Fisherman's Picnic 2021 is on!

The Grand Marais Lions Club Fisherman’s Picnic is typically held on the first full weekend of August. Last year the COVID-19 pandemic cancelled most of the activities—log sawing, kiddie rides, music on the Harbor Park stage, the fish toss, and the parade.

But it looks like much of the Fisherman’s Picnic will be back in 2021, including the famed Lion’s Fishburgers.

Road construction is wrapping up from 3rd Avenue to Broadway Avenue, so the Fisherman’s Picnic parade will be taking place along it usual route. The parade starts at 1 p.m. on August 8. The Lion’s give prizes for the first, second and third place entries in the categories of marching, class reunion float, and funniest.

There are many opportunities for community members to take part in the celebration—volunteers are needed to operate the Kiddie Rides and of course to help out in the Fishburger Stand. For information on the Fisherman’s Picnic or to sign up for an activity, visit the Grand Marais Lions Club Facebook page.

WTIP’s Rhonda Silence learns more about this year’s event in this interview from Lions Millie Spry and Harry Peterson, who shares the musical interlude that is sometimes heard in the Fishburger Stand.