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Once again leading the Friday
night parade is the Alfred Erickson Post 186 Color Guard unit.
Seafood Fest this year served meals on Friday and Saturday only,
with a special gourmet dinner served on Thursday evening by
reservations only. |
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The Michigan National Guard,
recently returned from duty in Iraq. |
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This float carried the City of
Hancock officials and Council members. |
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Hancock's new pumper truck is
shown to the public. |
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Here, the Houghton High School
Marching Band. |
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A look back at transportation,
sans the high gasoline costs. |
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And the Hancock High School
Marching Band. |
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The Ojibwa tribe performs for the crowd. |
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One of the many colorful floats
of the nearly 200 parade entries. |
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A few of the 300 entries this
year in the Chaindrive bicycle races on both Hancock's Maasto Hihtto
trails, and the MTU Ski trails. |
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Marty's Goldenaires Drum and
Bugle Corps, from Bessemer. MI. |
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Always playing, the Bridgefest
original band. |
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And the Keweenaw Marine
CorpsDetachment 1016. Another great parade. |
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Saturday morning found a number
of anglers out on the Hancock Boardwalk, for the Childrens Fishing
Derby. |
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Also in the morning, the start
of the 16 and 32 Km. Bicycle Races, with the start in Houghton,
carrying then up 30 stories on Hancock's Cemetary Drive onto the
Massto Hihto and Churning Rapids trails, and into the Sweedetown
Gorge. |
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Also, on both Saturday and
Sunday, was the Bridgefest Volleyball Tournament, at the Hancock
Waterfront court. |
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The Rotary Seafood Fest is also
under way, with the Rotary Pavilion busy with food preparation for
the many hungry visitors. |
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Saturday afternoon was Seniors
Day, at the Hancock Porvoo Park, with food and music, as well as
dancing. |
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And just down the shore, a
Beach BBQ and Battle of the Bands at the Ramada Inn for evening
entertainment. Unfortunately, recurring thunderstorms caused a
cancellation of the Saturday night huge fireworks display, a first
in the Celebration history. |
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Sunday's activities included a
motorcycle display, with one of the organizers, Dennis Cleary,
showing his bike. |
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And a first, a pig roast, was
held at the Ramada Inn along with music, and the jet ski display and
races. Join us next June for the 20th annual Bridgefest Celebration. |
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