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🌱 Which Otter Tail backroads hide the best Lady Slipper displays?

Perham, Minnesota Patch AM: a 3 min read

Good morning Perham! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Which Otter Tail backroads hide the best Lady Slipper displays?

Also on today's calendar: Apple Valley July 4 Fireworks 2026: What To Know and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: Why don't eggs tell Jokes? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 70 and low of 54 degrees.
  • Wednesday: A couple of showers, temps: high: 68, low: 52.
  • Thursday: Partly sunny, showers around, with a high of 73 and low of 54 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Where to find Minnesota's beloved Lady Slippers in Otter Tail County (perhamfocus.com) — If you’re up for a short drive from Perham, you can spot Minnesota’s beloved Lady Slippers blooming along several Otter Tail County roads near Richville, Star Lake, and Marion Lake. A local master gardener even helped mark key viewing stretches with brown signs, and readers can share new locations with her for future signage.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Ottertail

  • Application and nomination period open for community-building Weaver Awards (perhamfocus.com)
  • Lake Park woman injured in motorcycle crash near Pelican Lake (perhamfocus.com)

Detroit Lakes

  • DL trap shoots way to state for 2nd straight season, celebrates Conference 3 title (dl-online.com)
  • Reports of fake property listings made in Becker County (dl-online.com)
  • Cornerstone Celebrates Youth and Community at Annual Gala (lakesarearadio.net)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: They might crack up... (Thank you Cat R. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Perham

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