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Christmas Parade 2023

The annual Christmas parade took place on December 3, 2023. The parade began in Long Cove and travelled along Main Road to just past Home Hardware in Chapel Arm. Photos contributed by Ann Mercer, Chantal Power, Amber Reid, and Tracy Smith.

Food bank collection float, sponsored by the Norman's Cove-Long Cove Firettes. Standing on the float is Nancy Hurley. The float is a red box trimmed with Christmas bows and garland. At the back of the float are two giant candles. Photo by Ann Mercer.

Food bank collection float, sponsored by the Norman's Cove-Long Cove Firettes. Standing on the float is Nancy Hurley. The float is a red box trimmed with Christmas bows and garland. At the back of the float are two giant candles. Photo by Ann Mercer.

Parade float for Bethel United Church. The float is a trailer covered in evergreen boughs, and sitting atop the float is a wooden church with a star on its steeple and red bows on its windows. Photo by Ann Mercer.

Parade float for Bethel United Church. The float is a trailer covered in evergreen boughs, and sitting atop the float is a wooden church with a star on its steeple and red bows on its windows. Photo by Ann Mercer.

Friendly characters walking in the parade. Walking left to right, a gingerbread man, Smurfette, and a minion. Behind, a polar bear and some gift boxes ride in a gift wrapped pickup. Photo by Ann Mercer.

Friendly characters walking in the parade. Walking left to right, a gingerbread man, Smurfette, and a minion. Behind, a polar bear and some gift boxes ride in a gift wrapped pickup. Photo by Ann Mercer.

The Harbour Authority's Charlie Brown/ Three Jollies Café float. Visible in this shot are painted woodcuts of popular characters like Peppermint Patty, Lucy, Woodstock, and Linus. Photo by Ann Mercer.

The Harbour Authority's Charlie Brown/ Three Jollies Café float. Visible in this shot are painted woodcuts of popular characters like Peppermint Patty, Lucy, Woodstock, and Linus. Photo by Ann Mercer.

The Harbour Authority's Charlie Brown/ Three Jollies Café float. Visible in this photo are painted woodcuts of popular Peanuts characters such as Peppermint Patty, Lucy, Linus, Snoopy, and Woodstock. Sharing the float with them is a miniature version of the Three Jollies Café, complete with the famous The Three Jollies photo on the side of the building. Candy canes and wrapping paper complete the float. Photo by Ann Mercer.

The Harbour Authority's Charlie Brown/ Three Jollies Café float. Visible in this photo are painted woodcuts of popular Peanuts characters such as Peppermint Patty, Lucy, Linus, Snoopy, and Woodstock. Sharing the float with them is a miniature version of the Three Jollies Café, complete with the famous The Three Jollies photo on the side of the building. Candy canes and wrapping paper complete the float. Photo by Ann Mercer.

The Harbour Authority's Charlie Brown/ Three Jollies Café float. Visible in this shot is the back of the float, which shows the back of the scaled down version of the Three Jollies Café, complete with the famous The Three Jollies photo. Behind the mini café, a woodcut of Sally Brown and of Linus from the Peanuts can be seen. Photo by Ann Mercer.

The Harbour Authority's Charlie Brown/ Three Jollies Café float. Visible in this shot is the back of the float, which shows the back of the scaled down version of the Three Jollies Café, complete with the famous The Three Jollies photo. Behind the mini café, a woodcut of Sally Brown and of Linus from the Peanuts can be seen. Photo by Ann Mercer.

The winning float in this year's contest, presented by the Norman's Cove-Long Cove Fire Department. The float features a gigantic dalmatian dog wearing a fire helmet. Further down the float is an oversized fireplace and chimney. Sticking out of the chimney are firefighter's overalls, arranged to look as if a firefighter is sticking out of the chimney by their legs. A sign reads "Clean Your Chimney So We Don't Have To" in red paint. Hung on the fireplace like Christmas stockings are fire fighters' boots. Further still down the float is a massive fire alarm. Photo by Ann Mercer.

The winning float in this year's contest, presented by the Norman's Cove-Long Cove Fire Department. The float features a gigantic dalmatian dog wearing a fire helmet. Further down the float is an oversized fireplace and chimney. Sticking out of the chimney are firefighter's overalls, arranged to look as if a firefighter is sticking out of the chimney by their legs. A sign reads "Clean Your Chimney So We Don't Have To" in red paint. Hung on the fireplace like Christmas stockings are fire fighters' boots. Further still down the float is a massive fire alarm. Photo by Ann Mercer.

The winning float in this year's contest, presented by the Norman's Cove-Long Cove Fire Department. The float features a gigantic dalmatian dog wearing a fire helmet. Further down the float is an oversized fireplace and chimney. Sticking out of the chimney are firefighter's overalls, arranged to look as if a firefighter is sticking out of the chimney by their legs. A sign reads "Clean Your Chimney So We Don't Have To" in red paint. Hung on the fireplace like Christmas stockings are fire fighters' boots. Further still down the float is a massive fire alarm. Photo by Ann Mercer.

