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An all-you-can-eat community fish fry will kick off the festival with fish and trimmings served from 5 to 8 pm Friday in Muskie Park. Events include: a kiddie parade, horseshoe tourney, a magician show on Friday.
A performance of "Peter Pan" by the Nevis community ed youth theater will be at 7 pm Friday and 2 pm Saturday at the school.
Gather at 4 pm Friday at Muskie Park pavilion for the first 2-hour competition of the Amazing Muskie Race. Teams of two will "race" through a Nevis summer and the fastest team will win $100 cash. Competition will conclude with another 2-hour challenge on Saturday starting at 3:30 pm.
Saturday, a 5K run. The 3.1 mile run will set off on the Heartland Trail, across from the Muskie. Registration begins at 7 am; the run kicks off at 8 am.
Mall of America’s Underwater Adventures Aquarium will be in Muskie Park from 11 am to 6 pm with live animal touch tanks, childrens’ activities and educational stations as well as a staged educational performance at 11 am on MN habitats.
The grand parade will set off at 6:30pm from the Nevis School. Grab a lawn chair on Paul Bunyan’s Boulevard. Entries are welcome. A prize drawing and awards ceremony will follow.
Muskie Market will host artists, crafters and flea marketers along the Heartland Trail from 10 am to 8 pm on Saturday.