Sun shines on Nisswa Touch a Truck event

052621.PEJ.KidsTouchTruck (2).JPG — Nisswa Firefighter Lizzy Thurlow gives a fire hat to a nervous Rivers Nelson as Ross Nelson waits nearby at the annual May 22 Nisswa Kids Touch a Truck event. Travis Grimler / Echo Journal

By Travis G. Grimler

May 31, 2021 at 6:00 AM

The Nisswa Kids Touch a Truck returned Saturday, May 22, allowing families the opportunity to bring their children to interact with emergency service vehicles and heavy equipment gathered at the Nisswa Fire Hall ahead of the fire department's second annual barbecue contest.

Barbecue contest winners were: B&B Nelson BBQ, first; Carnivorous Jim BBQ, second; and Bailey Acres, third and People's Choice winner.

052621.PEJ.KidsTouchTruck (1).JPG — Rylan Dickinson of Baxter tries his hand at spraying water from an authentic fire hose at the May 22 Nisswa Kids Touch a Truck event. Travis Grimler / Echo Journal

Donations to eat ribs went to the Nisswa Fire Department and The Outreach Program of Brainerd Lakes.

1/2: At the May 22 Nisswa Kids Touch a Truck event, Mitchell Scott helps Edward Scott out of a piece of machinery. Travis Grimler / Echo Journal

2/2: Rylan Dickinson of Baxter tries his hand at spraying water from an authentic fire hose at the May 22 Nisswa Kids Touch a Truck event. Travis Grimler / Echo Journal

By Travis G. Grimler

Travis Grimler began work at the Echo Journal Jan. 2 of 2013 while the publication was still split in two as the Pine River Journal and Lake Country Echo. He is a full time reporter/photographer/videographer for the paper and operates primarily out of the northern stretch of the coverage area (Hackensack to Jenkins).

Sun shines on Nisswa Touch a Truck event

Nisswa fire trucks, an ambulance, police car and heavy equipment were gathered for children to see and climb into.