The winning float in this year's contest, presented by the Norman's Cove-Long Cove Fire Department. The float features a gigantic dalmatian dog wearing a fire helmet. Further down the float is an oversized fireplace and chimney. Sticking out of the chimney are firefighter's overalls, arranged to look as if a firefighter is sticking out of the chimney by their legs. A sign reads "Clean Your Chimney So We Don't Have To" in red paint. Hung on the fireplace like Christmas stockings are fire fighters' boots. Further still down the float is a massive fire alarm. Photo by Ann Mercer.

A float featuring the famous Newfie Bullet train. A scaled down version of a black train engine and yellow passenger car sit atop the trailer, and another red box is towed behind. Writing on the side of the engine reads "GIFT TRAIN" and "MERRY CHRISTMAS". Photo by Ann Mercer.

A float featuring the famous Newfie Bullet train. A scaled down version of a black train engine and yellow passenger car sit atop the trailer, and another red box is towed behind. Writing on the side of the engine reads "GIFT TRAIN" and "MERRY CHRISTMAS". Photo by Ann Mercer.

The Norman's Cove-Long Cove Beach Festival Float. This float consists of a giant gingerbread house. along the sides of the trailer are balloon lollipops, and on the roof of the gingerbread house are multi-coloured cups meant to look like gumdrops. Photo by Ann Mercer.

The Norman's Cove-Long Cove Beach Festival Float. This float consists of a giant gingerbread house. along the sides of the trailer are balloon lollipops, and on the roof of the gingerbread house are multi-coloured cups meant to look like gumdrops. Photo by Ann Mercer.

A Spongebob Squarepants themed boat float. The boat is towed on a trailer, and the boat is wrapped in blue paper to create the illusion of water. On the blue paper, illustrations of popular Spongebob characters and sea creatures are visible. Two children sit in the boat holding fishing poles. Photo by Ann Mercer.

A Spongebob Squarepants themed boat float. The boat is towed on a trailer, and the boat is wrapped in blue paper to create the illusion of water. On the blue paper, illustrations of popular Spongebob characters and sea creatures are visible. Two children sit in the boat holding fishing poles. Photo by Ann Mercer.

The Girl Guides parade float. On the float sit three members of the local Sparks, Brownies, and Guides. They are seated in front of a black A-frame tent with a Christmas tree in front of it. Photo by Ann Mercer.

The Girl Guides parade float. On the float sit three members of the local Sparks, Brownies, and Guides. They are seated in front of a black A-frame tent with a Christmas tree in front of it. Photo by Ann Mercer.

The Girl Guides parade float. Pictured from the back of the float, the black A-frame tent and Christmas tree on the float are visible just past a sign that reads "MERRY CHRISTMAS from the SPARKS BROWNIES GUIDES". Photo by Ann Mercer.

The Girl Guides parade float. Pictured from the back of the float, the black A-frame tent and Christmas tree on the float are visible just past a sign that reads "MERRY CHRISTMAS from the SPARKS BROWNIES GUIDES". Photo by Ann Mercer.

A very festive goat walking the parade route. The little goat is primarily brown but has black patches on its face and white along the side of its torso. The goat wears a red and white scarf with red pompoms and is led by a leash. Photo by Ann Mercer.

A very festive goat walking the parade route. The little goat is primarily brown but has black patches on its face and white along the side of its torso. The goat wears a red and white scarf with red pompoms and is led by a leash. Photo by Ann Mercer.

Parade float depicting Jesus, Mary, and Joseph in the manger. The scene is painted on a flat canvas, and the float is decked out in an evergreen tree and boughs. Photo by Ann Mercer.

Parade float depicting Jesus, Mary, and Joseph in the manger. The scene is painted on a flat canvas, and the float is decked out in an evergreen tree and boughs. Photo by Ann Mercer.

TNT Services Grinch themed float. The float is a transport truck towing a trailer covered in evergreen boughs. The cab of the truck is decorated with bows and balloons with a sign that reads "Merry Christmas TNT Services". Someone dressed as the Grinch is on the float. Photo by Ann Mercer.

TNT Services Grinch themed float. The float is a transport truck towing a trailer covered in evergreen boughs. The cab of the truck is decorated with bows and balloons with a sign that reads "Merry Christmas TNT Services". Someone dressed as the Grinch is on the float. Photo by Ann Mercer.

TNT Services Grinch themed float. Visible here is a close up of the Grinch and a small white dog atop an ATV nestled amongst boughs. Photo by Ann Mercer.

TNT Services Grinch themed float. Visible here is a close up of the Grinch and a small white dog atop an ATV nestled amongst boughs. Photo by Ann Mercer.

