Parades

~ Parades ~

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27 August 1918 ~ Petoskey Evening News

TWO articles directly below: "The FIRST anniversary of Armistice Day (Now called Veterans Day) was held here [Petoskey] on Nov. 11, 1919 and there was no parade but there were programs in all of the schools." Ernest Hemingway (later the Pulitzer Prize author), mentioned in articles below, was a speaker at Petoskey High School, Petoskey, Michigan.

12 November 1918 ~ Petoskey Evening News with Ernest Hemingway's name obviously misspelled.

8 November 1969 ~ Petoskey News Review (Refers to article above, with the ACTUAL date of publication being 12 November 1919...)

~ 1936 ~
Longest Parade in History - Twelve Hours

24 September 1936 ~ Petoskey Evening News

~1946 ~
Parade Preceded Waterfront Services on Memorial Day

6 June 1946 ~ Northern Michigan Review

~ 1949 ~
Harbor Springs Big and Little Parades

2 June 1949 ~ Emmet County Graphic

~ 1953 ~

4 June 1953 ~ Northern Michigan Review

~ 1954 ~

1 June 1954 ~ Petoskey Evening News

~ 1961 ~
Federation Park
(was located where the parking lot is behind the Emmet County Building in 2019)

31 May 1961 ~ Petoskey News Review article continued below with another photo...

31 May 1961 ~ Petoskey News Review article continued right column...

31 May 1961 ~ Petoskey News Review article accompanied headline and columns below...

31 May 1961 ~ Petoskey News Review headline accompanied two columns below...

31 May 1961 ~ Petoskey News Review article continued column right...

31 May 1961 ~ Petoskey News Review article continued from column at left...

31 May 1961 ~ Petoskey News Review photo continued from article and photos above...

~ 1968 ~
Memorial Day Parade in Petoskey, Michigan

Greenwood Photo Archive Collection from Petoskey newspaper (30 May 1958)

~ 1970 ~
Memorial Day Parade

1 June 1970 ~ Petoskey News Review

Greenwood Photo Archive Collection from Petoskey newspaper (Memorial Day 1970)

1 June 1970 ~ Petoskey News Review

~ 1975 ~

Greenwood Photo Archive Collection from Petoskey Newspapers (Memorial Day, May 1975)

~ 1982 ~

Greenwood Photo Archive Collection from Petoskey Newspapers (Memorial Day, May 1982)

~ 2001 ~
Petoskey
(Corner of Howard and Lake Streets)

Greenwood Photo Archive Collection from Petoskey Newspaper (12 November 2001)

~ 2014 ~
Harbor Springs

4 July 2014 ~ Harbor Springs Parade

Photos Above: John Demmer of Harbor Springs served in WWII in the U.S. Army and participated in the Battle of the Bulge. After the war, Mr. Demmer went on to build a manufacturing business which designs and builds heavy military equipment. Mr. Demmer is a valued member of the Harbor Springs community. With a Concert in the Park after the 4 July 2014 Parade, the community honored him for ALL he has done in the area.

Military Order of the Purple Heart Chapter Unit #1988 Petoskey MI
In the Harbor Springs 4 July 2014 Parade

4 July 2014 Parade in Harbor Springs MI ~ Military Order of the Purple Heart

4 July 2014 Parade in Harbor Springs MI
(View the slideshow below.)

29 May 2017 Parade in Petoskey MI
and Pennsylvania Park Program...

29 May 2017 ~ Photography of "Alex Childress Photo" posted here with permission...

TWO Photos Above: Alex Childress' additional work also may be viewed at
Alex Childress Photo.

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