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That’s a wrap on the 71st Annual

Fish Fry & Dance



Thanks for your support!

EVENT DETAILS

Saturday, June 1, 2024 - Our 71st Fish Fry Dinner and Dance was hosted at the Mound Fire Department. Missed out? Join us next year on the first Saturday in June!

Tickets for the event included dinner, featuring the traditional fish meal, and an evening dance with live music by The Selmer Effect, followed by headliner High & Mighty!

ALL YOU CAN EAT FISH DINNER: 3PM - 8PM
KIDS ACTIVITIES: 3PM - 7PM
LIVE MUSIC - THE SELMER EFFECT: 7PM - 8PM
LIVE MUSIC - HIGH & MIGHTY: 8:30PM TO MIDNIGHT

Tickets are $15.00 and will be sold in advance by firefighters who will be walking neighborhoods, or call Vicki Weber at Mound Fire at 952-472-3555. Tickets can also be purchased at the door the day of event for $20.00. Kids 12 and under eat FREE.

This is a family event, with children’s activities from 3:00-7:00PM.

The crowd-pleasing event packs in the flavor and fun for the whole family.

  • Kids face painting

  • Ice cream stand

  • Souvenir shop

  • Moonlight dancing

  • Beer and spirits tent

Thank you for your continued support, the Mound Fire Department looks forward to seeing you again! Please bring the family and join us for a fun day!

MOUND FIRE DEPARTMENT
2415 Wilshire Blvd
Mound, MN

12 Fun Facts about fish fry

1. The very first Mound Fire Department Fish Fry was held in 1951. Since then, we have served well over 150,000 dinners.

2. In the early years, the firefighters caught all of the fish for the fish fry.

3. We now serve Certified Alaskan Pollock, and a whopping 2000 lbs. of fish to be fried!

4. Event hours of work for Mound Firefighters and Families = 1,578+ hours

5. The largest MVFD Fish Fry crowd ever was 2001, we served 3,753 dinners.

6. At the 2023 Fish Fry and Dance, we served over 5,000 beverages to our customers.

7. For more than 70 years, our residents continue to come out and support the MFD Fish Fry!

8. The Mound Fire Department received $45,737.37 from the proceeds raised at

fundraisers in 2023, including the Fish Fry and the Charity Golf Event.

9. Over the past 10 years, proceeds from the Fish fry for Tools and Equipment: $127,000

10. Over the past 10 years, including Fish Fry proceeds, donations have added over $194,000 to

our fire department budget which saves on tax dollars.

11. Our Fish Fry is of the largest events of its type in the State of Minnesota (by a fire department).

12. Fish Fry’s event sponsor is Mound Volunteer Fire Department Relief Association (not fire department).

Fish Fry Beginnings

"I'm sorry, you said they CAUGHT the fish??"

The Mound Fire Department Fish Fry and Dance has been a long standing event and a tradition within the fire department and the community. In June 2014, the Mound Fire Department Relief Association hosted the 63rd Annual Fish Fry and Dance and served dinners to 2,541 people.

This very successful event was started by Mound Firefighters many years ago as a fund raiser for the fire department. Since the very first fish fry and dance, the firefighters have served dinners to over 110,000 people!

The first Fish Fry and Dance was held in the early 1950's. Over the years, the Mound Fire Department Fish Fry event has received enormous support from the Greater Mound Community. Many items, including tools, equipment, station supplies, and firefighter safety gear, have been purchased with the proceeds.

In the early years of the Fish Fry and Dance, the Mound firefighters would catch all of the fish to be fried. In 2012, the fire department fish fry needed about 2,600 pounds of fish to feed the hungry customers. WOW, how times have changed!

The Mound Firefighters will host the 68th Fish Fry and Dance on June 1, 2019 and truly appreciate the ongoing support!

not to brag but...

We've been doing this for a while now, and we think we're pretty good at it.  Go ahead - click one.

Fish Fry Proceeds

 In 2017, the Mound firefighters and their families hosted the 66th Annual Fish Fry and Dance. Area residents turned out in large numbers and supported the event as they always do. We served 2,827 fish dinners, which made the event a huge success.

The Mound firefighters would like to say thank you to all of our friends, neighbors, and Lake Minnetonka area residents that attended. We would also like to thank the many local businesses that contributed to our event with ticket purchases, and also those that donated prizes to our silent auction and raffle. Your continued support of the fire department is greatly appreciated.

Again, thank you for support the Mound Fire Department and Relief Association!

 

HOW FISH FRY TICKET SALES HAVE HELPED OUR DEPARTMENT

Over the years, proceeds from the Fish Fry have been used to purchase a plethora of needed equipment for the Mound Fire Department.

One such example, the Mound Fire Department purchased two new Scott Eagle Attack Thermal Imaging Cameras at a price of $6,100 each.

A Thermal Imaging Camera (TIC) is an important safety tool and technologically-advanced tool available to our department. A TIC has many uses in fire department operations, with a primary function being search and rescue for victims. In a fire, a firefighter may not be able to see though smoke, but the TIC can assist in locating a person by reading different temperatures. When investigating or looking for a possible fire, the TIC can detect "hot spots" inside or on the other side of a wall. A thermal imaging camera will also give useful information about parts of a structure that are still hot.

This purchase was largely (75%) funded by 2013 Fish Fry proceeds and a donation from the MFD Auxiliary.

Thank you for supporting the Mound Fire Department!

Andy Drilling
Fish Fry Chairman

Greg Pederson
Mound Fire Chief