Happy St. Patrick's Day

Important Announcement from the Chamber Office

As of January 1st, 2023, the Cuyuna Lakes Chamber began implementing a 90-day past-due automatic cut-off policy. Businesses will have up to 90 days to pay their annual membership dues. Any invoices left unpaid after 90 days will result in automatic membership termination. This includes annual membership dues and event sponsorships. We are happy to make exceptions to this due to business hardships, but ask you please contact the Chamber to make payment arrangements to avoid termination.

Quarter 2 Membership Renewal Invoices have been emailed out. Please contact us if you have any questions.

2023 Visitor Guide

Great news! The 2023 Cuyuna Lakes Visitor Guide is now available in our office and on digital format. Stop on in and pick up your hardcopy during office hours or click on the link above to see it in digital format. Please be sure to share the link with others as well.

Let's Grow the Cuyuna Lakes!

SAVE THE DATES!

Business After Hours at Common Goods (Crosby)

with Common Goods & Iron Range Eatery

Thursday April 13th 5-7 pm

*note: date changed to the 13th.

Music in the Park Dates for 2023

June 8 & 22

July 13 & 27

August 10 & 24

Crosby Memorial Park

Annual Chamber Golf Tournament

Wednesday July 12

Cuyuna Rolling Hills

2023 Cuyuna Crusher

Sunday August 27

Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area

Summer Event Sponsorships

Now Available

By sponsoring Music in the Park your organization has the opportunity to take over the evening and make it your own. Some things that have gone well in the past: games with attendees during halftime (such as hula hoop and freeze dance contests), drawings and giveaways, tasty treats, bubbles for kids, etc....it's all about engaging with the audience, showing the public what you have to offer and ensuring a fun evening for all. It's the best community wide event of the summer! But we might be a little biased. ;)

Event Sponsorship opportunities are currently available by visiting www.cuyunalakes.com or opt to print the following sponsorship form and mail in with payment.

2023 Musician Lineup To Be Announced Soon!

2023 Music in the Park Dates:

June 8 & 22

July 13 & 27

August 10 & 24

23rd Annual Chamber Golf Tournament

Join us at Cuyuna Rolling Hills in Deerwood, MN for the 23rd Annual Golf Tournament on Wednesday July 12th. Prizes for the top two teams, 10th place team and last place team, plus a loaded liquor cooler raffle and more! Get your friends and co-workers together for a day of fun on the course! As a courtesy to the host, advanced registration is recommended as spots WILL sell out!

Interested in helping us put on another great golf tournament? Sponsorship opportunities are available!

Sponsoring the Annual Golf Tournament at the Cuyuna Rolling Hills is a great networking opportunity for all organizations, is a great way to get some sun while having fun playing games with the golfers at your hole, providing lunch or beverages or setting up a booth and marketing your product/services to the 100 golfers as they go through. The opportunities for your business are endless!

To become a 2023 Golf Tournament Sponsor or register your team online please click here or simply print out the following forms and mail in with payment.

St Patrick’s Day Specials

Cuyuna Brewing Company - Live music by Bruce Archer 5-8 pm Friday.

Hard Water Lounge – Beverage specials Friday with Most Irish Spirit Contest judging 8-9 pm. $100 Hard Water gift card to the winner!

Iron Range Eatery – Food and Drink specials Friday & Saturday Specials Available.

Ruttger’s Bay Lake Resort – Getaway Specials & Dinner Specials at White Oak Grill.

The Hudson – Irish Cream White Mocha on special through Friday.

Trailside Tavern – Food & drink specials all day Friday with live music by Amanda Standalone 5-8 pm DJ Dance Party 9 pm to close.

