Independence Day festivities

Since it is the City of Warrensburg's Sesquicentennial Celebration, the festivities marking our nation's birthday are going on all weekend. Today was the parade. This is our first year viewing that peculiarly American phenomenon, the Small-Town Parade.


It looked like half the town turned out along the six or so blocks of the main drag downtown. The parade started just on the other side of the railroad depot and ended in front of the courthouse.


Once the parade started, there was the obligatory antique fire engines,


horse drawn wagons,


kids goofing off with cameras,


Shriners in silly cars, and all the usual parade stuff.


Afterwards, there were the usual booths selling kettle corn and lemonade and whatnot, as well as an assortment of bounce houses.


All this, and it's only Day One of the weekend's festivities.