Batavia Windmill City Festival wraps up with friendly competition
Friendly competition was one of the themes Sunday during the final day of Batavia's Windmill City Festival at the city's Riverwalk.
Family members, neighbors, friends and other festival visitors competed in events such as an ice cream eating contest, golf chip shot competition, fire hose challenge, and the Chuck the Duck Race.
The four-day fest, which traditionally draws between 10,000 and 13,000 attendees, is one of the largest community events in Batavia. It also featured live music, a pet parade, a sidewalk chalk drawing contest and a carnival, craft show and flea market.
Lexi Wilbrandt, 11, of Elgin competes in the fire hose challenge with her grandmother Trish Bowman of Elgin, with help from Chuck Kuhn of Batavia, on Sunday during the final day of Windmill City Festival in Batavia. "It felt good at first," said Bowman. "But then after a while it was very overwhelming. It felt like we were in a waterfall."
Morgan Timms/mtimms@dailyherald.com
Article Comments
Guidelines: Keep it civil and on topic; no profanity, vulgarity, slurs or personal attacks. People who harass others or joke about tragedies will be blocked.
If a comment violates these standards or our terms of service, click the "flag" link in the lower-right corner of the comment box. To find our more, read our FAQ.