Braham, Minnesota

Braham is a city in Isanti and Kanabec counties in the U.S. state of Minnesota.

[8] Every year on the first Friday in August, the people of Braham celebrate Pie Day.

This celebration includes craft sales, music, food stands, games, and entertainment, and various types of pie.

[1][2] Braham was declared the Pie Capital of Minnesota by former Governor Rudy Perpich in 1990.

The date was changed to the first Friday in August when the Isanti County Historical Society took charge of the event in 1992.

As of the census[11] of 2010, there were 1,793 people, 708 households, and 457 families living in the city.

29.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

Braham's boys basketball team, the Bombers, won three straight Class AA state championships in 2004–2006.

The girls basketball team won the 2011 Class AA state championship.

Map of Minnesota highlighting Isanti County
Map of Minnesota highlighting Kanabec County