by Rachel Hunter
The Gouverneur Chamber of Commerce sponsored Annual Flag Day Parade and Business Extravaganza will be held on Saturday, June 11, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The annual tradition will return to the Gouverneur community after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic crisis. The event promises to have fun for the whole family, starting at 10 a.m. with fun and activities in the Gouverneur Village Park, including the following: craft vendors, food vendors, business vendors, music and children’s games. Local vendors are invited to bring a table to the Gouverneur Village Park and join the fun! For more information, call the Chamber office at 315-287-0331.
The Gouverneur Elks Lodge No. 2035 will hold its Annual Flag Day Ceremony in the Gouverneur Village Park starting at 12:30 p.m. to celebrate the anniversary of the flag’s birth and to recall the achievements attained beneath its folds. The public is welcomed and encouraged to attend. The ceremony will be conducted at the bandstand, as is tradition.
At 1 p.m., the Gouverneur Masonic Lodge No. 217 will start to serve its Flag Day Chicken BBQ, take-out only, available from the Masonic Temple on Trinity Ave. in Gouverneur. See details in related ad inside this edition.
At 1 p.m., parade participants are invited to head to Wilson St. to Johnstown St. to lineup for the Annual Flag Day Parade. The Gouverneur Chamber of Commerce is inviting all who wish to participate to join in the fun this year – local dignitaries, classic/antique vehicles, area children riding bicycles, local businesses and organizations, school marching bands, and others. The Gouverneur Chamber of Commerce will also award a $50 check to the most patriotic float in the parade. As in the past, the Gouverneur Chamber of Commerce asks anyone with candy for the children to pass it out instead of tossing it into the street. The Gouverneur Chamber of Commerce invites all to join (either as parade participant or spectator) to make this parade the best one yet!
At 2 p.m., the parade will commence from Wilson St./Johnstown St. and turn down Main Street traveling across the Route 11 bridge toward the Gouverneur Village Park. The parade will disembark at the Northern Credit Union Parking Lot.
Spectators are encouraged to lineup along the parade route and enjoy the parade. The Gouverneur Chamber of Commerce has ordered 300 American Flags, and they will be distributed in advance of the parade. All are encouraged to arrive early at the Gouverneur Village Park to enjoy the festivities.
Don’t miss a moment of the fun during the Gouverneur Chamber of Commerce sponsored Annual Flag Day Parade and Business Extravaganza in the Gouverneur Village Park this Saturday, June 11! For more information about the Gouverneur Chamber of Commerce, visit gouverneurchamber.net.