Upcoming Activities in the Cuyuna Lakes Area

April 15 - Easter Mega Meat Raffle 5 pm Bridge Tavern

April 22 - Free Entry into all MN State Parks

April 29 - Smokey Robinson performing at Grand Casino Hinckley

May 13 & 14 - Cuyuna Gem & Mineral Show. CWC Fairgrounds

cuyunarockclub.org

June 11 - Cuyuna Off Road Triathlon CCSRA cuyunaoffroadtri.com

June 24 - Fifty Lakes Day

July 15 - Celebrate Emily Day 7 am to 10:30 pm

August 1-5 - Crow Wing County Fair crowwingcountyfair.com

August 11 & 12 - Deerwood Summerfest deerwoodcommerce.org

August 17-20 - CI Heritage Days

August 27 - Cuyuna Crusher cuyunalakes.com

October 20 & 21 - Oktoberfest at Ruttger's Bay Lake Resort ruttgers.com

Nov 30-Dec 2 - Cuyuna Christmas cuyunachristmas.com

Weekly Happenings - Including but not limited to

Sundays

Mondays

Burger Special at Trailside Tavern 11 am to 9 pm
Build your own Personal Pizza at Iron Range Eatery at 4 pm
Meat Raffle at Trailside Tavern 6 pm ($20 packages)

Tuesdays

Breakfast Tuesday-Saturday 8-10:30 Ironton Legion
Taco Tuesday at Iron Range Eatery at 4 pm
Sushi Tuesdays at Iron Range Eatery (1st & 3rd Tuesday of month) at 5:00

Wednesdays

Breakfast Tuesday-Saturday 8-10:30 Ironton Legion
Preschool Story Hour at Hallett Library at 10:30 am
Build your own burger Wednesdays at Iron Range Eatery at 4 pm
Meat Raffle Wednesdays at 5:30 Deerwood Legion
Raffle every Wednesday at 6:00 at Hard Water Lounge

Thursdays

Breakfast Tuesday-Saturday 8-10:30 Ironton Legion
Build your own pasta Thursdays at Iron Range Eatery at 4 pm
Cribbage Thursdays at Hallett Library at 4:00
Meat Raffle at 6 pm at The Deerstand (benefits Deerwood Fire Dept).
Bar Bingo at 6:30 pm (Guaranteed $250 Jackpot & Game 8 Progressive Jackpot of $443). At Ironton Legion

Fridays

Breakfast Tuesday-Saturday 8-10:30 Ironton Legion
Meat Raffle Fridays at 6:30 Deerwood Legion
Happy Hour Ruttger’s White Oak Grill 3-5 pm

Saturdays

Breakfast Tuesday-Saturday 8-10:30 Ironton Legion
Meat Raffle at 2 pm at The Deerstand (benefits Deerwood Fire Dept).
Happy Hour – All you can eat prime rib Ruttger’s White Oak Grill 3-5 pm
Prime Rib Special at Maucieri’s 4 pm 218-692-4800

Easter

Ruttger’s Bay Lake Resort – Saturday Outdoor Egg Hunt, Arts & Crafts, Bingo & Sunday Brunch. Call 800-450-4545 Reservations Required.

The Bridge Tavern – Easter Buffet Sunday April 9^th All you can eat buffet $22 Starting at 11 am. Reservations required.

*Events & Specials subject to change without notice.

Do you host a weekly community event?

We'd love to hear about it!

Email us at info@cuyunalakes.com, give us the details and we will include it in our weekly community events listing on social media and right here in our biweekly newsletter.

Help Wanted Apply Today

Taconite Canteen & Event Center

Hiring for seasonal help starting as soon as March 15th through Labor Day!

Hosts, Bussers and Dishwashers (15 years of age)
Servers (18 years of age)
Bartenders (1 year experience)
Line Cooks (2 years experience)

We have a fun, fast paced atmosphere and willing to teach the candidate with the right positive attitude! Apply in person at Taconite Canteen 240 Curtis Ave, Ironton, MN 56455.

(2/28/2023)

Members Matter

Quarter 1 Membership Renewals

Thank you to the following organizations for renewing your yearly membership! We appreciate your commitment to community and look forward to another year of partnership!

