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Pelican Rapids Minnesota Community Guide

Pelican Rapids is a city in Otter Tail County. U.S. Route 59 and Minnesota State Highway 108 are two of the main routes in the city. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.63 square miles (6.81 km2), of which 2.53 square miles (6.55 km2) is land and 0.10 square miles (0.26 km2) is water. The elevation is 1,306 feet (398 m).

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PELICAN RAPIDS, a city in sections 21, 22, 27, and 28 of Pelican Township, was platted in 1872 where the river descends with rapids over drift boulders and incorporated December 10, 1883. The Ojibwe gave to Lake Lida their name of the pelican, spelled Shada by Henry W. Longfellow's Song of Hiawatha, and they applied the same name to the Pelican River from this lake and Lake Lizzie to its junction with the Otter Tail River. W. G. Tuttle, considered its founder, came from New York in 1870 and built a sawmill; O. A. Edward Blyberg, first postmaster from 1872, when it was established, until 1886, first merchant, and first builder of a frame house, was born in Norway in 1850, came to the United States in 1865 and to this community in 1871; he also opened the first drugstore with Frank E. Blodgett; he died in 1921. The village had a Great Northern Railway station in section 27.

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Pelican Rapids City Hall 315 North Broadway PO Box 350 Pelican Rapids, MN 56572 Phone: (218) 863-7076 Fax: (218) 863-7077 Regular Business Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm City Council Meetings: 2nd and last Tuesday of the month at 5:00 pm
Title	Term Ends	Name and Address		Phone
Mayor	12/31/2022	Brent E. Frazier 100 1st Street SE - PO Box 255 Pelican Rapids, MN 56572		(218) 850-3770
Administrator/Clerk	appointed	Donald Solga 315 North Broadway Pelican Rapids, MN 56572		(218) 863-7076
Council Member	12/31/2022	Steve Strand 725 5th Street SE Pelican Rapids, MN 56572		(218) 863-5249
Council Member	12/31/2022	Curt Markgraf 217 2nd Avenue NE Pelican Rapids, MN 56572		(218) 731-9036
Council Member	12/31/2024	Steve J Foster 101 1st Avenue NW Pelican Rapids, MN 56572		(218) 329-1251
Council Member	12/31/2024	Kevin Ballard 31 2nd Avenue NW Pelican Rapids, MN 56572		(218) 530-0029 (218) 863-3150

US Post Office 25 E Mill Street Pelican Rapids, MN 56572  Phone: (218) 863-5201  Toll Free: (800) ASK-USPS Regular Business Hours: Week Days       8:00 am - 1:30 pm                         2:15 pm - 4:30 pm Saturday           8:00 am - 10:00 am

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Birchwood Golf Course 19711 430th Street Pelican Rapids, MN 56572  Phone: (218) 863-6486
Lida Greens Golf Course 22950 State Highway 108  Pelican Rapids, MN 56572  Phone: (218) 863-1531 Web: www.lidagreensgolf.biz Our nine hole executive course was built to take advantage of the natural lay and hazards of the land and several of our greens and tees provide a spectacular view of Lake Lida.
Maplewood State Park 39721 Park Entrance Road Pelican Rapids, MN 56572  Phone: (218) 863-8383 Web: http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/state_parks /maplewood/index.html Eight major lakes and many ponds offer water lovers places to swim, fish, boat, and simply relax. Lake Lida has a sandy beach and large picnic areas for visitors. Drive along the scenic route to observe the wildlife: the park is host to 150 bird species and 50 species of mammals. The extensive trail system attracts hikers, horseback riders, and cross-country skiers.
Rolling Hills Golf Course 49930 County Highway 9  Pelican Rapids, MN 56572  Phone: (218) 532-2214  The 9-hole "Rolling Hills" course at the Rolling Hills Golf Course facility in Pelican Rapids, Minnesota features 2,740 yards of golf from the longest tees for a par of 35 . The course rating is 35 and it has a slope rating of 108. Designed by Jimmy Flem, the Rolling Hills golf course opened in 1966. Cyrill Flem manages the course as the Owner/Manager/Superintendent.

