The Pas Trappers' Festival Showcases Northern Heritage
The Pas hosts a three day Trappers' Festival celebrating northern life with dog races, ice fishing, jigging, and trap setting. Readers note the 150 mile Labatt trophy sled dog challenge and northern traditions as the town rallies for a lively carnival of sport and culture.
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Canada
United States
Flin Flon
Kentville
N. S
Banff
Swift Current
Saskatchewan
Yukon
Pas
Lynn Lake
North
Picayune
Manitoba
Queens Festival Crown to be Read at Proclamation Event
The Queens Festival will crown the winner after a proclamation read by John Sokulski. Hon. Jack Carroll will crown the 1962 Queen, with Bud Simpson presenting a fur coat. Mayor Trager grants fur jackets to other contestants as the Queens appear at multiple events and promotions in the festival.
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John Sokulski
Jack Carroll
Bud Simpson
Churchill
Harry Trager
Guy Hal
Winnipeg
Oldtimers honor mushers at The Pas Festival
The Pas crowd recalled dog racing history at a banquet with Sam Pranteau Tom Lamb and Steve Pranteau in attendance. Notables like Leo Dupois Walter Goin and George Bancroft were praised while remarks urged continued community support for the festival. Supper featured Mulligan a la Grandpere and Jam Bannock as colorful attire and mukluks sparkled in the hall.
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Tom Lamb
Sam
Steve
Grand Rapids
Festival Hall of Fame
Hudson Bay
Oldtimers
Shorty Russick
Rod McGillivary, Sr
Harry Olenskiesi Pas
George Richard
Laird
Marie Quelette
Real
Sam Pranteau
Steve Pranteau
Tom
Leo Dupois
Walter Goin
Moose Lake
Alaska
Walter
Lamb
George Bancroft
Emile St. Godard
Lawrence McKay
Solomon Cook
Albert Campbell
Keddie Berg Display A Festival Feature
Mrs. Eric Keddie designed window displays for the Trappers Festival over five years. This year both Keddie and Berg windows show an Eskimo scene and a commercial trapper theme with a tourist family in a trailer near a picnic site in God's country.
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Eric Keddie
Trapper
Keddie and
Berg
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