3 Dogs Wash & Services

Allegra Marketing Print Mail

Atwater Chevrolet Buick GMC

Brainerd Dispatch

City of Crosby

Country Inn Deerwood

Crosby Ace Hardware

Crosby Ironton Courier

Crow Wing Power

Cuyuna Brewing Company

Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area

Cuyuna Lakes Mountain Bike Crew

Cuyuna Range Campground (Welcome)

Cuyuna Range Farmers Market (Welcome)

Cuyuna Range Youth Center

Deerwood Bank

Deerwood Rice & Grain Processing

Deerwood Technologies

First Impression Printing

Great River Eye Clinic

GuidePoint Pharmacy

Koop Funeral Home

Lakes Area Unlimited Learning

Lakes Printing

Legacy Chorale of Greater Minnesota (Welcome)

Magnum Machining

Minnesota Energy Resources

Mid Minnesota Federal Credit Union

North Country Cafe

North Central Medical Supply & Equipment

Northern Air Plumbing & Heating LLC

Optimal Yardscapes LLC

Rasinski Construction

Re/Max Advantage Plus - Lance & Stephanie Nelson

Red Rider Resort (Welcome)

Roth RV & Marine

Ruttger's Bay Lake Resort

Security State Insurance

Serpent Lake Association

Smokey Jake's BBQ

Timber Building Supply Inc Ace Hardware

Unity Bank

Uplifted Wellness Studio

Whistling Pete

Widseth

Woodland Beach Resort

Quarter 2 Membership Renewal Invoices have been emailed out. Please contact us if you have any questions.

Membership Account Access

Is your directory listing/description up to date or do you need to create a creative bio?
Do you have a weekly or monthly special or coupon to share with the chamber community?

We encourage Chamber Members to login today to utilize all the potential their Chamber InfoHub account provides.

Exclusive Member Benefits

As a Chamber Member you get exclusive benefits!

Free Social Media Marketing:

In 2022 our Facebook page reached 133,008 people and continues to grow! That's a 260% increase in reach from 2021.

In comparing 2021 vs 2022:

Facebook page reach – 36,961 vs 133,008 a 260% increase from 2021

Facebook page visits - 2,538 vs 10,615 a 318% increase from 2021

Instagram reach – 611 vs 3,187 a 424% increase from 2021

Be sure to like, comment and share our Facebook and Instagram pages/posts to help us broaden our reach, driving more business to your front door.

Exclusive Events:

Here at the Chamber we're all about events! So much so we reserve our event sponsorship opportunities strictly for our members. Giving you the chance to not only boost your business marketing but also giving you an opportunity to participate in our events as well. This allows you the opportunity to meet new people by getting out and about in the communities in which we live, love and enjoy.

Newsletter Features:

We publish our newsletter every two weeks to over 1,500 individuals. We are happy to add your event listing, employment opportunity or business update to our member newsletter for free. Just email us the details at Info@cuyunalakes.com.

Board Positions:

The Chamber is overseen and directed by 12 volunteer board members that serve on four year terms, helping with the direction and planning of the Chamber.

Community Billboard:

With a reach of around 14,000 per day and low cost, the Community Billboard in Crosby at the Highway 6 & 210 intersection is a great way to help get the word out! Three day ads are available free of charge to Chamber Members. We do offer weekly/monthly advertising at low rates as well.

Let's also not forget about:

Customer Referrals

Yearly Visitor Guide Listing

Free Ribbon Cutting & Ground Breaking Promotions

Free Website Listing/Directory

Free Online Event Calendar Listings

Networking Opportunities

Free Brochure placement within our office

Job postings in our newsletter and on social media

Thank you for being a Chamber member! We enjoy working alongside you! Being able to share in the marketing of our members is something we really enjoy doing. We value and appreciate our partnership with each one of you!

Please let us know how we can help you and your business. We always value and appreciate feedback.