The Annual Boat Parades on Sallie and Melissa are always held on the 4th of July, whatever day of the week it falls on.\u00a0 Parade starts on Melissa at the old Village Resort\/river near Shoreham at 10:30; on Sallie, gather at the same time at Maloneys\/Michaelsons.\u00a0 Travel slowly, not too close to the boat in front of you, wave and get as close to the shore as is safe.\u00a0 Please remember this is for fun only!\u00a0 The real reward is the chance to celebrate Independence Day and to enjoy the lakes with family, friends and neighbors.<\/p>\n
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The trophy itself is a traveling trophy of modest size, and there is no monetary reward or great publicity involved. Have fun and don\u2019t forget to submit your parade and 4th of July celebration photos to the website!<\/p>\n
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The rules are intentionally loose:\u00a0 the theme can be of the participants\u2019 choice.\u00a0 Most are red, white, and blue, but often the ones that stand out are big productions depicting events, movies, etc.\u00a0 The Judges are encouraged to choose whatever grabs them the most.\u00a0 Over the years, the range of winners has been amazing.<\/p>\n
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On Sallie, the Leversons won one year with a very modest entry: a simple boat with a small, family crew and nice 4th of July decorations.\u00a0 Nothing flashy, but the simplicity of it touched the judges.\u00a0 Sometimes, sheer effort and ingenuity win the Judges over.\u00a0 There is no rule against winning more than once.\u00a0 In fact, it seems that winning can get in one\u2019s blood and spurs past winners into new heights of planning and decorating.\u00a0 Many families work on their ideas all year and get great enjoyment out of a multi-generational affair!<\/p>\n
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On both Lakes Melissa and Sallie, some families have won two or three times.<\/p>\n
For example, the Andersens of Lake Melissa proved formidable and might still be winning if they hadn\u2019t moved to Big Detroit. The Ericksens lost in 2002 and worked hard to get it back in 2003.\u00a0 We congratulate all the participants, as it makes it a wonderful day for each lake.<\/p>\n
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The secret judges are not always the same, and the number of them varies from year to year.\u00a0 Often, they do not know the winners personally or even their names, but identify them by describing the boat\/theme.\u00a0 The Judges remain anonymous so the participants must appeal to all observers, never knowing who may be deciding the outcome.\u00a0 The Judges are usually unanimous in choosing a boat, or select by majority.\u00a0 The Judges call Recreation Chair Hallie Larsen with the results after the parade passes them, and then Steve and Hallie go out and award the trophy.\u00a0 If you don\u2019t get a visit, you did not win, but you can always check the website, call Hallie for the results or watch for the posting at the Hotel Shoreham later that day.<\/p>\n
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We have a traveling trophy for spirit from the lakeside: decorations, participation, and enthusiasm will be judged from the lake by anonymous boaters in the Parades.\u00a0 Get together with your family, friends, neighbors and cheer on the Parade<\/p>\n
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The Judges are selected by Hallie Larsen.\u00a0 If you would like to volunteer, please contact her at 847-5583 or shlar@arvig.net<\/a>.\u00a0 You must be willing to remain anonymous, to observe the whole parade and be ready to report.\u00a0 It is preferable if you have a number of people at your site to help select the winner.\u00a0 Families and many generations have a great time doing this, and we like to move this duty around.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" 4th of July Boat Parade The Annual Boat Parades on Sallie and Melissa are always held on the 4th of July, whatever day of the week it falls on.\u00a0 Parade starts on Melissa at the old Village Resort\/river near Shoreham READ MORE <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-321","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-local-events"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.melissasallie.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/321","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.melissasallie.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.melissasallie.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.melissasallie.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.melissasallie.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=321"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/test.melissasallie.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/321\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":323,"href":"https:\/\/test.melissasallie.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/321\/revisions\/323"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.melissasallie.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=321"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.melissasallie.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=321"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.melissasallie.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=321"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}