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26th annual Dragon Boat Bash

-Messenger photo by Hans Madsen
Leszek Wasilewski, of Chicago, helps hand out pink carnations Saturday afternoon for the Survivor's Ceremony at the 26th annual Badger Lake Dragon Boat Bash at John F. Kennedy Memorial Park.
-Messenger photo by Hans Madsen
Survivors raise their pink carnations into the air Saturday afternoon during the Survivor's Ceremony at the 26th annual Badger Lake Dragon Boat Bash.
-Messenger photo by Hans Madsen
A single pink carnation floats in the water as the participants in the 26th annual Badger Lake Dragon Boat Bash return to shore after the Survivor's Ceremony at John F. Kennedy Memorial Park.
-Messenger photo by Hans Madsen
The shore is packed as a crowd gathers to welcome the participants in the Survivor's Ceremony back to shore Saturday afternoon during the 26th annual Badger Lake Dragon Boat Bash at John F. Kennedy Memorial Park.
-Messenger photo by Hans Madsen
With Tom Donner, of Fort Dodge, carefully steering, the Youth Team heads out onto Badger Lake to race Saturday afternoon during the 26th annual Badger Lake Dragon Boat Bash at John F. Kennedy Memorial Park.
-Messenger photo by Hans Madsen
Members of the "Silver Bullet" dragon boat racing team, based in Fort Dodge, head out onto the water Saturday afternoon to enjoy a race during the 26th annual Badger Lake Dragon Boat Bash at John F. Kennedy Memorial Park.
-Messenger photo by Hans Madsen
The Cargill "Corn Rowers" dragon boat racing team secures their first-place finish Saturday afternoon in a semifinal heat during the 26th annual Badger Lake Dragon Boat Bash at John F. Kennedy Memorial Park.
-Messenger photo by Hans Madsen
Members of the Cargill "Corn Rowers" dragon boat racing team return to shore after placing first in their heat during the 26th annual Badger Lake Dragon Boat Bash at John F. Kennedy Memorial Park.
-Messenger photo by Hans Madsen
Peggy Cloud, of Fort Dodge, keeps the cadence for the "Silver Bullet" dragon boat racing team Saturday during the 26th annual Badger Lake Dragon Boat Bash at John F. Kennedy Memorial Park. Her drum stick may, or may not be, a real bone.
-Messenger photo by Hans Madsen
The Cedar River Gang dragon boat racing team, in boat No. 2, defeats the Slap Dragons team, by a dragon's nose only, during the Class B final race at the 26th annual Badger Lake Dragon Boat Bash Saturday afternoon.

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