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PHOTOS: Kalispell 4th of July Parade 2025

CASEY KREIDER | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 9 months, 1 week AGO
by CASEY KREIDER
STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Casey Kreider is a staff photographer for the Daily Inter Lake. His work documents news, sports, wildlife, landscapes and everyday life across Northwest Montana through visual storytelling. Kreider’s keen eye captures major sporting events, community moments, and the natural beauty that defines the region. He is a graduate of Penn State University and previously worked as a photographer for Lancaster Newspapers in Pennsylvania. In 2024, he received the Montana Newspaper Association’s Mel Ruder Photograph of the Year award. IMPACT: Kreider's work brings readers closer to the people, places and moments that shape life in Northwest Montana through powerful visual journalism. | July 4, 2025 1:45 PM

Scenes from the Kalispell 4th of July Parade hosted by the Flathead Marines in downtown Kalispell on Friday, July 4.

    A line of old fire trucks make their way down Main Street at the Kalispell 4th of July Parade on Friday, July 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Dancers from Dance Elements make their way down Main Street in the Kalispell 4th of July Parade on Friday, July 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    A young girl hands out candy in the Kalispell 4th of July Parade on Friday, July 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    A young girl riding in a float shoots bubbles in the Kalispell 4th of July Parade on Friday, July 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    A participant tosses candy in the Kalispell 4th of July Parade on Friday, July 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Dogs with the Flathead Valley Shelter Friends walk down Main Street in the Kalispell 4th of July Parade on Friday, July 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Members of the Flathead Shrine Club drive down Main Street in the Kalispell 4th of July Parade on Friday, July 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Participants hand out candy in the Kalispell 4th of July Parade on Friday, July 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Gene Hawes of the Flathead Shrine Club hands out candy in the Kalispell 4th of July Parade on Friday, July 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Attendees line Main Street for the Kalispell 4th of July Parade on Friday, July 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Two MIss Northwest Montana Rodeo winners ride horses down Main Street in the Kalispell 4th of July Parade on Friday, July 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    A member of the Kalispell Elks Lodge No. 725 hands out American flags in the Kalispell 4th of July Parade on Friday, July 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Attendees watch as a series of emergency vehicles, including Evergreen Fire Rescue's Engine 831, roll down Main Street at the Kalispell 4th of July Parade on Friday, July 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Participants ride motorcycles down Main Street in the Kalispell 4th of July Parade on Friday, July 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Miss Montana's Teen 2025 Marygrace Knuffke rides in a Triumph convertible in the Kalispell 4th of July Parade on Friday, July 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Corvettes roll down Main Street in the Kalispell 4th of July Parade on Friday, July 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Participants march down Main Street in the Kalispell 4th of July Parade on Friday, July 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Participants march down Main Street in the Kalispell 4th of July Parade on Friday, July 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    A line of old fire trucks make their way down Main Street at the Kalispell 4th of July Parade on Friday, July 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Participants march down Main Street in the Kalispell 4th of July Parade on Friday, July 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    A member of the Flathead Shrine Club hands out candy in the Kalispell 4th of July Parade on Friday, July 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Participants in floats make their way down Main Street in the Kalispell 4th of July Parade on Friday, July 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Attendees line Main Street for the Kalispell 4th of July Parade on Friday, July 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    The Flathead Marines lead the way down Main Street in the Kalispell 4th of July Parade on Friday, July 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Participants in floats make their way down Main Street in the Kalispell 4th of July Parade on Friday, July 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    A particpant dressed in a Statue of Liberty costume hands out candy at the Kalispell 4th of July Parade on Friday, July 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Kalispell Fire Department's Ladder 642 rolls down Main Street at the Kalispell 4th of July Parade on Friday, July 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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