Bear Lake Area Events For more information visit BearLake.org

May 2013

• Monthly: Quilt Show at the The Oregon/California Trail Center in Montpelier. 866-847-3800
• 10th: Jamie Bartschi & Austin Weyand at The Oregon/California Trail Center in Montpelier. 866-847-3800
• 11th: Live music by The Late Boomers at Cooper’s at Bear Lake West Restaurant & Sports Bar in Fish Haven from 8-12am.
• 11th: Women’s Health Conference at the Oregon/California Trail Center. Tickets are free and available at the Hospital’s front desk. 9:30 – 3:30. Guest Speaker is Emily Watts, presenter, author and editor for Deseret Book and Time Out for Women.
• 17th – 19th: Bear Lake Classic Road Race & Fun Ride starting and ending at Blue Water Beach Resort. Register
• 18th: Bear Lake Monster Relay - a 6-runner, 75-mile relay race starting and finishing in Montpelier.
• 27th: Bear Lake Monster Half Marathon - 13.1 Miles, 10K and 5K races at Harbor Village in Garden City.
• TBA: ”Ice Breaker” 4-man Scramble at the Montpelier Golf Course at 10am in Montpelier. 208-847-1981

June 2013

• Monthly: Quilt Show at the The Oregon/California Trail Center in Montpelier. 866-847-3800
• Saturday Nights: The Bear Lake Dance Place - Teen and Young Adult dance Saturday.
• Saturdays: Farmers Craft Market at Wells C. Stock Park next to the Oregon Trail Center in Montpelier
  9am -1 pm. Vendors needed. 208-847-0301
• Friday Nights: Garden City Farmer’s & Artisan’s Market - 5pm – 8pm (June through August- except August 3rd). Located in the parking lot north of the LDS church on US 30 (Bear Lake Blvd.) in Garden City.
• 1st: Bear Lake Shake!  Located at the State Park marina and Rendezvous Beach.  Activities include: Sailboat races, motor boat poker run, volleyball tournament, dutch-oven cook off, and more!  For more information or to register for an event contact Bear Lake State Park at 435-946-3343.
• 8th: Idaho Free Fishing Day. For details contact the Idaho Department of Fish & Game.
• 8th: Utah Free Fishing Day. For details contact the Utah Department of Fish & Game.
• 8th: Annual Bear Lake Marathon - 1/2 Marathon, 10K, 5K, and 1K by Mammoth Marathons.
• 8th:  Montpelier Junior Rodeo in Montpelier.
• 14th: Michael Ballam’s “Tribute To America”  at The Oregon/California Trail Center in Montpelier. 866-847-3800
• 22nd: Bear Lake Monster Century Bike Ride in Montpelier Idaho. Fully supported 100 mile ride from Montpelier, Idaho, to the beautiful Bear Lake and back. 50 mile option as well. Ride hard and reward yourself with an amazing Hamburger and Hot Dog bar-b-que at the finish line.
• 29th: Bear Lake Monster Cross - a 75-mile dirt road bike race and ride based in Laketown
• TBA: Gun and Knife Show presented by L & S!  Located at the Bear Lake County Fair Grounds in Montpelier Idaho. Hours will be Friday, 5PM - 8PM; Saturday, 9AM – 6PM; Sunday, 9AM - 3PM.  Buy, sell, & trade guns, knifes, ammunition, custom jewelry, leather goods and crafts! View the Hobo Knife and Horn Displays. Watch a demonstration on how to make your own arrowheads!  For more information about the event or how to become a vendor please contact Lynn at 208-479-6319 or Shelly Keetch at 208-479-4726.
• TBA: ”Golf team fund raiser” 4-man scramble at the Montpelier Golf Course. Montpelier, ID 208-847-1981
• TBA: Annual Girls’ Fast-Pitch Softball Tournament, Montpelier. Email
• TBA: Boys Wood Bat Softball Tournament in Montpelier. Email
• TBA: Black Gold Testicle Festival - Rodeo, Food, Concert in Woodruff, Ut 435-793-4356

