Nice Day for a Parade

     In Utah yesterday was Pioneer Day, July 24 is said to be the day that Brigham Young, leading the Mormon Pioneers from Missouri in 1847, entered the Salt Lake Valley through Emigration Canyon, looked out over the valley and uttered the locally famous words "This is the Place!"

    In Cedar Fort we take this day seriously and we prove it by having a parade.

    Not just any parade but the biggest little Pioneer Day parade on the planet, complete with flag baring Cub Scouts, Rodeo Queen, ATV powered floats, horse drawn wagons and my personal favorite, a shiny red fire truck. Let's not forget the candy... Every participant in the parade tosses a handful of candy out to all the wide eyed kids (and all the adult "kids") watching along the seven block route the parade takes through town.

   This is what small town Utah is all about and one of the reasons why I love this place.

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