The Catskill Chronicle

Story and photos by Carol Montana

LIVINGSTON MANOR, NY – The 7^th Annual Trout Parade had everyone’s seal of approval on Saturday, June 12. As the Sturgeon General marched down Main Street, just for the halibut, he was accompanied by fishy folk and flora, flashy cars and folks fishing for a way to have a good time.

Presented by the Livingston Manor Chamber of Commerce in partnership with the Catskill Art Society, the Trout Parade had as its porpoise, the raising of funds for the arts and music programs at Livingston Manor Central School. 

Vendors lined the streets, all angling to impress the public with food and parade items, face painting and more. And waves of people strolled by store windows awash with art work from Livingston Manor students.

As the parade got started, the onlookers certainly weren’t shellfish with their applause, as antique cars (we don’t think that any were turbot-charged), floats, community organizations, bands, basset hounds, giant puppets, rain barrels, a few politician, and even a cast of characters from the play Annie, marched by.

With the net result being that everyone had a whale of a great time.

Since, as Shakespeare said, “brevity is the sole of wit,” we’ll stop here so you can enjoy the photos.

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