July 2013

• Monthly: Quilt Show at the The Oregon/California Trail Center in Montpelier. 866-847-3800
• Saturdays: Farmers Craft Market at Wells C. Stock Park next to the Oregon Trail Center in Montpelier
  9am -1 pm. Vendors needed. 208-847-0301
• Friday & Saturday Nights: The Bear Lake Dance Place - “All ages dance Friday, Teen and Young Adult dance Saturday.
• Friday Nights: Garden City Farmer’s & Artisan’s Market - 5pm – 8pm (June through August)
  Located in the parking lot north of the LDS church on US 30 (Bear Lake Blvd.) in Garden City.
• 3rd:  Woodruff Rodeo at 5 p.m. 435-793-4395
• 4th: Paris 4th of July Celebration, Chuckwagon Breakfast 6:00 a.m., Pageant at Paris Tabernacle 11:00 a.m., Parade 1:00 p.m., Youth Rodeo 2:00 p.m. and Fun Run at the Paris Rodeo Grounds. 208-945-2507
• 4th: Woodruff 4th of July Celebration, Parade 9:00 a.m., Dutch oven dinner at 11:00 a.m., Rodeo 2:00 p.m. 435-793-4395
• 4th: Montpelier Idaho 4th of July Celebration, Lions Club Chuckwagon Breakfast 6am-11am, Evening Fireworks on “M” Hill after sunset, Montpelier, Idaho.
• 6th: Bear Lake West Golf Course / Scramble, 8 AM and 1 PM, (208) 945-2744.
• 12th – 13th: Bear Lake Car Show at Wells C. Stock Park in Montpelier ID, for more info call (208) 847-0757.
• 19th: Austin Weyand Band at The Oregon/California Trail Center in Montpelier. 866-847-3800
• 27th: Summer Bear Lake 1/2 Marathon, 10K and 5K by Mammoth Marathons.
• 27th: Bear Lake County Annual Salmon BBQ - 11:00 A.M. – 7:00 P.M. at St. Charles City Park. Email for tickets and to get on Fish List or call 208-221-6893 for reservations.
• 27th: Mountain Tropic Tri, Triathlon at Bear Lake State Park, Garden City, Ut.
• TBA: The 34rd Annual KVSI Fun Run. Call 208-847-1450 for more information. Bear Lake Memorial will be announcing the winners of the Community Weightloss Challenge. Find us on Facebook or visitwww.BLMHospital.com.
• TBA: Wendell Johnson Memorial Rodeo - 7PM in the Laketown Arena.  IMPRA Rodeo Events
• TBA: Bear Lake Cowboy Gathering and Butch Cassidy Reennactment Shoot Out - Poets, Musicians & Horse Parade. Bring your horses, buggies & wagons to join the fun! FREE Admission! Reed and Rae Crane Building at the Bear Lake County Fair Grounds in Montpelier, ID. 208-847-3930. Sidewalk Sale Vendor Information.
• TBA: Annual Girls Fast-Pitch Softball Tournament, Montpelier. Email
• TBA: Twin Creeks Celebration in Georgetown. All day celebration, fun in the park, evening street dance, games for kids, entertainment. 208-847-2120
• 18th – 20th: Annual Bear Lake All Star Baseball Tournament in Montpelier. Email
• TBA:  Annual Community Picnic at the Allred Center in Montpelier.  Games and Entertainment from 1pm – 6pm.  Dinner will be served 4pm – 7pm.  All activities and meals are free to the public!  Sponsored by Enough is Enough.

August 2013

• Monthly: Quilt Show at the The Oregon/California Trail Center in Montpelier. 866-847-3800
• Friday & Saturday Nights: The Bear Lake Dance Place - “All ages dance Friday, Teen and Young Adult dance Saturday.
• Friday Nights: Garden City Farmer’s & Artisan’s Market - 5pm – 8pm (June through August- except August 3rd)
  Located in the parking lot north of the LDS church on US 30 (Bear Lake Blvd.) in Garden City.
• Saturdays: Farmers Craft Market at Wells C. Stock Park next to the Oregon Trail Center in Montpelier
  9am -1 pm. Vendors needed. 208-847-0301
• Saturdays: Live music at Cooper’s at Bear Lake West Restaurant & Sports Bar through September in Fish Haven, ID.
• 1st – 3rd: Bear Lake Raspberry Days Festival in Garden City, Utah. Parade, fireworks, craft fair, golf tournament and dances. View Flyer.
• 2nd – 3rd: Laketown Rodeo, Laketown, Utah, for more info call (435) 757-0921 or (435) 881-1411
• 3rd: Raspberry Days Scramble at Bear Lake West. 8 am and 1 pm. 208-945-2744
• 9th: Daniel Beck performs at The Oregon/California Trail Center in Montpelier. 866-847-3800
• 12th – 17th: Bear Lake County Fair- Rodeo, carnival, Concert, Demolition Derby, Parade. 208-847-0344 Flyer
• 13th: Historical Note - Butch Cassidy robbed the Bank of Montpelier at 3:13 pm on August 13, 1896.
• 15th – 16th: Bear Lake County Fair- Rodeo.. 208-847-0344
• 15th – 17th: Rich County Fair in Randolph, UT. Rodeos, fireworks, livestock sale, parade, home art displays, dance, and dutch oven cook-off. 435-793-2435
• 22th – 25th: Bear Lake Rendezvous! in Laketown, Utah. dance and much more! Get vendor applications and contact info.
• 23rd – 25th, 30th: Bear Lake Parade of Homes. Homes on display, sponsored by the Bear Lake Home Builders Association, for more info call 801-725-8941.
• 24th: ‘Ramp It Up’ 2013 ‘ Promoting the outdoors at Rendezvous Beach- Bear Lake State Park
• TBA: Annual Bear Lake All-Niter Men’s Softball Tournament at Alllinger Park in Montpelier Email
• TBA: Annual Bear Lake All-Niter Co-Ed Softball Tournament. Email
• TBA: Bear Lake Open Water Swim, 7 mile individual, 7 mile 7 person relay race, .5 mile individual swim.
• TBA: The Tale of Old Ephraim with Daniel Bishop at Stokes Nature Center. Come relive the epic battle of shepherder Frank Clark and Utah’s last known grizzly bear. 435-755-3239
• TBA: Bear Lake Valley Health Care Foundation Annual Golf “Fore” Health Golf Tournament. Time and location to be announced. For more information, contact Bear Lake Memorial Hospital or Craig at (208) 847-1630.

