Monday, July 19, 2010

4th of July Parade in Ashland

4th of July is a huge event here. These are some highlights from the parade which lasted 2 hours down mainstreet Ashland. We volunteered to help set up the crafters booths in the park at 5:30 am. And then stayed to enjoy a full day of music and entertainment in the outdoor bandshell. There were all kinds of hand-crafted stuff for sale as well as just about any kind of food you could possibly want.
Luckily, we had front row seats and this is a view of the crowds lining the street. We couldn't believe that the city actually allowed people to reserve their space, with duck tape, on the sidewalks, along the parade route, the day before the parade......
This is the "Eco-Cab", available for a fee to anywhere in Ashland.
A parade would not be complete without bag pipers.....they were quite good too.
This is the best we could do..........just a little too close, eh....Perry's arm isn't quite long enough.

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