Hot weather didn’t deter visitors or the community from cheering on, and walking or rolling through, the annual Bigfork Fourth of July Parade.
Bigfork’s Parade has five categories with 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place ribbons: Animals, Commercial, Youth, Auto, and Open. The open category can include family reunions, churches, charity groups, or anyone else who doesn’t fit into the first four categories. This year the Grand Prize overall went to The Lakeview Care Center’s “Western Hospitality” float.
Animals:
1st Place: Burmese Mountain Dogs
2nd Place: Outlaw Cowgirl
3rd Place: Donkeys-Miniature Mules
Commercial:
1st Place: Glacier Bank
2nd Place: Flathead Bank
3rd Place: Chris’s Tea Cottage
Youth
1st Place: Bigfork Cheerleaders
2nd Place: Whitefish Dancers
3rd Place: Edmonton Marching Band
Auto’s:
1st Place: Sam Waldenburg’s ’39 Ford
2nd Place: Max Corder’s ’67 GTO
3rd Place: Jack Paulson’s ’59 Galaxy