Terra Hoyt and Judy Guggenbickler pushing Paige Hoyt (left) and Alex Campbell, Mikel Smith pushing Brian Swartz face off on Front Street during the first race of the day.
Amber Gifford, 4, shows her mom the fish she won at the Mini Carnival Saturday in the SNO Building. The Carnival was part of the weekend’s Tent City Days in Wrangell.
Tracey Hart rides the bed frame as teammates Mikki Kauppila (left) and Rachell Fincher push.
Members of the Mikkelsen family take off at the start line Saturday before later colliding further down the track. Wendy, Justus and Mercy Mikkelsen (left) won the bed races and went home with the cash prize.
With family members, friends and fans hoot and hollering along the sidelines, teams of three sped down the Front Street racetrack on bed frames Saturday afternoon as part of Wrangell’s Tent City Days. The annual celebration pays tribute to the days of the Gold Rush.
In the bed race event, two people push the bed frame on wheels while one lucky rider holds on tight. Six dollars got a three-person team into the race, and the winning team won the jackpot. The winners of the races were Wendy, Mercy and Justus Mikkelsen.
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