Maberry Packing's 'Best of Parade' float, with a live ice skater!
The 25th Annual Lighted Christmas Parade this last weekend lit up thousands of smiles!
From Fairway Center down Front Street through Downtown Lynden, more than 40 well-lit floats including everything from classic tractors to modern farming equipment, ATVs to horse-drawn carriages, passed thousands of onlookers on Saturday evening, December 5th. Light rain and relatively warm temperatures (compared to past years) provided a great setting for this year’s parade, sponsored by Edaleen Dairy and put on by the Lynden Chamber of Commerce.
HOEK Photography of Lynden provided us lots of great parade pictures to enjoy! While every float isn’t included, these twenty pictures provide a wonderful glimpse into the evening. Click the gallery pictures below and arrow through them to enjoy! (Then, continue reading for a bit more story).
As always, Lynden Police Department cleared the way for the Lighted Christmas Parade with their bright red and blue!
Maberry Packing earned this year’s “Best of Parade” award with their amazing bright float!
Maberry Packing’s ‘Best of Parade’, with a live ice skater, snowman and Santa!
Homestead Cheer Class 2015.
Bedlington’s “Powered by Potatoes”: as always, many floats reflect our strong agricultural heritage.
The parade is always a favorite for kids, like these girls with their big smiles and waves.
The Lynden Christian 2015 Volleyball State Champions rode through town on this great float. Good work ladies!
The Boy Scouts of America are always prepared, here in their rain-protected float!
SimpleBox storage helped promote our community’s “Be The One Mentoring Program”.
Several classic fire trucks lit up the faces of adults and children in this year’s parade, like years past.
A few horse-drawn carriages were sure to please the pony-loving young girls and their families as well.
As always, LTI pleased with their amazing tanker truck, built right here in town, winning “Best Commercial Entry”.
Santa appears to have gotten stuck in the chimney on the LTI milk tank — or perhaps he’s just getting his fill of milk!
Another angle on the LTI Milky Way truck.
Another beautiful horse-drawn entry by Cramer Classics and Stremler Gravel.
Snydar Farms of Everson showed off a bright John Deere tractor.
“Big green tractors” have a rich history in this town, and have been a part of this parade for countless years.
A Littau Harvester berry picker built here in Lynden was in the Christmas spirit for the parade!
A classic truck from S&H Auto Parts featured plenty of cheer this year!
Another angle on the S&H Auto Parts lighted float.
In stark contrast to the S&H classic truck, this modern ride could have won the category “Best Lit Wheels” hands down!
Several homes on Front Street were beautifully lit, too!
Well after the parade ended, there’s a line for Dutch Poffertjes in front of Dutch Mothers!
The Lynden Dutch Bakery stayed open and busy well after the parade ended.
Village Books at Waples Mercantile hosted The Grinch, and was busy after the parade.
My wife Lindsey VanderHoek, of HOEK Photography, who took parade photos!
Organizations and businesses provided treats, such as NCCTK Church’s free “hotspots” with hot chocolate and hand-warmers, or Lindsay’s Crazy Kettle Corn.
Well after the parade ended, there was line for Dutch Poffertjes in front of Dutch Mothers!
Several businesses on Front Street stayed open late after the Parade, including the Lynden Dutch Bakery, Village Books and the popular Poffertjes stand in front of Dutch Mothers Restaurant.
“We have a great team of staff and volunteers who make it happen!”
Reflecting on the parade, Lynden Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Gary Vis said, “We have a great team of staff and volunteers who make it happen!” The Chamber also thanked the great entries, super sponsors, and smiling spectators.
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[…] The Christmas season in Lynden is kicked off each year by the annual Lighted Christmas Parade, held on the first Saturday night of December. This year’s 25th annual parade was stunning as usual, and we put up a review with 20+ great parade photos – check them out here. […]
[…] The Christmas season in Lynden is kicked off each year by the annual Lighted Christmas Parade, held on the first Saturday night of December. This year’s 25th annual parade was stunning as usual, and we put up a review with 20+ great parade photos – check them out here. […]