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Mineral County Fair parade in photos

AMY QUINLIVAN | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 1 year, 8 months AGO
by AMY QUINLIVAN
Mineral Independent | August 7, 2024 12:00 AM

Mineral County Fair parade in photos


    Tanner Stenberg launches a lollipop from a trailer. (Mineral Independent/Amy Quinlivan)
 
 


    Everyone in town was there! River Street and Fourth Avenue in Superior was packed with parade goers on Saturday morning. (Mineral Independent/Amy Quinlivan)
 
 


    The Superior Class of "76 rode in style and even tossed candy with flare throwing backwards over the shoulder. (Mineral Independent/Amy Quinlivan)
 
 


    This antique car cruised the Fair parade route. (Mineral Independent/Amy Quinlivan)
 
 


    Even with a bum shoulder, Curtis Mintz of St. Regis still participated in the vintage tractor brigade on Saturday. (Mineral Independent/Amy Quinlivan)
 
 


    The old tractor group is a parade favorite along routes in Superior, St. Regis, and Plains each summer. (Mineral Independent/Amy Quinlivan)
 
 


    The Jerky Mountain Mining Float from Superior Meats had to blow off some smoke. (Mineral Independent/Amy Quinlivan)
 
 


    Superior graduate, Jaxson Green walks along a Forest Service truck tossing candy. (Mineral Independent/Amy Quinlivan)
 
 


    The 20-year reunion of the Superior class of 2004. (Mineral Independent/Amy Quinlivan)
 
 


    Clark Fork Fellowships parade entry included a large wooden cross that was wheeled from one end of the parade to the other. (Mineral Independent/Amy Quinlivan)
 
 


    Marie Boyce represented the TrailWest Bank branch of Superior well in her blow up cow costume. (Mineral Independent/Amy Quinlivan)
 
 


    Whether it was a dune buggy, a side by side, your trusty horse, or a classic car driving in the Mineral County Fair Parade is a summer tradition. (Mineral Independent/Amy Quinlivan)
 
 


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