Islendingadagurinn, Aug 4 2012

The 123rd Icelandic Festival in Gimli Manitoba Canada.

Unfortunately it rained all morning.

…and well into the afternoon.

They did the IslendingaDunk at 2pm anyway. Only 4 people showed.

 

Gimli farmer’s market

 

 

 

 

Viking helmets at the Icelandic Fest, Gimli

 

The Gimli Art gallery

 

 

 

 

A Gimli Fish Fly

 

The pancake breakfast was indoors this year because it was so wet outside

 

 

A standard pancake breakfast with sausages

 

This is where the pancake breakfast would normally be

 

 

 

Big waves on Lake Winnipeg, Gimli

 

 

Kids having fun at Gimli beach

 

Icelandic and Canadian Flags, Gimli

 

The boats at Gimli, Manitoba

 

A friendly Gimli harbour staff

 

 

The Viking Encampment, Gimli

 

 

Viking Shields

 

 

 

 

 

 

Street Performer Christopher Cool

 

 

 

some wild outdoor decorations, Gimli

 

Nice little cottage in Gimli Manitoba

 

 

 

 

 

Some Manitoba wild mushrooms

 

Some Manitoba wild mushrooms

 

 

Perogy and Kulbassa Feast in the Church Basement, Gimli

 

Carol Kuz sells the Kolbassa tickets!

 

 

Ukrainian Fundraiser for the Fraserwood Hall

 

The ladies are in the kitchen, serving up the perogies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Carnival is in town

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tergesen’s in Gimli got a whole new siding. I heard the tin was specially made in Selkirk

 

 

Mise en Scene rock the stage in Gimli