The 100th anniversary of the Whatcom Memorial Day Parade on Saturday kicked off a busy weekend of events including the 49th annual Ski to Sea race and the Fairhaven Festival. Dozens of people lined each major intersection as floats, dance troupes, horseback riders, walkers and bikers sashayed down the streets.
Starting at the intersection of Alabama Street and Cornwall Avenue, “Celebrating our Communities and Honoring our Heroes” was the theme of the event.
Saturday’s parade brought the theme to life with commercial entries, schools, fire and law enforcement and all branches of the armed services represented.
A group of children wave from the sideline as the parade marches by. (Noah Harper/Cascadia Daily News)
A series of sports and classic car owners make their way down Cornwall Avenue. (Noah Harper/Cascadia Daily News)
Whatcom County Sheriffs lead the Memorial Day Parade down Cornwall Avenue with other police and service members. (Noah Harper/Cascadia Daily News)
Dancers show off their moves during Justin Timberlake’s “Can’t Stop the Feeling.” (Noah Harper/Cascadia Daily News)
A clown from Shriners International walks in the parade with a cardboard camera. (Noah Harper/Cascadia Daily News)
Bellingham High School cheerleaders perform their routine as they walk with the marching band. (Noah Harper/Cascadia Daily News)
Dancers make their way down the parade route at the Centennial Whatcom Memorial Day Parade. (Ron Judd/Cascadia Daily News)
A rider reins in a bucking horse during the Whatcom Centennial Memorial Day Parade in Bellingham. (Ron Judd/Cascadia Daily News)
Bob the dog takes in Bellingham’s Memorial Day Parade on the shoulder of owner Amy Brewster of Bellingham. (Ron Judd/Cascadia Daily News)
