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Despite the rain, 269 intrepid turtle racers converged on downtown Longville to take part in the next-to-last turtle race of the 2017 season. As the showers shifted between light sprinkles and steady rain, racers and their families donned raincoats and huddled under umbrellas, while still enjoying the games and contests. After 263 racers competed in

For the third week in a row more than 400 turtle racers gathered in downtown Longville to try their luck in the racing circle. The rain held off on Aug. 9 so that families and friends could enjoy an afternoon of games, contests, food and fun. At the end of the day, after 399 racers

It was a great turtle racing day on Aug. 2 as 470 racers converged in downtown Longville to take their chances in the racing circle. At the end of the afternoon, Elizabeth Grant, age 22, of Placentia, California, bested 458 competitors in the regular races to be crowned Grand Champion of the day. Kurt Maus,

July 26th was a busy afternoon in downtown Longville as 449 turtle racers gathered to try their luck in the racing circle. The weather was perfect, the turtles were fast and, at the end of the day, a teenager from Alaska took top honors. After 439 turtles competed in the regular races, Caden Knox, age

It was an “exotic” afternoon in Longville July 19th, as 355 turtle racers gathered in the middle of downtown’s Main Street. Those racers included one family racing their pet African side-neck turtle, which has been a family pet for 10 years, and another family who had traveled all the way from Korea to visit the

Despite a chilly, drizzly day, 340 turtle racers converged on downtown Longville to take their chances in the racing circle. After 331 racers had competed through the afternoon, Donavon Quintana, age 6, of St. Paul, Minnesota, emerged as the Grand Champion of the day. Grand Slowpoke honors went to Joyce Borash, age 48, of Little

Longville logged the biggest turtle race in several years on July 5, as a combined total of 559 turtle racers braved the afternoon heat to compete in the downtown racing circle. The racing started with nine racers in the Chamber Resort Race, which ended in a three-way tie. Winning honors were shared by Grady Marnik,

Despite the rain, more than 300 turtle racers came to downtown Longville June 28 to try their luck in the racing circle. Volunteers, racers and their families braved intermittent showers but still enjoyed a day of fun, food and games. At the end of the event, after 297 racers competed in the regular races, April

The track was fast and the turtles were eager to race as Longville hosted its third week of turtle races June 21. At the end of the day, after 261 contestants entered the downtown racing circle, the final championship race ended in a three-way tie. Grand Champion honors were shared by Elijah Landin, age 4,

Longville is definitely “off to the races” this summer, hosting 278 turtle racers during the second week of racing June 14. After 271 racers competed in the regular turtle races, Miraya Miller, age 3, from Red Wing, Minnesota, was crowned Grand Champion, while Emily Evison, age 10, of Ankeny, Iowa, received the Grand Slowpoke title.