Nearly 100 Boats Join Patriotic Tippy Boat Parade
Patriotic boater cruised on Lake Tippecanoe during Labor Day parade.
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By Madison Hart
InkFreeNews
LEESBURG — Around 100 boats joined a community-organized patriotic boat parade on Lake Tippecanoe for Labor Day.
At 1 p.m. Monday, Sept. 2, boaters and jet-skiers gathered at Oswego Lake and cruised at approximately 8 miles per hour around the perimeter of Big Tippy.
Boaters wore red, white and blue and played a mix of patriotic music and classic summer jams. Boats were decorated with flags, streamers and balloons.
Other Tippy Lake residents gathered on piers and watched the boats go by.
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- Boaters decorated their boat with red, white and blue streamers.
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- From left, Terry Frank, Lennie Cohen-Solal and Deb Frank wore costumes and waved the American flag.
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- Dozens of boats cruised around a curve.
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- A crowd gathered on a pier to watch the boats.