Come to the Teddy Bear Picnic!

Snack Catering Host Peters Creek Inn & Catering

      Join us on Friday July 8th at 11 AM for a day full of old-fashioned picnic games.  Come on out to the Eagle River Commons, and join us for the Teddy Bear Picnic!  It’s a fun-filled way to start the Bear Paw Festival!  Younger “cubs” will enjoy story time, as well as games and age appropriate activities.

Odor Eaters Rotten Sneaker Contest

      What’s blowing in the wind at the Bear Paw Festival?  It’s the Great Alaska Odor-Eaters Rotten Sneaker Contest!  This event is open to any child 5 –15 years of age wearing a pair of sneakers.  The worse the better!  Kids and judges go toes to nose in a fiendish frenzy of foul and fetid footwear for the title of the best of the worst! 

     The contest takes place Friday, July 8th at 1 PM at the Eagle River Commons.  Registration begins at 12:15pm and the first 25 contestants receive an official T-shirt.  The winner receives a year’s supply of Odor-Eaters products, fun gifts, trophy, and their champion rotten sneakers may be permanently enshrined in the Odor Eaters Hall of Fumes. Parents need to accompany kids to sign an event release form.

KID EVENTS GALORE!

      Miss Bear Paw Queen will be on hand to lead the Teddy Bear Parade – so bring your favorite teddy bear friend down to the picnic.

      Magician Don Russell will be on hand to amaze and entertain you.  Face painters will add a creative touch to your cheeks, along with the rosy glow from a great day of activities!

       Hot dogs will be the main course, along with juice & cookies... Host Chef Martha Rogers, Peters Creek Inn & Catering!

Lunch Box Derby

        Be the first on your block to race an eggplant!  Let your imagination run wild and build a racecar made completely out of fruits and vegetables.  Cars are made using toothpicks, bamboo skewers and rubber bands.  This is the time to bring out all those engineering skills!  The cars will race down a 4 x 8 foot ramp.  The distance traveled will be from the top of the ramp to the front end of the main car body.  The race will take place Friday, at 12 noon at the Teddy Bear Picnic at the Eagle River Commons. Fruits & vegetables will be available on site to build your derby entry!  Come to the park and look for the ramp! Sponsored by Eagle River's Super Suppers!

The entire event, and more, is brought to you FREE through the generous support many local businesses as well as. Special thanks to our sponsors:

              VFW Post 9785

              Carrs/Safeway

              Snack Catering Host Peters Creek Inn

Periwinkle Moose from Northrim Bank visits with kids at Teddy Bear Picnic

(Photos courtesy of Alaska Star)

The Famous Odor Eaters Rotten Sneaker Contest!!!

Checking out those rotten sneakers!

(Photos courtesy of Alaska Star)

Join in the

Odor Eater Rotten Sneaker fun

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A carrot ready to ride the tracks at Teddy Bear Picnic

Sponsors treat all picnic participant

to complementary hot dogs and drinks!