Lake Name	Size (acres)	Lake info	Lake Map	Rec Map	Topo Map
Beers	267
Big Cormorant	3421
Crystal	1412
Elbow	91
Franklin	1087
Grass	70
Grove	n/a	n/a
Helgeson	n/a	n/a	n/a
Ida	580
Jacobs	103
Lida	n/a	n/a
North Lida	5513
South Lida	775
Lizzie	4035
Olaf	143
Pelican	3986
Pete	n/a	n/a	n/a
Prairie	1016
Sand	124
Star	4453
Sybil	706
Tamarack	392
Twenty-One	122

Sanford Health Pelican Rapids Clinic 211 E Mill Street Pelican Rapids, MN 56572  Phone: (218) 863-6100  Toll Free: (800) 228-8685 Web: www.sanfordhealth.org Sanford Health, one of the largest health systems in the United States, is dedicated to the integrated delivery of health care, genomic medicine, senior care and services, global clinics, research and affordable insurance. Headquartered in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, the organization includes 44 hospitals, 1,400 physicians and more than 200 Good Samaritan Society senior care locations in 26 states and nine countries.

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Pelican Rapids ISD 548 310 S Broadway PO Box 642 Pelican Rapids, MN 56572  Phone: (218) 863-5910 Fax: (218) 863-5915 Web: www.pelicanrapids.k12.mn.us
Viking Elementary School 1 Viking Drive  Pelican Rapids, MN 56572  Phone: (218) 863-2911  Grades K-6 512 Students
Pelican Rapids High School 310 S Broadway  Pelican Rapids, MN 56572  Phone: (218) 863-5910  Grades 7-12 577 Students

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Assembly of God Church 112 1st Street NE  Pelican Rapids, MN 56572  Phone: (218) 863-5642 Pastor:  Sunday Worship:
Calvary Evangelical Free Church 101 10th Avenue SE  PO Box 365 Pelican Rapids, MN 56572  Phone: (218) 863-2476 Web: www.calvaryefreechurch.com Pastor:  Bob Satterlie Sunday Worship:  9:30 am
Central Lutheran Church 38953 County Highway 3  Pelican Rapids, MN 56572  Phone: (218) 863-8743  Pastor:  Sunday Worship:
Faith Lutheran Church 423 S Broadway  PO Box 386 Pelican Rapids, MN 56572  Phone: (218) 863-2926  Pastor:  Roger L Rotvold Sunday Worship:
First Congregational Church 25 1st Avenue NE  Pelican Rapids, MN 56572  Phone: (218) 863-1862 Pastor:  Sunday Worship:
Grove Lake Lutheran Church 17511 470th Street Pelican Rapids, MN 56572  Phone: (218) 863-4273  Pastor:  Sunday Worship:
Our Redeemer Lutheran Church 10th Avenue S  Pelican Rapids, MN 56572  Phone: (218) 863-1897 Pastor:  Sunday Worship:
Pelican Rapids Baptist Church 300 2nd Street NW  Pelican Rapids, MN 56572  Phone: (218) 863-1626  Pastor:  Sunday Worship:
St. Leonard Catholic Church 36 1st Avenue NE  Pelican Rapids, MN 56572  Phone: (218) 863-5161  Pastor:  Sunday Worship:
St. Mary of the Lakes Catholic 20996 County Highway 20  Pelican Rapids, MN 56572  Phone: (218) 532-2502  Pastor:  Sunday Worship:
Trinity Lutheran Church 315 E Mill Street Pelican Rapids, MN 56572  Phone: (218) 863-2424  Web: www.pelicanrapidstrinity.com Pastor:  Laurie Skow-Anderson Sunday Worship:  10:30 am

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Cormorant Inn & Suites 10510 County Highway 5  Pelican Rapids, MN 56572  Phone: (218) 439-3535
Pelican Motel 900 N Broadway  Pelican Rapids, MN 56572  Phone: (218) 863-3281 Web: www.pelicanrapidsmotel.com Sixteen smoking and non-smoking rooms

