America's Thanksgiving Parade in Detroit
The Detroit News
Drum Major Torona Abrams of Cass Tech High School leads the Detroit Public Schools All-City High School Marching Band in America’s Thanksgiving Parade down Woodward Avenue in the rain on Thanksgiving morning in Detroit, Thursday, Nov. 25, 2021.
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Members of the Detroit Public Schools All-City High School Marching Band participate in America’s Thanksgiving Parade.
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Volunteers guide a giant inflatable Kermit The Frog character in America’s Thanksgiving Parade down Woodward Avenue.
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Former Detroit Lions wide receiver Calvin Johnson and Grand Marshall of the parade rides in a Ford Mustang during America’s Thanksgiving Parade in Detroit.
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Volunteers spin a giant inflated turkey float in the middle of Woodward Avenue during America’s Thanksgiving Parade.
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Participants in America’s Thanksgiving Parade make their way down Woodward Avenue on Thanksgiving morning in Detroit.
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A group of ‘Rosie the Riviters’ from Willow Run march during America’s Thanksgiving Parade.
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Participants in America’s Thanksgiving Parade make their way down Woodward Avenue in Detroit.
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Participants in America’s Thanksgiving Parade make their way down Woodward Avenue in Detroit.
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Participants in America’s Thanksgiving Parade make their way down Woodward Avenue in Detroit.
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Participants in America’s Thanksgiving Parade make their way down Woodward Avenue .
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The Motown Museum float makes its way down Woodward Avenue during America’s Thanksgiving Parade on Thanksgiving morning in Detroit, Thursday, Nov. 25, 2021. (John T. Greilick, The Detroit News)
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A giant inflatable Transformer character stalks Kirby Street before just before joining America’s Thanksgiving Parade.
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Spectators cheer and dance,despite the rain, while watching America’s Thanksgiving Parade.
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The Mid American Pompon All-Star Team from Farmington Hills performs in America’s Thanksgiving Parade down Woodward Avenue.
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Volunteers guide a giant inflatable Transformer character along Woodward Avenue in America’s Thanksgiving Parade.
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A clown with the Distinguished Clown Corps hands party beads to a child along the parade route during America’s Thanksgiving Parade.
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Participants in America’s Thanksgiving Parade make their way down Woodward Avenue in Detroit.
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Hannah McGill and her daughter Mila of Warren watch America’s Thanksgiving Parade on Thanksgiving morning in Detroit.
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A young girl plays the Scarecrow character alongside WDIV TV’s Wizard of Oz-themed float.
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Ethan Van Belle, 13, and his teammates with the Little League World Series Champion Taylor North team march in the parade.
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Spectators brave the rain to watch America’s Thanksgiving Parade in Detroit.
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Cast members from a production of The Wonderful Oz dance down Woodward Avenue in the rain during America’s Thanksgiving Parade.
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Volunteers guide a giant inflatable Kermit The Frog character in America’s Thanksgiving Parade down Woodward Avenue in the rain.
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Local U.S. Olympians Amanda Chidester, left, and Katherine Nye ride in America’s Thanksgiving Parade. Chidester won a silver medal in Tokyo as part of the USA softball team. Nye won a silver medal in Tokyo in weightlifting.
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Local U.S. Olympians Catie DeLoof and Michael Hixon ride in America’s Thanksgiving Parade. DeLoof won a Bronze medal in Tokyo as part of a USA 4x100 swimming relay team. Hixon won a silver medal in diving at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio.
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Volunteers in fanciful animal costumes march alongside a float in America’s Thanksgiving Parade on Woodward Avenue.
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Tom Callan, a member of the Distinguished Clown Corps, smiles at something on his smart phone before marching in America’s Thanksgiving Parade down Woodward Avenue.
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Volunteers in fanciful animal costumes march alongside a float in America’s Thanksgiving Parade on Woodward Avenue.
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The parade-sponsor Gardner White float makes its way in America’s Thanksgiving Parade down Woodward Avenue in the rain.
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Spectators brave the rain to watch America’s Thanksgiving Parade on Thanksgiving morning in Detroit.
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A giant inflatable Transformer character stalks Kirby Street before just before joining America’s Thanksgiving Parade on Thanksgiving morning in Detroit.
John T. Greilick, The Detroit News
Drum Major Torona Abrams of Cass Tech High School leads the Detroit Public Schools All-City High School Marching Band in America’s Thanksgiving Parade down Woodward Avenue in the rain on Thanksgiving morning in Detroit, Thursday, Nov. 25, 2021.
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The Detroit Public Schools All-City High School Marching Band performs in America’s Thanksgiving Parade down Woodward Avenue in the rain on Thanksgiving morning.
