Dragon Boat Festival held in Arlington Hts.
The Walgreens Chicago International Dragon Boat Festival was held Saturday at Lake Arlington in Arlington Heights.
The event, which was scheduled to run from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., is a high-spirited celebration of culture, sport and community that features an ancient Chinese sport that has been gaining popularity in North America over the past 20 years and has become the world’s fastest growing water sport.
Cancer survivor teams wore pink and held a ceremony throwing roses into Lake Arlington during the Walgreens Chicago International Dragon Boat Festival in Arlington Heights on Saturday.
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Red Fitness Center paddlers head to their dragon boat at the Walgreens Chicago International Dragon Boat Festival Saturday at Lake Arlington in Arlington Heights.
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Cancer survivor teams wore pink and held a ceremony throwing roses into Lake Arlington during the Walgreens Chicago International Dragon Boat Festival in Arlington Heights on Saturday.
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Karolina Baran drums to get her Walgreens Chicago Suburbs team motivated at the Walgreens Chicago International Dragon Boat Festival Saturday at Lake Arlington in Arlington Heights.
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The Wounded Warrior Project Chicago suburban team raises its oars before competing in the Walgreens Chicago International Dragon Boat Festival Saturday at Lake Arlington in Arlington Heights.
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