I think you're remembering the Aquatennial Parade past Loring Park -- the torchlight version. I, too, remember this growing up. We kids went with my Dad and my maternal Grandmother who lived downtown at the Minneapolis Club (she was the Executive Housekeeper -- this was back when women were not allowed to come in the front entrance or to be there unaccompanied by a man, and they still called the "help" colored. Thank heavens times have changed!)
I distinctly remember going to both versions of the parade -- the torchlight started in Parade Stadium and then went on through the streets of downtown, and the Grande Day Parade took the same route past Loring Park. I distinctly remember the great number of sidewalk vendors, a popcorn wagon, and the beautiful swans on Loring Pond. Thanks for the trip down memory lane. Barbara Nelson Burnsville _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
