Allan said he saw only a couple of other people taking photos of these events; I said I would make a bonus blog post about it for the possible amusement of the organizers and participants. All photos by Allan Fritz.
Come and Play on Labor Day
South Bend, Washington
He took three garden photos to make this post appropriate for a gardening blog:
Poker Paddle on the Willapa
From a blog post about last year’s event: “Participants start at the 101 Public House kayak dock and then paddle along the Willapa River to 4 other docks to receive playing cards in envelopes, hoping to get the best 5-card poker hand.”

I arrived fifteen minutes late. Here is the main group headed upstream along the shore of South Bend.

A tourist came by and carted down with a couple of boats for an afternoon trip and were surprised by the crowd. They told me about their system of loading and launching off their car top rack.

I listened to the builder tell his story of building this lightweight canoe to another canoe builder from nearby Westport.
Come and Play on Labor Day Pole Walk
Just walk the bouncy log out to the mark, turn around and walk back without getting wet. The mark was set out further for adults.
Lunch
Oh. My. GOODNESS! This was the next-best-thing to BEING there!
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Thanks, Allan will love to hear that.
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