 Well, this time of the year, communities all over the state come together to celebrate what makes Greater Minnesota Small Towns great. And this week's Community Spotlighter, Josh Peterson, shows us how Cast Lake embraces the summer season. Each year, if you were to look at a calendar, you can bet that in the middle of July, the town of Cast Lake is ready to celebrate. With vendors lining the streets throughout their downtown, everyone is ready to celebrate summer fest. This is our big event for the summer and the thing that we all enjoy the most. We look forward to getting together with the old classmates and old neighbors and they just sit and visit. So it's something that we want to keep the tradition going. Summer Fest is one of the many titles that this annual festival has held, but just because the name has changed, doesn't change the focus of the event. It's changed several different names and whatever, but now it's Summer Fest again and we're hoping that next year we can make it bigger and better. Even though the annual Cast Lake Festival has changed its name over the past few years, traditions haven't, like the annual parade that comes right on down 2nd Street. It's a reunion type thing. They always used to have fantastic parades here. They would pull people in from, they would have a huge parade, sometimes even bigger than Bonujis. For many, the importance of Summer Fest is what keeps people coming back, a sense of family and community spirit. Well, small time events bring the community together and you get to see, you get to meet new people, you get to experience some great food and enjoy the sights and the sound. One of the most popular aspects of this Summer Festival is the tradition of its Miss Cast Lake pageant. For Miss Cast Lake 2017, the festival means everything to her and the community. This is our big event of the year and lots of food vendors, craft vendors, a lot of people get to get out and show what they can do and what they're capable of and it's really important because we all get together as a community and show how supportive we are of each other. Whether it's food, the parade or vendors, it's the rich tradition of community that continues to pulse in the heartbeat of a small town. With this week's Community Spotlight in Cast Lake, Josh Peterson, Lakeland News. If you enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News, please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to Lakeland PBS.