August 23rd and 24th
PHOTOGRAPHERS!
Do
you have a great photo of something in the outdoors that you think is a WINNER?
Enter it into our Photo Contest! We also have a category for trail
cameras!
Click HERE for the full
rules. Winners will receive prizes! Photos will be displayed at the Expo.
Check out ALL of our activities in 2008 by viewing our brochure for the Expo! Or here for word format versions! pg 1, 2
The Expo is GOING GREEN this
year!! If you arrive to the expo in a "green" manner (riding a bike,
carpooling) , we'll give you 1$ off admission for the driver!
Click HERE to download our survey, and then email it to molly.costin@mn.nacdnet.net if you have something you'd like us to change/know. Thanks!
MN ZOO is coming!
And they're bringing ANIMALS!
Saturday August 23rd
at 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.
EXPO EVENTS
Looking for something fun to do?
Congressman Colin Peterson is hopeful to attend!
Trap Shoot by Knob Hill Sportsmen's Club
Archery Competition by Mit-ti-quab Archery
Nature Photography and Trail Camera Photo Contest
State Championship Still Target Turkey Shoot
MN Zoo with Animals, Tricia and the Toonies, Bird house building, many kids crafts!
TACKLE EXCHANGE for fisherman. Click for info ...
Vendors, food, and fun!
Tricia and the Toonies! Enviro-show, Sunday @ 1pm
New this year
we're having Tricia and the Toonies
Enviro-show at the Expo. "There
is a high level of interest in educating today's youth regarding vital
environmental issues. Tricia & The Toonies perform a highly effective
program in schools and communities with themes focusing on reducing,
reusing, recycling, pollution prevention, natural resource conservation and
more." We're
hoping to be able to hand out recycling bins to the youth that attend and
teach them how to use them! Check out
www.thetoonies.com for more info on Tricia!
| Our 2007 Vendors: 1st Minnesota Realty |
| 5 Star Fish Houses |
| Al Roggenkamp and Sons |
|
Bearings and More Biemert Outdoors Borealis Bookstore |
| Custom Calls |
| Dewey’s Taxidermy |
| Don Bethel Decoys |
| Epic Realty |
| Furniture Gallery |
| Hay Creek Marketing |
| Hoops Custom Sausage and Archery |
| Hoot’s Sports |
|
In the Shades J&L Taxidermy |
| Knob Hill Sportsmens Club |
| Klinnert Seeds |
| Kovar Taxidermy |
|
Leaf River Ag Mary Kay |
| Menahga Conservation Club |
| Mills Locker Plant |
| Minnesota Deer Hunters Association |
| Minnesota Forest Resources Council |
| MNDNR Enforcement |
| MNDNR Wildlife |
|
Musky 101 Guide Service Natural Resources Conservation Service |
|
National Wild Turkey
Federation Nelson’s Furtree |
| Oak Point Game Farm |
| Northland Bison Ranch |
|
Pats Concessions Pheasants Forever |
|
Pleasureland
RV Center Prairie Archery |
| Prairie Wild |
|
Residential Wind Power Inc. Ringnecks Forevermore |
| Rockin’ D Acres |
| Sportsman’s Warehouse |
| Starlite Fish Houses |
| Stonybrook Outfitters |
|
Tastefully
Simple The Dog House The Gores Company |
|
The Gun Shop The Scrap Nook |
| Thompson Talon |
| Turn In Poachers |
|
Todd County Area Bee Keepers Assn. Todd Wadena Electric Cooperative |
| Tropical Serenity Massages |
| Tuffy’s Dog Foods |
| Wadena Convention and Visitors Bureau |
| Wadena DFL |
| Wadena GM |
| Wadena Inn and Grill |
| Wadena Planning and Zoning |
| Wadena Outfitters |
|
Wadena SWCD Weber’s Wadena Hardware |
HEY KIDS!
We want you to come too!
See the Minnesota Zoo - Mobile!
The MN Zoo had 2 presentations on Saturday of our 2007 Expo and did a WONDERFUL job! Both shows were jam packed and very exciting! We saw animals like opossums, snakes, a great horned owl, and more!
Learn to shoot a bow and arrow!
Mit-i-quab archery club is going to be teaching youngsters how to properly and safely handle a bow and arrow - and shoot one! Each year they do a great job of teaching kids safety and technique of archery.
Build a Bird house or Duck Box!
Jon and Darlys Hamburg helped kids make over 50 bird houses in 2007 with help from the Staples Sportsmans Club.
Play Games, Watch Movies, and MUCH MORE!
AND THIS IS ALL FREE FOR KIDS!
HEY FISHERMEN and WOMEN! We're having a tackle exchange on Saturday of our Expo! That means you can bring in your harmful lead tackle out of your tackle box and exchange it for free! Don't forget! Check out this website for more information!
Want to become a vendor? Click HERE for a Booth form!!
Some of our AWESOME volunteers!
Kids learning how to build a bird house with members of the Menahga Conservation Club at 2006's Expo.
Trap Shoot held by Knob Hill Sportsmen's Club on Saturday
Thanks to all of our GREAT Expo Sponsors:
The Wadena Convention and Visitors Bureau, Wadena SWCD, and
