39th Annual Eelpout Festival Set to Begin Thursday in Walker


39th Annual Eelpout Festival Set to Begin Thursday in Walker

The International Eelpout Festival in Walker began in 1980 as a way to bring tourists to northern Minnesota during the long winter months. Centered on what is considered the state's ugliest fish, it grew into an annual four-day festival that has attracted national attention and thousands of visitors.. Official logo for the 40th.


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Trip Tips: Walker, Minnesota, in winter. International Eelpout Festival : Due to rising costs, the festival has been canceled. For more about Walker in summer, see Fishing for finds in Walker. Information : Leech Lake Area tourism , 800-833-1118. Last update: March 13, 2021.


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The International Eelpout Festival in Walker began in 1980 as a way to bring tourists to northern Minnesota during the long winter months. Centered on what is considered the state's ugliest fish.


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A welcome respite to the mid-winter months with plenty of activities for avid ice fishers, families, and friends, Walker invites old and new visitors alike to its 39 th Annual International Eelpout Festival this weekend, Feb. 22-Feb. 25, on Leech Lake.


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Guide to International Eelpout Festival 2024 in Minnesota, USA, Walker: location, dates, schedule, events and activities, nearby attractions, official. Walker boasts charming gift shops and boutiques where visitors can find unique souvenirs or shop for local crafts made by talented artisans from the area. Help us improve the above.


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In Walker, Minnesota, Lidia and her grandson Miles have caught an eelpout, and stay true to tradition by kissing their catch. Walker, Minnesota has a population which tips just slightly over 1,000.


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Eelpout Logo. The 33rd Annual Eelpout festival is going on February 16-19 in Walker, MN on Leech Lake. Come for a good time with friends and fishing! The event will open with a ceremony, torch lighting, the Coors Light Keg Castle, and live music. On Friday the official scale times will begin as well as more live music and fun.


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The International Eelpout festival is a 30 year annual event held on the frozen Leech Lake located in Walker Minnesota. The event revolves around a fishing contest for the largest and most fish caught while ice fishing for a slippery el like fish. over 15,000 attend this 3 day event which has been featured on the Jay Leno show and Animal planet.


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THE EELPOUT FESTIVAL HAS BEEN CANCELLED. Join thousands of people on Minnesota's third largest lake - Leech Lake - for a fun and quirky MN experience at the Walker International Eelpout Festival. This three day event features live music, an ice bar, helicopter rides, eelpout curling, a jalapeno eating contest and more!


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The International Eelpout Festival is an annual gathering held in the town of Walker, Minnesota.It celebrates the eelpout (or burbot, scientific name Lota lota), an indigenous bottom dwelling fish that inhabits the region's lakes, in some cases being found as deep as 300m.The fish itself is described as a cross between a catfish and eel, giving it a slender disposition but retaining a tapered.


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After three decades of craziness, the 31st Eelpout Festival Feb. 19-21 in Walker is just as outrageous as ever.


Walker, Minnesota's 2020 International Eelpout Festival canceled

The International Eelpout Festival, which called Walker, Minnesota, home for 40 years, might be making a comeback after a couple-year hiatus. Fans of the annual winter on-ice party on Leech Lake off the shore of Walker were disappointed by the news in early 2020 that the event would be canceled. The 2020 festival, which had been scheduled for.


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For the past 37 years, and for three days every February, crowds that are more than 10 times the population of tiny Walker, Minn. (pop. 1,069) gather on Minnesota's third largest lake (112,000-acres), Leech Lake, for a festival named for one of the ugliest bottom-dwelling fish, the eelpout. In a state where it is common


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The 40th annual International Eelpout Festival on Leech Lake in Walker, Minnesota, will be watched closely by local authorities to make sure everyone is safe on the ice.. Cass County Sheriff Tom Burch issued a release on Tuesday saying event promoters are working closely with law enforcement to monitor lake and ice conditions on Leech Lake's Walker Bay.