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Lost Prairie Boogie

by Patrick Cote/Daily Inter Lake
| July 30, 2011 5:00 PM

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<p>Photos from the 44th annual Lost Prairie Boogie.</p>

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<p>Photos from the 44th annual Lost Prairie Boogie.</p>

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<p>Photos from the 44th annual Lost Prairie Boogie.</p>

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<p>Photos from the 44th annual Lost Prairie Boogie.</p>

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<p>Sergei Yaromich repacks his parachute in preparation for another jump at the 2011 Lost Prairie Boogie.</p>

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<p>With 30 years experience in skydiving and more than 1,600 jumps under his belt, Joe Pete still celebrates after a good jump Friday morning during the Lost Prairie Boogie.</p>

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<p>Canopies fill the skies during the 2011 Lost Prairie Boogie. As of Friday afternoon 213 people had registered to be part of the 44th annual skydiving event.</p>

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<p>Divers perform a "dirt dive," where they practice the moves they will execute during freefall, moments before loading onto the plane during the 2011 Lost Prairie Boogie.</p>

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<p>Skydivers load onto the DeHavilland Twin Otter plane that will take them to their jump height of 13,000 feet above the surface. A maximum of 23 jumpers can be loaded into the planes brought to Skydive Lost Prairie by Skydive Arizona.</p>

Canopies fill the skies during the 2011 Lost Prairie Boogie. As of Friday afternoon 213 people had registered to be part of the 44th annual skydiving event.