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75th Anniversary Norseman Festival July 23 to July 25! - Mark the Date!
2010 marks the 75th Anniversary of the first flight of the Noorduyn Norseman, Canada’s quintessential bushplane. We are going to mark the occasion with an attempt to get as many airworthy Norsemans as possible to attend. Wish us luck!

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WHAT’S NEW

STREET VENDORS: Space and Booth Rentals for the July 24 - 25 Norseman Festival Weekend are now available on a first-come basis - Download a street booth information guide and registration form here.

DRAGON BOAT RULES AND REGISTRATION FORMS:  Updated forms and rules are available for the 2010 Red Lake Relay for Life - Canadian Cancer Society Dragon Boat Races, being held at Howey Bay on Saturday, July 24th during the Norseman Festival.

CONTEST RULES AND REGULATIONS:  Find out more about the Norseman Slo-Pitch Tournament (all weekend), Scavenger Hunt (Friday Night), Float Pumping Contest (Sunday) and Soapbox Derby (Sunday)

2010 NORSEMAN FESTIVAL EVENT SCHEDULE: Now available for download.

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The Norseman Floatplane Festival is the time each year when Red Lake welcomes visitors from around the world to help the community celebrate Canada’siconic bush plane. There’s lots of fun for any aviation lover - and lots of entertainment, activities and experiences for the whole family. Join us!

The Noorduyn Norseman is the focal point, of course. It’s a tough, single engine, high winged piece of Canadian history that you can still see, hear, touch and ride in. Since the first model took off in Cartierville, Quebec in 1935 it has been gathering fans from around the world. Get up close and comfortable with one during the festival - and see a lot of Canada’s other famous bush planes at the same time.

If you have any adventure in your soul, you’ll enjoy Red Lake. It’s a cluster of gold mining towns created on and near the shores of a long lake whose name springs from the oral history of its original First Nation inhabitants. They and successive groups of European immigrants have contributed to making this an interesting modern community with a colourful history. You won’t learn about it all in a weekend, or a week - but you should have fun trying.

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THANK YOU EACH AND ALL!!!

THE NORSEMAN FESTIVAL COMMITTEE
Expresses it’s Sincere Gratitude To:
It’s Corporate Sponsors  ~  It’s Cash, Material & Advertising Supporters 
It’s Presentation & Participation Partners
Its Many, Many Volunteers
& Its Aviation Partners
The part they each played was instrumental in making the 2009 Norseman Festival Another Great Success

SEE YOU AT THE 2010 NORSEMAN FESTIVAL
Celebrating 75 years of flight - JULY 23 - 25


LIST OF VOLUNTEERS AND SUPPORTERS

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2010 Norseman Festival Program

The Norseman Festival Store
Purchase Norseman Collectables

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2010 Norseman Festival Poster
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Go to the Norseman Floatplane Festival Blog
The Mighty Norseman
Noorduyn Norseman  at dock

The hardy NORSEMAN coughs, shudders and prepares to break free of the gray wooden dock that holds it. And another day of adventure begins in a northern Canadian town. (read more)

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Robert H. Noorduyn, Honourary Chairman of the Norseman Festival, and son of Noorduyn Norseman designer R.B.C. Noorduyn, passed away on August 28, 2008. A plaque was erected at the Norseman Heritage Park was dedicated in his honour during the 2009 Festival.  (read more)

Robert H. Noorduyn at 95-years-old at Norseman Festival - Photo by Colleen Robinson

Robert H. Noorduyn

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Photos and stories from the 2009 Norseman Floatplane Fesital including an article written by Denis McBriarty and published in the Aviation News Journal. (read more)

Events Calendar - keep up to date
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