1

Play Turkey Bingo and eat turkey in the park on Turkey Days

2

Drop a leaf in the Pelican River, knowing it may travel to Hudson Bay

3

Attend Art in the Park in July

4

Ask about a guide to learn about the history of the area

5

Find wild turkeys in Maplewood State Park

6

Walk in a Volksmarch or drink a beer during Oktoberfest

7

Get your car washed at either of the three local touchless car washes

8

Wash you clothes in a commercial Maytag at Cash 'n Dash

9

Visit the Mexican Market "Las Monarcas"

10

View house and buildings located on the National Register

11

Show your kids the old pumper at the Pelican Rapids Fire Department

12

Walk the natural prairie next to Lake Region Electric

13

Shop at Gar Gar, a Moslem grocery store, pray with other Muslims in the back room.

14

Play pool, eat a liverwurst sandwich at the Pool Hall

15

Canoe or kayak the Pelican River

16

Pelican souvenirs are at Pelican Drug on downstairs in the Splash

17

Visit the Chamber of Commerce for maps, brochures and other information

18

Buy or rent Visitours, the self guided tours of the area on CD or cassette

19

Learn about the real estate market from the local real estate agents

20

Take time for a haircut or a manicure

21

Try a huge pancake at the Rapids restaurant

22

Ask to talk to the Mayor or of Chief of Police (both natives)

23

Exercise at Curves

24

Visit the Food Shelf on Tuesdays

25

Find boarding, pet food and people who care for you pets

26

Play tennis at the school tennis courts

27

Buy unusual stamps at the post office (or just watch who comes in)

28

Check the Chamber electronic sign on Broadway to find out what's happening

29

Get your oil changed or a tire repaired

30

Catch a muskie or a sunfish off the Beers Lake Pier

31

Swim at the public beach on South Lida

32

Enjoy a taco salad at the Cornfield Café

33

Try pull tabs at the Club or VFW

34

Get your teeth checked or cleaned

35

Shop for antiques at Monique's

36

Compare prescription prices at the Pelican Drug Pharmacy

37

Investigate getting a will or living will at law offices

38

Have your blood pressure checked

39

Find the finest Australian wines in the Municipal Liquor Store

40

Rent a DVD at Cash n Dash

41

Hike up Hallaway Hill

42

Tour Maplewood State Park, picnic, camp, fish, hike

43

Visit the library for books, newspapers, magazines, books on tape/cd, DVDs, civic archives, art exhibits. Check online to see if our Library has the book or DVD you want

44

Look under the Broadway Bridge for fish

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Find a bench on Broadway and people watch

46

Ask about the Red River Oxcart Trail

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Inquire about why Pelican Rapids is on a special birding trail and is a paradise for birds

48

Shop for items for a picnic lunch to enjoy in our riverside parks

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Enjoy hard ice-cream and specialty candies at Scoops

50

Buy and read the Pelican Press, our weekly newspaper

51

Review the latest in boats in our marine stores

52

See the latest in mobile homes at Victory Home Sales

53

Ask where you might see one of several buffalo herds or buy some bison burgers at Larry's

54

Walk over the Rotary Suspension Bridge and Mill Pond Dam

55

Visit internationally famous historical site of Minnesota Woman

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Inquire about the maple syrup industry

57

Race your fastest minnow on Tuesday mornings

58

Visit a resort, see accommodations and ask about prices

59

Take the Pelican Tour and see the friends of Pelican Pete

60

Learn about agricultural locations, including dairy, sheep, turkeys and pheasants

61

Worship in Spanish or Arabic

62

Enjoy a pizza or have one delivered up to seven miles by Jimmy's Pizza

63

Spend some time in Historic City Hall

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Ask about Indian sites

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Find the pelican with a stick of butter in its beak

66

Fish off the Mill Pond Pier or Rotary Bridge

67

Worship at any one of eighteen local churches

68

See the new soccer field and Thompson Park, watch the local Pelican Tigers play

69

Give what you no longer need to Pass It On, then shop there

70

Dump what you must at the new Solid Waste Transfer site

71

Listen to modern languages you might hear: Spanish, Somali, Ukrainian, Russian, Vietnamese, Bosnian, Norwegian, Swedish and even Minnesotan

72

Ask about winter sports, ice fishing, snowmobiling, cross country skiing

73

Note the glacier formed landscape of the area, lakes, hills, moraines

74

Enjoy a mango smoothie or an Americano, sit on the deck at Riverside Coffee

75

Get a latte, a lunch and a tan at the Muddy Moose

76

Buy inexpensive greeting cards at Cardbrokers

77

Have a beer with the crowd at the VFW Post 5252

78

Enjoy a drink, lunch or dinner, identify locals on the mural at Bridges

79

Buy a Jinma Chinese tractor at OK Tire

80

Use the multi-lingual ATM at Wells Fargo

81

Get a blizzard at the DQ or a root beer freeze at the Tastee Freez

82

Buy fresh produce every Tuesday at Farmer's Market

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Talk to Lee at Park Region about hunting, fishing or a gun safety course

84

Visit the Tobacco shop

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Shop for lumber and hardware at Crane Johnson

86

Golf at Birchwood or Lida Greens

87

Explore starting a business (coffee shop or restaurant)

88

Cross the Pelican River on the Midway wooden footbridge

89

Check to see if any school sports, theater or concerts are scheduled

90

Buy Danish and Swedish jams at Riverview Place

91

Go to church in Maplewood State Park

92

Try the food, listen to the music at our International Friendship Festival

93

Taste BBQ turkey at the Turkey Festival

94

Ride horseback in Maplewood State Park, camp in the Equestrian Campground

95

Spend a night in a Bed and Breakfast

96

Be on the lookout for bald eagles year 'round

97

Swim in our outdoor pool in Sherin Park

98

Have lunch at the Senior Citizens Center

99

Buy sewing material at The Fabric Stash quilt shop

100

Walk the track at Chauncey Martin Field

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Last but not least, take home a photo of the World's Largest Pelican