREL $5 off Simply Janes Painting 25% off 1 regular priced item (Sat. 10a.m. or 1:30p.m. sessions) LAKE COUNTRY CRAFTS & CONES PINE PEAKS RESTAURANT Free small Stonehouse fresh brew coffee Free beverage with meal purchase LAKES AREA GALLERY & FRAME SHOPPE RIVERSIDE SALOON & EATERY 20% off storewide (Feb 1-3) 1/2 priced tap beer LUNDRIGAN’S THE WHARF 20% off Minnetonka Moccasins $3 Blue Moon tap MANHATTAN’S $3 Absolut Cocktails, $1 shots; 50¢ wings; $2 shot; $3 tap beer (Feb. 1-4) $3 Cheeseburger; $5.95 Fish & Chips MAUCIERI’S ITALIAN BISTRO WHITEFISH LODGE & SUITES Free hot cocoa for kids; $2 swim pass (Feb. 1-4) $3 hot cocoa & coffee drinks; ZORBAZ (CROSSLAKE) $3 Blue Moon tap; $7.95 Yankee Pot Roast; $4.95 Sloppy Joe Sliders & chips $3.50 Coors Light tap beer

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Treasure Hunt SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 3RD Kemp’s Ice Cream • STONEHOUSE Coffee Clues At Our Store • Soup Served at Noon OPEN ALL YEAR ROUND • EVERY DAY OF THE WEEK on Thurs., Fri. & • Coffee Tasting 8am-11am Stonehouse Coffee WINTER HOURS 7:30AM -8PM Sat.

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14 LAKES CRAFT BREWING COMPANY $1 off Select Porter and IPA Pints ANDY’S BAR & GRILL (CROSSLAKE & MERRIFIELD) $5 Bloody Mary; $3 Coors Light taps BTR OUTDOORS 10% off all items BARSTOCK LIQUORS $14.99 Coors Light 15 pack aluminum pint THE BOURBON ROOM SALOON & EATERY $3 Frostbite Martini; $3 Fireball Shot; $5 Angus Cheeseburger - food Sat. only THE CEDAR CHEST $3.50 Mini Hurgers; $3.50 Fries or Tot Baskets; $3 Root Beet Float shots COMMON GOODS 25% off one regular priced item CROSSLAKE ACE HARDWARE & APPLIANCE 20% all regular priced merchandise exclusions apply - see store for details CROSSLAKE COFFEE Free cookie CROSSLAKE DRUG Take an additional 25% off already discounted merchandise

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PANCAKE BREAKFAST Saturday, February 3 • 8-11:30am

Saturday, Feb 3rd • 3pm $1 per ticket with cash payouts

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Download the Crosslake App to vote for your favorite and win a prize package valued at $300!

Participating Businesses Include: • • • • • • • • • • • •

14 Lakes Craft Brewing Company Andy’s Bar & Grill and Wine & Spirits Barstock Liquors BTR Outdoors LLC Crosslake Fifty Lakes American Legion and Auxiliary Post #500 Crosslake Veterinary Practice, PA JAG Interior Solutions, LLC Judy’s House of Gifts Knights of Columbus @ Crosslake Ace Laundromat Lake Country Crafts and Cones Lakes Area Gallery and Frame Shoppe Lillie Pearo-Amerprise and Roggenkamp Tax & Accounting

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Manhattan’s Maucieri’s, Inc. Moonlite Bay Family Restaurant & Bar Passages of Time Paul Bunyan Scenic Byway Association Riverside Saloon & Eatery The Bourbon Room Saloon & Eatery The Cedar Chest The Crossfire, LLC The Wharf Zorbaz on Crozz Lake

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Tastings available until the soup is gone.

See the map with participating locations at www.crosslake.com

WinterFest

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Firefighters to host pancake breakfast fundraiser The Crosslake Fire Department will host its annual pancake breakfast from 8-11:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 3, at Crosslake Lutheran Church, 35960 County Road 66.

Breakfast will

include scrambled eggs, sausage, juice, coffee and pancakes.

Cost is $8 for adults and $5 for children under 10.

Proceeds are used to buy firefighting equipment.

Submitted Photo

This group found the Lost Medallion last year to win a basket full of prizes.

