Saturday
September 26, 2026
10 am - 9 pm
Saturday
8am - 11 am - VENDOR SETUP
10 am - 5K Run/Walk (Bigfoot Stomp) Start - Peter Nordeen Park
12 Noon - Festival grounds at Peter Nordeen Park open for guests.
Bigfoot Stomp 5K Run/Walk · 10 - 11 am
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The Bigfoot Stomp 5K Run/Walk will take place on Saturday 27 September and begin in Peter Nordeen park (Festival grounds). Registration is open at 9 am.
The route will take you from the park, up Spruce Street, cross on Northgate Drive. Then traverse through Tourist Park and Flat Rock Trail. Once you have completed the Flat Rock Trail loop you will rejoin the trail crossing back over Northgate Drive, along Spruce Street to the finish line in Peter Nordeen Park.
This run/walk is not intended to be a competitve race, moreso a family friendly event. Costumes are also welcome and encouraged.
There is no cost to participate in ths event. The day of the event you will be required to sign a waiver of liability and for children under the age of 18, the parent or guardian will be required to sign a waiver for the underage participant.Description text goes here
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Education Seminars 12 - 5 pm
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1:00 - 1:30 What’s GROWING in Gwinn - Gwinn Food System
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2:00 - 2:30 Keep It Cold, Clean, Connected -Trout Unlimited
2:30 - 3:00 Working For Conservation Whitetail Unlimited
3:00 - 3:30 Leave No Trace 7 Principles
3:30 - 4:00 Get To Know Our Wild
4:00 - 5:00 Bigfoot Townhall with Rich Meyer, Lead Investigator UPBFRO
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Trout Unlimited - Fly Fishing
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Forsyth Forward
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Trout Unlimited
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UP Bigfoot Research Organization
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Northland Upper Peninsula Apparel
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Gwinn VFW - Beer Tent
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Sawyer Enrichment Kids Zone is open to all children. Parents are responsible for their children.
Bounce House
Games
Foam Pit (Weather Dependent)
Batting Cage
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