The St. Patrick’s Day parade that made its way down Main Street last week may pale in comparison to other event parades, but this year’s St. Patrick’s Day parade was the best parade of the year by non-traditional measures.
The parade itself was kind of a coming out party for life having a little bit of normalcy.
For 10 years or more, the Star Herald has participated in the parade, and I would say it was one of Luverne’s bigger St. Patrick’s Day parades.
Hats off to Jane and Angela from the Luverne Area Chamber for once again organizing a great local event.
In addition to the nice turnout for the parade, two of the coolest things in this year’s parade were that the Edgerton Public School band led the parade, and if memory serves, that was the first band to participate during my parade tenure.
The second thing on the parade entry cool list was the mobile picnic table. Albert VanBelle and his grandchildren rode on some sort of gas-powered, wheel-driven picnic table complete with a green umbrella.
The crowd lining the five-block parade route was larger than past years as well, and there was plenty of candy handed out along the way.
All in all, the St. Patrick’s Day parade is simple – maybe even a little cheesy, but considering the year and all we’ve been through, it was spectacular and hopefully a sign of better days ahead.