News & Events

June Picnic Pick-Up at Osprey Wilds

Are you looking for a fun family outing this month? It’s picnic season and the kitchen staff at Osprey Wilds in Sandstone are offering 2 great picnic pick-up events this month – June 7th or June 20th. See the event details below with menu options. Use this link to get your order in: https://ospreywilds.org/event

Virtual Dinner at the Lake

Join the Osprey Wilds Environmental Learning Center for the first-ever virtual Dinner at the Lake! Featuring keynote speaker is Bridget Mendel, Program Director of the University of MN Bee Squad! Inspired by Dr. Marla Spivak, the Bee Squad helps beekeepers and the community promote the conservation, health, and diversity of bee pollinators through research, education, […]

Business Updates as of 5.18.20

As the Stay-at-Home order expires and businesses are beginning to re-open for customers, many of them will have operational changes in place. Whether it be limiting the number of customers inside their store or being open by appointment only, we will begin updating this article based on information provided by our local businesses. Please continue […]

Osprey Wilds Environmental Learning Center

At the May 5th Chamber Meeting, we welcomed Bryan Wood, Executive Director for the Osprey Wilds Environmental Learning Center to join us as the guest presentation and share some information about about the organization and how the current pandemic is affecting their organization. Wood began by sharing some history of the organization, “In January 2020, […]

IMAGE Art Show Entries Wanted

The East Central Regional Arts Council announced last week that the annual IMAGE Art Show will be held this year as an online, virtual gallery. IMAGE is an annual judged art show for visual artists residing in Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, and Pine Counties (Region 7E). It is sponsored and hosted by the East […]

Pine City Ambassador Program Cancels 2020 Event

The impact of COVID-19 on communities across Minnesota has left many of our fellow ambassador programs choosing to cancel or delay their events this year.  The Pine City Ambassador Program began the application process in early March, before the recent closures and we were excited to welcome 9 candidates into the program this year.   It […]