Gopher Count

Gopher Count

The Gopher Count is an annual community festival held in Viola, Minnesota. Since 1874, the event has been on the third Thursday in June. Some the events include a parade, a tractor show, a nail-driving contest (women only), a pie-eating contest, fireworks, and dancing.

The festival is named for the practice of collecting a bounty on killed gophers, still paid by the township as of 2007, though other aspects of the festival are more actively promoted.

References

cite news
last = Schuett
first = Dawn
title = At Viola festival, every gopher counts
publisher = Rochester Post-Bulletin
date = 2007-06-21
url = http://news.postbulletin.com/newsmanager/templates/localnews_story.asp?z=2&a=298345
accessdate = 2007-06-21

External links

* [http://gophercount.com/ Viola Gopher Count website]
* [http://www.exploreminnesota.com/events/18755.html Explore Minnesota: Gopher Count]


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