Happy May Day!

Hurray, it's finally May!

With the beginning of the month comes the distribution of the Chamber newsletter.

Highlights:

• Being green in Sleepy Eye - more than 16 Chamber member businesses are doing something "green", whether it's selling reusable canvas bags to shop with or helping you save energy and money. For a list of who's green, check out http://www.sleepyeyechamber.com/green.htm
  
  
• Morgan Creek Vineyard is having their 10th Anniversary Opening Weekend on May 3 & 4. Sit back with a glass of wine, enjoy delicious appetizers and listen to music every Friday and Saturday through December.
  
• National Tourism Week is coming up on May 10-18.
  
  
• Don't miss HGTV's "If Walls Could Talk..." on May 12 at 4 p.m. The W.W. Smith Inn will be featured in this episode!
  
  
• The 2008 Business of the Year is BJ's Salon! An appreciation luncheon will be held in their honor on May 21 at noon at the Community Center. Congratulations BJ's Salon!!!
  
  
• Grand Openings of the Sleepy Eye Lake Trail and the Sleepy Eye Aquatic Center will be held on June 7 at 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.
  
  
• The 18th Annual Chamber Golf Tournament is coming up on June 19. Registration is due by May 30.
  
  
• Splish Splash Sales will be taking place during Sleepy Eye's Crazy Daze on July 17-20.
  
  
• The 33rd Annual Sleepy Eye Collector's Club Convention will be in Sleepy Eye on August 1-2, 2008. For registration and membership forms, check out http://www.sleepyeyechamber.com/ose.htm
  
  
• We are looking for Buttered Corn Days sponsorships to help with the expenses of the event, including the entertainment and parade. The 47th Annual Buttered Corn Days Celebration will be held on August 22-23, 2008 - mark your calendars!
  

Have a fabulous May!!!

No more SNOW!!!

Wouldn't you know, it snowed on Friday night!

But, being Minnesota, the sun was out on Saturday and melted it all away. Unfortunately, our "Let's Go Fly A Kite" event didn't lift off because it was too cold and very windy out. And only a few brave souls participated in the Studio 34 biathlon. A typical April weekend :-)

If you have noticed the map on the bottom of the Chamber's website, you can find out where people are from who want to learn more about Sleepy Eye. We just had people from Alaska, Florida and New York check us out on Sunday and Monday. There have even been people from China, Thailand and the United Kingdom. It's exciting, I tell ya!

This week looks pretty low-key, but you just never know! We are always ready for anything :-)

Have a great Monday!!!

Happy Friday!

Happy Friday!

Although it's been raining all day long, the grass is so green, that it's worth a day (or two) of showers! But's that's what April is about, right? They bring on those May flowers!

This weekend, you can look forward to a few things happening in Sleepy Eye:

• Studio 34 is hosting a free biathlon on Saturday starting at noon and going around the new Sleepy Eye Lake Trail. Get our your walking/jogging shoes and bicycles and join us!
  
• Let's Go Fly A Kite will hopefully taking place Saturday at 1:00 p.m. at Burnside Park. Last year was a beautiful day, so we're hoping for more of the same this year.
  
• McCabe's Ace Hardware and Radio Shack is having their Customer Appreciation Days! Join them for cookies, coffee, hot dogs and good sales. Their Garden Center is also open, so stop by to pick out your favorite garden plants.

Have a fabulous weekend!

Hello!

Hello,

Welcome to the new blog for the Sleepy Eye Area Chamber of Commerce. Here you will find out what the Chamber and the city of Sleepy Eye are up to, what's going on and what's coming up. We would love to hear where you're from and why you chose to learn about Sleepy Eye. We hope you enjoy the blog and come to visit Sleepy Eye!