Oswego, NY – A large crowd lined Bridge Street on Sunday afternoon to take in the 2013 edition of Oswego’s Independence Celebration Parade.
Crowds on both sides of the river were treated to a variety of music, classic cars and many other patriotic floats. Leading the way was the Oswego High School Marching Buccaneers.
The Oswego County Maple Princess waves to the crowd. Following close behind are characters from the Oswego Bookmobile reminding everyone that summer time is also reading time.
Some of the crowd covers their ears as some of the louder marching units approach.
A firefighter ensures the crowds along Bridge Street get plenty of fluids.
What’s a parade without some balloons?
Members of the Port City Masonic Lodge march with the colors
The Brockville Lions Steel Band from Ontario, Canada, put on a show for the crowd.
Chuck Miller showed off his vintage Ford Mustang.
The Pride of Oswego – The Marching Buccaneers
The Island Band is always a hit with young and old at area parades.
The Towpath Volunteer Fife and Drum Corps from Macedon, NY, entertained the crowd.
This patriotic float signaled the end of the approximately 90-minute parade Saturday afternoon.
The Marching Buccaneers’ color guard.
The Mexico VFW shows its support of our servicemen and women.
Jim Sullivan, Oswego’s Veteran of the Year, flashes a thumbs up sign to the crowd.
Daniel Kennedy enjoys a sno-cone as he watches the parade pass by.
Dawn Matott, part of the mayor’s group, hands out the new city logo along the parade route
The Central New York Fire and Police Band performs for the crowd.
Members of Fort Ontario present the colors, including the British flag.
Members of the Oswego Town Fire Department, in full gear, greet people along the parade route.
The Uptown String Band, a member of the Philadelphia Mummers String Band Association, performs for the crowd.
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MY favorite were those Mummers! WOW, what fabulous costumes, and fun performers who interacted with the parade viewers!!!
This was a great parade except I had hoped more of the advertisers woulda done a bit more with their parade entry than just paste a sign on their car or truck.
WHEN did we stop making the parade more than a venue for ads than an acknowledgement of our Independence?
Just two cents. I know when I did floats for both the Library and the Oswego Players, we took a bit more time with it than what was in the ‘show’ yesterday. Maybe the fire departments could be first/police, too, and then the floats, and then ads at the end for those too hot to stay?
Great job as always Steve. Thanks. Those of us in the parade never get to see the parade unless people like you write stories like this.
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