North Shore Dragon Boat Festival
P.O. Box 1301
Grand Marais, MN 55604
218-387-2372
Fax:
218-387-9076
NORTH SHORE DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL
PHOTO GALLERY
 Can you tell Volker's excited??? |
 Volker realizes A Better Dragon finished 1st in 2006 |
 A Better Dragon is happy to finish in First Place. |
 It's all smiles for ABD second consecutive 1st place finish |
 Dragons and geese shared the harbor |
 ... as well as sailboats and dragons |
 Twin City Dragons celebrate their division finish |
 This drummer keeps the beat all the way to the finish line |
 This drummer keeps the beat all the way to the finish line, too! |
 Harbor Fiends and Twin City Dragons sprint toward the finish line |
 Dragons, Dragons ... Everywhere! |
 A close finish for Harbor Fiends and TC Dragons |
 It was a BEAUTIFUL day for a dragonboat festival |
 Spectators enjoyed the day's festivities |
 What a fun way to spend a July afternoon |
 Bob Sauer led the parade with his taiko drum |
 The taiko drummers started the Opening Ceremony festivities |
 ... and then there were three |
 Shaun steers Freewest toward the finish line |
 Freewest takes a quick "breather" after the Paladium Finals |
 Wikiwiki Wahine and Freewest "paddle it out" for second place |
 Harbor Fiends celebrate their performance |
 More smiles from our paddlers |
 Upper Shore was jubilant after finishing 1st in their division |
 The Dreaded Drakes head out for their heat |
 The starting judge makes the call for "Paddles Up!" |
 Jim and Blanca enjoyed a close up view of the on-water activities |
 The BodyMind Dragons dig deep on their way down the course |
 Buck and Bob chat during the day's events |
 More spectators enjoying the dragons |
 Who knew that Lions enjoy Coke??? |
 The lion entertained the crowd |
 The crowd fed the lion some money, too |
 Was it a fierce or friendly lion ??? FRIENDLY |
 Looking into the mouth of a dragon |
 The Asian Lion Dance team provided a martial arts demonstration |
 Mayor Sandbo wakes the Dragon |
 It's a good start for this team |
 The members of ABD display their national pride |
 Dave, Shaun and other Freewest members joined the parade's festivities |
 Children of the Dragon were a hit during the parade |
 The Boogie Boat and Dreaded Drakes were colorful additions to the parade of teams |
 Harbor Fiends promoted "Power to the Paddlers" |
 North House Folk School's "Made by Hand" was a parade favorite |
 The Skiing Dragons headed down Wisconsin Avenue |
 Yep, tough guys wear pink |
 Hungry Jack Outfitters brought in the "big guns" |
 Looks like the Twin City Dragons enjoyed their first time at our festival |
 Members of Upper Shore paused for a photo op |
 Mahtomedi's Women on the Edge brought their enthusiasm for the parade |
 As always, the Dragon was a hit during the parade |
 It wasn't in the original plans, but ... |
 we found dragonboats could pull waterskiers |
 He's not as fierce as he looks |
 Dave Muir steers Red Pine Realty out for their race |
 Team members share a laugh before heading out from the dock |
 GTA's steersperson dressed for the occasion |
 Diane Brostrom drums the pace for the Hungry Jack Outfitters/Red Pine Realty relay team |
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 The BodyMind Dragons make the most of their practice time |
 Camp Menogyn savors their Second Place victory in 2005 |
 A Better Dragon was happy to accept their First Place trophy in 2005 & 2006 |
 Freewest rounded out the top three finishers in 2005 & 2006 |
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 Safety is a priority and the US Coast Guard kept watch in the Harbor |
 WTIP sets up for their live broadcast from Harbor Park |
 Stephan Hoglund designed and hand crafted these unique trophies |
 The Wiinanen family reunion brought |
 Black Iris Productions' V-Day team was one of the two all-female teams |
 The Lions' dragonburgers made this young man lick his lips |
 St. Andrew's |
 Camp Menogyn banded together to put in an |
 Festival day was full of sun and smiles for this drummer |
 Looks like Camp Menogyn made the most of their Tai Chi time |
 The Gunflint Trail Assoc. team sets the pace during practice |
 Grand Portage's Boogie Boat team added to the parade's festivities |
 This couple was |
 Gunflint Trail Assn. takes a break after their sprint across the Harbor |
We welcome you to become part of this wonderful and exciting event.
For more information please contact info@northshoredragonboat.com.
You may also call 218-387-2372
or
write to us at P.O. Box 1301, Grand Marais, MN 55604.