Aitkin County Economic Development

River Road Rock Jam
2024-07-19 19:00 - 23:00 (America/Chicago) | Jacobson Community Center, 65534 Great River Rd, JACOBSON, MN, 55752-6639, United States
Dance at the Jacobson Community Center
Music by TWIST OF FATE
Friday, July 19th
7:00 – 11:00 PM
Admission: $10
Adult and NA Beverages available for purchase
Food and snacks available for purchase

ACLARA Meeting
2024-07-13 09:30 - 11:30, 2024-06-08 09:30 - 11:30, 2024-05-11 09:30 - 11:30, 2024-04-13 09:30 - 11:30
Aitkin County Lakes and Rivers Association (aka ACLARA) represents 20 lake associations in Aitkin County. Founded in 2005, ACLARA brings together lake/river associations throughout Aitkin County for the purpose of educating members on keeping its lakes/rivers and shore land healthy for future generations.
Meetings are held on the second Saturday, April through October, usually at the Aitkin County Library stating at 9:30 a.m. Members are encouraged to discuss their association’s issues, if any, and share ideas on lake/river management, water quality and conservation matters that impact the waters we all appreciate and enjoy. Communication to the membership is via email.
Annual, nonrefundable dues are $25 for one representative and one or two alternates. Dues cover the costs of any pertinent information to keep members informed on important issues, local expert speakers on a variety of topics at the monthly meetings and minimal administrative costs. Individuals who share a common interest in the well-being of our lakes/rivers and are not part of an active lake/river association may also join annually for $25.
Associations vary in structure, and ACLARA is ready to help get new lake/river associations up and running.
For more information or confirmation of meeting location, contact aitkincountylakesandrivers@gmail.com

Riverwood Foundation 2024 Golf Charity Event- Save the Date
2024-07-12 08:00 - 17:00 | Minnesota National Golf Course, 23247 480th Street, McGregor, MN, 55760

Aitkin County Fair
2024-07-10 12:00 - 2024-07-13 19:00 | Aitkin County Fairgrounds, 632 Minnesota Avenue, Aitkin, MN, 56431

Medicare 101
2024-07-10 10:00 - 11:00 | Mid-Minnesota Federal Credit Union, 961 2nd St NW, Aitkin, MN, 56431, United States
Please join us for an educational event presented by RG Insurance.
You will have the opportunity to ask all the questions you have and even hear some you didn’t think about.
Please RSVP by calling 218-828-1310, walk-ins are welcome as well.

Hill City 4th of July Celebration
2024-07-04 08:00 - 2024-07-07 17:00 | Hill City, Hill City, MN
Sat-Sun, June 29-30, 2024
Hill City Softball Tournament • 9:00am-4:00pm
Contact Steve Martin at 218-360-9077
Thursday, July 4
7-11am: Pancake Breakfast @ Lutheran Church
All day: Vendors in Bear Park
7:30-9am: Lions Club 5k Fun Run Registration @ Quadna Chalet
9am: Lions Club 5k Fun Run Start
9am: Hill City Archery Food Booth
10am: American Legion Pork Chop Booth (in front of City Hall)
10am-1pm: Assembly of God Church will be open to the public for restrooms, basic first aid, baby nursing and diaper changing or a cool place to relax.
10am-3pm: Dime Toss @ Cozy Cove Coffee Co.
Pre-Parade Entertainment
10:30am: Majorettes
10:45am: Color Guard
10:50am: National Anthem by Goldie Lowney
11:00am: 4th of July Parade
Parade Announcer: Ken Olson
Grand Marshalls and Drivers: Dave & Elaine Benson with Dan Kingsley, Lonnie Lee and Connie Olson with Doug Kemppainen
After the Parade: Street Games with Christensen’s
After the Street Games: Sawdust Piles
12-8pm: Bouncy Houses (free)
1-4pm: Soap Box Derby on Main St, ages 12+
2pm: Pie Auction @ the Pavilion with the Hill City Majorettes
2pm: Bean Bag Tourney @ Knuckleheads
3-6pm: Seat Belt Convincer Safety Demonstration
7-11pm: Steele River Band @ Knuckleheads
7-11pm: Karaoke & DJ Bob Sapan @ Harry’s
DUSK: * * * Fireworks Show * * *
Friday, July 5
All Day: Vendors in Bear Park
12-8pm: Bouncy Houses (free)
1pm: Bean Bag Tourney @ Knuckleheads
2-5pm: Bingo @ the Fire Hall
5pm: Baseball @ Kaslow Field Marble Mallards vs. Hill City Allstars
7-10pm: White Sidewalls Street Dance @ Pavilion
8-11pm: Steele River Band @ Knuckleheads
Saturday, July 6
All day: Vendors in Bear Park
9am: Firecracker Volleyball Double Elim Tourney at Harry’s, 8 teams, $60/team, Contact Stormy: S_Merten@hotmail.com
11am: Flotilla Boat Parade (meet @ 10:45 in the north end bay). Contact Melissa 259-5184
1pm: Bean Bag Tourney @ Knuckleheads
8pm: Raffle Ticket Drawing @ Knuckleheads
8-11pm: Steele River Band @ Knuckleheads
Sunday, July 7
Noon: Old Settlers Picnic Potluck @ Swatara
After the Picnic: Old Timers Baseball game
Vendors: Bill Klennert at 218-398-1455
To volunteer: Sue Kaslow at 218-244-3422
To add an activity: Sue Kaslow at 218-244-3422
Raffle Tickets are available at Knuckleheads
THANK YOU to our financial donors and sponsors, volunteers and everyone who had a hand in making this 4th of July Celebration a success!
All activities are subject to change or cancel.
Dated June 12, 2024

