BEMIDJI — Regardless of snowy skies and a under-zero wind chill, dozens of attendees huddled with each other in downtown Bemidji to watch the World’s Shortest St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Friday.
The climate did not quit participants of the parade either, as a pair of Irish Setters, households decked out in green and even a man in a kilt produced their way down Beltrami Avenue as candy was tossed to young children who lined the sidewalks.
A young attendee hits the griddy in the course of the World’s Shortest St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Friday, March 17, 2023, in downtown Bemidji.
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Occasion emcee Paul Goodwin, correct, introduces two Irish Setters in the course of the World’s Shortest St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Friday, March 17, 2023, in downtown Bemidji.
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In official manner, the 78-pace parade started behind a crack in the street close to Keg N’ Cork and traveled all the way across the street to Brigid’s Pub.
Following the parade, attendees had been invited to collect about a manhole cover and participate in a rendition of the “Chicken Dance.”
Attendees participate in the “Chicken Dance” following the World’s Shortest St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Friday, March 17, 2023, in downtown Bemidji.
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A participant tends to make his way down Beltrami Avenue in the course of the World’s Shortest St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Friday, March 17, 2023, in downtown Bemidji.
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Attendees collect along the sidewalk outdoors of Keg N’ Cork prior to the start out of the World’s Shortest St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Friday, March 17, 2023, in downtown Bemidji.
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Miss Perham’s Outstanding Teen Mackenzie Steinmetz tosses candy to attendees in the course of the World’s Shortest St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Friday, March 17, 2023, in downtown Bemidji.
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Brigid’s Pub owner Travis Glass, left, and other participants make their way down Beltrami Avenue in the course of the World’s Shortest St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Friday, March 17, 2023, in downtown Bemidji.
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Participants of the World’s Shortest St. Patrick’s Day Parade wave to attendees as they stroll down Beltrami Avenue on Friday, March 17, 2023, in downtown Bemidji.
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Participants make their way down Beltrami Avenue in the course of the World’s Shortest St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Friday, March 17, 2023, in downtown Bemidji.
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Madelyn Haasken is the multimedia editor at the Bemidji Pioneer. She is a 2020 graduate of Bemidji State University with a degree in Mass Communication, with minors in writing and style. In her no cost time, she likes watching hockey, carrying out crossword puzzles and becoming outdoors.