Bayview Shores Resort 20393 S Pelican Drive  Pelican Rapids, MN 56572  Phone: (218) 532-2426
Cross Point Resort 39870 Cross Point Lane Pelican Rapids, MN 56572  Phone: (218) 863-8593 Web: www.crosspointresort.com Cross Point Resort is on South Lake Lida with easy access to North Lida as well. We have 48 acres which gives you plenty of room for nature hikes and sight seeing, and the view from our beach is Minnesota's beautiful Maplewood State Park.  Peace and quiet surrounds us, yet we are only a few miles from Pelican Rapids.
Crystal Lida Resort & RV Park 26389 County Highway 4  Pelican Rapids, MN 56572  Phone: (218) 863-8155  Web: www.crystallidaresort.com Whether you want a peaceful and quiet getaway, fishing on one of Ottertail County's top Walleye lakes, biking, golfing, or shopping, Crystal Lida Resort is the place for you!
End of the Road Resort 14146 N Beach Point Pelican Rapids, MN 56572 Phone: (218) 532-2365‎
Jacob's Cove 23163 State Hwy 108 Pelican Rapids, MN 56572 Phone: (218) 863-4281 Web: www.jacobscove.com We have (3) 2-Bedroom Units...(one is an upstairs unit) and (2) 3-bedroom units on the shore of the 6,400 acre Lake Lida, just 4 miles east of Pelican Rapids, Minnesota on Hwy 108 E. There are picnic tables, grills (gas and charcoal), an open area with a fire ring with wood for bonfires, fish cleaning area, tubes, and lake swimming. We have a sandy bottom swim area with a swim raft.
Lake Lizzie Shores Resort 47627 E Lake Lizzie Road Pelican Rapids, MN 56572  Phone: (218) 863-5900  Web: www.lakelizzieshores.com For four generations, Lake Lizzie Shores has been helping guests create memories like these that fill your everyday life with sparkle and fun. We hope you visit soon and start creating your own memories at Lake Lizzie Shores Resort and Campground.
Lakeside on Lida Resort 23479 430th Street Pelican Rapids, MN 56572  Phone: (218) 863-8942  Web: www.lakesideonlida.com If you are looking for an ideal place for a family vacation, you will find such a place at Lakeside on Lida Resort. We are located just five miles east of Pelican Rapids on the west central shore of Lake Lida in Ottertail County.
Leisure Lane Resort 20473 Leisure Drive  Pelican Rapids, MN 56572  Phone: (218) 863-4490 Web: www.leisurelaneresort.com Discover a quiet, unhurried way of life at Leisure Lane Resort nestled in Pelican Rapids, Minnesota on Prairie Lake. Leisure Lane Resort offers a multitude of activities and lots of ways to relax.
Loghaven Resort 26199 County Highway 4  Pelican Rapids, MN 56572  Phone: (218) 863-8123
Maple Beach Resort 23532 State Highway 108  Pelican Rapids, MN 56572  Phone: (218) 863-5248 We are a cozy family resort that emphasizes discovery of the outdoors and the staple bait, we have a small store with groceries, a library and a restaurant that serves hamburgers.
Northshore Resort 26384 County Highway 4  Pelican Rapids, MN 56572  Phone: (218) 863-8043
Solinger's Resort 41569 Dawn Road Pelican Rapids, MN 56572  Phone: (218) 863-4285  Web: www.solingersresort.com We offer fifteen clean and attractive housekeeping cottages on spacious, well-kept grounds. Solinger's is a family resort with clean, sandy swimming and play areas, boats, fishing, and peaceful surroundings. Located on Lake Lida in Otter Tail County, four miles east of Pelican Rapids, Minnesota.
Swanie's Resort & Campground 12668 County Highway 5  Pelican Rapids, MN 56572  Phone: (218) 532-2583

Crystal Lida Resort & RV Park 26389 County Highway 4  Pelican Rapids, MN 56572  Phone: (218) 863-8155  Web: www.crystallidaresort.com Whether you want a peaceful and quiet getaway, fishing on one of Ottertail County's top Walleye lakes, biking, golfing, or shopping, Crystal Lida Resort is the place for you!
Pelican Hills RV Park 20098 S Pelican Drive Pelican Rapids, MN 56572  Phone: (218) 532-3726 Toll Free: (800) 430-2267 Web: www.pelicanhillspark.com Pelican Hills RV Park with 175 sites is primarily a Seasonal Campground and RV Park.  A limited number of sites are available by the Day, Week or Month.  Call for availability.
Tony's Campground 10682 E Lake Ida Lane  Pelican Rapids, MN 56572  Phone: (218) 532-2537

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