Find the Lost Medallion to win prize basket

Echo Journal File Photo

Bobber the Safety Dog shoots some hoops at last year’s Cabin Fever carnival at Crosslake Community School as a part of Crosslake’s annual WinterFest.

The first of three daily clues to lead people to the Lost Medallion will be released at 9 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 1, at local merchants and online at www. crosslake.com.

The second clue will be released at 9 a.m. Friday, Feb. 2, and the final clue at 9 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 3.

The winner should bring the medallion to Lake Country Crafts & Cones to receive a prize basket worth more than $1,200 of products and services donated by the following Crosslake Chamber member businesses: 14 Lakes Craft Brewing Co., Andy’s Bar & Grill-Wine & Spirits, BTR Outdoors, The Bourbon Room Saloon & Eatery, The Cedar Chest, Common

Crosslake Chamber is the proud host of the

Goods, Crosslake Ace Hardware & Appliance, Crosslake Coffee, Crosslake Bikes, Crosslake Drug Store, CrosslakeFifty Lakes American Legion, Crosslake Veterinary Hospital, The Crossfire, Encompassing Beauty, Holiday Station Store, Judy’s House of Gifts, Kicks on Route 66, Lake Country Crafts & Cones, Lakes Area Gallery & Frame Shoppe, Larson Group Real Estate/Keller Williams Realty, Manhattan’s, Maucieri’s Italian Bistro, Moonlite Bay Family Restaurant & Bar, Moonlite Square & Liquor, NMN Inc., Northern Lakes Embroidery, Passages of Time, Paul Bunyan Scenic Byway, Riverside Saloon & Eatery, The Wharf, Whitefish Lodge & Suites, and Zorbaz.

Thanks to the volunteers and Chamber members who make this weekend celebration happen!

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February 1st-3rd, 2018 Bundle up the family and bring them to Crosslake for our 15th Annual WinterFest celebration!

Find the most up-to-date list of activities at www.crosslake.com.

Buy your 2018 Limited Edition Coors Light Beer Koozies for $5 (on sale Jan. 26) and get $2.50 Coors Light bottles on Fri and Sat. Feb. 2-3, 2018 at Andy’s Bar & Grill - Crosslake, The Bourbon Room Saloon & Eatery, The Cedar Chest, Crosslake-Fifty Lakes American Legion, Manhattan’s, Maucieri’s Italian Bistro, Moonlite Bay Family Restaurant, Riverside Saloon & Eatery, The Wharf, Zorbaz-Crozzlake.

The Brainerd Lakes Chamber extends a sincere thanks to the 2018 WinterFest Chairperson Jessica Eide - Moonlite Bay Family Restaurant & Bar and Committee Members: Tim & Beth Schalow - NMN Inc. and Northern Lakes Embroidery, Dawn Maucieri - Maucieri’s Italian Bistro, Heather Jones - Barstock Liquors, Pat Netko - Lake Country Crafts & Cones, Becky Peterson - Whitefish Lodge & Suites, Corrine Hodapp- Riverside Saloon & Eatery, Corrine Hodapp - US Army Corps of Engineers Crosslake Campground, Cindy Myogeto and Bill Monroe Crosslake Chamber of Commerce

Fireworks on Friday Night!

Find the Lost Medallion!

Snowflake Sponsors Birch Lake Counseling Crosslake Communications Crosslake Drug Store Crosswoods Development Holiday Station Store - Crosslake JAG Interior Solutions, LLC Lake Country Crafts and Cones Moonlite Square North Country Lawn Care Pine Peaks Restaurant Soupfest Participants

Each day beginning Thurs., Feb. 1, one of three clues will be released to guide you to the medallion hidden someplace in Crosslake. Pick up clue each day at Chamber member businesses, at the Crosslake Welcome Center or at www.crosslake.com.

