A family passes out candy and pinwheels as it drives its dressed up John Deere tractor in the Forest Lake Independence Day Parade on Thursday, July 4, 2024. The popular parade celebrated its 100th anniversary Thursday. (John Autey / Pioneer Press) The VFW Color Guard march down Broadway Avenue at the head of the Forest Lake Independence Day Parade on Thursday, July 4, 2024.
The popular parade celebrated its 100th anniversary Thursday. (John Autey / Pioneer Press) Mentzer Mattson, 6, from Lindstrom, sports patriotic colored hair as he readies his bag for candy at the Forest Lake Independence Day Parade on Thursday, July 4, 2024. The popular parade celebrated its 100th anniversary Thursday.
(John Autey / Pioneer Press) A trombonist with the Forest Lake Marching Band performs during the Forest Lake Independence Day Parade on Thursday, July 4, 2024. The popular parade celebrated its 100th anniversary Thursday. (John Autey / Pioneer Press) Members of the Forest Lake High School Marching Band Flag Team perform during the Forest Lake Independence Day Parade on Thursday, July 4, 2024.
The popular parade celebrated its 100th anniversary Thursday. (John Autey / Pioneer Press) Wearing flags and patriotic sunglasses Brayden Bresnahan plays the saxophone as a part of the Chisago Lakes High School Marching Band during the Forest Lake Independence Day Parade on Thursday, July 4, 2024. The popular parade celebrated its 100th anniversary Thursday.
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