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Perham, Minnesota: Large Playground Turtle, Town Turtle Races

Large, home-built turtle in the local city park, its shell painted Rubik's Cube style, doubles as a slide for the youngsters. The town hosts turtle races on Wednesdays in the summer

Address:
246 W. Main St., Perham, MN
Directions:
In City Hall Park, between W. Main St. and N. 1st Ave., next to the post office.
Hours:
Turtle races: Jun-Aug W 10-noon
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Playground turtle.

Giant Turtle

Giant turtle in the local city park in downtown Perham also doubles as a slide for the youngsters. Perham hosts "Turtle Days" every year in June, as well as turtle races every Wednesday morning at 10:30 during the months of June, July, and August.

[BS Meyer, 11/25/2012]

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