Joy Porter believes there's no need for controversy when describing how short Spirit Lake's annual Labor Day Parade is.

So the organizer of Monday's event dubs it the "world's second-shortest" parade - all two blocks of it.

"Who's going to argue with me for the title of second-shortest?" Porter said.

The parade starts at 11 a.m. at Third and Maine. Entries will form a line at Third and New Hampshire starting at 10:30 a.m. There is no registration.

"The parade is open to anyone," Porter said.

The parade is one of the longest-running Labor Day parades in Idaho and sponsored by Roy Racy Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1473. The roots of Spirit Lake's Labor Day weekend celebration go back to the 1940s, Porter said, when the Old Timers Labor Day Picnic was held.

For more information on the parade, call Porter at 818-4792.

After the parade, there will be kids games, vendors and music at City Park.

More vendors are welcome. To reserve a booth space - the fee is $10 for nonprofits and $20 for for-profit groups - call Verla Reed at 623-2275.

Activities in Spirit Lake start Sunday with a 25-mile bike ride from Mount Spokane to Spirit Lake. The cost is $40 and participants meet at 7 a.m. at City Park for breakfast. The cost also includes a shirt, a bus ride to the top of the mountain, refreshments and a group photo.

To join the ride, call Marc Kroetch at 623-5130.

There will also be a car show at City Park on Sunday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and kids games from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. At 1 p.m., a utility task vehicle (UTV) and other prizes will be raffled to benefit the construction of Fireside Park.

Here are some other events in the region this weekend:

PAUL BUNYAN DAYS, ST. MARIES

Booths in City Park open at noon today. The carnival opens at 5 p.m. There will be a pet and doll parade on Main from Seventh to 13th starting at 5:30 p.m.

Saturday's agenda includes the Karen Ebert Memorial 5-kilometer fun run and walk at 9 a.m. at St. Maries High School and junior olympics at City Park starting at 10 a.m.

There will be music, food booths, a carnival and sidewalk sales throughout the day. The fireworks show starts at 9 p.m.

There will be logging competitions for all ages Saturday through Monday at the city pool.

Sunday's highlights include a breakfast at the Eagles Lodge from 7 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., carnival and food booths all day, a quilt show at Heyburn Elementary from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and an auction at the football field at noon.

On Monday, a parade will be held on Main at 10 a.m. The carnival and booths will be open in the afternoon.

For a complete schedule of events, visit stmariesidaho.org/paul-bunyan-days.

PIG OUT IN THE PARK, SPOKANE

This event featuring music and food vendors continues today through Monday from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. each day.

There are 40 food booths, three beer gardens and free concerts on three stages.

For a list of food booths or bands, call (509) 921-5579 or visit spokanepigout.com.