Whitefish Trail Hootenanny celebration Friday
Colorado-based string band Chain Station will perform at the annual Whitefish Trail Hootenanny on Friday in Whitefish.
Whitefish Legacy Partners is celebrating the Whitefish Trail during the annual Whitefish Trail Hootenanny on Friday, Aug. 24 in Depot Park in downtown Whitefish. The event is from 5-9 p.m.
Enjoy live music, kid’s activities, food trucks, local craft beer, and a huge raffle. All ages are welcome, and participants are encouraged to walk or ride their bikes to the event.
The trail’s newest section in Haskill Basin opened this year and next steps of the Close the Loop project look to permanently protect Smith Lake and finish the 55-plus mile loop trail around Whitefish Lake.
The annual Hootenanny music festival and family dance party features Chain Station from the front range of Colorado, local favorite 20 Grand, and the up and coming Andrew Raymond Sweeney.
Kid’s activities include a bike obstacle course, climbing wall, jump stations and more.
Food trucks and local craft beer will be available for purchase. Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the gate, with kids 12 and under free. Tickets can be purchased online at www.brownpapertickets.com at the Great Northern Brewery, Glacier Cyclery, Sportsman & Ski Haus Whitefish, and Great Northern Cycle and Ski.
The fundraising event is made possible by Title Sponsor Don K Subaru and event sponsors First Interstate Bank, National Parks Realty, Edward Jones Financial Advisor Claudine Johnson, and BNSF. Great Northern Bar & Grill, Craggy Range Bar & Grill, and Casey’s Whitefish are sponsoring the music, while Alaska Airlines, Sportsman & Ski Haus, Great Northern Cycle & Ski, Glacier Cyclery and many Whitefish businesses have donated raffle prizes. Great Northern Brewery is providing the beer.
The Whitefish Trail is the anchor project of Whitefish Legacy Partners, a nonprofit organization, and the result of collaborative partnerships providing public access and recreation while protecting clean water, thriving forests and prime wildlife habitat on open lands in the urban interface of Whitefish. The Whitefish Trail is currently 42 miles accessed by 12 trailheads.
For more information, visit www.whitefishlegacy.org.