Homer’s small-town Fourth of July parade lasted about 30 minutes and stretched the length of Pioneer Avenue from Heath Street to the Homer Bypass. On the theme of “The First 50 Years: Celebrating Homer High School Graduates from 1940-1990,” several groups featured alums showing their Mariner pride and wearing letter jackets.
The parade included classic cars, horses, sled dogs pulling a cart, loud motorcycles, kids — and Mayor Ken Castner – on bikes, floats, the Bouyman, and even a band of travelers from St. Mary’s, Kansas, a group from St. Mary’s Academy touring the state who asked to march.
Parade winners are:
• Best of Show: St. Mary’s Academy
• Best Car: Pin Up Queen 1957
• Best Machinery: Masons and Shriners
• Best Bikes: American Legion
• Best Trailer: South Peninsula Hospital
• Best of Animals: Trailblazers
• Best Children’s Group: Santa with Flagship Creamery
• Best Use of Theme: Homer High School graduates from the 1970s
• Best Gallery Award: Seldovia Village Tribe
Children on the Seldovia Village Tribe float blow giant bubbles during the Homer Fourth of July parade on Monday, July 4, 2022, on Pioneer Avenue in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
Sled dogs pull a cart with the Alaskan Riding Trails group during the Homer Fourth of July parade on Monday, July 4, 2022, on Pioneer Avenue in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
An antique Ford with Northern Enterprises was one of several classic cars driven in the Homer Fourth of July parade on Monday, July 4, 2022, on Pioneer Avenue in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
Horses and riders with the Trail Blazers group participate in the Homer Fourth of July parade on Monday, July 4, 2022, on Pioneer Avenue in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
An antique Ford with Snow Bird Red Hatters was one of several classic cars driven in the Homer Fourth of July parade on Monday, July 4, 2022, on Pioneer Avenue in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
Maura Jones hoops it up for the South Peninsula Hospital group during the Homer Fourth of July parade on Monday, July 4, 2022, on Pioneer Avenue in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
The Bouyman entertains parade goers during the Homer Fourth of July parade on Monday, July 4, 2022, on Pioneer Avenue in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
The Bouyman entertains parade goers during the Homer Fourth of July parade on Monday, July 4, 2022, on Pioneer Avenue in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
Sara Reinert, right, pushes a book cart with the Friends of the Homer Public Library group during the Homer Fourth of July parade on Monday, July 4, 2022, on Pioneer Avenue in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
A woman dressed as Rosey the Riveter drives a 1953 Ford restored by Bill Sheldon for the Tails and Tassels Burlesque group — the winner of the “Best Car” group — during the Homer Fourth of July parade on Monday, July 4, 2022, on Pioneer Avenue in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
City of Homer Parks Director Matt Steffy hands out candy during the Homer Fourth of July parade on Monday, July 4, 2022, on Pioneer Avenue in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
A man drives the Homer Volunteer Fire Department’s Engine No. 1 Willys Jeep during the Homer Fourth of July parade on Monday, July 4, 2022, on Pioneer Avenue in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
Homer High School graduates from the 1970s ride in an antique Chevrolet pickup truck as Homer Mayor Ken Castner follows during the Homer Fourth of July parade on Monday, July 4, 2022, on Pioneer Avenue in Homer, Alaska. The theme of the parade was “The First 50 Years: Celebrating Homer High School Graduates from 1940-1990.” The 1970s group won “Best Use of Theme” for the parade. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