September 2013

• Monthly: Quilt Show at the The Oregon/California Trail Center in Montpelier. 866-847-3800
• Saturdays: Farmers Craft Market at Wells C. Stock Park next to the Oregon Trail Center in Montpelier
  9am -1 pm. Vendors needed. 208-847-0301
• Saturdays: Live music at Cooper’s at Bear Lake West Restaurant & Sports Bar through September in Fish Haven, ID.
• 1st – 2nd: Bear Lake Parade of Homes. Homes on display, sponsored by the Bear Lake Home Builders Association, for more info call 801-725-8941.
• 2nd: Bear Lake Monster Half Marathon - 13.1 Miles, 10K and 5K races at Harbor Village in Garden City
• 7th: Bear Lake Outdoor Heritage Days in Garden City, Utah. Gun Raffle Flyer
• 7th: LOTOJA – Logan to Jackson Bicycle Race - (801) 546-0090, (801) 546-0090, or call the Greater Bear Lake Valley Chamber of Commerce at (208) 847-0067.
• 14th: Bear Lake Brawl Triathlon, Half 70+/Long course (801) 335-4940.
• 21st: Bear Lake Brawl Triathlon, Short/Sprint, Intermediate/Olympic (801) 335-4940.
• 27th: Glen Rawson’s “To This Country We Love” at the The Oregon/California Trail Center in Montpelier. 866-847-3800
• 28th - Bear Lake Monster Dirt Relay - a 4-runner, 60-mile dirt road & trail relay race based at Harbor Village in Garden City
• TBA: Bear Lake Golf Scramble at Bear Lake West Golf Course. 9:00 AM & 2PM, (208) 945-2744.
• TBA: 12-hours of Bear Lake - Mountain Bike Relays. 800-756-0795
• TBA: Bear Lake Memorial Hospital Annual Community Health Fair, 8:00 am – 12:00 noon (all ages welcome). (208) 847-1630.
• TBA: Music Festival/Family Race at Beaver Mountain Resort!  It is going to be a family event with family races during the day!
• TBA: Northern Utah Economic Summit – What’s Goin’ Down Up North. Partner and showcase business and economic development activity in Box Elder, Cache, Franklin and Rich counties. It will be held at USU Innovation Campus in North Logan.
• 14th: Annual SEICAA’s “Golfing “Fore” Families Tournament will be held at the Montpelier Golf Course. Sponsored by Ireland Bank. Co-Sponsors are The Over The Hill Gang ATV Club, Bear Lake Physical Therapy & The VFW Montpelier Post 3884. 208-847-1981

October 2013

• Monthly: Quilt Show at the The Oregon/California Trail Center in Montpelier. 866-847-3800
• 11th: Can You Believe It? Fundraiser at The Oregon/California Trail Center in Montpelier. 866-847-3800
• Breast Cancer Awareness - Free Breakfast 7am-9:30am in front on Hospital. Co-sponsored by The Hospital Cooperative. For additional information visit www.BLMHospital.com
• TBA: Brake for Breakfast - Sponsored by The Health Cooperative (THC) and Bear Lake Memorial Hospital. Thirteen hospitals, all members of The Hospital Cooperative, and Health West Clinics have joined forces to raise breast cancer awareness. Held from 7am to 10 am at the Bear Lake Memorial Hospital Nursing Home Portico on 5th Street.
• TBA: Live Music Halloween Party at Cooper’s at Bear Lake West. 8PM – 12PM. 208-945-2222
• TBA: Halloween Costume Party at Bear Country Village in Garden City, Utah. See Flyer.
• TBA: Annual Montpelier Parks & Rec Halloween Festival. Pumpkin Walk, Costume Contest, Trunk or Treat, Chili and Hot Chocolate, Cotton Candy and Popcorn, Cake Walk, Halloween Pictures at Bear Lake County Fair Grounds. Saturday from Noon to 4 pm.

