Events Calendar

SHAKE YOUR SHAMROCKS......IN CROSSLAKE!     
For  years, Crosslake has been home to one of Minnesota's biggest and best St. Patrick's Day Parade. The Brainerd Lakes Chamber invites all leprechauns to join in this March celebration with events and activities going on all month long! 

Get on board and go green with the thousands of visitors who enjoy the many festivities this celebration brings.   Ms Blarney & Mr Malarkey were crowned early in March, Crosslake pubs hosted the St. Urho's Grasshopper Hop mid-March and the search for the Pot O' Gold Treasure kicks off the St. Patrick's Day Parade & Celebration weekend!  This year's parade is going to be amazing! 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 one of 54 different prizes, and show your blinkie buttons for deals and discounts all over town!  New this year we have limited edition souvenir Irish Tams for those of you who need to spice up your look!  Your Irish eyes smiling will be smiling all month long in Crosslake!  Make your lodging reservations now! 

The 38th Annual Crosslake St. Patrick's Day Parade and Celebration    will be held Saturday, March 17, 2012 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.    

   
Clue #1
WE START THIS LIMERICK WITH MUCH PRAISE AND THANKS
TO THIS YEARS PLATINUM SPONSOR BlackRidgeBANK!
WE MAY NOT HAVE THE CLIFFS OF MOHRE
BUT WE DO HAVE THE BANKS OF THE LAKE SHORE!

Clue #2
UPON HEARING LEPRECHAUN ECHOS IN THE BAY
YOU MAY HAVE FOUND YOUR WAY
KNOW THAT NOT EVERY ROCK IS THE BLARNEY STONE
BUT ONCE ITS FOUND IT WILL TRULY BE SHOWN

Clue #3
MAY THE ROAD RISE TO MEET YOU
MAY THE SUN SHINE WARM UPON YOUR FACE
MAY YOUR TRAVELS BRING YOU UNDER
THE PASS TO CROSSLAKES SOUTH EMERALD ISLE
AND YOUR TREASURES PLACE

Congratulations Nathan, Jennifer, Ella, and Lauren Krause and David & Judy Jackson from Cottage Grove. 
They found the Pot O' Gold under the bridge near Sunrise Island! 


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Saturday, March 17, 2012
7:30 – Noon                    Crosslake Firefighters Pancake Breakfast (Crosslake Lutheran Church)
                                          with Kids Coloring Craze from 9:30 - 11:00

8 a.m.                               RE/MAX Hot Air Balloon Tether Rides (Manhattan Beach Lodge)
                                          Weather Permitting - Must be 10 years of age or older
 
11 a.m. - 2 p.m.              Maucieri's Food & Beverage Cart (Crosslake Town Square)

11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.  Parade Participant Shuttle Services
                                          Free transportation from C&C Boatworks to parade staging in Town Square
                                          For parade participants only
 
11:30 a.m.                       Edina Realty Foundation Brat & Pop Sale (Edina Real Estate)
                                           Sponsored by Edina Realty, Crosslake Holiday & Pequot Lakes SuperValu
                                          Live Music by Eric O'Gyllenbladand Adam O'Glenski
                                          Costume Contest - Judging at 1 p.m.
                                          Two Categories: Adults and Children 13 and under.
                                          1st, 2nd and 3rd place prizes in each category
                                           
11:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.  Andy's Outdoor Food Tent & Green Beer (Andy's Restaurant, Bar & Liquor)
 
12 Noon                          Parade Line Up (County Road 3 & Swann Drive behind Town Square)
 
2 p.m.                     38^th Annual St. Patrick's Day Parade & Celebration
                                          WJJY's $150 Enthusiasm Award
                                           Winner: Ultimate Martial Arts
                                           Honorable Mention - RA Heales Investigations with The Dru's Voice Crew
                                     
                                          $100 Chamber Bucks for Judges Favorite Float and A Custom Traveling Trophy Award
                                          WINNERS:
                                          1st Place Judges Favorite Float - Moonlite Bay
                                          2nd Place - Emily Greens  
                                          3rd Place - Lake Country Crafts & Cones
                                          Youth Division -  Girl Scout Troop 650
                           
                                          
4 p.m.                               Amerimine Records Music Showcase (Maucieri's)
                                          Five great original bands - All ages welcome- No cover
 
4 p.m.                               DJ "JP" of Premier Party Entertainment.com (Moonlite Bay)
 
4-8 p.m.                           Musician Tim Mahoney (Manhattan's at Manhattan Beach Lodge)
                                         18+show - $10 cover charge
 
9 p.m.                              DJ "II"(The Wharf)
 
Saturday, March 24, 2012
6 p.m.                              St. Pat's Raffle Drawing Party at Maucieri's
                                         Join your hosts BlackRidgeBANK and Maucieri's as we wrap up the
                                         St. Pat's Celebration with one more evening of shenanigans and music
                                         with Amerimine Records Music Showcase featuring three live bands!

 
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•   Thank You to the following businesses for their In-Kind Donations and Assistance with the event:  BL Broadcasting, Bruce & Julie Larson,  ,  C & C Boatworks, City of Crosslake, Crosslake Ace Hardware, Crosslake Town Square, Dondelinger Automotive, Fyle's Portable Restrooms, J ,      JJim & Linnea Anderson,  Kelli Engstrom Photography, KLKS Radio/Better Living Concepts,         Lakes Area Rental, Northern Lakes Embroidery, Northland Press, Mills Automotive Group, Pat & Tami Murphy, Pequot Sanitation,  Pequot Tool & Mfg, Rohlfing 
  
  A Special Thanks to the following St. Patrick's Day Committee Members  -  Candy Hart (RE/MAX Lakes Area Realty), Mike O'Connell (Larson Group Real Estate), Bruce Gateley (Crosslake Insurance Agency), Paul Nelson (Rough Around the Edges), Joe Kraemer (Lakes Area Gallery & Frame Shoppe), Dawn Maucieri (Maucieri's Italian Bistro), Laura Goerges (Robert Half International/Accountemps), C. Bob Heales (RA Heales & Associates), Colleen Murray (RE/MAX Lakes Area Realty), Crystal Glaser (Whitefish Properties), Katie Wallace (Ideal System Solutions, Inc.)