There’s trick-or-treating and then there’s trick-or-treating. Annandale’s miniature ghouls and goblins will experience double the fun this year as Halloween is split into two days. On Friday, Oct. 29, the businesses will invite costumed youngsters into their offices and shops for some candy, and on Sunday, Oct. 31, the fall party at Minnesota Pioneer Park will be a source for even more sugar and fun. But there is no worry one event will detract from the other. Friday’s trick-or-treat tour is geared toward younger kids while one and all are invited to the darker, colder, scarier, but no less sweeter, party at Pioneer Park. Barb McNellis, office manager at Annandale Dental, described Friday afternoon’s event as “one of the best things this town ever started for little people. It’s not dark yet and it provides a nice environment where parents know their kids are safe, and they (parents) don’t have to worry about what’s in the candy.” Last year, McNellis handed out more than 400 treats to tykes who came tromping through the dental office. She and dental assistant Holly Griffin were dressed identically as rag dolls. “It’s the only time kids will ever get candy from our office,” she joked. Annandale Dental is one of 40 businesses taking part in the third annual Annandale Area Chamber of Commerce sponsored Halloween Treat Night. The event runs from 3 until 5 p.m. A complete list of participating businesses can be found on page 3 of the Advocate. The fall party at Pioneer Park begins at 5 p.m. two days later and lasts until 8 p.m. The whole park gets into that action, which draws more than 1,000 people annually. There will be haunted trails, haunted buildings, scary skits and a game barn where kids can take a break from the frosty air. Afterwards, party-goers can enjoy cookies and cider in the basement of the Big Woods Museum. This year the Annandale Lions Club is heading things up at Pioneer Park with help from Mary Barkley Brown, community volunteers and students from the National Honor Society, Business Professionals of America and Key Club. Traditionally, the event draws more than 140 volunteers and approximately $3,000 in donations. On Friday, businesses involved in the Halloween Treat Night will be identifiable by the pumpkin in their window or on their door. Blackdog Real Estate, which is off the beaten path a bit on the south side of Highway 55 east of Annandale Memorial Park, went through three five-pound bags of suckers last year. Despite its distance from Main Street, Blackdog draws trick-or-treaters with its festive outdoor decorations and the employees’ talent for picking great costumes to wear. Last year owner Jeff Lundquist and two other employees went as a tree and apples. This year, Lundquist will be dressed as a bundle of grapes with cohorts disguised as a giant banana and a giant apple. Blackdog’s mascot, a Newfoundland dog named Chester, will be there again in his devil’s costume. Anyone who brings a foodshelf item to Blackdog will have their name put in a drawing for a Gameboy. Clare’s Well and In Hot Water will join up again to bring kids a healthy, happy dose of Halloween fun. Last year, Sister Jan Kilian donned her gown and hat and went as a good witch. “It’s fun to see the town children dressed up,” said Kilian. “And to join in on the fun.” One of the businesses getting in on the fun this year is Lamprecht and Bajari Distinctive Gifts. Wanda Lamprecht and her sister Diana Bajari opened the shop on Maple Avenue too late last year to get on the chamber list. Lamprecht, a last-minute shopper, hadn’t bought a costume yet, but she expected to find something scary to wear in her closet.