Riverboat Days - Yankton
Aug 22, 2011
Yankton officials estimate that as many as 100,000 people attended the Riverboat Days Festival held Aug. 19-21 by the Missouri River.
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It all began with a kiddie parade featuring kids in costumes -- including Steven Hunhoff, 3, and his grandpa (our editor) Bernie Hunhoff. -
Dancers of all ages performed at the riverside ampitheater. Music, food, art and games were everywhere to be found. -
Outback, a popular country & western band, played for festival-goers on Sunday afternoon. The Dweebs played Saturday, and Sioux Falls-based jazz band, Main Street Warehouse, performed on Friday night. -
What is it about dunk tanks that people love? Especially when the dunkee is a pretty, good-natured young lady like Bridget Benson. -
Kaden Hunhoff participated with other youth in the kids' tractor pull. His dad is a Case-IH tractor dealer, so he had an edge on the competition. -
Brooks and Joan Schild were Captain and Belle of Riverboat Days. They are local teachers and community activists. Brooks is also a veteran of the local Charlie Battery and served tours in both Iraq and Kuwait. -
Nicole LaRoche played flute with the popular Brule, a Lakota band that performed haunting and magical music in the shade of a giant cottonwood tree. -
Traditional Lakota dance is part of Brule's performance. Huge crowds gathered to watch the band throughout the weekend. -
The Missouri River remains high and dangerous because of the 2011 flood, but a plastic construction fence kept the crowds away from the fast-moving current.
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