Kailee Power with her dog and dog float. Kailee stands to the left with her golden retriever. behind them, on the righthand side of the photo, their white pickup truck is decorated with large pieces of bristol board to resemble a dalmatian, complete with ears taped to the side mirrors, a nose and mouth on the front grill, and eyes on the windshield. Photo by Ann Mercer.

Kailee Power with her dog and dog float. Kailee stands to the left with her golden retriever. behind them, on the righthand side of the photo, their white pickup truck is decorated with large pieces of bristol board to resemble a dalmatian, complete with ears taped to the side mirrors, a nose and mouth on the front grill, and eyes on the windshield. Photo by Ann Mercer.

Kailee Power and Colleen Power stand with their dog and dog float. In the bed of the truck stands Anna Power and two more of their dogs. The float is a white pickup truck decorated to look like a giant dog, complete with a snout over the truck's grill, eyes on the windshield, and ears over the side mirrors. In the window of the truck, a sign reads "SANTA PAWS". Photo by Ann Mercer.

Kailee Power and Colleen Power stand with their dog and dog float. In the bed of the truck stands Anna Power and two more of their dogs. The float is a white pickup truck decorated to look like a giant dog, complete with a snout over the truck's grill, eyes on the windshield, and ears over the side mirrors. In the window of the truck, a sign reads "SANTA PAWS". Photo by Ann Mercer.

Norman's Cove-Long Cove Sports and Recreation's Parade float. Towed behind a red truck is a rectangular trailer made to look like LEGOS in red, yellow, blue, and green. On the LEGO portion of the float is a sign that reads "LEGOTOWN" in the LEGO font. On the side of the float another sign reads "Norman's Cove-Long Cove Sports and Recreation". Photo by Ann Mercer.

Norman's Cove-Long Cove Sports and Recreation's Parade float. Towed behind a red truck is a rectangular trailer made to look like LEGOS in red, yellow, blue, and green. On the LEGO portion of the float is a sign that reads "LEGOTOWN" in the LEGO font. On the side of the float another sign reads "Norman's Cove-Long Cove Sports and Recreation". Photo by Ann Mercer.

Employees at Barry's North Atlantic handed out free hot chocolate to people who participated in the parade. Pictured here, Bev Penney waves and smiles as she hands out drinks. Photo by Ann Mercer.

Employees at Barry's North Atlantic handed out free hot chocolate to people who participated in the parade. Pictured here, Bev Penney waves and smiles as she hands out drinks. Photo by Ann Mercer.

Employees at Barry's North Atlantic handed out free hot chocolate to people who participated in the parade. Pictured here, Umeshi Kandegedara smiles as she hands out drinks. Photo by Ann Mercer.

Employees at Barry's North Atlantic handed out free hot chocolate to people who participated in the parade. Pictured here, Umeshi Kandegedara smiles as she hands out drinks. Photo by Ann Mercer.

Mr. and Mrs. Claus waving from their sleigh at the end of the parade. The sleigh is pulled by painted wooden cutout reindeer. Alvin and the Chipmunks cutouts also decorate the float. Photo by Ann Mercer.

Mr. and Mrs. Claus waving from their sleigh at the end of the parade. The sleigh is pulled by painted wooden cutout reindeer. Alvin and the Chipmunks cutouts also decorate the float. Photo by Ann Mercer.

Chapel Arm Sports and Recreation Committee's truck towing the parade float. A felted gingerbread man adorns the grill of the truck. The truck is a dark grey Chevrolet. Photo by Chantal Power.

Chapel Arm Sports and Recreation Committee's truck towing the parade float. A felted gingerbread man adorns the grill of the truck. The truck is a dark grey Chevrolet. Photo by Chantal Power.

Group photo of the Sports and Recreation Committee Members who walked in the parade. From left to right: Ellen Curtis, Amber Reid, Kayla Hynes, Chantal Power, Layla Power, Tish James, Tracy Smith, and Krista Murphy. Committee members walking in the parade are dressed as the gingerbread bakers, wearing matching red and black checkered aprons and Santa-style hats. On the front of each apron is a felt gingerbread man. Behind the committee members is their float. The top of the giant gingerbread tree and the gingerbread house is visible behind the group. In the background are trees and a house.

Group photo of the Sports and Recreation Committee Members who walked in the parade. From left to right: Ellen Curtis, Amber Reid, Kayla Hynes, Chantal Power, Layla Power, Tish James, Tracy Smith, and Krista Murphy. Committee members walking in the parade are dressed as the gingerbread bakers, wearing matching red and black checkered aprons and Santa-style hats. On the front of each apron is a felt gingerbread man. Behind the committee members is their float. The top of the giant gingerbread tree and the gingerbread house is visible behind the group. In the background are trees and a house.

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