Now in its 31st year, Eelpout is the fishing festival where almost nobody fishes. Let's face it, this is Mardi Gras on ice and each year 10,000 people visit the temporary town on Leech Lake to party. Main Street, a mile-long path on the lake, is lined with party houses populated with drinking teams. Snowmobiles and four-wheelers towing couches and picknic tables cruise the street to form a haphazard parade. On the last day of the festival, pouters pack up camp with dreams of doing it all over again the next year.
Polar Plunge at Eelpout Festival 2010, Walker MN - Part 2
Polar Plunge at Eelpout Festival, Walker MN
Here is a teaser!
International Eelpout Festival here we come!
Amanda and I are heading to Walker, MN this weekend to photograph the 31st International Eelpout Festival! We are hoping it will be our Sturgis on ice. Stay tuned to our blog for the photos!