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Published In The Great North Arrow, December 1, 2023: I Love A Parade (The Best Little Santa Claus Parade in Northern Ontario)

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- jim Young “I love a parade, the tramping of feet; I love every beat I hear of a drum. I love a parade, when I hear a band, I just want to stand and cheer as they come.” - Harry Richman The better question might be… “Who doesn’t love a parade?” Many parades will see young and old alike line the streets in all kinds of weather waiting in anticipation of the parade to pass them by. Decorated floats, costumes, marching bands, clowns, animals, celebrities, policemen, firemen and more all hold a very special appeal for those who have gathered to watch the parade go by. Cave paintings from about ten thousand years ago suggest the first parades may have been cavemen returning home from a hunt, proudly displaying their prey. By around 3,000 B.C. parades fell into 2 categories - religious processions and military parades.  In more recent times, parades are organized for any number of reasons. Parades may be held for religious events such as Easter and Christmas, patriotic events like Cana...
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