| Ashland, WI - July 22, 2009
Ashland's Bay Days took place this past week providing visitors
with five days of fun and excitement. The activities stared Wednesday
with a sidewalk sale on Maxwell Street and Craft and food vendors
along Lakeshore Drive. The festivities continued through to Sunday
afternoon's Hometown Talent Show.
In between Wednesday and Sunday there was a lot of everything you might
expect to find at a festival such as Bay Days. Music, dancing, food,
contest, athletic competitions and shows of all types.
Arts & Crafts, Retail Vendors and food booths were on the festival
grounds all day Saturday and Sunday. At 10 am the Mud Rutter's Off Road
Bike Race took place at Prentice Park.
Markie Anderson had a booth where you could have your face painted
From 10 am until dusk there were seaplane rides at Bayview drive.
There was a Pie Eating Contest which was divided into three classes,
Toddlers (3-6) Youth (7-12) & Adult (13 & older)
Later in the day the beach would be the scene of a cardboard boat race.
There were many activities for kids, particularly at the 4H Club's Kids
Activity tent. Later Saturday there was a show in the Big Tent "Kids Say
The Darndest Things" show.
From 2pm until 6 pm, the Chequamegon Health & Fitness Center sponsored a
very popular event the "Strongest Man on the Bay" Contest.
There was lots of music and dances; including Chequamegon Area Dance, The
Oredock Memorial Jazz, Shunka & Waka Sakuda, Taiko Drum & Dance Dance,
and the Northland Lumberjack Choir The music apex came Saturday
evening with the "Bay Area Battle of the Bands", which was previously
reported on by IronwoodInfo. Bay Days Saturday Finale came at 11 pm with a
grand Fireworks Show.
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