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Small Town Revival: Maple Syrup Festival Comes Back After COVID Cancellation Last Year

Sources Of Small Town Pride Are Returning As Pandemic Inches Closer To Ending

April 10, 2021

Site Staff,

VERGAS, Minn. – With vaccination rates going up and life getting closer to normal, we’re seeing how people are getting back on with their life. And this spring, small towns in our region are getting back events that helped bring them together. I bring you to Vergas, Minnesota and the annual Maple Syrup Fest on Saturday. They cancelled the festival…

Maple syrup boiler fire destroys Otter Tail County home

March 30, 2021

Jim Monk,

VERGAS, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) – A home was destroyed by fire near Vergas, Minn. Monday. The fire at 50771 East Lake Seven Rd. was reported shortly after 5 p.m. The investigation determined the fire started from a maple syrup boiler in the driveway that spread to the house. There were no injuries. The Vergas Fire Dept, was assisted by fire departments…

Social Distancing: The Giant Statue Tour

A Giant Tour Of Giant Statues In Minnesota

March 16, 2021

Site Staff,

Do you want to explore, do something epic, and run into practically no one while you’re doing it? Lakes County has a ridiculous number of crazy roadside statues towering over highways, lakes, and other random places. And it’s about the perfect social distancing activity because no one is around these works of art. So I went and saw as many…

Vergas, MN – Town of the Week 10/13/2020

October 13, 2020

Max Mueller,

Vergas is well knows for its 20 foot tall loon. We see how it came to be and share some of the comments people made about Vergas. Categories: Town Of The Week Tags: Giant Loon, TOWN OF THE WEEK, Vergas

Alligator sighting in Otter Tail County

July 3, 2020

Site Staff,

Courtesy: Bonnie RobinsonNEAR DENT, Minn. – It’s quite the sight to see in Otter Tail County. Bonnie Robinson sent us this picture from West McDonald Lake, which is between Dent and Vergas. She tells us foam was swept onshore and it made it into the shape that looks like an alligator. It didn’t stay long though. That darn wind also blew…

Vergas Community Comes Together For Parade Of Hope

The parade is meant to bring smiles to people's faces sending a message that we are all in this together.

May 1, 2020

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VERGAS, Minn. — At the Parade Of Hope people across the community are coming together in the wake of multiple weeks of shutdown due to the Coronavirus. The parade is meant to bring smiles to people’s faces sending a message that we are all in this together. “Ya know being cooped up in your house not being able to go…

Fire At Hillside Apartments in Pelican Rapids

Firefighters responded on Monday morning

February 19, 2019

TJ Nelson,

PELICAN RAPIDS, MN — Fire has heavily damaged the Hillside Apartments in Pelican Rapids. Firefighters from Pelican Rapids and Vergas were called to the fire Monday morning. No one was hurt. The state fire marshal’s office is investigating the cause. Categories: Local News, Minnesota News Tags: Fire, HILLSIDE APARTMENTS, minnesota, PELICAN RAPIDS, Vergas

Firefighters Respond to Rural Vergas Garage Fire

The Otter Tail County Sheriff's Office says the garage is a total loss.

December 31, 2017

Alison Voorhees,

VERGAS, Minn. — A garage is a total loss after a fire breaks out in Otter Tail County. It happened at 30229 Candor Hall Road in rural Vergas, Minnesota. The homeowner called the sheriff’s office shortly before 5:00 this morning. When firefighters arrived, the garage was fully engulfed. Fire crews from Vergas, Detroit Lakes, Frazee and deputies from the Otter…