America’s Hometown Thanksgiving Parade drew thousands of people to Plymouth, with floats representing a chronological timeline of American History from the 17th, to the 21st century.
There was even a celebration for the 1972 Boston Bruins, commemorating 50 years since that Stanley Cup championship.
It was a 1972 Buick Gran Sport Convertible, driven by Plymouth County Sheriff Joe McDonald, that drew a lot of attention. Riding shotgun was the parade marshal, 87-year-old John Bucyk, former Bruins captain, and all-time leader in franchise goals with 545. He won two Stanley Cups with Boston, and is in the Hockey Hall of Fame.
WATD’s Lenny Rowe has this…
This year’s theme was “honoring great women of history.” Floats included patriot Abigail Adams, Rosa Parks, and pilgrim Susanna Winslow, one of only four Pilgrim women alive at the first Thanksgiving.
State Rep. Kathy LaNatra was among local officials at the parade:
Dr. Paul Jehle is the President of the Plymouth Rock Foundation, and historian for the parade.
For those that missed the parade, an encore presentation will be broadcast on Thanksgiving morning from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. on WCVB.
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- Cole’s Hill was lined with hundreds of spectators for the event. Photo credit: Lenny Rowe.
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- Floats honored great women in history, including Amelia Earhart. Photo credit: Lenny Rowe.
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- Hallamore Clydesdales, from Lakeville, trot along Water Street. Photo credit: Lenny Rowe.
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- Plymouth County Sheriff Joe McDonald driving with John Bucyk, his wife Terri, and Carrie Hill, the Executive Director of the Massachusetts Sheriffs’ Association. Photo credit: Lenny Rowe.
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- Members of the Coast Guard near Plymouth Rock. Photo credit: Lenny Rowe.
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- This cavalry turned onto Main Street in Plymouth. Photo credit: Lenny Rowe.
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- A tractor pulls these kids along Water Street. Photo credit: Lenny Rowe.
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- The Middlesex County Volunteers. Photo credit: Lenny Rowe.
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- The Mass. Maritime band gets ready to march in the parade. Photo credit: Lenny Rowe.
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- A float honoring the first subway system in the USA, built in Boston between 1895 and 1897. Photo credit: Lenny Rowe.
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- Parade participants on the move, near Plymouth Rock. Photo credit: Lenny Rowe.
