What are you doing this weekend? Want a free digital camera?
Our staff photographer, Cheryl Albaine, will be at Mystic
Seaport this weekend taking photos of their 5th annual St. Patrick's Day
parade, scheduled to take place Sunday, March 30 at 1:00.
According to a release from the Mystic Irish Parade Foundation, more than 100 marching units and 14 marching bands will perform
along the parade route from Mystic
Seaport Museum
to the Mystic Art Association.
This year’s parade will host 12 Pipe Bands, more than any other parade in the state. In addition to
these excellent musicians, more than 1,000 marchers are expected, including
Irish Step Dancers, Fife & Drum Units, Military Drill Teams, Honor Guard
Units from several local organizations, Drum & Bugle Corps, and high school
marching bands.
The parade will also feature
Classic Antique Cars, High-Tech Firefighting Equipment, Police Units, Scout
Troops, and colorful floats designed and fabricated by area businesses. The
Grand Marshal this year will be John Hewes, a local resident and businessman
who is well-known throughout the community.
There will be numerous photo opportunities along the parade
route starting at the Seaport at 1:00 and continuing south on Route 27 through
downtown Mystic finishing at the Mystic Arts Center on Willow Street. You
can also photograph the hundred other parade floats, bands, and bagpipers that
will populate the parade. In short, the Mystic St. Patrick’s Parade will
offer a tremendous variety of photo opportunities.
The Parade Committee will be distributing zip06 cards throughout the parade
route.
Look for The Day’s special supplement on the Mystic St.
Patrick’s Parade in Friday’s paper. The exact parade route and a listing of all
parade participants are included in the 8-page tab along with other info on the
event.
According to a release from the Mystic Seaport, the world-famous
Budweiser Clydesdales will be at the Seaport the whole weekend, Friday through
Sunday, March 28 to 30. Members and children will be admitted free.
You can see the Clydesdales up close during their stable viewings from 10 a.m.
to 4 p.m. on Friday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday. Watch as the team of
horses are groomed and taken out for their daily exercises. On Saturday, see
the Clydesdales give a special performance when they parade through the
Museum's village from noon to 3 p.m.
On Sunday, the Clydesdales will finish their weekend in Mystic by bringing the
St. Patrick's Day parade to a spectacular close.
If you attend this event, take photos and submit them to your member gallery on
zip06.com. If we receive your photos by Monday, March 31, we may publish them
in our April 3 Mystic Times paper! The photographer of the best
reader-submitted photo will win a free digital camera.
Otherwise, your photo submissions will remain active on zip06.com.
If you have any questions, please call me or send me a message.
Melissa Babcock
Interactive Desk Chief
440-1023, m.babcock@theday.com