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Sunday, Sept. 26, 2021, during the Paul Bunyan Flapjack Festival on Front Street by the American Legion in Brainerd. Kelly Humphrey / Brainerd Dispatch
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Sunday, Sept. 26, 2021, during the Paul Bunyan Flapjack Festival on Front Street by the American Legion in Brainerd. Kelly Humphrey / Brainerd Dispatch
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Sunday, Sept. 26, 2021, during the Paul Bunyan Flapjack Festival on Front Street by the American Legion in Brainerd. Kelly Humphrey / Brainerd Dispatch
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Sunday, Sept. 26, 2021, during the Paul Bunyan Flapjack Festival on Front Street by the American Legion in Brainerd. Kelly Humphrey / Brainerd Dispatch
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Sunday, Sept. 26, 2021, during the Paul Bunyan Flapjack Festival on Front Street by the American Legion in Brainerd. Kelly Humphrey / Brainerd Dispatch
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Sunday, Sept. 26, 2021, during the Paul Bunyan Flapjack Festival on Front Street by the American Legion in Brainerd. Kelly Humphrey / Brainerd Dispatch
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Connor Richardson tries to catch a flapjack on a paddle after flipping it over a ribbon suspended over the course during the flapjack relay contest Sunday, Sept. 26, 2021, as part of the Paul Bunyan Flapjack Festival on Front Street by the American Legion in Brainerd. Kelly Humphrey / Brainerd Dispatch
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Sunday, Sept. 26, 2021, during the Paul Bunyan Flapjack Festival on Front Street by the American Legion in Brainerd. Kelly Humphrey / Brainerd Dispatch
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Paul Skogen, left, and Dave Badeaux, a Brainerd native, pose for a photo together Sunday, Sept. 26, 2021, before the start of the inaugural Paul Bunyan Flapjack Festival. Skogen is chairman of the Save the Historic Brainerd Water Tower Committee and Badeaux is mayor of the city of Brainerd. Kelly Humphrey / Brainerd Dispatch
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Xander Badeaux, while being held by his mother Kalli Randall, chews on the end of his fake ax during the lumberjack costume contest Sunday, Sept. 26, 2021, as part of the Paul Bunyan Flapjack Festival in Brainerd. Kelly Humphrey / Brainerd Dispatch
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People gather for a group photo Sunday, Sept. 26, 2021, during the Paul Bunyan Flapjack Festival in Brainerd. Kelly Humphrey / Brainerd Dispatch
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Sunday, Sept. 26, 2021, during the Paul Bunyan Flapjack Festival on Front Street by the American Legion in Brainerd. Kelly Humphrey / Brainerd Dispatch