{"id":2,"date":"2022-03-28T11:36:58","date_gmt":"2022-03-28T16:36:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/new.pieday.com\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2026-03-24T23:22:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T04:22:15","slug":"sample-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.pieday.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pieday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/images.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pieday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/images.jpg\" alt=\"images\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pieday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/images.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.pieday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/images-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><b>Pie, Oh My! Come celebrate our 36th\u00a0 Annual Pie Day! <\/b><\/em><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em>Friday, August 7, 2026<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4><strong>Click below to get all the details for Braham Pie Day:\u00a0 \u00a0(coming soon)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pieday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/pie-day-billboad_facebook-2023.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"820\" height=\"361\" \/><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">What goes into making a SUCCESSFUL Pie Day?<br \/>\n<strong><em>PAN:<\/em>\u00a0<\/strong>The City of Braham<br \/>\n<strong><em>CRUST:<\/em>\u00a0<\/strong>Pie Day Committee<br \/>\n<strong><em>FILLING:<\/em>\u00a0<\/strong>Volunteers, Support, Bakers, Community, Customers, Vendors and Entertainers<br \/>\n<em><strong>TOPPING:<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0Appreciation for another SUCCESSFUL Pie Day!<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><b>The Public Safety teams in Braham are taking a proactive approach to keep our public members safe. With this said, Main Avenue (Highway 107) will be closed to through traffic all Day from 6 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Pie Day to further our public safety initiatives.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (Watch for detour signs if only traveling through Braham). <\/b><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Pie Day guests are encouraged to use free park and ride shuttles <\/b><\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Parking is also allowed on some side streets or parking lot areas behind Frandsen Bank or the very south end of Broadway Ave, or other side streets that are permitted parking areas.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0 <b>**<\/b><b>please do not block intersections, driveways or mailboxes**\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Pie Day Food and Craft vendors and Sweet as Pie collector cars, are asked to use South Hwy 107 for check in.\u00a0 \u00a0Staff will be on hand to assist you.\u00a0 \u00a0**Please be as patient as possible so everyone can enjoy the event. **<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Click here for all the details of the day:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/em><em><b> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h6><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1316 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.pieday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/15.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"361\" height=\"271\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pieday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/15.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.pieday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/15-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pieday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/15-676x507.jpg 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 361px) 100vw, 361px\" \/><\/h6>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1297 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pieday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/day-3-5-750x1000.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"283\" height=\"378\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pieday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/day-3-5-750x1000.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.pieday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/day-3-5-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pieday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/day-3-5-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.pieday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/day-3-5-676x901.jpg 676w, https:\/\/www.pieday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/day-3-5.jpg 1512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 283px) 100vw, 283px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"font-size: inherit;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"font-size: inherit;\"> \u00a0FREE SHUTTLE SERVICE!\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h4><strong>We encourage all to\u00a0 ride the free shuttle bus service on Pie Day\u00a0 -Skip the stress &#8211; so you can foucus on the good stuff PIE!! \u2192 \u2192 \u2192<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4><strong>**All Buses are Air Conditioned and Handicap Accessible**<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>Bus service will be available from 7 am to 5 pm, and will loop <\/strong><\/em><em><b>from\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/b><\/em><em><b>Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church,\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/b><\/em><em><b>Braham Event Center,\u00a0 <\/b><\/em><em><strong>St. Stephens Lutheran Church,\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<h4>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <strong>\u00a0*Please be patient and kind*<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-1670\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pieday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Lorenze-Busese-1000x580.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"488\" height=\"283\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pieday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Lorenze-Busese-1000x580.webp 1000w, https:\/\/www.pieday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Lorenze-Busese-768x446.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.pieday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Lorenze-Busese-676x392.webp 676w, https:\/\/www.pieday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Lorenze-Busese.webp 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 488px) 100vw, 488px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1673\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pieday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Logo.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"263\" height=\"115\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>Bus stops and pickups will also be at either end of Freedom Park\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Braham<\/strong> was named the <strong>&#8220;Homemade Pie Capital of Minnesota&#8221;<\/strong> by Gov. Rudy Perpich in 1990.\u00a0\u00a0The fame for pie began in the 1930s and 40s when folks would drive to their lake homes, taking the &#8220;shortcut to Duluth through Braham.&#8221;\u00a0 After driving from the Twin Cities, they would stop at the Park Caf\u00e9 for pie and coffee.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1674\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pieday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/pie-day-proclamation-627x1000.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"627\" height=\"1000\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: inherit;\">Pie Day began in July of 1990 as a pie and ice cream social, funded by a Celebrate Minnesota tourism grant. In 1992 the date changed to the first Friday in August. The event has grown to include crafter&#8217;s, small quilts display, recycled pie tin art contest, antique bicycle and car show. Tusen Tack&#8217;s fashion show, performances and demonstrations from folk artists, storytellers, and musicians.\u00a0 There are also pie baking and pie eating contests, as well as a pie trivia contest. <\/span><span style=\"font-size: inherit;\">Braham Pie Day and Park Caf\u00e9 serve over 1000 homemade and artisan pies that one day!!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1318\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pieday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/16-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pieday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/16-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.pieday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/16-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pieday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/16-1-676x507.jpg 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1534 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pieday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/image000002-2-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"232\" height=\"309\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Check Out Facebook for more updates on times for events on Pie Day<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>A day of fun for the entire family!<br \/>\n<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Each year this event gets bigger and better with a variety of things to eat, things to see and things to buy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Thank you for all the great photos that are shared with Braham Pie Day<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pie, Oh My! Come celebrate our 36th\u00a0 Annual Pie Day! Friday, August 7, 2026 Click below to get all the details for Braham Pie Day:\u00a0 \u00a0(coming soon) What goes into making a SUCCESSFUL Pie Day? PAN:\u00a0The City of Braham CRUST:\u00a0Pie Day Committee FILLING:\u00a0Volunteers, Support, Bakers, Community, Customers, Vendors and Entertainers TOPPING:\u00a0Appreciation for another SUCCESSFUL Pie [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","post-preview"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pieday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pieday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pieday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pieday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pieday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2"}],"version-history":[{"count":111,"href":"https:\/\/www.pieday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1741,"href":"https:\/\/www.pieday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2\/revisions\/1741"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pieday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}