Dear Friends,

We are already off to a strong start for the Summer 2009 parade season. We have marched in the Manistee and Ludington Fourth of July parades, and the Bear Lake Days parade with a strong presence. I want to give a special thank you to those of you who came out and helped to make these parades a success!

I will be marching in various parades all summer-long, so if you haven’t been able to make it out, there’s still a chance!

Here is our parade schedule for the rest of the summer:
•    Saturday, July 18: Empire Anchor Day Parade, line up at 12:30 at Johnson Park. Parade begins at 1PM.
•    Sunday, July 19: Kaleva Days Parade, line up at 1:30 at the public park. Parade begins at 2PM.
•    Sunday, July 26: Arcadia Daze Parade, line up at 1PM at City Marina. Parade begins at 1:30PM.
•    Saturday, August 1: Copemish Parade, line up at 11AM at the public park.  Parade begins at 1PM.
•    Sunday, August 9: Onekama Parade, line up at 12NOON, locsation is TBD. Parade begins at 1:30PM.
•    Saturday, August 22: Honor Coho Fest Parade, line up at 12NOON on Riverside Dr, right off of US31. Parade starts at 2PM.
•    Sunday, September 6: Brethren Parade, line up at 3PM at the Brethren High School. Parade starts at 4PM.
•    Saturday, September 19: Scottville Harvest Fest Parade, line up at 1PM. Parade starts at 2PM.
•    Saturday, October 10: Frankfort Fall Fest Parade. Details TBD.

If you are interested in coming along, you can email tracy@danscripps.com or simply just show up at the specified meeting place and look for us.

I hope to see you there!

Dan