Enjoy Minnesota Tourism with the Fishhouse Parade

Minnesota tourism offers some strange opportunities for fun. One of them is the World Famous Fishhouse Parade in Aitkin. Where else would you be able to see main street covered with decorated fishhouses doing down the street in a parade? The owners find a type of decorating idea they think will be funnier, more bizarre or tell a better story then their neighbors and off they go. This celebration of the coming of winter is a great way to prepare for the cold days to come.

The parade and celebration are held the day after Thanksgiving. Main Street comes alive with the floats, music and fun. You won’t believe what some of the fishhouses look like as they go down the street headed for the 365 lakes in the surrounding area. If you can think of bizarre, then you probably can imagine what the humor of these hearty people can come up with to beat their neighbors out for the winner!

You may want to try your hand at ice fishing. It is a sport that is different from any other. You can sit in your warm fishhouse, drill your hole in the ice and go for the big walleye that got away from you this summer. For more information contact the chamber.