Pine Needle festival unique experience, showcase of Little Red
Families basked in the sun spread about on blankets as young kids bounced around in the background.
Dozens of others watched on as mountain bikers weaved elegantly along trails and past a stage where an acoustic indie rock band strummed notes that echoed among the trees during the Pine Needle Mountain Bike and Music Festival Sunday.
“It is really good to see people out there enjoying the trails in Little Red and showcasing what we are so fortunate to have,” organizer Mike Horn said.
This was the eighth time the event has filled the grounds of Little Red River Park. Among the six-hour mountain bike marathon and six bands taking the stage was a wide variety of food and children’s actives. This years mountain bike event was the largest yet with around 140 riders, and one, if not the, largest in the province, according to Horn.