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Audrey F. and Aryel G. won the Lip Sync Contest at Ox Cart Days on Friday and the $150 prize. Hazel O. finished in second place and received $100. Claire H. finished in third place and received $50. This year’s competition had 11 participants. Photos from Friday’s competition are included below.
One and Only of Euclid won the 2026 Crookston Lions Club Ribfest on Friday, which was held in the Downtown Square as part of Ox Cart Days. It is the second straight year that One and Only has won Ribfest. Ribfest was moved to Friday this year due to the addition of Ox Cart Days
The Crookston Fire Department hosted a pancake breakfast Friday morning as part of Crookston’s Ox Cart Days. Items served during breakfast included pancakes, French toast, sausage, coffee, milk, and orange juice. Attendees sat at tables on the firehouse floor, with turnout gear lining the walls and fire trucks parked outside for everyone to see. Included
The 36th Annual Miss Crookston Scholarship Pageant was held Thursday evening in front of a packed house at the Crookston High School auditorium. This year’s theme was “Clothed in Confidence.” Miss Crookston 2016 Morgan Kresl was the emcee. Avery Mathews, daughter of Jami and James Mathews, was crowned Miss Crookston 2026. Her sponsor was Choice
The Midwest Shrine Association and the Kem Shriners had a parade in Crookston on Thursday. The parade was the opening of the 95th Summer Session for the Midwest Shriners, which includes members from Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Michigan, and the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Saskatchewan. Here are some photos from Thursday’s
The 2026 Ox Cart Days festival has seen tremendous turnout for many events during the week, according to Ox Cart Days Committee Chair James Pogatshnik. One event that broke records was Monday’s Taste of Crookston, which moved from the Eagles Club to the Crookston Inn this year. Pogatshnik initially had concerns that switching to a
