PHOTOS: Dragon Boat Festival kicks off in Lakeside
Drummer Nichole Cobey motivates the Klippers, from Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada, during the Dragon Boat Festival at Volunteer Park in Lakeside on Saturday. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
The Pearly Whites, from Kalispell, head back to shore after their race during the Dragon Boat Festival at Volunteer Park in Lakeside on Saturday. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Pearly Whites, left, and Leavitt Great West, both from Kalispell, race during the Dragon Boat Festival at Volunteer Park in Lakeside on Saturday. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
EDBRC Got Gainz Mixed, left, from Edmonton, and WD-20, from Kalispell, race during the Dragon Boat Festival at Volunteer Park in Lakeside on Saturday. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
The Buzz, from Helena, paddle across the finish line during the Dragon Boat Festival at Volunteer Park in Lakeside on Saturday. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Leavitt Great West, from Kalispell, row during their race at the Dragon Boat Festival at Volunteer Park in Lakeside on Saturday. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Paddlers row back to shore after a race at the Dragon Boat Festival at Volunteer Park in Lakeside on Saturday. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Pearly Whites, left, and Leavitt Great West, both from Kalispell, cross the finish line during the Dragon Boat Festival at Volunteer Park in Lakeside on Saturday. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
The first day of races in the annual Dragon Boat Festival began Saturday at Volunteer Park in Lakeside.