Everybody Loves A Parade!
Bay City Has Hot Time At Saint Patrick's Parade 2012
March 21, 2012
By: Stephen Kent
You know Spring is coming when Bay City celebrates St. Patrick's Day with the annual parade down Center Avenue. MyBayCity.com covered the event for the TENTH YEAR and you'll find a sampling of our over 700 pictures spread out below.
This year set some records. The temperature was, by some reports, above EIGHTY DEGREES. The crowd was estimated to be 70,000 or more. That's more people than live in Bay City! Who wouldn't come out in those conditions?
This year saw a "first" as MyBayCity.com and Last Choice Country Radio streamed the parade live on the Internet. One camera was upstairs in the station offices in MyBayCity.com's offices. iPhone cameras were carried by reporters on the street, while other reporters worked with still cameras.
As usual, we know that more people want to see the pictures than read the article. So scroll down and get a flavor of this year's parade. If you want to show your friends and family in other parts of the country or world, just send them a link. MyBayCity.com is available wherever there's Internet access!
Just for the fun of it, you might want to check out these St. Pat's stories from previous years. It's interesting just to see how digital cameras have evolved since 2002:
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For another take on the subject of parades, check out what was going on in 1978 in this
1978 Flashback article from the archives of the Bay County Sports Page & Bay City Enterprise newspapers. Published from 1976 through 1984, those papers were the "grandparents" of today's MyBayCity.com.
The parade was lead by the traditional escort of Police Cars, Fire and Rescue vehicles.
All had their sirens blaring and lights flashing.
It was certainly enough to get the heart pumping!
One of several color guards led the parade
John Glen Band
Gotta Have Pipers in the St. Pat's Parade!
Highest temperatures in years guaranteed a huge crowd.
Sarah Anderson, Junior Miss Bay County
Alexandra Herrera, Little Miss Bay County
Alicia McInnerney, Miss Bay County
Hey, it's a Pirate! (What's in the mug?)
Relay for Life Float
ServPro's Fire Engine
My, What a big hat you have!
Wow, Not sure WHAT to say about this guy,
except that we guess he's Irish.
OK, Maybe there were TWO sets of green folks
Bay City All-Stars and Elite Cheerleading
Saginaw High Band was crowd favorite
Protect those eyes. It was hot and bright out there!
Battle of the Horns
A taste of the crowd at First Presbyterian Church
Shaina Marsrow, Munger Potato Festival Queen
Runners up Sarah Corrion and Kayla Rudy
Bay City Central Band Drum Line
Michigan's Oldest Continuous Marching Band
Hang onto that horse!
Who can resist the chance to pet a goat?
Something for Everyone
Moore Auto Fabricators
"Get a picture of the family!", he said. So we did.
This couple is an institution at the parade
Great hats, guys!
Bemo's - one of many bands and singers
Sweet Potato Queens - Bay Area Bling Babes
Man, that's gotta be HOT!
And he was dancing with the Zumba Troop
Shade helps both of them
The boys didn't know what to do when the little girl took off before the start.
There was a constant line at the First Presbyterian Hot Dog Sale
Oh Yeah! She wanted one of THOSE!
Bubbles!
That's a handful!
Center Avenue was packed as far as you could see
Enough walking. These two prefer to ride.
Cheer if you're having fun
Speaks for itself.
Having a good time
That's enough. I'm tired
Broadcast Central
"Last Choice Country Radio" streamed the parade live
from the MyBayCity.com offices overlooking the parade route
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