Bike parade
When I was a little girl in Kentucky, my home town held a bike parade every year.
I was the youngest of three and my "middle sister" usually participated.
Each year, we would plan our "theme." One year, a Hula Hoop tied to the back of the seat made a beautiful circle from which we hung streamers. My sister, dressed in a black tutu, rode the bike. Another year, my Dad built a cardboard boat form around the bicycle, and my sister was pulled on skates covered with cardboard skis -- like a water skier. You can see how these memories are vivid for me.
I was thrilled to find out that the Bike Shop in Hancock, C&O Bicycle, will sponsor a Kid's Bike Parade on the Fourth of July this year.
The owners invite kids to arrive at 9 a.m. to decorate their bikes.
The parade begins at 9:30 a.m., down the canal, across the iron bridge at Church Street and back to the shop along the bike path.