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'Here from around the world': Turtle Races a huge summer draw in Perham
The weekly summer event drew tourists, locals and families, with volunteers saying the races help bring business downtown.
- On Wednesday, close to 250 racers participated in the weekly Turtle Races in Perham, with lines stretching more than a block at the race circle.
- For more than 45 years, dedicated senior volunteers have transformed downtown Perham into a competition "dreamworld," managing the weekly summer tradition that draws tourists and locals.
- Betty Locken, a 92-year-old volunteer who has served for 25 years, explains that participants pay "$2 a racer" to compete and enjoy community connection.
- Longtime judge Jerry Hangartner notes the "International Turtle Races" attract people from all over, including Henry Burr of Cannon Falls, Minnesota, who entered his turtle, Tina.
- Weekly races continue every Wednesday through August, boosting downtown business and drawing families on vacation in Minnesota's lake country; more information is available on Facebook.
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