The weather cooperated and the parade was epic! With more than 100 entries, this was one of the largest productions Port Huron Rotary has ever presented with the annual parade. It was such a joy to see so many smiles, participants and enthusiasm amidst the creative floats that expressed our parade theme of "All Hands on Deck, 100 Years of Sailing!" in honor of this year's 100th Bayview to Mackinac race.
We appreciate our Grand Marshals Carrie and Casey Harris who are generous supporters of the community and the proud owners of local favorite hotspot Casey's Pizza. This year's sponsors were McLaren Port Huron (our longtime presenting sponsor), Moses Roses, St. Clair County Community Mental Health, Emily Vinckier-Pierce - State Farm Insurance, Eastern Michigan Bank and the Blue Water Area Chamber of Commerce. Thank you to all of the volunteers, especially the Blue Water Young Professionals who judge the floats and entries. We appreciate our media support with Paul Miller, Caleb Gordon and Andrew Kercher broadcasting on WPHM and the team at ThumbCoast TV (stay tuned for videos showcasing the parade).
Our Rotary team is led by parade committee chairs Thelma Castillo and Carter Hitesman. We appreciate all of your hard work and attention to detail while "herding all the cats" involved with this massive event.
We look forward to seeing everyone's smiling faces next year when Port Huron Rotary will present another great parade to kick off Blue Water Festival. We wish everyone a fun and safe "Boat Week" and appreciate all of your support for our club.
Please stay tuned for the announcement of the 2024 parade winners!