The Salida Fire department kicked off the 2018 FIBArk parade riding the department’s vintage fire engine. The streets were packed as the town celebrated the 70th anniversary of FIBArk, First in Boating on the Arkansas.
Is it a Chip and Dale float?
Anonymous wrestlers
Salty dog
Chaffee County Clerk Lori Mitchell
Rotary Lucky Duck race to be held Sept. 2. Get your tickets from a Sunrise Rotarian to win some awesome prizes. First prize $3,000.
Smokey the Bear.
Salida Circus
Salida Circus unicycler
Crowd following the parade
Local radio stations help celebrate by providing popsicles to the crowd and announcing the entrants in the parade.
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