Dona Atken held a basket weaving demonstration on the last day of the festival. She was showing the different techniques she learned over 30 years of experience.
Artist Brandy Green creates a painting on night one of the festival. She put together a piece on the opening night as part of a live painting demonstration where people could see her process.
The Loon and Fish Festival was back in Seeley Lake over the weekend with music, art and food all in an effort to support local artists and students.
Alpine Artisans, a group that encourages the development of the arts in the Seeley-Swan valleys, puts on the festival. Raffle tickets to support its scholarship fund, which provides money to high school students, were on sale from the start of the festival on Friday to a half an hour before it closed on Sunday. Sera Benton was an Alpine Artisans youth grant recipient and incoming Seeley-Swan High School sophomore as well as one of the student performers on Saturday.
Carol Evans, former director for 2 Valleys Stage, was one of many volunteers working at the festival. She sold discounted tickets for 2 Valleys Stage, the music branch of Alpine Artisans, which has brought in the likes of Supaman, Shakespeare in the Parks and Fubuki Daiko.
The Montana Loon Society had a booth set up on Saturday where they sold loon related products to raise money for the organization. They also provided pamphlets with important information about loon safety.
Jenny Rohrer, program director for Alpine Artisans, said the weekend is the biggest festival Seeley Lake hosts in the summer.
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