Seven Detroit Lakes community members and businesses were honored by the Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce with their 2021 Splash Awards, in a ceremony held at the Holiday Inn-Lake Front in Detroit Lakes on Thursday, Oct. 28. The celebration highlighted the impact and involvement of each of the awardees as leaders and volunteers within the community, according to an online event posting.
The awards honor and celebrate seven people, businesses, organizations or groups that made a big impact in the community in 2020. Recipients this year include: Terry Kalil, Greta Guck and the entire Detroit Lakes Public Library team, SJE, La Barista, Kristin Bausman, Amy Erickson and Bruce Imholte.
Mother-daughter artists design sailboats for 150 Sails Up
Becky and Emma Mitchell of rural Lake Park were among three pairs of multi-generational artists to design sailboats for this year s 150 Sails Up in DL public art project. Mitchell designed two 4-foot sailboats using mosaic glass, for the Becker County Museum and Detroit Lakes Public Library. Her daughter, Emma, designed one of the smaller Retail Sails sculptures, which was purchased by the Mitchell family.
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Becky Mitchell, left, and her daughter Emma both created sailboats for the 150 Sails Up public art project. One of Becky s large sailboat designs is on display outside the Becker County Museum at 714 Summit Ave., while Emma s smaller sailboat is on display in the museum lobby. Becky s second large sailboat was created for the Detroit Lakes Public Library at 1000 Washington Ave., and is on display there. (Vicki Gerdes / Tribune)P
Retail Sails offer public a chance to own a piece of Detroit Lakes history
Though the 150 Sails Up in DL public art project has been completed, there are still about a dozen sailboat sculptures available for purchase, either directly at the Detroit Lakes Sesquicentennial website, or via public auction at events scheduled later this year.
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These two small sailboats were offered for sale via silent auction at the Sailboat Regatta Party on Friday, April 30. Proceeds from the Sails Up Detroit Lakes sculpture (at left) by Ava Marchus went to benefit the Boys & Girls Club of Detroit Lakes. Bids for Spinner Blade Parade (at right) did not meet the reserve price, so the sculpture will be sold as one of the city s Retail Sails, with proceeds to benefit the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. (Vicki Gerdes / Tribune)
Artists find smooth sailing in public project to celebrate 150th anniversary of Detroit Lakes
With materials donated and fabricated by BTD Manufacturing, a set of 80 artists signed up to design the sails, including artists from the Dakotas and Minnesota and as far away as Smyrna, Ga. Written By: Ethan Mickelson | ×
Hans and Mary Beth Gilsdorf, co-founders of the 150 Sails Up project, pose for a photo surrounded by some of the finished sails at Kent Freeman Hockey Arena in Detroit Lakes, Minn. Special to The Forum
DETROIT LAKES, Minn. Together for the first and only time before they metaphorically set sail into the relaxed Minnesota lake town, a reception this week will show off the 150 metal sail sculptures that were designed by artists to celebrate the city s 150th anniversary.