Lower Lake Community Action Group hosts annual Lower Lake Daze Parade and Barbecue May 26
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LOWER LAKE, Calif. – “The best little parade around” is returning to Lower Lake this weekend as part of the Memorial Day weekend.
The Lower Lake Community Action Group will host its annual Lower Lake Daze Parade and Barbecue on Sunday, May 26, along Main Street in the downtown.
The parade starts at 11 a.m, with the old time barbecue, live music, craft fair, horses and vintage cars featured beginning at noon.
This year’s parade theme is “Lake County Roots,” with Lonne Sloan acting as coordinator.
The community is invited to participate in this old-fashioned parade.
“Adults – decorate or costume yourselves, your children, your pets, bicycles, wagons or whatever and join us. It’s a good way to start getting your children involved in community affairs. We invite you to join us in the park to enjoy our Old Time Barbecue, live music, vendors selling their wares and your community,” said Sloan.
Don’t miss the grand finale in the parade – the fire department and volunteers put on a full-fledged show.
This year’s grand marshals are Russ and Joan Cremer, whose roots are firmly planted in Lake County.
Russ Cremer’s family ties to the Lower Lake area go back to 1879 when his great-grandfather settled in Lower Lake after a teaching career, and he and his wife began cattle ranching, acquiring multiple properties.
The home place south of Lower Lake and the range land off Dam Road in Clearlake were both in continuous operation as a cow-calf operation into the 1960s. Although the cattle are gone the properties are still in use for farming and rangeland.
Joan Cremer’s family ties go back to the mid 1800s in Mattole Valley and Ferndale in Humboldt County. She and her mother moved to Clearlake in the mid 1960s, Joan and Russ met in 1969 and the rest is history.
If you’re interested in participating in the parade or need more information, contact Mike Dean of the Lower Lake Community Action Group at 707-994-9174.