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GET OUTDOORS THIS SUMMER SWEEPSTAKES
Enter Between May 27, 2025 - Sept. 1, 2025
Grand Rapids, Minnesota is the perfect summer vacation destination! Get outdoors into Minnesota’s nature where you will find an abundance of outdoor recreation, cozy lodging, new food & drink experiences, historic sites & attractions, beautiful public art, cultural experiences, and live entertainment. Explore the 1 million publicly accessible acres surrounding Grand Rapids where you can ATV, bike, hike, and mountain bike on the 2,000 miles of trails. And where you can fish and paddle on the 1,140 area lakes. Enjoy a variety of cozy lodging options, new places to eat & drink, historic sites and attractions, beautiful art, boutique shops, and live entertainment. Come relax, reconnect and recharge in Minnesota’s nature this summer.
Grand Rapids is a going to the lake destination for summer relaxation and fun. The summer weather allows for a wide variety of outdoor recreation fun on the area lakes and in the public forests around Grand Rapids. This is a place where you can relax, reconnect with loved ones, and recharge in Minnesota’s nature. The area lakes are some of the cleanest in the nation, and our section of the Mississippi River is wide and allows for easy paddling. Visitors have been coming to Grand Rapids for generations to enjoy the lakes to fish. Now people come here for a wide variety of reasons year round. The outdoor trails offer a wide variety of adventure that allows you to get an up close and personal perspective of nature. These trails are located within mixed hardwood and pine forests, and wrap around tamarack and cedar bogs and beautiful lakes and rivers. While on the trails visitors will experience Northwoods mammals and birds like deer, racoons, porcupines, song birds, eagles, hawks, ducks, geese, swans and more.
Grand Rapids offers something for the entire family of all ages. The splendor of the outdoors is enhanced by the fun indoors things to do. From historic area attractions, beautiful public art downtown, boutique style shops, bars and restaurants to try new sips and bites, summer annual festivals, live music, and so much more! This small town has big charm and is welcoming to everyone.
This summer we welcome you to get outdoors in Minnesota’s nature here in Grand Rapids. Relax, reconnect and recharge.
Enter for a chance to win a gift certificate package for you to getaway to Grand Rapids, MN worth $780!
Prize Package:
- $500 Lodging Gift Certificate
- $100 Dining Gift Certificate from Ledger and Laddle
- Family of 4 Admission to Forest History Center
- Family of 4 Admission to Judy Garland and one tour of choice
- Family of 4 Admission to the Itasca Co Historical Society Escape Room
TOTAL VALUE: $780
Thank you to our SPONSORS:
What is included in this Summer Sweepstakes Prize Package:
$500 LODGING VOUCHER: Visit Grand Rapids is donating a $500 lodging voucher to the winners choice of lodging. The winner will get to choose between 37 lodging properties that are hotels, motels, bed and breakfasts, resorts, and vacation rentals. Learn More: www.visitgrandrapids.com/stay
$100 DINING GIFT CERTIFICATE: Ledger & Ladle is a unique new restaurant joining the Grand Rapids, MN downtown dining scene this summer of 2025. Featuring a frequently rotating menu focusing on different regions, techniques, and ingredients, with an emphasis on quality products and attentive service. We can’t wait to share our ever changing table with our guests! Learn More: www.ledgerandladle.com
ADMISSION TO THE FOREST HISTORY CENTER: The Forest History Center, located in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, is a 180-acre site that offers a glimpse into the history of Minnesota’s forests, logging industry, and forest conservation. It features a visitor center, a recreated logging camp, a fire tower, and nature trails. Learn More: https://www.mnhs.org/foresthistory?location=foresthistory
ADMISSION TO THE JUDY GARLAND AND CHILDREN’S DISCOVERY MUSEUMS: The Judy Garland and Children’s Discovery Museum in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, offers a dual experience. The Judy Garland Museum, a celebrity museum, features exhibits and artifacts showcasing the life and career of Judy Garland, including her restored 1920s childhood home and a collection of Wizard of Oz memorabilia. The adjacent Children’s Discovery Museum provides hands-on, interactive learning experiences for children, focusing on science, arts, and humanities. Learn More: https://judygarlandmuseum.com/ and https://cdmkids.org/
ADMISSION TO THE ITASCA COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY ESCAPE ROOM & MUSEUM: The Itasca County Historical Society Museum exhibits interpret life at the turn of the
century, logging, mining, immigrants, homesteading, and native Americans of this region. Includes a Judy Garland exhibit. The Escape Room provides a creative and fun way to build teamwork skills and learn local history making it perfect for all types of players. As you and your team try to escape, you’ll learn to work together to reach a common goal in a challenging
environment. Whether you come with family, friends or co-workers, our escape rooms provide great benefits for all. Learn More: https://itascahistorical.org/ and https://www.grescaperooms.com/
