Something’s fishy in La Conner on Saturday as the 45th Historic La Conner Smelt Derby gets under way.
A pancake breakfast, $5 a person, opens the event from 8 to 10 a.m. at Maple Hall, at First Street and Maple Avenue. Hot dogs, $2 to $3, are on the menu when lunchtime rolls around at 11 a.m. until supplies are sold out.
After the registration period at 8:30 a.m., jump right in to a kids’ dash for ages 6 and under at 9:30 a.m., followed by a 5k and 10k run/walk at 10 a.m., and a 2-mile walk at 10:15 a.m.
Stroll downtown and and tour the art galleries and boutiques.
“Fishy” fun events from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Maple Hall include face painting and making fishprints from paint and dead fish.
A fishing derby is set for 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at two public docks downtown, plus the dock along First Street.
The entry fee is one $2 raffle ticket for each participant in two age groups: 12 and under and 13 and older. Several prizes will be awarded in 10 categories. A separate cash-prize raffle is set for 3 p.m. at the Fire Museum on First Street.
Get more details under the “Calendar of Events,” online at www.laconnerchamber.com, at 360-466-4778 or 360-466-0127.
Andrea McInnis: 425-339-3479; amcinnis@heraldnet.com.
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