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In case you missed it, here are some photos of the Third Annual Fourth of July Parade that took place in the little village of Old Mission on Sunday, July 2, 2017. Officially, it’s the “Old Mission Bay Street Annual 4th of July Parade.”

I heard a rumor about this parade last year, but not until after the fact, so I didn’t make it last year. This year, Donna Valdmanis sent me a note on Saturday and asked if I knew anything about a parade. I’m so glad she did, because I had meant to find out about it (you know, BEFORE it actually happened) and had forgotten.

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So I immediately sent a note to Mary Shultz, who knows everything. She wrote back and said yes, the parade was happening – the next day! So I whipped together a post for the Gazette and sent it to Facebook. By the next morning, the Facebook post had something like 2000 views.

After church on Sunday, I raced home to pick up Tim, and we went to the parade and learned a little more about how it came to be. The story is that a group of residents in the little village of Old Mission – after one too many glasses of wine on Morgan Leigh Kelsey’s porch on Bay Street and after deciding they didn’t want to trek into Traverse City for a parade in town – got the idea to create an Old Mission Parade.

The organizers include, left to right in photo below: Judy Harshman, Connie Parliament, Doug Parliament, Morgan Kelsey, Mike Hall, Judy Shaheen, John Purrenhage, Lisa Armentrout and Rick Armentrout. Thank you so much, All!

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Old Mission Parade on Bay Street Celebrating Fourth of July. Organizers, left to right: Judy Harshman, Connie Parliament, Doug Parliament, Morgan Kelsey, Mike Hall, Judy Shaheen, John Purrenhage, Lisa Armentrout and Rick Armentrout | Jane Boursaw Photo

Connie Parliament, who has a house across from Morgan’s, is one of the parade organizers. Connie, who is Don Rohl’s daughter (Don was an Old Mission Peninsula mechanic extraordinaire who I believe worked for Arnold White for a while), lives part of the year on Bay Street and part of the year in West Branch. She and her husband Doug live on their family farm there, and Connie said they’ve always been the party organizers because they have a great building for it in West Branch. Their event-organizing skills followed them to Old Mission.

In fact, after the parade, Connie invited Tim and I to the picnic in their backyard and we happily obliged! The food was amazing, and Tim and I, having both grown up in Old Mission, couldn’t have been happier to see Bay Street bustling with joyful activity.

As for the parade, there were hundreds of people who showed up to watch or participate, with kids on bikes, grownups on motorcycles and tractors, even a horse-drawn carriage. I must say, there were some very creative and patriotic costumes celebrating Fourth of July! The parade started in front of Mike Norton’s house on Bay Street (across from Haserot Beach), went down Bay Street, around the corner on Woodland Road, and up Traverse Street, ending at the American Legion Hall.

Next year, we’ll be sure to post a note on the Gazette about the parade a week or two ahead of time (Connie has my phone number, and I set a reminder in my calendar). Until then, enjoy the photos and have a great Fourth of July!

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Old Mission Parade on Bay Street Celebrating Fourth of July | Jane Boursaw Photo
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Mike Norton at the Old Mission Parade on Bay Street Celebrating Fourth of July | Jane Boursaw Photo
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Old Mission Parade on Bay Street Celebrating Fourth of July | Jane Boursaw Photo
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Brendan Keenan at the Old Mission Parade Celebrating Fourth of July | Jane Boursaw Photo
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Old Mission Parade on Bay Street Celebrating Fourth of July | Jane Boursaw Photo
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Mary Shultz at the Old Mission Parade Celebrating Fourth of July | Jane Boursaw Photo
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Dave Shultz at the Old Mission Parade Celebrating Fourth of July | Jane Boursaw Photo
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Doug and Connie Parliament at the Old Mission Parade Celebrating Fourth of July | Jane Boursaw Photo
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  1. We were there to help celebrate Sara Crane being the Grand Marshall. (My husband’s sister). We were so graciously invited to the picnic afterwards and we loved the hospitality of everyone. Makes you realize there are still great people in the world. Thank you for a fun filled afternoon, Bay Street parade organizers! Great time had by all.

  2. Thank you Jane Boursaw for the great article. The parade was a lot of fun and we couldn’t have done it without the support and help of an Army of people. Thank you to everyone who was in the parade and spectators who were there to cheer everyone on and celebrate our freedom.

  3. Thank you Jane for a great article & pictures. The parade and picnic are what we look forward to each year. It’s a lot of work putting it together, but as my Aunt says “many hands make light work”. All the friends and family pitch in to help to make it all possible. Thank you to all who helped and participated.

    • Thanks for the note, Chandra! We’re still in the joyful bubble of the parade and picnic, which were so fun and really show what the OMP community is all about. Looking forward to next year’s celebration!

  4. Jane I thoroughly enjoy reading about and seeing home from your eyes and lips. Thank YOU for easing my longing fir home.for

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