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MALLARDFEST 2002

Hanover, Illinois
September 20th and 21st, 2002

Where Hometown Spirit Is Our "Silver" Lining
Celebrating 25 Years of Mallardfest


Friday, September 20th—Mallardfest Kick-Off

  • Duck/Prime Rib Dinner at Chestnut Mountain Resort
    6:30 p.m. Cocktails/7:00 p.m. Dinner
    Ducks Unlimited Silent Auction
    For reservations call 815-591-3512 or 800-397-1320
    $17.50 per ticket
  • Mallardfest Dance at Big Ray's
    DJ 8:30 p.m. - 12:30 a.m.
    Good Music, Good Friends, Good Times

Saturday, September 21st—White Park, Hanover

11:00 a.m. Beer/wine garden and food booths open (brats, Italian sausage, Italian beef, pizza, pork chop sandwiches, hamburgers, funnel cakes, etc.)
Mallardfest parade (prizes for children's entries)
Theme: Hometown Spirit—25th Anniversary
12:00 p.m. Children and family entertainer, Mr. Steve
Children's games (duck pond, sucker tree, tattoos, etc.)
Dunk tank (skateboard park fundraiser)
12:30 p.m. Apple River Golf Challenge begins (playoffs at 3 p.m.)
Pontoon boat rides on the Apple River—$2.00/ride
1:00 p.m. Mallardfest music by the Legends (1 to 3 p.m.)
Area firefighters' tug-of-war
Children's pumpkin coloring contest (prizes preschool through 5th)
Horseshoe tournament (cash prizes)
1:45 p.m. Duck-calling contest (prizes children and adult divisions)
2:00 p.m. Water balloon volleyball (older kids, 6th through 12th grades)
3:00 p.m. Apple River Golf Challenge—"The Playoffs"
3:30 p.m. Apple River duck retrieval (cash prizes)
4:00 p.m. Mallard duck "crap shoot"
4:15 p.m. Ducks Unlimited auction
5:15 p.m. Button drawing—Great prizes!!! (Must be present to win)
6:00 p.m. Beer tasting contest—Sponsored by Big Ray's
6:30 p.m. Mallardfest music—Tom DeWitt & The Chicago Love Dogs
Dusk ** Fireworks display—followed by more Mallardfest music!

Open to the public—everyone welcome!!

Admission: Adults $2.00, Children $1.00, 5 & under free, Family $5.00
For more information, call 815-591-3512.

Come join in the fun at the world's only Mallardfest!!

~ Sponsored by the Hanover Chamber of Commerce ~