Run, log roll, saw, fish, eat, compete in Grand Marais

Autumn Pechan taking on the cross cut saw
Autumn Pechan of Little Falls threw herself in to the Cross Cut Saw Competition and won second place in the women's competition.
Judy Griesedieck / For MPR News

Competition, food, music, arts and water came together for the 85th annual Fisherman's Picnic in Grand Marais. Runners, log rollers, lumberjacks, fisherman and herring eaters all competed on the shores of Lake Superior.

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