Stillwater Lumberjack Days Festival Kicks Off Friday

Stillwater, MN – Stillwater’s much anticipated summer festival, Lumberjack Days, kicks off this Friday and is packed with activities through Sunday.

According to the Stillwater Gazette, this year the festival will offer 15-minute helicopter rides from Bridgeview Park, just south of downtown. Tickets will be sold in Lowell Park. The rides will be available from 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.

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Other activities include a 5K road race run, a kids parade, pony rides, minnow races, and giant games such as giant dice and Giant Jenga.

The 5K begins at 8 a.m. Saturday at Pioneer Park. The main Lumberjack Days Parade takes place Sunday.

For more information on this year’s festival, visit the event website.

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