🌱 Why Jenkins is on Minnesota’s Paul Bunyan statue road trip map.

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In today's newsletter:

• Why Jenkins is on Minnesota’s Paul Bunyan statue road trip map.

Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Cloudy with a shower or two, with a high of 60 and low of 43 degrees.
• Sunday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 63, low: 36.
• Monday: Partly sunny, with a high of 60 and low of 49 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Think you know Paul Bunyan? Only if you know his wife (bestofthemidwest.com) — Jenkins gets a fun shout-out as one of several Minnesota towns boasting Paul Bunyan-themed statues, tying it into a decades-long tourism tradition. The story centers on Lucette, Paul’s larger-than-life wife in Hackensack, tracing her quirky origins, storm damage, community-funded restoration, and the festivals and musical that keep her legend alive for visitors across the region.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday October 3

• Sunset at Manhatten Beach →
  Kicks the Art Place, 36066 County Road 66, Crosslake
  2:00 pm
• Tami + The Bachelor at Dockside Lounge →
  Dockside, Breezy Point Resort, Breezy Point
  9:00 pm

Sunday October 4

• Lutheran Church of the Cross - Nisswa →
  Nisswa MN

Monday October 5

• Personnel Committee →
  Crow Wing County, MN Calendar, 326 Laurel St, Brainerd
  9:00 am

Tuesday October 6

• Sheriff's Sale - 1319 90th Ave, Fort Ripley →
  Crow Wing County, MN Calendar, 304 Laurel Street, Brainerd
  10:00 am
• Halloween Signboard →
  Kicks the Art Place, 36066 County Road 66, Crosslake
  1:00 pm

Wednesday October 7

• MHCA 2026 Annual Conference →
  Breezy Point Resort, Breezy Point

Thursday October 8

• Budget Committee →
  Crow Wing County, MN Calendar, 326 Laurel St, Brainerd
  9:00 am

Friday October 9

• Steel Bridges Band at Commander →
  Commander, Breezy Point
  8:30 pm

Saturday October 10

• The Old Oak Tree →
  Kicks the Art Place, 36066 County Road 66, Crosslake
  2:30 pm

Tuesday October 13

• TWO Paintings in ONE Class! Fall Watercolor Paintings →
  Kicks the Art Place, 36066 County Road 66, Crosslake
  1:00 pm
• Monthly Fire Department Meeting →
  Mission Town Hall, 29474 Co Rd 3, Merrifield
  8:00 pm

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.

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🗞 Nearby News

Pequot Lakes

• Northern Lakes Fire District to host inaugural open house (pineandlakes.com)
• Crosslake honors retiring fire captain (pineandlakes.com)
• Area Cross-Country: Flyer girls run away with title (brainerddispatch.com)

Pine River

• Pine River-Backus homecoming court named (pineandlakes.com)
• Happy Dancing Turtle Fall Bingo Scavenger Hunt Runs During October (pineconepresscitizen.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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