WILLMAR 鈥� Where else can you buy a tomato the size of your head? If that is something you're looking for, maybe a stop along one of the area's farmers markets may prove to be a valuable excursion at the crack of dawn on a Saturday morning.
With the summer growing season now in full swing, farm-fresh produce from area farmers can be readily found at a wide variety of local farmers markets throughout the area .
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Over the weekend, Willmar saw three separate farmers markets set up stalls, including the Uptown Willmar Farmers Market, Farmers Market at Robbins Island and the Saturday Farmers Market in Willmar, located at 1301 U.S. Highway 12.
Farmers markets will continue to be held throughout the summer, with some of them stretching into early October.
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Macy Moore / West Central Tribune
Macy Moore / West Central Tribune
Macy Moore / West Central Tribune
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The dignified resting places for veterans was dedicated after a decade of planning, featuring Gov. Tim Walz and Sen. Amy Klobuchar as speakers, providing burial space for over a century.
Monthly car shows to continue at New London's Country Stop convenience store through September.
West Addison Blues, The Crown Jewels highlight third Rockin' Robbins outdoor concert of 2023.
Bi-monthly gatherings bring New London game enthusiasts together at Goat Ridge Brewing Company.
Night of live music features musical acts, Free and Easy, and Pirates, Guitars & Beachfront Bars.
People enjoy the great outdoors as the summer season gets into full swing at Sibley State Park in rural New London.
Saulsbury Beach fills with hoops fans during annual Hoops by the Lake 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament.
Little Crow Ski opened its summer season Friday at Neer Park. The team will perform through the end of August, 2023.
Sibley State Park teaches children fishing basics on Lake Andrew over Memorial Day weekend on Saturday, May 27, 2023.
Norwegian celebration fills Milan's downtown streets as residents celebrate their heritage Saturday, May 20, 2023.
Inclement weather proceeded throughout much of the day, with an expected 6 to 10 inches of snowfall from the storm being expected by the time the storm started tapering off in Kandiyohi County on Friday evening.
Macy Moore / West Central Tribune
Macy Moore / West Central Tribune
Macy Moore / West Central Tribune
This year's Lake George Blueberry Festival is set for July 25-27, with activities for all ages including live music, sporting events, a car show, and of course, blueberry baked goods.
The 鈥渇ree the hot tub鈥� act gives vacation rental owners regulatory clarity and uniformity across the state.
The night sky over Lake Bemidji lit up in an explosion of color during the Red, White and Boom fireworks show on Wednesday as part of the Bemidji Jaycees 81st Annual Water Carnival.
Laughter and screams filled the air as families and friends gathered at the Sanford Center for Merriam's Midway on Wednesday as the Bemidji Jaycees' 81st Annual Water Carnival kicked off.
State sheriffs and health care providers argue the new law will prove to be 鈥減roblematic, if not impossible.鈥�
Between North Dakota, South Dakota and Minnesota, close to 285,000 people are projected to lose health insurance coverage by 2034.
Photos, pins, patriotic mementos, a commemorative bottle of rye whiskey and other materials went into the time capsule
The 38th season of the Bemidji Area Church Musicians Summer Recital Series continues at noon on Wednesday, July 9, at First Baptist Church, 1555 Paul Bunyan Drive NW.
A column by Winona LaDuke, an Ojibwe writer and economist on Minnesota鈥檚 White Earth Reservation. She also is co-curator of the Giiwedinong Museum in Park Rapids, Minnesota.
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