Small Town Charm

My extended family and I are from a small town in Michigan—Alpena, Michigan. After having lived in New York City for over a decade, there are so many wonderful things I love about visiting Alpena—my family, of course, but also the quaint main street, the old movie theatre, the fact that you don’t have to show up four hours in advance to get a seat at the Fourth of July parade. For this year’s parade, we arrived thirty minutes prior to start time and still got a seat on the curb!

I used to watch this parade as a child and loved it, and I am so glad I was able to share this experience with my son. Alex had so much fun running around the street, collecting candy and, of course, waving the American flag. 

Main Street.

My sister getting the parade started. 

Right before the start of the parade, warming up the crowd. 

Father and son. 

Family shot. 

Busza and Alex checking out the upcoming floats.