Photos: Memorial Day Pride on Parade
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Leading the way: American Legion rider Tim Hergot and his wife ride behind Altamont Police during a community parade to support veterans and local businesses on Saturday morning in Altamont.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
A new kind of parade: A tractor pulls a trailer full of hay and some riders as part of an Altamont parade that included horses, hay wagons, clowns, fire trucks, and police cars. Spectators were asked to keep apart from each other and wear masks while the parade drove around Altamont.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Long line: An Altamont business waves to onlookers as Saturday’s parade wends its way down Main Street in Altamont.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Getting in the mood: A young woman in a tutu and patriotic headwear stands on top of a car before a parade of vehicles took off at Altamont fairgrounds on Saturday morning.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Clowning around: Two people from the Chuck Wagon Diner travel on a bright yellow all-terrain vehicle decked out in red, white, blue wearing clown wigs and makeup to give onlookers a laugh.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Red, white, and blue: A blue-ribbon winner from the Altamont Fair joins other fair boosters in waving flags from the back of a pickup truck as it makes the turn down Maple Avenue on Saturday morning.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Peeking through bright balloons, two kids pop their heads through the sunroof of a car decked out to promote CM Fox — part of a parade that both boosted local businesses and honored veterans.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Blowing bubbles far apart: Twins Amelia and Elliot Samma, both 6, sit on the hood of their parents’ car and blow bubbles as horses parade by. Their dad took video of the event from the driver’s seat as their mom and older brother, Zade, 8, took it all in.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Moving billboards: A jeep from The Bunker in Guilderland is covered in American flags as two girls poke out from the sunroof holding a giant flag, leading a host of cars as they head down Main Street as the parade wound through the village, ending at Orchard Creek.