Annual Hawk Creek Run 5K

Annual Hawk Creek Run 5K
Saturday, August 23, 2025

Place
The Start/Finish Line is at Hawk Creek Country Club, just beyond the NW corner of the clubhouse.

Junction 70

Follow your nose to the corner of 70th Street South and Hinton Avenue South to Junction 70, the perfect place to grab a craft beer and a pizza. Maybe a hand-cut steak, juicy burger or authentic smokehouse BBQ is more your style. We have a huge menu for taste buds of all kinds.

Beaver Falls County Park

Beaver Falls County Park, located in the beautiful Minnesota River Valley, is divided into two parts: the horse camp and the recreation area. The horse camp features wooded ravines, horse ties, manure bunkers and Beaver Creek. The upper half features the Beaver Creek Recreational Area. Both areas consist of shelters, restrooms, water, fire pits and ample multi-use trails for hiking, biking and horseback riding. Beaver Creek was formed when the Minnesota River Valley was carved into the landscape by the massive Glacial River Warren.

9 Family-Friendly Places to Paddle in Minnesota

Minnesota sits on the shores of Lake Superior — the largest of five Great Lakes — but the state actually boasts 11,842 lakes. With so many ways to get out on the water, it can be hard to decide where to launch your canoe or kayak. 

Here are our favorite family-friendly places to paddle, all of which can be accessed and completed in a day.

14 of the Best Places To Canoe & Kayak Near Minneapolis

Here's one thing you may not know about Minneapolis: It's an outdoor adventurer’s paradise, boasting some of the best kayaking and canoeing in the country. There are nearly 1,400 lakes in the greater metro area to choose from, alongside three major rivers — the Mississippi, Minnesota and St. Croix — making Minneapolis the ultimate all-ability paddling destination.

Only have a day to spend? Here are 14 incredibly beautiful, not to mention accessible, places to launch your SUP, canoe or kayak near Minneapolis — and the outfitters that will help you do it.

Fresh Acres Corn Maze and Pumpkin Patch

Fresh Acres was founded in 2016 when two crazy corporate-types decided to take a leap into farming. Our mission was, and remains, to produce healthy, locally grown food to feed your family, as well as our own. In that vein, we purchase non-GMO seeds from carefully sourced seed companies, and we do not use harsh fertilizers and chemicals – we are not certified organic, but we grow in an organic manner. We also raise animals on the farm, closer to the way God intended them to be raised – they are free-range / pasture-raised, and we supplement with soy-free, transitional-organic feed.

Nowthen Threshing Show

53rd Annual Nowthen Threshing Show.

August 16, 17, & 18, 2024.

7415 Old Viking Blvd. NW, Nowthen, MN or six miles northeast of Elk River, MN. 

Featuring: Case, Vertical Engines & the 100th Anniversary of our Church!

Austin ArtWorks Festival

Free two-day event in Austin, Minnesota held annually each August...a celebration of visual, performing and literary artists, many with ties to Austin and the area. Check out the many vendors, exhibits, demonstrations, entertainment options, fun activities and food! Festival will be held in a variety of locations in Downtown Austin MN.
Hours: 9 am to 5 pm on Saturday, and 10 am to 4 pm on Sunday.
For more information, call 507-434-0934.