Cold Spring’s annual Community Day returned to the riverfront on July 6 and, despite temperatures of 90-plus degrees, there was plenty of fun to be had.
The parade couldn’t have been “redder” as all four Philipstown volunteer fire companies showed off their vehicles, sirens blaring, as they headed down Main Street behind the magical sound of the Hudson Highlands Pipe and Drums. Down at the river, four musical acts entertained.
Food trucks satisfied appetites, along with hotdogs, Italian ice and chilled sodas courtesy of the Lions Club. The fire companies poured much-appreciated ice-cold beers and sold T-shirts to support their ongoing recruitment campaign.
The day came to a fitting, colorful end, with fireworks lighting the night sky.
Photos by Michael Turton
Photos by Ross Corsair
I was so excited to march in the Community Day parade in Cold Spring on July 6 with the Hudson Highlands Pipe Band. It was my first time since before the pandemic, when Leonora Burton [the former owner of The Country Goose on Main Street] judged the pet parade. It was ironic that I was playing a “goose” (i.e., bagpipes) instead of toting one or two of the Main Street geese of Nelsonville. [via Facebook]
I just wish I had been there to see you guys. [via Facebook]