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Frostbite Sponsors 66 Marine North Barstock Liquors Boyd Lodge Crosslake Ace Hardware, Appliance & Laundromat Crosslake Sheet Metal, Inc. Frandsen Bank and Trust NMN, Inc./Northern Lakes Embroidery Reed’s Market and Gas Express The Bourbon Room Saloon & Eatery

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14 Lakes Craft Brewing Company Andy's Bar & Grill and Wine & Spirits Barstock Liquors BTR Outdoors LLC Crosslake Fifty Lakes American Legion and Auxiliary Post #500 Crosslake Veterinary Practice, PA JAG Interior Solutions, LLC Judy's House of Gifts Knights of Columbus at Crosslake Ace Laundromat Lake Country Crafts and Cones Lakes Area Gallery and Frame Shoppe Lillie Pearo-Amerprise and Roggenkamp Tax & Accounting

Manhattan's Maucieri's, Inc. Moonlite Bay Family Restaurant & Bar Passages of Time Paul Bunyan Scenic Byway Association Riverside Saloon & Eatery The Bourbon Room Saloon & Eatery The Cedar Chest The Crossfire, LLC The Wharf Zorbaz on Crozz Lake

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2018 WinterFest sweatshirts available at Moonlite Bay Family Restaurant, Lake Country Crafts & Cones and Lundrigan’s in Town Square!

Jack Frost Sponsor Crosslake Veterinary Practice, PA First National Bank - Crosslake Larson Group Real Estate/Keller Williams Realty Professionals Moonlite Bay Family Restaurant & Bar Paul Bunyan Scenic Byway Association Whitefish Area Lodging Association Zorbaz on Crozz Lake

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Thursday, January 25, 2018

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Event sweatshirts, koozies on sale 2018 WinterFest sweatshirts are available at Moonlite Bay Family Restaurant, Lake Country Crafts & Cones and Lundrigan’s in Town Square.

Buy your 2018 limited edition Coors Light Beer koozie for $5 (on sale Jan. 26) and get $2.50 Coors Light bottles on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 2-3, at Andy’s Bar & Grill, The Bourbon Room Saloon & Eatery, The Cedar Chest, Manhattan’s, Maucieri’s Italian Bistro, Moonlite Bay Family Restaurant, Riverside Saloon & Eatery, and ZorbazCrozzlake.

Quinn Griebenow, 3, of Crosslake, plays a cup stacking game at last year’s Cabin Fever carnival at Crosslake Community School as a part of Crosslake’s WinterFest.

Right: Amy Carlson, of Crosslake, takes a turn at frozen ravioli hockey, one of the Italian Outdoor Olympic games last year at Maucieri’s Italian Bistro during Crosslake’s annual WinterFest.

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Chris Boyd (left), of Crosslake, and Jane Erickson, of Rochester, share a laugh while trying Barstock Liquor’s three cheese tortellini soup during last year’s SoupFest in Crosslake.

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Left: Finland Kumpala, 6, shows off the prize he won at last year’s Cabin Fever carnival at Crosslake Community School. Kumpala was visiting his grandparents.

WINTERFEST

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SOUP FEST

Manhattans @ Whitefish Lodge & Suites The Bourbon Room Saloon & Eatery

SoupFest soups will be judged in two categories: Judges’ Choice and People’s Choice.

A panel of local judges will vote and award the traveling Judges’ Choice trophy for the best soup among all the entries regardless of category.

Participants will also compete in either the People’s Choice Culinary Division (restaurant) or People’s Choice Amateur (non-restaurant) division. People will travel around to the competing businesses and vote for one favorite in each division. Download the Crosslake App to vote for your favorite and win a prize package valued at $270.

Traveling golden ladles will be awarded to the People’s Culinary Choice and People’s Amateur Choice. Winners will display trophies at their business for the year and surrender them before next year’s SoupFest.

Serving will begin at noon Saturday, Feb. 3, at the following SoupFest locations: • 14 Lakes Craft Brewing Company • Andy’s Bar & Grill and Wine & Spirits • Barstock Liquors • BTR Outdoors LLC • Crosslake-Fifty Lakes American Legion and Auxiliary Post #500 • Crosslake Veterinary Practice, PA • JAG Interior Solutions, LLC • Judy’s House of Gifts • Knights of Columbus at Crosslake Ace Laundromat • Lake Country Crafts and Cones • Lakes Area Gallery and Frame Shoppe • Lillie Pearo-Ameriprise and Roggenkamp Tax & Accounting • Manhattan’s • Maucieri’s, Inc. • Moonlite Bay Family Restaurant & Bar • Passages of Time • Paul Bunyan Scenic Byway Association • Riverside Saloon & Eatery • The Bourbon Room Saloon & Eatery • The Cedar Chest • The Crossfire, LLC • The Wharf • Zorbaz on Crozz Lake

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2018

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Golden Ladle Awards

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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Paul Bunyan Scenic Byway are sponsoring a WinterFest 2017 Paul Bunyan Water Safety Coloring Contest for all Ages!

