Menahga St. Urho Celebration
Date and Time
Friday Mar 17, 2017 Saturday Mar 18, 2017
Mar 17 - Program starts at 6pm (various events around town from 4pm - 1am)
Mar 18 - All day... starting at 8am
Location
Menahga MN, located south of Park Rapids on Hwy 71
Fees/Admission
$7 advance tickets at Shell Sport and Bait, Chuck’s County Foods and Orton’s B.P. all in Menahga. ($1O at the door)
Website
Contact Information
Liz Olson 218-564-4141 ext 331
Description
This is the celebration of St Urho, the Finnish saint who saved the grape crop by running the grasshoppers out of the fields.
FRIDAY March 17, 2017
Entry Fee $7 in advance, $10 at the door. (Pre-school
free)
6-6:30 pm Meet Miss Minnesota Madeline Van Ert
6:30 pm Opening Ceremonies -Menahga H.S. Gym
Crowning 2016 St. Urho King and Queen
St. Urho Medallion Winner Presentation
St. Urho Look a Like Contest
7:00 pm Donkey Basketball
4-6 pm Happy Hour @ Northbound Spirits
5-7 pm Burger Night @ VFW
6:30 pm Meat Raffle @ VFW
8 pm-Close Free Jukebox @ VFW
8:30-1 pm Live Music “The Original Artist”@ Northbound Spirits.
SATURDAY—March 18, 2017
8-11 am Breakfast and Raffle at the Menahga Community Center;
10-11 am Miss Minnesota Madeline Van Ert at Community Center:
9:30 am St. Urho Volleyball Tournament at the MHS Gymnasium;
10-Noon Coffee at Menahga Museum
11-Noon Miss Minnesota Madeline Van Ert at Menahga Museum
Noon-7 pm Mojakka, Corned Beef & Cabbage @ VFW
Noon Changing of the Guards -"Nytes of St. Urho" at the St. Urho Statue
12:20 pm St. Urho's Day Parade - Line-up by Cottage House
12:20 pm Yungbauer Horse Drawn Wagon Rides - Start Cottage House
1 pm Molkky Games— Finnish Yard Game (Prizes awarded)
Human Foosball (Weather Dependent)
Bar Stool Races (Weather Dependent)
3 pm Meat Raffle @ VFW
5 pm Bingo @ VFW
8:30 pm Live Music "Rumor Mill”@ the Menahga VFW.
All Day Grasshopper Drinks, Free Jukebox and St. Urho T-Shirts at
Northbound Spirits
Mojakka will be served all weekend at the Cottage House Café