The 29th Annual Minnesota State Old Time Fiddle Championship & Festival will be held August 6 and 7, 2010.

See below for detailed information. Hope to see you all there!!

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2009 Fiddle Championship Winners
The 28th Annual Minnesota State Old Time Fiddle Championship was held August 7 and 8, 2009 in Cotton Minnesota. Twenty-five fiddlers from Minnesota, Wisconsin, Ohio, and Ontario competed.

Olivia Korkola, 15, of Thunder Bay , Ontario, won the title of Minnesota State Old Time Fiddle Champion.

Following is the complete list of 2009 division winners.

Championship Division
1. Olivia Korkola, Thunder Bay, Ontario
2. Claire Sayers, Duluth, Minnesota
3. Wendy Dane, Duluth, Minnesota
4. Philip Duke, Thunder Bay, Ontario
5. Katelyn Ek, Ramsey, Minnesota

Junior Junior Division (age 12 and under)
1. Madeline Brown, Duluth, Minnesota
2. Derek Birkeland, Proctor, Minnesota
3. Olivia Skaja, Deer River, Minnesota
4. Sam Olson, Duluth, Minnesota

Junior Division (age 13 to 25)
1. Emily LaPlant, Grand Rapids, Minnesota
2. Aaron Wilcox, Mt Iron, Minnesota
3. Daniel Duke, Thunder Bay, Ontario
4. Tessa Gustum, New Auburn, Wisconsin

Senior Division (age 50-70)
1. Tim Krugman, Elyria, Ohio
2. Ralph Isaacson, Iron, Minnesota
3. Don La Plant, Grand Rapids, Minneosta

Senior Senior Division (71 and over)
1. Chester Enger, Hixton, Wisconsin

Twin Fiddling
1. Philip Duke and Olivia Korkola
2. Katelyn Ek and Emily La Plant

Canoe, Shoe and Bicycle Race

Come and join this great summer event, the Annual Cotton Canoe, Shoe, and Bicycle Race which is part of the Fiddle Contest in August. Start making good on those vows from last summer when we all said we would do the race with our kids or mates or friends. So, what are you waiting for?

The 2010 race will begin at 9:00 a.m. Saturday in the usual location 1/2 mile east of Cotton. Racers will provide their own canoe, running shoes, and bicycles. A life vest will be required in the canoe, and a helmet for the bicycle leg of the race. Bikers should ride with traffic on the right side of the road.

Come out and enjoy the great Whiteface River, work up a sweat, then enjoy the Fiddle Festival and relax at the finals of the Fiddle Contest Saturday evening.

You can sign up on the day of the race. There are age division trophy awards: 1st, 2nd 3rd in under 18 years of age; 1st, 2nd 3rd in 18-35; 1st, 2nd 3rd in 35+ years of age. Teams can also be mixed.

We’ll look for you!!