Aitkin County Economic Development

St. Urho’s Day Pancake Breakfast
2026-03-14 07:30 - 11:30 (America/Chicago) | Jacobson Community Center, 65534 Great River Rd, JACOBSON, MN, 55752-6639, United States
Join us at the Jacobson Community Center for breakfast honoring Finland’s patron saint, St. Urho’s.

St. Urho's Day Pancake Breakfast
2026-03-14 07:30 - 11:30 | Jacobson Community Center, 65534 Great River Rd, JACOBSON, MN, 55752-6639, United States
Don your purple and green to honor St. Urho, the legendary patron saint of Finland. The Jacobson Community Center will host their 44th Annual St. Urho’s Day Pancake Breakfast from 7:30 am to 11:30 am on Saturday, March 14, 2026. The Jacobson Community Center is located three miles south of State Highway 200 on Aitkin County Road 10 at 65534 Great River Road. The breakfast features our famous pancakes and sausages served with coffee, orange juice and, of course, grapes. Gluten free pancakes and takeout will be available upon request.
Funds raised are used to support the FREE Jacobson Community Center events.
Support for this event is provided by the Hill City Area Community Fund, Thrivent Financial, Hill City Lions, Mississippi Landing of Jacobson, Roadside Market of Hill City, Fred’s Meats of Goodland, and our many wonderful volunteers.
More information can be found at the Jacobson Community Center page on Facebook.

Summer Discovery Program
2026-06-16 13:00 - 14:00 | Jacobson Community Center, 65534 Great River Rd, JACOBSON, MN, 55752-6639, United States
Join us as we kick off our Summer Discovery Program with a unique animal encounter presented by Snake Discovery!
Participants will get to watch a salamander eat, debunk turtle myths, touch snakes and more!
Snake Discovery will bring a variety of animal friends which may include: a tiger salamander, 1-2 native turtles, 3-4 native snakes, and 2-4 exotic reptiles (just for fun!). A large boa constrictor might make an appearance too! If we have time after the program we’ll touch and hold the reptiles for a truly hands-on experience!
FREE EVENT

Palisade's RiverFest
2026-08-08 10:00 - 23:00 | Palisade MN, 48052 Nature Ave, Palisade`, 56469
Annual happening in Uptown Palisade. Parade, food, vendors, fun for kids, cornhole tourney, rubber duck race on the Mississippi, live music & so much more.
