4th of July Parade 2009

Our annual trek to Colon Michigan for the 4th of July Parade came about, and once again James had a blast. We did not take as many pics this time so we could enjoy the fun, but probably the highlight of the day came at the dunk tank. James just had a blast throwing balls at the guy in the dunk tank, and when he fell into the water he would laugh and laugh. I was so entertained by the event I did not even think about getting out the camera, oh well. Needless to say, a fun time was had by all including the parents. If you ever are looking for something different to do on the 4th, give the little town of Colon Michigan a try.
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Edited: July 4th, 2009

4th of July Parade 2008

This is Colon MI, the Magic Capital of the World, and each year they have a huge parade and festival to celebrate the 4th. James has a blast each time he comes here. There is also a arts and craft show with games for kids and prizes for them as well. After the parade, and golf, and swimming, we finished up the day at our friends Walter and Mary’s house where they had a barbecue until the evening fireworks show began. James slept all the way home after staying up for the fireworks, a better night sleep was never had by anyone I think.
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Edited: July 4th, 2008

Detroit Red Wings 1997

After 42 years the Detroit Red Wings broke the curse and won a Stanley Cup, here we are celebrating downtown the day of the parade. It was an extremely hot summer day and we waited downtown for hours, so we were quite parched when the parade finally ended at Hart Plaza. We did not stay for the speeches, only the parade.

Great time was had by all and congrats to the Detroit Red Wings. Now if we can just do something about those Lions…
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Edited: June 8th, 2001