Eelpout Festival
Eelpout Festival | |
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Genre | Festival |
Dates | February 2022 |
Location(s) | Walker, Minnesota |
Years active | 1979–2019, 2022– |
Attendance | 11,000 (2012) |
Website | http://www.eelpoutfestival.com/ |
The International Eelpout Festival is an annual gathering held in the town of
History
The first Eelpout Festival was held in January 1980, and it ran annually until 2019. From 1983 onwards, the festival was held in February.[3] Because of pollution, cost and safety concerns, 2020 saw the festival get scrapped.[4] The celebration is held during one of the coldest periods of the year, and temperatures often reach well below zero.[5] In 2016 and 2017, however, the ice was too thin to permit motor vehicles onto the lake.[3]
The events are designed to cater to a wide range of audiences and family activities are plentiful.[1]
Environment
2018 attempted location move
As reported in September 2017, for a variety of reasons the festival board had explored the possibility of relocating the event to
References
- ^ a b "International Eelpout Festival™ - FEBRUARY 18-21, 2016 - Walker, Mn". Eel Pout Festival.
- ^ "International Eelpout Festival : Explore Minnesota".
- ^ a b Cameron, Linda A. (14 February 2022). "For forty years, Walker, Minnesota's International Eelpout Festival celebrated the state's ugliest fish". MinnPost. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
- ^ a b Donovan, Larissa (2 January 2020). "Eelpout Festival 2020 Canceled". Bemidji Now. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
- ^ a b "Leech Lake, Minnesota Climate Averages". WeatherWX.com. Retrieved 31 October 2022.