I'll show you how Rangers (Northern rednecks) party.

http://www.eelpoutfestival.com/events.html

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You don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows - Robert A. Zimmerman

Never been to MN outside of the airport. 520 miles is a bit much for the event of most interest.

Special Swimwear Fashion show
Saturday, February 21
approx 2:30 p.m., on the Karaoke stage
Under the big top, Walker City Park
Janice Dickenson may not be there, but you will get to see the latest in swimwear fashion featuring members of the Bikini Ice Fishing Team

That On Ice auto race sounds like a lot of fun.

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1974 240D 3.0L 4(M) - 250K -OM617.910 + 300D FW + Rajay turbo power!
1977 6.9 3(A) - 84k

Yeah they're nuts there man. Things that winter does to you...

Coors lite is the official beer of Eelpout. That should tell you something. Then there's the unofficial partying that goes on. Every year someone decides to have a snowmobile skimming contest. It never goes well for the loser.

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You don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows - Robert A. Zimmerman

Do they retrieve the snowmobile loser in April?

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1974 240D 3.0L 4(M) - 250K -OM617.910 + 300D FW + Rajay turbo power!
1977 6.9 3(A) - 84k

I saw something on the festival on Travel or Discovery. It looked like a blast to me and from the looks of it I'd fit right in.

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1980 300TD-China Blue/Blue MBTex-2nd Owner, 107K (Alt Blau) OBK #15
'06 Chevy Tahoe Z71 (for the wife & 4 kids, current mule) '03 Honda Odyssey (son #1's ride, reluctantly) '99 GMC Suburban (255K+ miles, semi-retired mule) 21' SeaRay Seville (summer escape pod)