By Joanne Rodgers, Bruce Peninsula Press
The Canada Day evening festivities in Lion’s Head kicked off with hot dogs and cake served by the local fire service. Beginning at about 5 p.m., the crowd started to gather to await their hot dogs and cake. Over 200 hot dogs were enjoyed by the parade goers of all ages.
The annual Lion’s Head Canada Day Parade started at 7 p.m. Led by the local Fire Service vehicles, a Payloader, dump truck, excavators, a flat bed truck, Bobcat, snowblower, 1975 restored station wagon, ‘51 Ford Pickup, Mustang, Shelby Cobra, 1928 Ford Touring Convertible, floats by various volunteer organizations, a drummer and individual costumed characters made up the 20 plus entries.
The array of heavy equipment from Rydall Contracting of Lion’s Head included a Bobcat demonstrating its agility by doing spins, as well as a generous toss of candy, thrilling the young audience.
There were also many vintage cars in the Parade. There was a red Shelby Cobra, a copy of the 66 model, made in 2007 and owned by Todd Elliott.
A ‘51 Ford Pickup driven by Jim Oliver. Willy Weatherhead of Weatherhead Plumbing drove a Mustang. A 1928 Ford Touring Convertible was driven in from Whippoorwill by the Johnson family. Hunter Haulage brought their ‘75 Station Wagon, which was restored in the winter of 2022, decked out as the “Wagon Queen Family Truckster” from the movie “ National Lampoon’s Vacation”.
The Rotary Club of Northern Bruce Peninsula and the Peninsula S.W.A.N.S. Club came out to participate in the parade. Gerry Gregory marched along playing his drum. There were also individuals in costumes such as Spiderwoman and Baby Shark.
