50+ things to do in Staples this summer
The Thriving Communities Initiative Quality of Life Task Force started a list of things to do in summer in the Staples area, with the goal of 50 things that are readily available to everyone in the community. Without too much work, the group came up with more than 50 and are asking for input from the community to add to the list.
To add your own ideas to the list, email Tricia Jasmer at the Staples Community Center, tjasmer@ci.staples.mn.us, or Mark Anderson at the Staples World, editor@staplesworld.com.
The Staples World also invites anyone trying these summer activities to post a photo on their facebook page. Check this issue of the newspaper for photos of people taking part in these activities.
Things to do in Staples this summer
1. Visit the farmer’s market
2. Walk the bog walk at Old Wadena
3. Check out the longest pier in Minnesota at Dower Lake
4. Attend a Lumberbats game
5. Bike/walk the Legacy Trail
6. Run through sprinklers
7. Build a sand castle at Dower Lake beach
8. Stroll through the Living Legacy Gardens
9. Go camping
10. Read a book at the library
11. Tube the Crow Wing River
12. Play disc golf at Pine Grove Park or Dower Lake (or both)
13. Attend a theater performance
14. Have fun at the Leader Pig Races
15. Enjoy an evening of Music in the Park
16. Find a hidden geocache
17. Spend an afternoon in a park reading
18. Play a round of golf
19. Spin, twirl and flip at the Motley skate park
20. Go fishing
21. Find all the local barn quilts
22. Have a picnic
23. Take a Community Ed. or summer school class
24. Go to Vacation Bible School or church event
25. Pitch horseshoes at Pine Grove Park
26. Attend a town festival
27. Watch a fireworks display
28. Enjoy an ice cream treat
29. Participate in a 5K
30. Create a sidewalk chalk masterpiece or other outoor artwork
31. Splash around the Staples Community Center swimming pool
32. Go bird watching
33. Join a sports league
34. Explore the Staples Historic Depot
35. Tour the pavers at the Staples Veterans Park
36. Play sand volleyball at Wilson Park
37. Learn how to play pickleball
38. Sharpen your tennis skills
39. Plant a garden
40. Plant wildflowers
41. Have a nature scavenger hunt
42. Take photos or make a movie of your community
43. Find things in your community and put on social media and cell phone apps
44. Keep a summer journal
45. Create a story about your town
46. Find a local cause or community group to connect with
47. Host a garage sale or talk to people at other sales
48. Make music in public places
49. Find a ball, find a friend and play
50. Create a new game and get friends to play it with you
51. Explore the town on foot
52. Find out what’s going on at Central Lakes College
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