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Harbourfest And Blueberry Festival Begin Today

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One of the biggest parties of the summer is back.

Harbourfest will take over the Kenora Harbourfront over the next three days, after a three year lay-off.

Chair of the Harbourfest committee Heather MacMurphy and says they are excited to be back.

“It has just been an overwhelming couple of years for us not being able to hold our event,” says MacMurphy.

“We are just elated to be able to bring it back to the Kenora Harbourfront. Our board of directors has been working so hard to get everything back up and running after a two year hiatus.”

Harbourfest will start tonight under the White Cap Pavilion and and there will be daytime activities Saturday and Sunday with Family Fest, the antique boat parade and the car show on Sunday.

The fireworks display will take place on Sunday night at 10:45.

In Sioux Lookout, the Blueberry Festival begins this afternoon.

The opening ceremonies take place at noon.

Over 100 events will take place over the next 10 days.

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Sioux Lookout Ready To Host 40th Annual The Blueberry Festival

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The 40th Annual Blueberry Festival in Sioux Lookout starts this Friday.

Dori Hopko is president and says it’s will almost be back to normal this year.

“We don’t have to worry about COVID restrictions with some of the events now,” Hopko says.

“Very, very pleased about that and we are so happy because we can now use our Farlinger Park, which is our town beach. It’s now open and completed. So we’re super, duper excited.”

Hopko says it all gets underway on July 29th.

“We have opening ceremonies starting at 12:00 and the Farmer’s Market is from 10 till 2 pm. It’s going to be fantastic. I see the weatherman says it’s going to be nice and sunny, so we’re pleased with that.”

The Blueberry Festival will run from July 29th until August 7th.

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Blueberry Festival Events Happening All Long Weekend

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There are plenty of fun events planned this long weekend with quite a few starting Sunday.

From 10am to 3pm on Sunday there will be Slate Falls Air float plane rides.

It costs 20 dollars for an 8-10 minute flight and masks will be required if you plan to take part.

The flights will be taking place at the Slate Falls Air Base at 29 Wellington Street.

 

The Sioux Mountain Music Festival will also start on Sunday.

Due to COVID-19 concerns the event is being held online this year from 3pm to 10pm.

The event will feature tons of talent including local area bands, northern bands, Thunder Bay performers, Nick Sherman, and other solo performers as well.

To find out more information, check out the Sioux Mountain Online Music Festival Facebook Page.

 

The Blueberry Festival Triathalon is also back for another year, but there are some changes.

The swim, bike and run will be taking place on separate days and there will be no mass starts and will take place on their designated days from 9am to 3pm.

The swim will be taking place Monday, the biking follows on Wednesday and the running will be on Thursday.

Participants can participate in any of the parts that they want or do all three if they wish to as well.

 

For the full list of events, click the link HERE

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Sioux Lookout Blueberry Festival Tomorrow

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An extremely popular summer event is starting up soon in Sioux Lookout.

The first day of the 37th Annual Sioux Lookout Blueberry Festival is tomorrow and the celebration will run until August 11th.

Event Coordinator Hannah Willms says the classic opening ceremony will open the event and there will be a farmers market to start the day.

The opening day tomorrow will also close with a steak dinner at the Legion.

Willms also says many people from near and far come to check out the event which is great to see.

Another Event Coordinator, Maddie Mesich says it is amazing to see the community put so much work towards making such a great event happen every year.

For more information head over to their website by clicking HERE