Wefest Detroit Lakes

Wefest Detroit Lakes

Wefest, Detroit Lakes annual country music extravaganza will take place August 7-8-9 this year. We still lived in the Detroit Lakes area in 1983, the year of the first Wefest---"We in '83." It's hard to imagine that was 25 years ago. All of us did some serious star watching that year as the country greats pulled into our small town. My favorite memory is seeing Alabama's tour bus drive down Washington Avenue---right past my craft store!

Other country music legends that appeared at the 1983 Wefest included: Tom T. Hall, Merle Haggard, Jerry Lee Lewis, Sons Of The Pioneers, Freddy Fender, Tammy Wynette, The Brower Brothers, Lynn Anderson and The Bellamy Brothers.

It seemed like an amazing feat for our resort town. The Soo Pass Dude Ranch where the festival was---and still is---held was owned by high school classmates of mine. I had no idea they had such big dreams!

This year's Wefest in Detroit Lakes--Feelin’ Great in 2008-- features: Kenny Chesney, Rascal Flatts and Brad Paisley. Others in the lineup include: Jason Aldean, Sugarland, LeAnn Rimes, Little Big Town, Taylor Swift, Dierks Bentley, Neal McCoy Wynonna, Billy Ray Cyrus, Andy Griggs and Rhett Akins

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