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The 4th Annual Old Mission Parade is happening on Sunday, July 1, 2018 at 1 p.m. And you’re welcome to be part of it!
No registration is required, and if you’d like to be part of the parade, line up at 12:30 p.m. at 18805 Bay Street in the village of Old Mission (The Norton’s house – right across from Haserot Beach).
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The parade will begin at 1 p.m. sharp, heading down Bay Street to Woodland Road, left on Traverse Street and ending at the American Legion Hall. There will be a special acknowledgement to veterans and military service members.
If you haven’t been to this fun parade in the previous three years, you must check it out. It’s a blast, with really creative parade entries that include kids on bikes, grownups on tractors and motorcycles, sweet dogs in costumes and even horses traveling the parade route. It’s a wonderful slice of home-town Americana.
Here are a few photos from last year’s parade. Check out the full gallery here.
![Old Mission Parade Planned for Bay Street 1 old mission parade, bay street parade, old mission michigan, old mission peninsula, peninsula township, morgan leigh kelsey, connie parliament, fourth of july, parade, independence day, michigan](https://www.oldmission.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Old-Mission-Parade-2017-54-640x427.jpg)
![Old Mission Parade Planned for Bay Street 2 old mission parade, bay street parade, old mission michigan, old mission peninsula, peninsula township, morgan leigh kelsey, connie parliament, fourth of july, parade, independence day, michigan](https://www.oldmission.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Old-Mission-Parade-2017-38-640x454.jpg)
![Old Mission Parade Planned for Bay Street 3 old mission parade, bay street parade, old mission michigan, old mission peninsula, peninsula township, morgan leigh kelsey, connie parliament, fourth of july, parade, independence day, michigan](https://www.oldmission.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Old-Mission-Parade-2017-35-640x457.jpg)
![Old Mission Parade Planned for Bay Street 4 old mission parade, bay street parade, old mission michigan, old mission peninsula, peninsula township, morgan leigh kelsey, connie parliament, fourth of july, parade, independence day, michigan](https://www.oldmission.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Old-Mission-Parade-2017-11-640x417.jpg)
![Old Mission Parade Planned for Bay Street 5 old mission parade, bay street parade, old mission michigan, old mission peninsula, peninsula township, morgan leigh kelsey, connie parliament, fourth of july, parade, independence day, michigan](https://www.oldmission.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Old-Mission-Parade-2017-5-640x440.jpg)
![Old Mission Parade Planned for Bay Street 6 old mission parade, bay street parade, old mission michigan, old mission peninsula, peninsula township, morgan leigh kelsey, connie parliament, fourth of july, parade, independence day, michigan](https://www.oldmission.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Old-Mission-Parade-2017-31-640x414.jpg)
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do they need a permit?