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Thursday-Saturday Jan. 30-Feb. 1, 2025
30 Crosslake businesses to simmer soups for tasting Feb. 1 CROSSLAKE — Crosslake Chamber member businesses will simmer kettles of soup for the public to taste and vote on to determine which earn this year’s SoupFest Golden Ladles. Tasting will begin at noon Saturday, Feb. 1, and ballots will be tallied at 3 p.m. that day. Vote for your favorites on your mobile phone using the free Crosslake App. SoupFest winners will be announced at 5 p.m. Feb. 1. The following businesses will participate.
CULINARY COMPETITORS
• 14 Lakes Brewery • Andy’s Bar & Grill • Crosslake Coffee • Crosslake Fifty Lakes American Legion Post 500 • Lake Country Crafts and Cones • Manhattan’s • Maucieri’s Italian Bistro • Moonlite Bay Family Restaurant & Bar • Patrick’s Cedar Chest • UpNorth Social • Zorbaz-Crozzlake
AMATEUR COMPETITORS
• Holiday Station Store-Crosslake • JAG Interior Solutions • Key Wellness • LakePlace.com a Dane Arthur Real Estate Agency • Lakes Area Tanning • Maverick Boutique • MN Roots • National Loon Center • Northland Sotheby’s International Realty
2024 WINTERFEST SOUPFEST WINNERS
Judges’ Choice First: Crosslake Fifty Lakes American Legion (Marry Me Chicken Bacon Soup) Second: Maucieri’s (Braised Rib & Gnocchi) Third: Squirrelly Mama (Loaded Baked Potato) People’s Choice Culinary First: Andy’s Bar & Grill (Turkey Pot Pie Soup) Second: Crosslake Fifty Lakes American Legion (Marry Me Chicken Bacon Soup) Third: Lake Country Crafts & Cones (Cheesy Broccoli Bacon Soup) People’s Choice Amateur First: Whitefish at the Lakes Senior Living (Brunswick Soup) Second: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers/ Paul Bunyan Scenic Byway (Ox Tail Soup) Third: Simply Rustic Floral Design (Creamy Tomato Basil) • Northern Minnesota Railroad Heritage Assn. • OutletRecreation.com RV & Marine • Renewal By Andersen at Crosslake Ace Hardware • Shoppe 218 • Simply Rustic Floral Design • Squirrelly Mama • The Gathering Event Center • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Cross Lake Recreation Area • Whitefish at the Lakes Senior Living • Wing Wellness
Contributed photos/ Crosslake Chamber of Commerce
In the 2024 SoupFest event, the Crosslake Fifty Lakes American Legion placed first in the Judges’ Choice category for their Marry Me Chicken Bacon Soup.
In the 2024 SoupFest event, Andy’s Bar and Grill placed first in the People’s Choice Culinary category for their Turkey Pot Pie Soup.
In the 2024 SoupFest event, Whitefish at the Lakes Senior Living placed first in the People’s Choice Amateur category with their Brunswick Soup.