BEMIDJI — In spite of snowy skies and sub-zero wind chills, dozens of attendees gathered in downtown Bemidji to watch the world’s shortest St. Patrick’s Day parade on Friday.
The climate did not quit the parade participants either, as a pair of Irish Setters, households dressed in green, and even a man in a kilt marched down Beltrami Avenue as candy was thrown to kids lining the sidewalks.
A young participant hits the griddy throughout the world’s shortest St. Patrick’s Day parade on Friday, March 17, 2023, in downtown Bemidji.
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Occasion host Paul Goodwin, proper, introduces two Irish setters throughout the world’s shortest St. Patrick’s Day parade Friday, March 17, 2023, in downtown Bemidji.
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Officially, the 78-step parade began behind a crack in the street close to the Keg N’ Cork and traveled across the street to Brigid’s Pub.
Right after the parade, the attendees have been invited to collect about the manhole cover and participate in the “Chicken Dance”.
Attendees participate in the “Chicken Dance” just after the world’s shortest St. Patrick’s Day parade on Friday, March 17, 2023, in downtown Bemidji.
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A participant moves down Beltrami Avenue throughout the world’s shortest St. Patrick’s Day parade on Friday, March 17, 2023, in downtown Bemidji.
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Attendees line the sidewalk outdoors Keg N’ Cork just before the start out of the world’s shortest St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Friday, March 17, 2023, in downtown Bemidji.
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Miss Perham’s extraordinary teenager McKenzie Steinmitz tosses candy to attendees throughout the world’s shortest St. Patrick’s Day parade on Friday, March 17, 2023, in downtown Bemidji.
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Brigid’s Pub owner Travis Glass, left, and other participants make their way down Beltrami Avenue throughout the World’s Shortest St. Patrick’s Day Parade Friday, March 17, 2023, in downtown Bemidji.
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Participants in the World’s Shortest St. Patrick’s Day Parade wave to attendees as they stroll down Beltrami Avenue on Friday, March 17, 2023, in downtown Bemidji.
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Participants march down Beltrami Avenue throughout the world’s shortest St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Friday, March 17, 2023, in downtown Bemidji.
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Madeline Haasken is the multimedia editor at the Bemidji Pioneer. She graduated from Bemidji State University in 2020 with a degree in mass communications, with minors in writing and style. In his spare time he enjoys watching hockey, carrying out crossword puzzles and getting outdoors.