Dementia caregivers support group
2024-07-03 12:45 - 14:00, 2024-06-05 12:45 - 14:00, 2024-05-01 12:45 - 14:00, 2024-04-03 12:45 - 14:00
Build a support system with people who understand
*Develop a support system
*Exchange practical information on caregiving challenges and possible solutions
*Talk through issues and ways of coping
*Share feelings, needs and concerns
*Learn about community resources

THE KENTUCKY HEADHUNTERS HEADLINE NATURE ROCKS
2024-06-21 16:30 - 22:00 | Aitkin County Fairgrounds, 632 Minnesota Avenue, Aitkin, MN, 56431

Forgotten Heroes Ranges & Retreat Flag Raising Ceremony
2024-06-15 13:00 - 15:00 | Forgotten Heroes Ranges & Retreat, 23796 450th St., McGregor, MN

Aitkin County Rivers and Lakes Fair
2024-06-15 09:00 - 14:00 | Long Lake Conservation Center, 28952 438th Ln, Palisade, MN, 56469, United States
The Rivers and Lakes Fair is a fun filled event where folks of all ages can learn about our natural resources. Programs this year will focus on a variety of topics. In previous years Long Lake Conservation Center has offered activities such as Snakes Alive!, canoeing, lake bottom organisms, and more. We also will have presentations from other natural resource professionals that can teach us and fair goers about their natural resource expertise. In previous years we have had presentations about mushrooms, loons, spiders, buffalo fish, phenology and so many more topics! You never know what you may learn. Kids will enjoy building bat houses and bluebird houses, playing carnival games, and interacting with live animals

Paddle Your Glass Off
2024-06-15 08:00 - 16:00 | Aitkin County Campground, 814 4th Ave NW, Aitkin, MN, 56431

Paul Bunyan Communications Announces Broadband Expansion in Areas of Ball Bluff , Cornish, and Verdon Townships of Aitkin County
2024-05-20 08:00 - 17:00
(Bemidji, MN) (May 20, 2024) –Paul Bunyan Communications has announced it will be expanding its all-fiber optic network the GigaZone®, to over 240 locations in areas of the Ball Bluff, Cornish, and Verdon Townships south of the city of Jacobson this year.
Anyone interested in getting connected to the all-fiber optic broadband network should sign up for service now. That can be done online, over the phone, or in person at our Grand Rapids Customer Service & Technology Center or Cooperative Headquarters in Bemidji. To check to see if a specific location is within an expansion area and learn more about the expansion construction process, visit www.gigazone.com. Construction will take place over the summer/fall with services expected to be available over the winter.
The cooperative’s services will become available once the network is operational including GigaZone® Internet with its unprecedented broadband speeds of up to 10 Gig and low cost unlimited local and long distance GigaZone® voice telephone service. There is no membership fee to join Paul Bunyan Communications, membership is included by subscribing to either local phone service or GigaZone® Internet service.
Paul Bunyan Communications has the region’s largest all fiber optic network with over 6,000 square miles throughout most of Beltrami County and portions of Aitkin, Cass, Hubbard, Itasca, Koochiching, and St. Louis Counties. The Cooperative provides Broadband High Speed Internet Services including the GigaZone®, digital and high-definition television services, digital voice services, Residential and Business IT services, and is also the home of northern Minnesota’s certified Apple Service Center.

