Recently a mural was placed on the side of Samuelson Drug in Starbuck, recognizing the history of the area and how far the town has come. The mural was inspired by and dedicated to Audrey Amundson in a surprise ceremony. Her thanks was evident in the kind words and emotion she showed during the ceremony… Read More

Mr. Furtney turns part of property into campground From the Pope County Tribune, Thursday, July 26, 1923. A get-together meeting of the county auditors, highway engineers and county commissioners of the 4th division of the State Highway Department was held last Thursday afternoon at Glenwood. The session was held in the beautiful city park on the… Read More

Local supermarkets seeing a beef shortage August 1, 1963 – Annele Suojanen, a Finnish Foreign exchange student, joined her Glenwood family, Oliver and Dorothy Hoplin and girls, for the coming school year. She noted that Glenwoodites “smiled all the time.” “Finns keep things bottled up,” she said. Outboard motors were the target of area thieves. Several had been… Read More

110 YEARS AGO From Aug. 8, 1913 A man was soundly thrashed by his wife last week for not paying his newspaper subscription after she had given him the cash to do it. May her crown be trimmed to order and her harp have an extra string.  Everyone is busy making hay between showers.  The corn crop certainly will… Read More

The Glenwood Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce and Welcome Center have not failed to disappoint with their Music in the Park series for the summer. A big crowd came out to take in the Blues Brothers Revue last Thursday. The group performed several songs from the Blues Brothers catalog and even broke out some of… Read More

Family fun-filled week is ahead Glenwood’s 67th annual Waterama gets underway this week and visitors from all over come to Glenwood and the Lake Minnewaska area for one of the oldest continuous summer celebrations in Minnesota. Waterama 2023 will again feature all the fun-filled family activities for which it has become known.  Just some of those… Read More

The 137th annual Pope County Fair is set for next week, Aug. 2-5 at the Pope County Fairgrounds in Glenwood. This year’s fair is jam packed with events both familiar and new.  Back by popular demand on  Friday night is the Family Fun Night sponsored by the Pope County Ag Society.   Main events on Family Fun… Read More

By Kris Goracke Reporter Starbuck City Beach took a step toward inclusivity as the Starbuck City Council approved the purchase of a 5-foot Blue Jay Roll-up Walkway.  The Mobi-Mat, a portable and removable rollout beach access mat, will provide people with mobility aids easy access to the lake. Back this spring, Linda Hoffmann, Starbuck City Beach Supervisor,… Read More

Glenwood family works to provide ‘sensory bags’ for children with Autism By Kris Goracke Reporter “I want to change the world one piece at a time.” This statement is not just words – this statement is the mission of Owen Chan, an 11-year-old boy with Autism. It began in late June of this year when Owen’s dad,… Read More

The new Extension Educator, Jacob Halper, was introduced to the county board of commissioners at last weeks meeting. Halper comes to Pope County from the Chicago area. He studied for his master’s degree at Boston College and did his undergrad studies in southeast Minn. He brings with him 10 years of experience with youth development. Tom… Read More