The 2020 Free Fisherman's Breakfast in St. Anthony has been canceled. The annual event brings hundreds of people to town with visitors from as far away as Australia.

Harry Halkar, co-chairman of the Fisherman's Breakfast, said he and the other two co-chairman decided to cancel the event due concerns that it could spread the novel coronavirus to the St. Anthony community and those from out of state who participate.

"We decided that with everything that's going on, better safe than sorry, so we'll go again for next year."

Halkar said this event has been ongoing for 64 years and that this is the first time it has ever been canceled.

"We're sorry that we can't do it this year, we'll shoot for next year that's about all we can do," he said. "I appreciate all the support that everyone has given us over the years and we'll just have to try again. Hopefully, by that time, this pandemic thing will be over with. It's a sad situation, the whole world's involved in it really, so we don't want to spread any more of it around."