Parading Through History: Historic Floats of the 4th
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With the help of some old local photo albums, we pulled together some of the sights at Door County’s historic Fourth of July parades. See the 2021 Door County Fourth of July calendar here>>
A float in a pre-1960 Egg Harbor parade touts the air conditioned Door County peninsula. Photo courtesy of the Egg Harbor Historical Society.
The Main Street Market crew “performs” its now-famous shopping cart routine at the 1991 Egg Harbor Parade. Submitted.
The Kewaunee Chambermaids draw laughs at the 1988 Egg Harbor parade. Submitted.
The 1969 Egg Harbor Parade featured Golden Girls cheerleading squad and of course, a hen laying eggs as it passed Harvey Haen’s gas station. Photo by Myles Dannhausen Sr.
The 1969 Egg Harbor Parade featured Golden Girls cheerleading squad and of course, a hen laying eggs as it passed Harvey Haen’s gas station. Photo by Myles Dannhausen Sr.
Sturgeon Bay used to hold a 4th of July Parade to celebrate the multi-day cherry festival. Photo from the W.C. Schroeder Collection courtesy of the Door County Historical Museum.
A Fruit Growers Co-op float in the Sturgeon Bay July 4th parade in 1929. Photo from the W.C. Schroeder Collection courtesy of the Door County Historical Museum.
A Fruit Growers Co-op float in the Sturgeon Bay July 4th parade in 1929. Photo from the W.C. Schroeder Collection courtesy of the Door County Historical Museum.
The old Stage Coach at the Egg Harbor parade.
