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PHOTOS Mineral County Fair parade

AMY QUINLIVAN | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 8 months, 2 weeks AGO
by AMY QUINLIVAN
Mineral Independent | August 6, 2025 12:00 AM

The 2025 Mineral County Fair parade in photos.

    Cool classic cars brought up the tail end of the parade. (Mineral Independent/Amy Quinlivan)
 
    Children packed the streets, filling bags with candy from the parade on Saturday morning. (Mineral Independent/Amy Quinlivan)
 
 
    Peggy Stevens chauffeured Eleanor Hollenback along the parade route. (Mineral Independent/Amy Quinlivan)
 
 
    Boys in cowboy boots and cowboy hats await the parade lineup. (Mineral Independent/Amy Quinlivan)
 
 


    The Superior Methodist Church tossed out suckers to the crowd. (Mineral Independent/Amy Quinlivan)
 
 


    Darlow's Dusty Boots float threw out beach balls to parade goers. (Mineral Independent/Amy Quinlivan)
 
 


    There is nothing quite like seeing rodeo clown, Danger Dave, riding a longhorn down River Street in Superior. (Mineral Independent/Amy Quinlivan)
 
 


    Jerry Stroot's Superior Meats float was having a boot scooting time with their mechanical sliding and tappin' cowboy boots. (Mineral Independent/Amy Quinlivan)
 
 


    River Street and 4th Avenue in Superior were lined with hundreds of visitors to the Mineral County Fair parade for 2025. (Mineral Independent/Amy Quinlivan)
 
 
    The class of 2005 reunited for the fair weekend. (Mineral Independent/Amy Quinlivan)
 
 
    A 50-year reunion for the Superior class of 1975 brought old friends back together on their float on Saturday. (Mineral Independent/Amy Quinlivan)
 
 


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