The new Harbourfront Tent is up in Kenora! After planning for a year or two and actual construction since last fall, the new Harbourfront tent (HarbourDome as some are calling it) is up and will be used by Canadian legends Blue Rodeo tonight, September 16th, 2011. Below are some progression photos I've been taking during construction. The first photo is of the old tent which is to the left of the new tent if you are looking at it from the water.
Kenora Harbourfront - The old yellow and white tent
Kenora Harbourfront - Just before the top is to go up
Kenora Harbourfront - Lifting the tent
Kenora Harbourfront - Top of tent is attached
Kenora Harbourfront - Top of tent is up!
Kenora Harbourfront - Tent sides are up.
Ready or not, here we come! Tonight Blue Rodeo will christen the Kenora Harbourfront tent. Kenora's own Fat City will open for Blue Rodeo. See you there!
UPDATE:
So back from the concert. The tent is awesome! It's way bigger than the old yellow and white tent. I was near the back and the sound was great even back there. Only draw back is that they ran out of beer too early. lol. It looks way bigger inside than it does from the outside. Great job Kenora! Here's a photo of Blue Rodeo and inside of the tent. I didn't bring my good camera, so it's iPod quality. I'll see if I can upload a video tomorrow.
The Town of Rainy River is looking forward to the Rainy River Walleye Tournament held September 22-24, 2011. With an overall purse of $43,450.00 and a champion prize of $15,000 you can have fun and maybe win some big money too! The tournament is not only of interest to anglers but has a schedule of events that is for the entire family.
The Parade of Boats kicks off the tournament on Thursday at 4:00pm. The tournament anglers are treated to a Fisherman's Dinner at 5:00pm on Thursday with an Official Tournament Rules meeting afterwards. Beer gardens open at 7:30pm. There is a traditional fish fry on September 23th, a steak fry on the 24th that are open to the public. New for this year will be a market under the tent; you can do a bit of shopping while waiting for the anglers to weigh-in. The daily weigh-ins are the highlight of this event. See some big fish caught by tournament participants and experience the anticipation and excitement this always brings.
Anglers take off on Friday at 8:45, 9:00 and 9:15am. Saturday they leave a bit earlier, at 7:45, 8:00 and 8:15am. Watch the weigh-ins on Saturday beginning at 3:15pm and then stick around for the Awards Presentation and the Rainy River Junior Curlers Boat Draw. Tournament Boundaries will be from markers at Wheelers Point at the mouth of the Rainy River to markers at Long Sault Rapids east of Stratton on Canadian Side of Border
Brian Ney and Jim Ney won the RRWT in 2011 - Courtesy of the RRWT
Last year Brian Ney and Jim Ney won the Rainy River Walleye Tournament. The top 15 anglers in the Rainy River Walleye Tournament win cash prizes. There are also prizes for 2 different hidden weights on both days, a parade prize, River Champ, Day One and Day Two Big Fish and the Lionel Roberts Memorial Award Largest Basket of Tournament.
Red Lake Fall Classic on Red Lake in Ontario - Courtesy of RLFC
The catch & release walleye tournament is held In Red Lake on September 3rd and 4th, 2011. The Red Lake Fall Classic is held each Labour Day with the top anglers taking home cash, merchandise and some bragging rights. Last year's winners of the Red Lake Fall Classic were Joe Barron and Lonnie Lundmark. With a day one total of 14.22 lbs and 13.70 lbs on day two, the 27.92 lb total was enough for first place. The big fish of the walleye tournament came on day two and was a nice 7.82 lb walleye caught by Wayne Cerven and Stan Cerven.
2011 Red Lake Fall Classic prizes, based on 140 teams, are as follows:
First $11,000
Second $5,000 & 2 Humminbird Trolling Locators
Third $3,000 & 2 MinnKota Trolling Motors
Fourth $2,300
Fifth $1,700
Sixth $1,300
Seventh $1,200
Eighth $1,100
Ninth $1,000
Tenth $900
11th - 15th $300
16th - 20th $200
21st - 25th $100 & 21st - 24th get a tackle box
There are also prizes for Mystery Weights, Big Fish each day, Mixed Team & Ladies Team Big Bag each day, Low Weight with Ten Fish, Team Finishing in 51st Position - Randy Brownlee Memorial Award, Big Fish Over All, Big Bag each day and Overall Big Bag, Big Charge to the Top 25 placings, Big Charge Award, and Top Team with Lund Boat.
Here's a short clip of anglers waiting to weigh in at the 2010 Red Lake Fall Classic. Courtesy of L.A. Varga. If you like to watch the boats take off or come in, the anglers leave in 3 flights between 7:00 and 7:30 am. Saturday they come back between 4:00 and 4:30 and Sunday anglers arrive to weigh in between 3:00 and 3:30pm.
There is a Junior Championship on Saturday September 3rd from noon-2pm at the Government Dock. All participants win prizes. Last year Isabeau Laverdure won first prize with a 0.72 lb Rock Bass. The Kids Tournament is open to children under 12.
Check back next week to see updates on who won the 2011 Red Lake Fall Classic Catch & Release Walleye Tournament. Visit Sunset Country's website to see a listing of other fishing tournaments in Northwestern Ontario.
Unofficial results of the 2011 Red Lake Fall Classic are:
Dennis Wintle & Kevin Szachury D1-17.06, D2-14.89, Total: 31.95
Dave Cryderman & Dan Daciw D1-17.53, D2-13.34, Total: 30.87
Patrick MacMillan & Catherine Farley D1-14.54, D2-13.99, Total: 28.53
Kevan Bassingthwaite & Harry Spence D1-14.83, D2-13.27, Total: 28.10
JP Kennedy & David Koss D1-13.92, D2-13.53, Total: 27.45
Dean McDonald & Scott Gardiner D1-14.45, D2-12.58, Total: 27.03
Dominic Dodic & Andy Willis D1-15.35, D2-11.54, Total: 26.89
Doug Skomoroh & Keith Rutter D1-15.19, D2-11.62, Total: 26.81
Jerry Woods & Jake Teichroeb D1-13.79, D2-12.69, Total: 26.48
Jason Leblanc & Tim Szaflik D1-14.58, D2-11.80, Total: 26.38
Big Fish Day one: Dave Cryderman & Dan Daciw with a 8.72 lb walleye. Big Fish Day two: Warren Kujansuu & Ron Kujansuu with a 6.19 lb walleye. Junior Championship: Garrette Peloquin won the Kid's Tournament with a 1.46 lb Northern Pike.
