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Published July 21, 2010, 12:00 AM

Nevis Muskie Days 2010


Kids arrived from far and wide to take part in the 60th annual Muskie Days. Rain dampened a few events, but not spirits. Above Haylie Walker Kuklock and Jasmine Walker, both 4, play on a slide awaiting the start of the kids parade. (Sarah Smith / Enterprise)

  • Kids arrived from far and wide to take part in the 60th annual Muskie Days. Rain dampened a few events, but not spirits. Above Haylie Walker Kuklock and Jasmine Walker, both 4, play on a slide awaiting the start of the kids parade. (Sarah Smith / Enterprise)
  • Alex and Addie Thielen are all smiles as they participate in the kids parade Friday evening dressed as ladybugs. (Sarah Smith / Enterprise)
  • Calvin Knese rides in the bow of a ‘pirate ship’ canoe as he keeps a stern eye out for candy in the crowd. (Sarah Smith / Enterprise)
  • Olivia Thielen found her gator costume a bit warm in the 90 degree temperatures. And the snout blocked her vision. (Sarah Smith / Enterprise)
  • Tyler Hudson, 9, of Monument, Colo., claimed the distinction of luring the smallest and largest in his age group at the kids’ fishing contest.<br /><br />(Jean Ruzicka / Enterprise)
  • Muskie Days parade 2010 (Jean Ruzicka / Enterprise)
  • Lake George Seniors provided a foretaste of things to come, “In the Family Way” to be presented in October. (Jean Ruzicka / Enterprise)
  • Eleanor Cirks reigned over the parade as grand marshal, forestalling rain until the end of the gala. (Jean Ruzicka / Enterprise)
  • A shark surfaced on the playground, kids learning just what lives beneath the ocean waves via an informational booth. (Jean Ruzicka / Enterprise)
  • Cassandra, 3, and Jon Rice, 5, dressed to the theme as anglers with big fish in the kids parade. The Nevis Lions served 275 at a fish dinner nearby. (Sarah Smith / Enterprise)