Join the parade
Local communities celebrate Semi-quincentennial of America
While the annual celebration of the 4th of July is traditionally marked with hometown parades in the area, this year the events are also marking the 250th birthday of our country. The Semiquincentennial, will be celebrated in both the Plymouth and Northville communities where annual parades traditionally reflect the history of the nation.
Each community is expecting an even larger audience this year with the special anniversary of the nation.
The 4th of July parade in Plymouth will begin at 9 a.m. and travel down Main Street throughout the downtown area. More than 100 entries will join the celebration of the 250th anniversary of America. A United States Coast Guard flyover is planned at 9 a.m. along with inflatable balloon figures, patriotic floats, acrobats and circus performers, drill teams and veterans. The famous Plymouth Fife and Drum Corps and the Plymouth High School Marching Band will join several other attractions. Organizers said parking will be available on side streets and at business lots throughout the community.
In Northville, the parade will travel down Main Street, cross to Dunlap and then back to Cady Street. All the traditional attractions which bring more than 10,000 people into the Northville community will again join the celebration of America. Organizers from both communities have encouraged visitors to wear red, white and blue, wave flags and cheer for the performers and veterans who bring the celebrations to life. The 250-year mark of the nation is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to reflect on the founding of our country and the continuous evolution of America, officials said.
