HARVEST DAYS 2026
What a fantastic Harvest Days weekend! With beautiful weather and an incredible crowd, Harvest Days was a great success! From train rides and dunk tanks to live music and delicious food, there was something for everyone to enjoy.
PHOTOS BY JOURNAL STAFF AND COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTORS
First place puzzle competition
Team Geraets Gals-
Amanda Geraets
Cassandra Geraets
Stephenie Geraets
Vicky Geraets
First place sand volleyball team, Sets on the Beach
Rib competition
Judges choice: 1st- Thomas Shileny, Beautiful Bohemian BBQ, 2nd- Clay Erickson, 3rd- Bob Schuster, Schuster 'Q
Rib cookoff- People's Choice- Sweet Caroline's BBQ Boys
Rib Cookoff- Wild Rib winners- Kick Ash Smokin'
Burn out competition winner- John Rasmussen
Marshall County Sheriff’s Deputy Keegan Schock takes an icy plunge in the dunk tank during Harvest Days to help raise money for a good cause.
Contestants in the Hurley & Associates Ag Olympics navigated the blind grain cart rally, a new event that was well received during Harvest Days.
Wiley Warner and Lily Beltran check out a turtle at the Harvest Days petting zoo.
Hurley and Associates Ag Olympics Winners- 1st- Ryan Carlson and Jaxon Zuehlke. 2nd-Gunnar Buss and Owen Stavick. 3rd- Jon Ehlers and Jeff Christenson.
The Horton polar bear was probably sweating a bit on his Harvest Days vacation but seemed to enjoy the parade anyway.
Cornhole tournament
Competitive Winners:
1st Place, Aaron Micko and Todd Shirley
Cornhole tournament-
Social Winners:
1st Place, Sheri LaFromboise and Landon LaFromboise
