It was a grand old fourth

IMG_9580, originally uploaded by Bainbridge Island Review. My friend John Ellis and I at the microphones to announce the 42nd Grand Old Fourth parade on Bainbridge Island. Photo by Sean Roach of the Bainbridge Island Review.

It was a grand old fourth

IMG_9580, originally uploaded by Bainbridge Island Review. My friend John Ellis and I at the microphones to announce the 42nd Grand Old Fourth parade on Bainbridge Island. Photo by Sean Roach of the Bainbridge Island Review.

It was a grand old fourth

IMG_9580, originally uploaded by Bainbridge Island Review. My friend John Ellis and I at the microphones to announce the 42nd Grand Old Fourth parade on Bainbridge Island. Photo by Sean Roach of the Bainbridge Island Review.

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