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08/20/2025

Summer isn’t over without a trip to the Great Minnesota Get-Together

07/24/2025

Got a killer pulled pork recipe? Prove you're the best Pit Master around at the 2025 Pulled Pork Cook Off! Lupulin Brewing, in ...

07/19/2025

🐷𝗣𝘂𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗣𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗖𝗼𝗼𝗸-𝗢𝗳𝗳🐷

Join us at Lupulin Brewing on Saturday, August 9th, for the 2025 Smokin’ Pulled Pork Cookoff! Bring your best recipe, or your appetite, as pit masters will compete for the best pulled pork! A portion of the proceeds will benefit Big Eagle Lake.

𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴?

𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗵 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘇𝗲𝘀 will be awarded for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd places, along with a People’s Choice Award. Smoker space is limited to only ten entries. Register by July 31st to reserve your space! Click the link below for rules and to register!

https://www.tickettailor.com/events/lupulinbrewingcompany/1730626

𝗝𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝗮𝘁?

Public Sampling will run from 12:45 to 3:30 PM, and food tickets are only $3 per 2-oz sample. The fun doesn’t stop there, we’ll have live music, a silent auction, a wine wall, raffles, and more!

Schedule:

Friday, August 8th
7:00 PM - Setup
8:00 PM - Cooks Meeting

Saturday, August 9th
12:30 PM - Judging turn-in
12:45-3:30 PM - Public Sampling
3:45 PM - Awards Presented

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05/31/2025

🎉𝗗𝗔𝗬 𝟰 - 𝗕𝗟𝗢𝗖𝗞 𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗬!🎉

Today’s the day. The beer tent is up, the beer is cold, and the party is about to blow the roof off the strip mall, I mean if the parking lot had a roof. Come check us out now and help us close out our 10-year anniversary celebration with a bang.

Not Bad for a Strip Mall Block Party kicks off at noon, and you’re going to want to be here early. The first 50 people through the door who are 21 or older get a free limited-edition anniversary cup that scores you discounted beer all day long. Don’t worry, even if you’re not one of the first 50 you’ll still have the opportunity to purchase a cup and get that sweet beer discount (while supplies last).

We’re stacked with live music from start to finish. Dipped in Flannel takes the stage at noon, Local Support cranks it up at 4, and Sir Psycho delivers a high-energy, Red Hot Chili Peppers tribute set at 8:30 to finish the night with a bang.

And don’t miss the madness in between. At 3:30, we’re hosting our first-ever hot dog eating contest on stage. It’s messy, it’s glorious, and yes, there’s still time to sign up for your shot at hot dog-fueled fame and some cash. Click this link for more info and to sign up. https://bit.ly/LBCHotDogs

We’ve got bounce houses for the kids, slushies for everyone (including grown-up versions), and mouthwatering food from OG ZAZA and SafesideBBQ.

We’re also tapping some ridiculous beer infusions for one day only, including Blissful Or**sm, a tropical twist on Blissful Ignorance with mango, pineapple, coconut, and vanilla, and Fruity Hooey, a citrusy, berry-packed remix of our classic Hooey IPA.

The taps are flowing, the music’s rolling, and the weather will be just right. Swing through and be part of the celebration.

05/06/2025

Planning to fish the opener? Here's a quick guide to the regs! 🎣

✅ Residents age 16-89 will need a valid Minnesota fishing license. Find exceptions on pg. 26-27 of the Minnesota fishing regulations.

📱 Conservation officers will accept both paper and digital copies of licenses. Printed copies need to be signed.

🐟 The statewide limit for walleye (+ sauger and hybrids) is six combined with only one over 20" allowed in possession. Different water bodies may have different regulations, check the limits for the water body you plan to fish.

🎣 For open water fishing, anglers are limited to one line. Find specific regulations for a particular lake: mndnr.gov/lakefinder. More than one line may be allowed in portions of the Minnesota and Mississippi rivers (pg. 37), border waters (pg. 66), and Lake Superior (pg. 34).

More information can be found in the Minnesota fishing regulations: mndnr.gov/regulations/fishing

📸 "Gabe's first walleye!" by Chuck Holden

04/22/2025

Such memorable sounds

03/30/2025

03/25/2025

Did you hear the boisterous call of a red-winged blackbird? It's a sure sign that spring has come to Minnesota!

As the sun appears higher in the sky and the amount of daylight increases, water turns from ice or snow to flowing liquid. Plants and animals take their cues from these early signs of spring to blossom, build nests, and get ready for a busy summer season of growing and reproducing more of their kind.

🎶 In early spring, migratory birds make their way north. In March and April, listen for the bugling calls of sandhill cranes as they fly overhead.

🐸 Keep your ear out in March when the boreal chorus frog wakes from its winter nap and makes its way to a pond or wetland.

🌞 Dandelions are hard to miss, but love them or hate them, you can see the bright yellow blossoms starting in April.

🦋 Monarch butterflies appear in May.

Do you want more signs of spring? 🌼 Check out the full story in the latest issue of Minnesota Conservation Volunteer for 10 fun spring things to watch (and listen!) for as Minnesota warms up. tinyurl.com/3afsptb6

📷: Richard Hamilton Smith