Isle Days 2011 runs from Thursday night through Sunday, adding alot to do around the Mille Lacs Lake area.

The Little Miss Isle and Commmodore Cornation will be at Lakeview Park Thursday night at 7 pm.

An inflatable and laser gun program will run from 3-11 on  Friday.  Food stands and beer gardens get underway at 3 as well.  Hangfire takes the stage for the street dance until midnight.

The Miss Isle coronation is scheduled for 7 pm in the Isle Days commons area behind the bus garage.

On Saturday, there is a co-op pancake breakfast and the car, truck and tractor show starts at 8 am.  The Isle Fun Run begins at Lakeview Park at 8:15 am.

The kiddie parade begins at 10 am and a coin hunt starts next to the First National Bank of Milaca at 9 am.

Saturday night also features another street dance with Hangfire. Fireworks culminate the evening.  Finally, on Sunday there is a flight breakfast at Isle Airport from 7-11 am. From noon to 5 the food stands will remain open.  There will be a youth fishing tourney out of Mac's Twin Bay and Fiddlestix is hosting the Huskie Scramble at 1 pm.

Lots of things to see and do and a great time to get out and see Isle!

Other Notes:

John Oddle and Jordan Weiss were featured in the Mille Lacs Messenger for their recent fishing prowess.  They won the Hunter's Point 15th Annual Tourney and won the comeback kids award for Sunday fishing at Wave Wackers.  In all, the two netted lots of fish an $6,000 cash for their efforts.

Mille Lacs is still just a splash from its 17-year high water mark, thanks to the recent rainfall.  It was at 1252.43 on the Cove Bay measuring station on July 1.

Follow Make It Mille Lacs for an upcoming feature on Izatys Resort an its area resurgence this week!