Name: Beaver Island Fourth of July parade continues through heavy rain, 2004
Start: 2004-07-04
End: 2004-07-04
Location: Beaver Island

Event

Date: 2004-07-04
Kind: Celebration
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: celebrationcommunitymusicweather
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The 2004 Fourth of July parade went ahead despite a downpour. Performers began under the Yacht Dock, floats made a full circuit through town, and the fly-overs were canceled because of the dark and rainy conditions.

Evidence limits

This account is a narrative newspaper report; it does not identify every participant or float.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, August 2004, "Marching in the Rain."
Reports the parade proceeding after heavy rain, performers sheltering under the Yacht Dock, canceled fly-overs, returning parade route, floats, candy, and a crowd that stayed through the end. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
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Beaver Beacon, August 2004, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held issue scan confirms the illustrated parade report.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2004-08_Beaver-Beacon

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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Fourth of July parade continues through heavy rain, 2004”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-fourth-of-july-parade-rain-2004/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, August 2004, "Marching in the Rain." (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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