Annual Deuce of August Icelandic Celebration (Mountain, ND)
Annual Deuce of August Icelandic Celebration
Visit Mountain, North Dakota for the annual Deuce of August Icelandic Celebration.
This event is open to the public.
Schedule of Events
Friday, July 30th
1:00 PM – Genealogy Center-Mountain Community Center 1–4 PM and online with Icelandic Roots volunteers
Email Sunna Olafson Furstenau @ sunna@icelandicroots.com for the private Zoom link to visit with an Icelandic Roots genealogist online
– Watch the video “The Founding of the Dakota Settlement” online at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUnJzK_R6BM
5:00 PM – Mountain American Legion Fish Fry-Main Street
6:00 PM – Free Stage-Main Street-Check out the August the Deuce Facebook page for details 6-8 PM
9:00 PM – Street Dance-Main Street-Sponsored by Mountain/Thingvalla Fire Dept
Music by Dean Willits, DJ
Saturday, July 31st
7:00 AM – Pancake and Sausage Breakfast-Mountain Chalet-Free Will Offering 7-10 AM
10:30 AM – Parade-Main Street-Parade will be broadcast live on KXPO AM 1340 Souvenir Sales-On Main Street-Moore’s Icelandic Goodies
11:00 AM – Vikur Salad Luncheon-Vikur Church basement
11:00 AM – Genealogy Center-Mountain Community Center-11:00 AM-1 PM Email per info above to connect
12:00 PM – Car Show and Shine-Main Street
12:00 PM – Kid’s Inflatable Games-North end of Main Street from 12:00 Noon-4 PM
12:30 PM – Children’s Icelandic Storybook Time in Amma’s Garden-Kathy Thorlakson lawn-N of MCC
12:30 PM – Pedal Tractor Pull for Kids-Main Street-ND State Sanctioned Pull
2:00 PM – Heritage Program-Mountain Community Center
Keynote Speaker-Professor Wayne Gudmundson Book Presentation: “A Song for Liv”
9:00 PM Street Dance- “Front Fenders”-Main Street
Sunday, August 1st
11:00 AM – Worship Service-Vikur Church
1:00 PM – North Dakota State Tractor & Pickup Pulling Contest-West of Mountain Community Center
12 Additional new high horsepower pullers have been added-our biggest and best show ever!
Moore’s Icelandic Goodies will be available during the Saturday events. The Souvenir Booth will also be selling Icelandic hard fish and Raffle Tickets for the cash raffle-prizes of $1,000 and $500 will be awarded, with the drawing to be held at the conclusion of the Tractor Pull on Sunday, August 4th. Winners need not be present to win. The Saturday Parade will be broadcast live on KXPO AM 1340.
Parade Marshals: Richard and Janyce Bjornson Honorary Parade Marshals: Chris and Stina Gudmundson
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