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Home X Where To Stay Things to do Dining The Lake Be Social Hunting Fishing events Chamber Development Visitors Guide Go Back Development Events Fishing Hunting Be Social Chamber Where to Stay Things to do Dining The Lake Visitors Guide Request A Guide Chamber Chamber Resources Business Directory Chamber Leadership Why Become a Member? Thank you for your interest in joining the Devils Lake Area Chamber of Commerce. Please see the links below for all the information regarding the Chamber: Membership Application Annual Report Why Become A Member? Reasons to Join Credibility Increase positive perception of your business among the community when you’re identified as an active member of the Devils Lake Area Chamber of Commerce. Visibility Raise your visibility with a listing on the Chamber website. Grow your exposure by advertising with the Chamber by sponsoring events, and placing ads in the annual visitor guide. Events Innovative and fun chamber events and programs help our members meet potential customers, gather leads and meet new vendors. Support The Chamber assists and educates local businesses on ways to explore and implement sound business practices that benefit the community. Learning Get a competitive edge over non-members with exclusive training opportunities, newsletters and e-mails. Connections The Chamber initiates more business-to-business commerce and more opportunities for networking & connecting local professionals than most local organizations. Referrals The Chamber recommends its members first and provides information to thousands of people every year; through the visitor center, phone calls, sport & travel shows, and business inquiries. Publicity Reach potential clients through exclusive member advertising opportunities, and publicity only offered through the Devils Lake Area Chamber of Commerce. Networking Access networking, community outreach and educational events each year. We are confident you, or a member of your team, will find at least one that will be beneficial and convenient. In the Loop Sign up for the e-mail updates and receive the latest news on Chamber events, community happenings and member announcements. Chamber Bucks! Looking for a gift and not sure what to get? Chamber Bucks is the answer! What are Chamber Bucks? Chamber Bucks are paper money that spend just like cash in our community at participating Chamber Member Businesses. The program promotes local spending, keeping money working in our community. What does my customer need to do? The customer (redeemer) uses the paper money just as they would cash at a participating business. It spends just like real money. If you make a purchase of $15, and you give the business as $20 Chamber Bucks, the customer will receive $5 back in cash.! Should I accept Chamber Bucks? Yes!! Please do!! They are guaranteed by the Devils Lake Area Chamber of Commerce. Now that my business has accepted the Chamber Bucks, what do I do? Receive the Chamber Bucks just as you would cash. They spend cash for cash. When you are ready to collect your money from the Devils Lake Chamber of Commerce, you can mail them in, bring them in, or give the Chamber a call at 701-663-4903. The Devils Lake Chamber of Commerce will write your business a check back. How does the program work? They are purchased at the Devils Lake Area Chamber of Commerce (with a check or cash) by businesses and individuals to be spent exclusively at our Chamber members (roughly 300 members). Chamber Bucks work like a gift card for Devils Lake and are similar to using gift certificates and are redeemed for goods and services. They are nearly free of risk, since the money is pre-paid at purchase. The funds are guaranteed by the Devils Lake Chamber. Do Chamber Bucks expire? No. Just like cash, they do not expire. What does it cost my business to participate? Nothing. There is no participation fee. It is a benefit of chamber membership. Participating businesses simply redeem and bring back into the Chamber of Commerce for reimbursement. When and how can I purchase Chamber Bucks? Year round – anytime the Chamber of Commerce is open, regular business hours Monday-Friday 8:00 am – 5:00 pm. We accept cash and checks only. What dollar amounts are they available in? You can purchase $5, $10 and $20 amounts. Can people deposit them into a bank account or redeem them for cash at a bank? No. Chamber Bucks can only be used for the purchase of goods and services, not to be redeemed for cash or deposited into a bank account. Membership Benefits Networking opportunities with over 300 businesses throughout the Lake Region. New business grand opening ribbon cuttings and ground breakings with photo placement in our monthly newsletter. Participate in Chamber events, such as: Business After Hours, Wine Walk, RibFest, Holiday Showcase and more! Free business listing on our Chamber website, over 4,500 visitors per month! Business mailing list available Ability to display your brochures in our Visitor Center. Informative membership meetings. The ability to serve on committees such as our visitor committee, military affairs committee and board of directors. Acceptance of Chamber Bucks. Business referrals. Ability to volunteer in your community. On-going June July August September November View All Devils Run Every summer classic cars and hot rods take over the town of Devils Lake during the annual Devils Run Weekend. Enjoy a parade, car rallies, and so much more. Come on out and enjoy North America’s Hottest Car Show & Rod Run. Application - Chamber Walleye Fishing Tournament 44 years and counting, the annual Chamber Walleye Tournament just keeps growing and growing. Devils Lake features some of the best fishing in the country so why not grab a friend and join the tournament. We have a lot of fun prizes for various categories. Click here to access the application for your team today. Due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the Devils Lake Chamber of Commerce has extended the earlybird registration deadline to April 30, 2020. Fishing Tournament Application - Ribfest Join us for our annual ribfest! We have cookers come from all over the area and make some of the tastiest ribs you’ll ever eat. Judging is held at 5pm and ribs are served until gone. Don’t miss it! Application Fundraising Request Details - Golf Tournament The tournament is held at the beautiful Creel Bay Golf Course each year in August. We receive great response from our local businesses to help sponsor the event, these businesses help to make the resources available that help the Chamber and community put on events, help with community initiatives and provide education opportunities that make Devils Lake a stronger place to live and work! Brochure - Wine Walk Join us for our annual wine walk in downtown Devils Lake. Each year we sell out of the tickets available. Exchange your ticket to get your passport and head on out to the participating chamber businesses to sample great wine. Food & appetizers served at some locations. Bring your stamped passport back to the finish line to be entered in for drawings. - Fish Fry Our annual fish fry is not to be missed! Usually held late August or early September (depending on the corn). We have the fortune of frying up fish from our annual tournament and we also bring in fresh, local corn! We partner with the Lake Region Anglers, it is a free will offering and all proceeds go to the LR Anglers. This truly is a community event with our local football team even helping out that day. - Holiday Showcase Each year the Devils Lake Area Chamber of Commerce hosts an annual holiday showcase. Come and sample food, beverages, and products and see what our local participating chamber businesses have to offer-during the holiday season and throughout the year. - Farmers Market Stop over at our Farmers Market every Thursday night for the freshest produce around. The market runs from June-October from 5-7pm every Thursday. - Business After Hours Ou...