The August 10-12th weekend was filled with
events in Sunset Country. From the
Atikokan 4X4 Mudfling to the
Shaw KBI to the
Blueberry Festival in Sioux Lookout to the
Trout Forest Music Festival in Ear Falls, Sunset Country had it all. Here's a quick recap of the weekend with links to see some of the photos of these summertime events.
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| Blueberry Bert joining the entertainment |
The Blueberry Festival
The Festival is a 10 day festival that ran August 3-12, 2012 in Sioux Lookout, Ontario. This year was special as it was the 30th anniversary of the Blueberry Festival and
Sioux Lookout's Centennial. The theme for this year’s Blueberry Festival was 'Hometown Heroes.' This theme was chosen to honour and celebrate the people who have worked so hard to make our community what it is today. There were over 130 events each year at the Blueberry Festival. Visit the
Blueberry Festival Facebook page for tons of great photos of all the events. CKDR also has some
Blueberry Festival photos.
News Articles of the Blueberry Festival:
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Blueberry Festival Begins today, Aug. 3
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| Full Trottle |
The 2012 Atikokan Mudfling
The
Atikokan Mudslingers 4x4 Club Mudfling was held August 11-12th and had a double feature
presentation. Spectators got to see "Full Throttle" and "Paper Boy
Express" in action at the Opening Ceremonies and at Intermission on
Saturday, and again on Sunday morning. "Full Throttle" and "Paper Boy
Express" was set up in an area for you to talk with the people that
built and drive these awesome machines and see their cars up close. The
4x4 Mudfling was held at the
Charleson Recreation Area in
Atikokan. Bookmark the
Mudslingers' website for next year's events and to see photos of the event.
The Trout Forest Music Festival
The Ear Falls Waterfront Park came alive for the 17th Annual
Trout Forest Music Festival August 10-12, 2012. The weather held out and concert goers were treated to over 25 musical acts including Jon Brooks, Alex Cuba and April Verch. Check out some
photos of the Trout Forest Music Festival at Tourism Red Lake's Facebook page or on both
Q104s or
CKDR's Facebook page.
News articles about the Trout Forest Music Festival:
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Trout Forest Music Festival 2012 Gallery, Aug. 12
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Final Day for Trout Forest Music Festival, Aug. 12
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Trout Forest Music Festival has some of Manitoba's best playing waterside, Aug. 9
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| Rob Horley holds a 5.58lb largemouth bass caught at the 2012 SKBI - Photo courtesy of the Kenora Daily Miner and News |
The Shaw Kenora Bass International
The SKBI was held August 9-11th, 2012 on Lake of the Woods in Kenora. Aaron Wiebe and Peter Tully were the 2012 tournament winners, taking home a $22,375 first prize. 2012 was the 25th year for the SKBI, which for years was named KBI until Shaw became a major sponsor. Past tournaments are showcased on the newly designed
SKBI website. The bass tournament on Lake of the Woods is now known as Shaw KBI or SKBI. The biggest bag of fish came on day two with Jim Gustafson and Ben Gustafson reeling in 20.40 lbs. Jon Olson and Clay Lajeunesse got the biggest fish on both Day 1 and Day 2 with a 6.09 and a 5.99 lb bass. Day Three's biggest was caught by Michael Dufresne and Louis Syemour with a 5.38 pounder. All results of the 2012 Shaw KBI can be found online
here. View some more photos of the SKBI at the
89.5 The Lake Facebook page.
News articles about the SKBI:
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Wiebe/Tully take 25th Shaw KBI with 18.85-pound final day, Aug 11
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Wiebe and Tully Win SKBI, Aug. 11
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Jim and Ben Gustafson shoot to top of the SKBI leaderboard with 20-plus-pound day two haul, Aug 10
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McNanney, Rydberg lead SKBI, Aug.9
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| Dragon Boat racers on Rabbit Lake |
The Kenora Dragon Boat Festival
Over 340 paddlers took part in the 10th Annual
KLWRCF Dragon Boat Festival held August 12th on Rabbit Lake in Kenora. The one day festival went off without a hitch, finishes a couple of hours before the rain began. 17 boats raced this year's 500-metre water course. The races were held in heats of 2 or three boats starting off on the east end of the lake and ending just in front of the cheering crowd at the Kenora Rowing Club. After a few races, they broke for the flower ceremony where the Dragon Tamers, Chemo Savvy and other female paddlers took to the water. The Dragon Tamers were selling carnations to be thrown in the water after a touching song and the single beat of a drum. The foundation raised $22,000 from this past weekend's dragon boat races. Super Troopers won
the A-side title, and Carpe Diem, members of Kenora's legal community
placed first in the b-side event. Check out some of the photos on the
Sunset Country Facebook page or the
89.5 The Lake Facebook page.
News articles about the Dragon Boat Festival:
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Dragon Boats Profitable for Community Foundation, Aug. 13
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Super Troopers repeat as champs, Aug. 13
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Tenth annual Dragon Boat Festival, Aug. 12
All in all, in was a very busy weekend in Sunset Country. For a list of events in Northwest Ontario, visit the new
Ontario's Sunset Country Events Calendar.