Toolin’ Tour Ride for Habitat May 19
2024-05-19 12:30 - 17:00
The annual Toolin’ Tour Ride for Habitat is Aitkin County Habitat for Humanity’s major fundraiser for affordable housing.
Motorcycles, three-wheelers, classic cars and trucks are encouraged to join. The ride goes through scenic Aitkin County along the Great River Road with stops at the Pine Inn, Glen; Mark’s Bar, McGregor
and the Rustic Trail, Palisade. It ends at the Aitkin American Legion for a complimentary picnic dinner, door prizes, raffles and a silent auction.
Register ahead or the day of the event.
Registration forms are available at habitatforhumanityaitkincounty.org
or for pick up at the office located in the
Morris & Morris office at
214 First Ave. NW, Aitkin
(limited business hours).
Call 218-927-5656 or email
allison.rian@habitatfor
humanityaitkincounty.org
for more information.
Aitkin County Habitat for
Humanity builds and repairs
homes in partnership with
communities and families.

Hill City Cleanup Days
2024-05-19 08:00 - 2024-05-23 17:00, 2024-05-18 08:00 - 2024-05-22 17:00, 2024-05-17 08:00 - 2024-05-21 17:00, 2024-05-16 08:00 - 2024-05-20 17:00, 2024-05-15 08:00 - 2024-05-19 17:00 | Hill City, Hill City, MN
Hill City Clean Up Days
for City of Hill City residents only
Wed-Sun, May 15-19, 2024
Dumpsters located at Hill City City Hall
You MUST check-in with the attendant before dumping.
NO dumping after dark.
IF YOU NEED ASSISTANCE: with yard clean-up or help with hauling items to the dumpsters, please contact: City Hall at 218-697-2301 by Monday, May 13 at 3:00 pm.
ACCEPTED ITEMS: Non-hazardous waste and bulk items such as mattresses and other items too large to fit into a regular trash cart.
NOT ACCEPTED ITEMS: Excluded waste*, tires, washers, dryers, fridges, AC units, freezers, dishwashers, water heaters, appliances, electronics, hazardous materials, auto parts, batteries, or yard waste.
*Excluded waste includes any regulated quantity of a hazardous waste or substance as defined by local laws or regulations; unidentified containerized wastes, sludge(s), waste from a pollution control process or cleanup from a chemical spill or chemical substance, waste tires, biohazards or regulated medical waste, friable asbestos, construction or demolition waste, soil, sod, tree branches, stumps, paint, motor oil, or excessive storm debris resulting from weather events.

Masonic Charities Fundraiser Concert
2024-05-05 18:30 - 21:30 | Aitkin High School
Come join us, as we raise money for the Minnesota Masonic Charities. We will have music by AHS’s Jazz Band, Madrigal, and individual students. If you would like to sign up to participate in the shield, contact Joseph Harmon @ 218-851-3400.
Held at Aitkin High School Auditorium. Admission pricing is $3/adult, $2/student, $1/child (8-12), free under 8.

Hill City Fire Fish Fry
2024-04-27 17:00 - 19:00
Hill City Fire Relief Ass’n Annual Fish Fry
Saturday, April 27, 5:00-7:00 pm
Hill City Fire Hall, 111 Henrietta Ave, Hill City
Adults $10
Children 6-12 $5
5 and under – free

St. John's Lutheran Church: Chicken Dinner
2024-04-26 16:30 - 18:30 | St. John’s Lutheran Church, 324 Third Street NW, Aitkin, MN, 56431, United States
Chicken Dinner Fundraiser Meal for ACT (Active Christian Teens) Youth Gathering

Taste of McGregor- Save the Date
2024-04-25 17:00 - 20:00

McGregor Chamber Sunset Social- McGregor Baking Company & Cafe
2024-03-27 17:00 - 18:00 | mcgregor baking company, 201 Hwy 210, McGregor, MN, 55760

2024 Construction Update Public Meeting
2024-03-26 15:30 - 17:00 | Aitkin Public Library, 110 1st Ave NE, Aitkin, 56431
BUSINESSES INVITED: Please join us for a meeting to learn about 2024 construction plans and impacts on Hwy 169 in Aitkin to Hassman. There will be short presentation followed by an open forum for question and answers.
PROJECT: MnDOT will reconstruct the road and widen shoulders from the Ripple River in Aitkin to Hwy 210 in Hassman.
