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PHOTOS: Whitefish Winter Carnival Grand Parade

HEIDI DESCH | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 6 years, 11 months AGO
by HEIDI DESCH
Heidi Desch is features editor and covers Flathead County for the Daily Inter Lake. She previously served as managing editor of the Whitefish Pilot, spending 10 years at the newspaper and earning honors as best weekly newspaper in Montana. She was a reporter for the Hungry Horse News and has served as interim editor for The Western News and Bigfork Eagle. She is a graduate of the University of Montana. She can be reached at [email protected] or 406-758-4421. | February 3, 2019 10:40 AM

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Whitefish Winter Carnival’s 2019 Grand Parade on Saturday makes its way down Central Avenue. The theme was Whitefish Woodstock. (Heidi Desch/Whitefish Pilot)

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The Glacier Twins ride on a Whitefish Fire Department truck Saturday during the Whitefish Winter Carnival Grand Parade. (Heidi Desch/Whitefish Pilot)

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Whitefish Winter Carnival’s 2019 Grand Parade on Saturday makes its way down Central Avenue. The theme was Whitefish Woodstock. (Heidi Desch/Whitefish Pilot)

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Whitefish Winter Carnival’s 2019 Grand Parade on Saturday makes its way down Central Avenue. The theme was Whitefish Woodstock. (Heidi Desch/Whitefish Pilot)

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Whitefish Winter Carnival’s 2019 Grand Parade on Saturday makes its way down Central Avenue. The theme was Whitefish Woodstock. (Heidi Desch/Whitefish Pilot)

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Whitefish Winter Carnival’s 2019 Grand Parade on Saturday makes its way down Central Avenue. The theme was Whitefish Woodstock. (Heidi Desch/Whitefish Pilot)

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Whitefish Winter Carnival’s 2019 Grand Parade on Saturday makes its way down Central Avenue. The theme was Whitefish Woodstock. (Heidi Desch/Whitefish Pilot)

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Whitefish Winter Carnival’s 2019 Grand Parade on Saturday makes its way down Central Avenue. The theme was Whitefish Woodstock. (Heidi Desch/Whitefish Pilot)

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Whitefish Winter Carnival’s 2019 Grand Parade on Saturday makes its way down Central Avenue. The theme was Whitefish Woodstock. (Heidi Desch/Whitefish Pilot)

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Whitefish Winter Carnival’s 2019 Grand Parade on Saturday makes its way down Central Avenue. The theme was Whitefish Woodstock. (Heidi Desch/Whitefish Pilot)

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Whitefish Winter Carnival’s 2019 Grand Parade on Saturday makes its way down Central Avenue. The theme was Whitefish Woodstock. (Heidi Desch/Whitefish Pilot)

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Whitefish Winter Carnival’s 2019 Grand Parade on Saturday makes its way down Central Avenue. The theme was Whitefish Woodstock. (Heidi Desch/Whitefish Pilot)

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Whitefish Winter Carnival’s 2019 Grand Parade on Saturday makes its way down Central Avenue. The theme was Whitefish Woodstock. (Heidi Desch/Whitefish Pilot)

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Whitefish Winter Carnival’s 2019 Grand Parade on Saturday makes its way down Central Avenue. The theme was Whitefish Woodstock. (Heidi Desch/Whitefish Pilot)

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Whitefish Winter Carnival’s 2019 Grand Parade on Saturday makes its way down Central Avenue. The theme was Whitefish Woodstock. (Heidi Desch/Whitefish Pilot)

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Whitefish Winter Carnival’s 2019 Grand Parade on Saturday makes its way down Central Avenue. The theme was Whitefish Woodstock. (Heidi Desch/Whitefish Pilot)

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Whitefish Winter Carnival’s 2019 Grand Parade on Saturday makes its way down Central Avenue. The theme was Whitefish Woodstock. (Heidi Desch/Whitefish Pilot)

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Whitefish Winter Carnival’s 2019 Grand Parade on Saturday makes its way down Central Avenue. The theme was Whitefish Woodstock. (Heidi Desch/Whitefish Pilot)

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Whitefish Winter Carnival’s 2019 Grand Parade on Saturday makes its way down Central Avenue. The theme was Whitefish Woodstock. (Heidi Desch/Whitefish Pilot)

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Whitefish Winter Carnival’s 2019 Grand Parade on Saturday makes its way down Central Avenue. The theme was Whitefish Woodstock. (Heidi Desch/Whitefish Pilot)

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Whitefish Winter Carnival’s 2019 Grand Parade on Saturday makes its way down Central Avenue. The theme was Whitefish Woodstock. (Heidi Desch/Whitefish Pilot)

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Whitefish Winter Carnival’s 2019 Grand Parade on Saturday makes its way down Central Avenue. The theme was Whitefish Woodstock. (Heidi Desch/Whitefish Pilot)

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A yeti hands out high-fives along the parade route. (Heidi Desch/Whitefish Pilot)

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