Parade float makers ready for the 4th

  • The Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (SBDNL) float, pictured here in 2023, is a returning participant in the Stan Brubaker Fourth of July Parade in Glen Arbor. The SBDNL staff brings out their park themed float as well as their noticeable Bear Force One van, which serves as a mobile visitor center. Enterprise photo by Meakalia Previch-Liu

    The Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (SBDNL) float, pictured here in 2023, is a returning participant in the Stan Brubaker Fourth of July Parade in Glen Arbor. The SBDNL staff brings out their park themed float as well as their noticeable Bear Force One van, which serves as a mobile visitor center. Enterprise photo by Meakalia Previch-Liu

    The Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (SBDNL) float, pictured here in 2023, is a returning participant in the Stan Brubaker Fourth of July Parade in Glen Arbor. The SBDNL staff brings out their park themed float as well as their noticeable Bear Force One van, which serves as a mobile visitor center. Enterprise photo by Meakalia Previch-Liu
  • The North Manitou Light Keepers, a nonprofit dedicated to rehabilitating and maintaining the North Manitou Shoal Light (The Crib) in Leelanau County, parade float is seen decked out in holiday ornaments at the Stan Brubaker Fourth of July parade in Glen Arbor last year. Enterprise photo by Meakalia Previch-Liu

    The North Manitou Light Keepers, a nonprofit dedicated to rehabilitating and maintaining the North Manitou Shoal Light (The Crib) in Leelanau County, parade float is seen decked out in holiday ornaments at the Stan Brubaker Fourth of July parade in Glen Arbor last year. Enterprise photo by Meakalia Previch-Liu

    The North Manitou Light Keepers, a nonprofit dedicated to rehabilitating and maintaining the North Manitou Shoal Light (The Crib) in Leelanau County, parade float is seen decked out in holiday ornaments at the Stan Brubaker Fourth of July parade in Glen Arbor last year. Enterprise photo by Meakalia Previch-Liu
Fourth of July parade floats are often one of the most exciting parts of attending any event. At parades in Leelanau County this year, while there are sure to be new floats and cars decorated creatively, people can expect many participants and their entries in the lineup to look familiar.Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (SBDNL), a returning participant in the Stan Brubaker Fourth of July…

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