Moose Town Crier: Holidays and Festivals

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No Rain on M.L. 4th of July Parade

Rob's Kicks of "4th" Weekend with Karaoke

4th of July Weekend Finishes With a Fireworks "Bang"

Not So "Typical" Car Show Coming to Mahtowa

Carlton County Fair to Close Out Summer Fest Season.

HHigh Schooler from Superior Takes Top Honors at Hwy 61 Folks Fest

Shane Nelson, A High School Junior from Superior, showed off his musical talent this weekend winning his second singer/songwriter contest at the Highway 61 Folks Festival in Mahtowa. Nelson says a band in which he leads, Cresent Moon, earlier this year also won a battle of the bands contest at the DECC in Duluth. Shane competed against over a dozen other singer/songwriters from the region to take top honors at the Folks Fest.

Rock-Solid but Soggy 2010 Agate Stampede

As if on cue, the rain started falling right at 2 in the afternoon on Saturday-right about the time the canon went off to signal the beginning of the 41st annual Agate Days Stampede in Moose Lake. The wet weather did not seem to deter the thousands of folks who participated in the agate and quarter search on Elm Street in downtown Moose Lake. Stampede officials were pleased with the crowd who they described as courteous and well behaved with absolutely no one jumping the yellow ropes to gain advantage.

Lots of other events shaped the Agate Days weekend to include the Arts in the park, the Gem and Mineral show at Moose Lake School, the Steak Fry at the fire hall and the car show at Moose Lake City Park.

Agate Days Celebration Kicks off with Country Concert

The Agate Days celebration in Moose Lake began with a top-notch Nashville-like performance from a group called Pier Country. Curt Takunen, a former M.L. high school alumni performed in this musical group. Other guest musicians included two other M.L. high school grads-Ken Halverson and Tony Tracy.