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It's a red, white and blue Doo-Dah kind of Fourth in Lewes
Kids on bicycles lead the Doo-Dah Parade as it finishes up on Kings Highway. BY RON MACARTHUR
July 5, 2011
The Davis family of Rehoboth Beach ride old-fashioned bicycles along the parade route. BY RON MACARTHUR
Get a flatbed, some people (with a lot of kids) and add some flags and you have a Doo-Dah Parade float. BY RON MACARTHUR
Kelly is ready to march in the parade, or at least ride in the parade. BY RON MACARTHUR
Alice and Kate Billings of Washington, D.C., are dressed up to celebrate the Fourth of July. BY RON MACARTHUR
Carter Haegele, on vacation from Virginia, sports the cool Fourth of July look. BY RON MACARTHUR
Ready to participate in the parade are (l-r) Anthony Brozosky, Mandy Quinn, Chrissie Brozosky, Alex Deemedio, Abby Quinn and Brandon Brozosky. BY RON MACARTHUR
Lewes Mayor Jim Ford and family members participate in the parade riding in a red, white and blue golf cart. BY RON MACARTHUR
Claire Wilson, left, and Angie Tilton of Lewes wave to the crowd. BY RON MACARTHUR
Grand Marshal Phyllis Hoenen helped to organize the first parade back in the 1960s. BY RON MACARTHUR
Blake Nguyen of Lewes has his bike decorated for the parade. BY RON MACARTHUR
Lewes Doo-Dah Parade organizers think the event dates back at least 50 years. In the early years, a few friends and neighbors dressed up in red, white and blue and the impromptu parade with the great name was born. Today, the July Fourth parade has caught on and attracts residents and visitors. There are no prizes, no line-up positions and the kickoff time is subject to any number of factors; people just show up and walk along the parade route. The same participants you see along Kings Highway are not always the same ones you see on Savannah Road, as people stop by their homes or join parties while others join in along the parade route.
