Head to Muskie for some Nevis fun today - Park Rapids Enterprise

The annual Nevis Muskie Days celebration offers fun activities for the whole family. Admission is free to all events, including the music festival on Saturday, July 20.

I caught a fish.JPG — “I caught a fish!” Bryer Schrader, 4, was able to get his catch off the hook thanks to his older brother Arlo. The family is from Baxter and was visiting family in the Nevis area. Lorie Skarpness/Enterprise

5K boys.JPG — These boys completed the Muskie 5K on the Heartland Trail. Aidan Huesmann (left) and Noah Huesmann (right) are the great-grandsons of longtime Nevis residents Roy and Dorothy Krotzer. They ran with their friend Luke Sunnarborg (center). Luke finished 6th in his age group and Noah finished 5th. Lorie Skarpness/Enterprise

Saturday’s activities program includes:

Ojibwe crafts and games for children until 4:30 p.m., including dreamcatcher making and watercolor painting.
Water Wars, hosted by the Nevis Volunteer Fire Department, at 1:30 p.m.
Kids’ Buried Treasure Dig in the domed playroom at Muskie Park at 4 p.m. Dig for cash and a chance to win a new bike.
Big parade through town at 6pm. Line is at school at 5pm.

Admission is free to all musical performances on the Muskie Waters Music Stage under the Water Tower.

1:30 p.m. Darren Quam from Battle Lake with rock songs from the 60s and 70s
3:00 p.m. Drum and dance demonstration by the Buffalo River Drum and Dance Group
4:30 p.m. Fargo/Moorhead crop dusters
7pm Wicked Bees: original tracks and covers of third wave/reggae/pop rock classics
8 p.m. Hooligan Fire: Caliab Heiderich’s swirling fire
9pm Heatbox: Sounds from the mouth of Aaron “Heatbox” Heaton
11:00 p.m. Jon Wayne and the Pain with heartbreaking reggae ballads

On the Iron Horse stage, Midbros will play from 9pm until closing time.

Visit https://www.nevischamber.com/ for more information on bands and festival updates.

Visitors staying in the area for the weekend are invited to attend the Nevis Fire Station Pancake Breakfast, served on Sunday, July 21 from 8 a.m. to noon. There will also be an open house and an opportunity to tour the fire station.

Young fishermen.JPG — Young fishermen took part in a fishing competition on Nevis Pier on Lake Belle Taine on Saturday morning. Lorie Skarpness/Enterprise

There is a 15-metre obstacle course, a climbing wall and a slide for children as well as bouncy castles for the younger ones. The inflatables are open until 8pm

Lincoln Metry of Nevis took a ride on his father Colin’s shoulders to check out the inflatables and children’s games. Lorie Skarpness/Enterprise

Crafts, art and thrift store treasures will be on display at the Muskie Market along the Heartland Trail until dusk Saturday. There will also be live chainsaw demonstrations.

Duck pond.JPG — Rory Anderson, 8, of Bemidji, took a trip to the duck pond and won a prize. Lorie Skarpness/Enterprise

Lorie Skarpness has lived in the Park Rapids area since 1997 and has written for the Park Rapids Enterprise since 2017. She enjoys writing about the people and wildlife that call the North Woods home.