Once again, Independence Day is a big celebration in the Arctic. It starts with a big parade. After the parade there is a flag raising and the National Anthem followed by a fair with booths of games, food, and displays. All day there are Eskimo competitions, foot races, tug of wars, dancing, and beauty pageants. It is as big a party as it gets in the Arctic.
Patty and I participated in the parade driving Attack 2-a small hose truck-for the Fire Department. We spent the rest of the day bar-b-queuing to raise money for the Fire Department and did not get to see much. We did have a good time though.
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11/27/06
.jpg "A very festive time and a lot of effort went into all the decorating.")
.jpg "Former beauty pageant winners.")
.jpg "Carlo with Attack 2.")
.jpg "Patty getting ready to ride.")
.jpg "The Chief at the beginning of the parade with the Fire Departments Zodiak next to him.")
.jpg "Cathy sitting on Patty's 4 wheeler as a spectator.")
.jpg "The Fire Departments Argo. This 8 wheeled vehicle can go on land, tundra, water, and with the tracks we have, on snow and ice.")
.jpg "The Flag outside the Senior Center just before the Flag Raising.")
.jpg "Last years Miss Arctic Circle and Miss Teen Arctic Circle.")
.jpg "A Paramedic pitches in to help.")
.jpg "Christy and Mike had a good time.")
.jpg "Our view of the festivities as we tend the corn and baked beans.")
.jpg "A youngster having a good time.")
.jpg "Getting ready for the non native men against the native women tug of war. Always a loosing proposition for the men.")
.jpg "Getting our butts kicked.")
.jpg "A snowmachine water skipping.")
.jpg "A kayak race.")
.jpg "The snowmachine races on Swan Lake.")
.jpg "A close up of one machine making a turn.")