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Drum Major Torona Abrams of Cass Tech High School leads the Detroit Public Schools All-City High School Marching Band.
John T. Greilick, The Detroit News
Members of the Detroit Public Schools All-City High School Marching Band participate in America’s Thanksgiving Parade down Woodward Avenue.
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Spectators brave the rain to watch America’s Thanksgiving Parade in Detroit.
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Participants in America’s Thanksgiving Parade make their way down Woodward Avenue.
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Spectators brave the rain to watch America’s Thanksgiving Parade.
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An giant inflatable Transformer character floats along America’s Thanksgiving Parade on Woodward Avenue.
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Darryl and Cozette Ford of Detroit watch America’s Thanksgiving Parade.
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The Brighton Marching Band performs on Woodward Avenue during America’s Thanksgiving Parade.
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Akiva Chess, 3, of Farmington waves at the floats and performers at the beginning of America's Thanksgiving Parade.
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Kedisha Williams of Detroit performs as an elf in America’s Thanksgiving Parade.
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Will Williamson of Howell wears a dog costume during America’s Thanksgiving Parade.
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Amelia Sharpe of Detroit wears a flower hats as part of her costume with the DTE float during America’s Thanksgiving Parade.
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Kimberly Lucier, left, and her daughter Lillian Lucier of Sandusky, Mich. wear flower hats as part of the DTE float during America’s Thanksgiving Parade on Thanksgiving morning in Detroit.
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Spectators brave the rain to watch America’s Thanksgiving Parade in Detroit.
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Nicole Grimm, left, and Ally McLaughlin, both of Sterling Heights, wear flower hats to participate in America’s Thanksgiving Parade.
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A clown with the Distinguished Clown Corps entertains while marching in America’s Thanksgiving Parade down Woodward Avenue in the rain.
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Margaret Suchta of Sterling Heights wears a flower hat in America’s Thanksgiving Parade.
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Clowns with The Parade Company watch other performers and floats go by while waiting for their turn to join America’s Thanksgiving Parade in Detroit.
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Participants in America’s Thanksgiving Parade make their way down Woodward Avenue in Detroit.
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Participants in America’s Thanksgiving Parade make their way down Woodward Avenue in Detroit.
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The Macomb Dakota High School Marching Band performs in America’s Thanksgiving Parade.
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Participants in America’s Thanksgiving Parade make their way down Woodward Avenue in Detroit.
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Participants in America’s Thanksgiving Parade make their way down Woodward Avenue in Detroit.
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Participants in America’s Thanksgiving Parade make their way down Woodward Avenue in Detroit.
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Participants in America’s Thanksgiving Parade make their way down Woodward Avenue in Detroit.
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Participants in America’s Thanksgiving Parade make their way down Woodward Avenue in Detroit.
John T. Greilick, The Detroit News
Participants in America’s Thanksgiving Parade make their way down Woodward Avenue in Detroit.
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Santa Claus waves to parade-watchers in the last float of America’s Thanksgiving Parade in Detroit.
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Spectators brave the rain to watch America’s Thanksgiving Parade on Thanksgiving morning in Detroit.
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Volunteers manuever Captain Underpants during America’s Thanksgiving Parade on Thanksgiving morning in Detroit.
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Participants in America’s Thanksgiving Parade make their way down Woodward Avenue in Detroit.
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The Central Michigan Universirty float sits along Woodward Avenue in Detroit, on a rainy Thanksgiving Day morning, awaiting the start of America’s Thanksgiving Parade in Detroit on Nov. 25, 2021.
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A float representing Detroit historic neighborhoods sits along Woodward Avenue, on a rainy Thanksgiving Day morning, awaiting the start of America’s Thanksgiving Parade in Detroit.
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Parade volunteers walk among the floats parked in the staging area along Woodward Avenue on a rainy Thanksgiving Day morning in Detroit.
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The General Motors float sits along Woodward Avenue with the Fisher Building in the background, on a rainy Thanksgiving Day morning, awaiting the start of America’s Thanksgiving Parade in Detroit on Nov. 25, 2021.
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A Delta Dental float sits in the staging area along Woodward Avenue, on a rainy Thanksgiving Day morning, awaiting the start of America’s Thanksgiving Parade in Detroit.
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A Delta Dental float sits in the staging area along Woodward Avenue.
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The Absopure Model T’s motor into position in the stqging area along Woodward Avenue, on a rainy Thanksgiving Day morning before the start of America’s Thanksgiving Parade in Detroit.
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The Absopure Model T’s motor into position in the stqging area along Woodward Avenue before the start of America’s Thanksgiving Parade in Detroit.
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A Ford Model T motors along Woodward Avenue before the start of America’s Thanksgiving Parade in Detroit on a rainy Thursday morning.
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