November 2013

• 1st: Wasatch Back Band’s “CLassic Rock Reunion” at the The Oregon/California Trail Center in Montpelier..
• 29th – 30th: Holiday Craft Fair & Tree Festival at the Oregon Trail Center in Montpelier on Friday from noon to 7 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Santa will visit us at noon. 208-847-3800.
• 30th: Paris Craft Fair, Paris Elementary School, 10am – 3 pm, for more info call 208-847-0722.
• TBA: Rich Legends and Melodies: stories, poetry, & music! Located in Randolph, UT at the High School Auditorium. Performance starts at 6:30 PM. Free Admission! For more info contact 435-730-6559.
• TBA: Rich Legends and Melodies: stories, poetry, & music! Located in Garden City, UT at Lake View Room, Bldg C, 69 N. Paradise Parkway. Performance starts at 6:30 PM. Free Admission! For more info contact 435-730-6559.
• Thanksgiving in Bear Lake, bring your family for a great time of year, call 1-800-448-BEAR for activities and services

December 2013

• Dec 6th: Brenn Hill: “North Pole Rodeo” at the The Oregon/ California Trail Center in Montpelier
• TBA: Garden City Community Christmas Party at 1 p.m. at the Garden City Complex. 69 N. Paradise Parkway. Santa will be here!
• Christmas in Bear Lake, bring your family for a great time of year, call 1-800-448-BEAR for activities and services.

January 2014

• TBA: Winter Trails Day at the Sinks Trailhead in Logan Canyon. 15 minutes from Garden City!  Come try snow shoeing and cross country skiing.  Fun for the whole family! (801) 558-8016
• TBA: Bear Lake Monster Plunge & Cisco Disco - Catch Cisco, take the plunge and Ice Skating. Call 435-946-3343.Fishing Regulations. Utah’s 365-day fishing licenses are available on line at: www.wildlife.utah.gov. Watch the Video of the 2010 Bear Lake Plunge. Register for the Polar Plunge. See pictures on our Facebook page!
• TBA: Men’s Basketball League
• TBA: Montpelier Co-Ed Volleyball League

February 2014

• Thursday Nights: Montpelier Women’s Volleyball League sponsored by Montpelier Parks & Recreation.
• Friday Nights: Montpelier Co-Ed Volleyball League sponsored by Montpelier Parks & Recreation.
• TBA: Annual Snowmobile Hillclimb, RMSHA sanctioned, near Geneva, ID, for more info call (208) 847-0067.
• TBA: 7th Annual Bear Lake Chocolate & Craft Festival, Chocolate Concession Fair, Sponsored by the Bear Lake Rendezvous Chamber of Commerce. 801-544-5366
• TBA: Snow Festival at Wells C. Stock park in Montpelier. Melodrama, Ice bowling, Chili cook off, Snowman building, and Snow Sculpture contests.  208-847-0511.
• TBA:  Annual Hospital Auxiliary Snowball Dance “Spring Time in The Rockies”, Bear Lake Middle School in Montpelier Idaho from 7:30 pm to midnight, door prizes. More info at Bear Lake Memorial Hospital (208) 847-1630.

March 2014

• TBA: Easter Egg Hunt will start at 11AM so don’t be late!  Kids 0-12 can participate. Garden City Park in Garden City, Utah. 435-946-2901
• TBA:  Montpelier Parks & Recreation Easter Egg Hunt from noon – 2 pm at Adams Park in Montpelier.
• Thursday Nights: Montpelier Women’s Volleyball League sponsored by Montpelier Parks & Recreation.

April 2013

• TBA: Bear Lake Memorial Hospital FREE Senior Health Fair. 8 AM – Noon at the Bear Lake Senior Citizen’s Center in Montpelier. For more information, contact Bear Lake Memorial Hospital at (208) 847-1630. (Seniors Age 60 and older) Visit with physician and numerous vendors on health issues pertaining to Senior Citizens. Come to the Senior Citizen’s Center starting at 9am.
• TBA: Snowmobile Hill Climbs - RMSHA Sanctioned at Beaver Mountain Ski Resort. 13 miles from Garden City, UT. For more info call (866) 652-4323.
• TBA: Oregon Trail Center’s Quilt Retreat on the Oregon Trail. 1 Trunk Show & 2 Classes.