Canada Day 2013 in Dawson City

On July 1st, Canada Day, I was in Dawson City. I went to the parade and all together it was a lot of fun. It was a small town going all out to enjoy the national holiday.

The parade started with the RCMP in their reds

 ..then the show girls ...also in their reds

 ....the ambulance sounding it sirens

 ... the old fire engine from the museum

Old cars, for no particular reason...anybody who wanted could join the parade and just parade around. There was kids on bikes, people pushing babies in push chairs ...everything really.

The there was hymn singing and flat raising

...posing in the shade for photos. I think the RCMPs were really good sports about it. So many people wanted their photo taken with them, they are such a Canadian thing.

Loads of people came and enjoy, the free cake and all kind of different fun.

I am not showing it but there was also gold-panning competition, gold melting demonstration, car wash, talks, bird walk etc etc etc. DAwson came across as a very dynamic little town. My hat to them.