Pope County’s first Relay For Life event held August 2, 1962–The Glenwood ski tower, a city landmark for almost half a century, was destined to be no more unless some organization willing to fund it came forward. The tower had been blown down in a recent storm. The Glenwood Lions, sponsors of the annual ski tournaments… Read More

Northern Pacific Depot robbed From the Pope County Tribune, Thursday, Aug. 3, 1922. Methodist Church Dedicated. On August 15, 1921, Mr. E. H. Dahl was given a contract for the construction of a new Methodist church in Glenwood, and on September 11th, the corner-stone of the new building was laid. Although it was not in a… Read More

110 YEARS AGO From August 2, 1912 Ole Berg and Miss Josie Hanson were married at Glenwood on Wednesday and returning to Starbuck, the bridal party held the wedding festivities in the town hall  and supper being served at Johnson’s restaurant.  One of the settlers of this region and his wife were honored by their friends last Sunday,… Read More

Glenwood’s 66th 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 2022 this week will again feature all the fun-filled family activities for which it has become known.  Just some of those activities include street… Read More

The Pope County Fair is celebrating its 134th anniversary, and is set to take place next week  from August 3-6.  New events and attractions, plus time-honored favorites are set to fill the Pope County fairgrounds in Glenwood this year and, admission is free for the whole family! Visit the grandstand for exciting events including Wednesday night’s Skid… Read More

 It took commitment from local bike enthusiasts, local donors and state grant money, but the Barsness Park off-road bike trail has now been completed and is being used regularly this summer. Soon, kiosks with maps of the trails will be erected at trail heads located at AJ’s Bar & Grill, Park Road and at 3rd and… Read More

Rolling Forks Vineyard of Glenwood recently earned top honors in three wine competitions for their locally made wine. The vineyard also gained recognition for its newly redesigned website. Rolling Forks Vineyards’ signature 2021 Ruby Rhubarb wine earned a Platinum Award at the Great American International Wine Competition held in Rochester, N.Y. There were more than 900… Read More

The Waterama Button Committee is continuing to sell Waterama buttons for the 66th Annual Glenwood Waterama. The buttons, which include valuable coupons from local businesses, are just $2 per button. “Waterama buttons are worn as a badge of pride around the Glenwood area,” say Waterama Button Committee members and the money raised from button sales helps fund… Read More

Pope County’s community theater company, Minnewaska Showstoppers, is thrilled to announce they will perform four shows of the feel-good ’50s musical “Bye Bye Birdie.”  Directed by Oliver Rivera, the performances will run during Waterama week, July 27-30 at the Minnewaska Area High School Auditorium.    This will be Showstoppers first live theatrical show post-pandemic lockdown.  The musical was… Read More

The vacant county coroner position was the priority discussion at the Pope County Board of Commissioners meeting this week.  The position has been advertised for a couple of weeks, and no viable candidates have applied. Minnesota is in the minority of states that require a medical doctor to serve as coroner. Other states allow the county… Read More