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This
year’s
parade
was led
by Grand
Marshal
Civil
Rights
Giant
Judge
Damon
Keith,
and
Detroit
mayor
Mike
Duggan.
(Photo
by HB
Meeks/Tell
Us USA
News
Network) |
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Detroit
holds
one of
the
country’s
biggest
and best
Thanksgiving
Parades
DETROIT
-
Celebrating
its 90th
year,
America’s
Thanksgiving
Parade,
recognized
as one
of the
best
parades
in the
country
by U.S.
News &
World
Report
Travel.
The
parade
was
broadcast
in 170
cities
across
the
country
and is
second
in size
only to
Macy's
Thanksgiving
Parade
in New
York.
The
iconic
parade
stepped
off at
Woodward
and
Kirby,
and
ended at
Congress
just
south of
Campus
Martius
Park in
downtown
Detroit.
The
parade
passed
by some
of
Detroit’s
most
notable
landmarks
including
the
Detroit
Institute
of Arts,
Orchestra
Hall,
Comerica
Park,
the Fox
Theatre,
Ford
Field
and
Campus
Martius
Park as
it
marched
over
three
miles
along
the
parade
route.
Caught
on the
America’s
Thanksgiving
Parade
route: A
marriage
proposal
to
Meredith
Zammit
from
Jeff
Julius.
Of
course,
she
accepted!
(Photo
by HB
Meeks/Tell
Us USA
News
Network)
Parade
Celebrities
Parade
goers
will
enjoy an
up-close
look at
performers,
musicians
and
stars
including:
Martha
Reeves –
American
pop and
R&B
singer,
lead
singer
of the
group
Martha
and the
Vandellas
known
for
their
hits
Nowhere
to Run,
Dancing
in the
Street
and Heat
Wave.
(Photo
by HB
Meeks/Tell
Us USA)
Allison
Schmitt
–
Eight-time
Olympic
medalist
in
swimming
including
4 gold,
2 silver
and 2
bronze
medals
(2008,
2012 &
2016)
Aly
Raisman
–
Two-time
team
captain
of gold
medal
winning
U.S.
Olympic
Gymnastics
Teams
(2012 &
2016)
April
Ross
–
Two-time
medal
winning
Olympic
volleyball
player
(2012 &
2016)
Mike
Posner
–
American
singer,
songwriter,
record
producer
and
Michigan
native,
known
for his
songs
Cooler
Than Me
and
Please
Don’t Go
Martha
Reeves
–
American
pop and
R&B
singer,
lead
singer
of the
group
Martha
and the
Vandellas
known
for
their
hits
Nowhere
to Run,
Dancing
in the
Street
and Heat
Wave
Earl
“The
Twirl”
Cureton
– Former
Power-Forward
and
Center
for the
Detroit
Pistons
Motown
the
Musical
– Cast
members
from the
Tony-nominated
musical
will
open
this
year’s
parade
with a
live
performance
from TV
zone
prior to
the
parade’s
travel
down
Woodward
Avenue
on
Thanksgiving
morning
Yankee
Air
Museum
Rosie
the
Riveter
Tribute
Corps
– Women
including
two
original
riveters,
Iva
Davie
and
Laura
Eglinsdoerfer,
representing
Rosie
the
Riveter,
the
World
War II
American
poster
icon
Detroit’s
Favorite
Sports
Mascots
Santa
Claus
–
Santa’s
grand
arrival
in his
hand-crafted
sleigh
is at
the end
of
America’s
Thanksgiving
Parade
presented
by Art
Van
Distinguished
Clown
Corps
presented
by UHY
LLP– For
33
years,
this
group of
200
corporate
and
community
leaders,
the
largest
group in
Parade
history,
generously
contribute
to the
non-profit
Parade
Company
for the
opportunity
to trade
their
business
suits
for
clown
suits as
they
make
their
grand
march
down
Woodward
Avenue
handing
out
beads in
downtown
Detroit.
(Photo
by HB
Meeks/Tell
Us USA)
The
Detroit
Public
Schools
All City
Marching
Band
plays at
the 90th
America's
Thanksgiving
Parade
in
Detroit,
MI. The
All City
Band was
one of
ten to
play in
the
parade.
(Photo
by HB
Meeks/Tell
Us USA)
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