Parade of Ships, Cutters join Coast Guard Festival
July 28, 08 by TheFleetIf you're new here, you may want to subscribe to our RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!
Source: WZZM13
The main attractions of the 2008 Coast Guard Festival arrived today in Grand Haven.
Two U.S. Coast Guard Cutters made their official entrance into the Grand River this afternoon.
Families started gathering in the park Monday morning.
Dan VanderMeer and his son Brendan, claimed their spot early. “Yep, we got here around noon so we could get underneath one of these trees”, says Dan.
The boat parade is a tradition for families like the VanderMeers. This year, it’s the Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw and the Biscayne Bay. “I’ve seen both of them, but every time, it’s still fun.”
Fortunately, it was a beautiful day and the wait was an easy one. As the ships made their way through the channel, the crowds went wild.
Grand Haven is one of five cities called “Coast Guard City USA”….
