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One Great Kid At The Fishing Derby

July 28, 2009

While I attended the Festival of the Lakes annual fishing derby, I met one of the nicest young men, Nick.  Nick was one of the helpers in charge of a variety of things at the derby.  He signed up most of the kids for registration, helped the kids with their fish they caught, kept track [...]

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Festival of the Lakes Fishing Derby 2009

July 22, 2009

The Festival of the Lakes Annual Fishing Derby 2009 was hosted by the City of Hammond, Indiana – Mayor Thomas McDermott Jr., the Hammond Parks and Recreation, Mik Lurch Fishing Tackle Outlet and the Optimist Club of Hammond.
This was my first year attending and I was amazed at the amount of families that attended.  Over [...]

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Fishing Derbies, Barbie Life Jackets & Cupcakes

July 16, 2009

This Saturday, July 18, 2009 is the annual Festival of the Lakes Fishing Derby.
I plan on attending to take pictures and do a little reporting for my blog.  I would love to enter but then I’d have to be put in an age category and have to tell my age.  And for the love of [...]

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Festival of The Lakes Hammond, IN 2009

July 13, 2009

It’s that time of year again, one of our local festival kicks off this week. Festival of The Lakes.
Wednesday July 15, 2009 – Sunday July 19, 2009 at Wolf Lake Memorial Park, Hammond, Indiana.
Entertainment, Carnival rides, Food vendors, Pontoon rides, Games, Beer Garden, Kids fishing derby, Fireworks and much more.
Admission: Free
Parking: $15.00
Entertainment:
Wednesday: [...]

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Fishing Derby – Festival of The Lakes 2008

August 4, 2008

I promised to post a few pictures of some of the fish taken at the Festival of The Lakes 2008.
Look at this little guy with that big fish… 

And how about this girl and the grip she has on that fish – and I’m loving the pink hat…

And my favorite catch of the day…

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Festival of The Lakes Fishing Derby 2008

July 24, 2008

This past weekend was the 5th annual Fishing Derby sponsored by the City of Hammond, Mik Lurch Fishing Tackle Outlet and the Hammond Optimist Club.

Over 300 people attended which was a bit lower then past years because of the rain date change. What is nice about this event is the first 125 kids 15 years of age and [...]

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City of Hammond – Festival of the Lakes

July 17, 2008

Festival of the Lakes is our local annual festival and runs from July 15 – July 20, 2008. This year’s entertainment includes:

The O’Jays – Opening act Together
Lonestar – Opening act John Michael Montgomery
Live – Opening act Nicole Jamrose
SugarRay – Opening act History’s End
War – Opening act Greg Rolie

Things to do at the fest:

Pontoon boat [...]

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