The form with complete rules may be found at www.crosslake.com under WinterFest Activities, at local Businesses, and at the Corps of Engineers Crosslake Recreation Area office located by the dam.

Prizes of Coast Guard approved life jackets will be award to the four age group winners. Entries must be completed and submitted by Saturday, February 3rd, 2018 at noon to the park Office.

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The Brainerd Lakes Chamber extends a sincere thanks to the 2018 WinterFest Chairperson Jessica Eide - Moonlite Bay Family Restaurant & Bar and Committee Members: Tim & Beth Schalow - NMN Inc. and Northern Lakes Embroidery, Dawn Maucieri - Maucieri's Italian Bistro, Heather Jones - Barstock Liquors, Pat Netko - Lake Country Crafts & Cones, Becky Peterson - Whitefish Lodge & Suites, Corrine Hodapp - US Army Corps of Engineers- Cross lake Campground, Cindy Myogeto and Bill Monroe - Crosslake Chamber of Commerce

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$5 Wristband Deals!

Purchase your $5 wristband at these participating businesses and cash in on deals and discounts all over Crosslake!

14 Lakes Craft Brewing Company Andy's Bar & Grill Crosslake and Merrifield - $5 Bloody Mary's; $3 Coors Light tap BTR Outdoors Barstock Liquors - $14.99 Coors Light 15 pack aluminum pints The Bourbon Room Saloon & Eatery - $3 Frostbite Martini; $3 Fireball Shot; $5 Angus Cheeseburger - food Sat. only The Cedar Chest - $3.50 Mini Hurgers; $3.50 Fries or Tot Baskets; $3 Root Beet Float shots Common Goods Crosslake Ace Hardware & Appliance - 20% all regular priced merchandise - exclusions apply - see store for details Free cookie Crosslake Drug Crosslake Veterinary Hospital The Crossfire - Free snack bar with meal purchase BTR Outdoors Holiday Station Store - Crosslake Judy's House of Gifts Kicks on Route 66 Lake Country Crafts & Cones Lakes Area Gallery & Frame Shoppe Lundrigan's Manhattan's -$2 shot; $3 tap beer (Feb. 1-4) Maucieri's Italian Bistro $3 Blue Moon tap; $7.95 Yankee Pot Roast; $4.95 Sloppy Joe Sliders & chips Moonlite Bay Family Restaurant & Bar - $4 Vodka RedBull; $3 Blue Moon tap; The Crossfire Moonlite Square Moonlite Square Liquor Passages of Time Lake Country Pine Peaks Gifts and Apparel Crafts & Cones Pine Peaks Restaurant - Free beverage with meal purchase Riverside Saloon & Eatery - 1/2 priced tap beer The Wharf - $3 Blue Moon tap; 3$ Absolut Cocktails; $1 shots; $.50 Wings; $3 cheeseburger; $5.95 fish and chips Whitefish Lodge & Suites - $2 swim pass (Feb. 1-4) Zorbaz-Crozzlake - $3.50 Coors Light tap beer

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2017 SoupFest winners

More than groceries

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Thursday, January 25, 2018

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Thursday, January 25, 2018

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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Crosslake Recreation Area & The Paul Bunyan Scenic Byway present

WinterFest 2018 Coloring Contest

St. Paul District

Local Artists: Amelia Davis, Colin Omtevet & Levi Loken, 6th Grade, Crosslake Community School

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Everyone is welcome to participate.

There are four age categories: 5 and under, 6-9, 10-14 and 15 plus One entry per artist.

Entries must be completed and submitted by Saturday, February 3rd at 12 noon.

Late submissions will still go on display but may not be eligible for voting.

• Turn in completed coloring to the park office of the: U.S. Army Corps of Engineer Crosslake Recreation Area 35507 County Rd. 66; P.O. Box 36 Crosslake, MN 56442 • Winner need not be present to win.

VOTING:

• Voting will take place on Saturday, February 3rd during the Soup cook off from 12 noon to 3pm.

• One vote per person and counts towards final selection.

• Voting will close at 3:00pm • Prize for winners of the four age categories: US Coast Guard Approved Life Jacket.

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