The World Famous Fish House Parade

Some folks go shopping after Thanksgiving. Up north in Minnesota, many would head out to the lakes with winter fish houses.

Afew years back a couple of guys were sitting in an Aitkin, Minnesota cafe observing what seemed to be a parade of fishes houses en route to the lakes. Why not have a real parade, they thought.

The “World Famous Fish House Parade” is now a local institution. Some three dozen uniquely and humorously decorated fish houses used for ice fishing during the winter are on parade and on display.

We speak with Sue Marxen from Aitkin about the culture of ice fishing, fish houses as well as the parade.

At:
http://conversationsontheroad.com (Access December, 2007)