The Mountain Laurel Festival Parade was attended by thousands in downtown Clarkesville.
Wyatt Barrs of Cleveland gets his face painted at one of the booths.
Grand Marshal Bill Miles waves his flag to the onlookers.
The Habersham Central High School Band of Blue performed several tunes at Saturday’s Mountain Laurel Festival Parade, including “My Country Tis of Thee (Let Freedom Ring).” MATTHEW OSBORNE/Staff
Clarkesville Mayor Barrie Aycock (left) along with city council members Lane Gresham and Steven Ward chuck candy at parade watchers on Saturday morning while rolling through downtown on the back of a convertible. MATTHEW OSBORNE/Staff
The rubber ducks fly together as they are dropped into the Soque River Saturday afternoon for the annual Volunteers for Literacy Duck Race. SAMANTHA SINCLAIR/CNI News Service
Triamaine Perry cooks up chicken at one of the delicious food vendor stations at the Mountain Laurel Festival on Saturday. MATTHEW OSBORNE/Staff
Magnolia Carney and her mom ride in style on top of a car during the parade Saturday morning. MATTHEW OSBORNE/Staff
The Shady Grove Baptist Church Choir put on a stirring performance to open the musical acts on Saturday afternoon at the Mountain Laurel Festival. MATTHEW OSBORNE/Staff
Turner Ledford of Mt. Airy takes in the parade and looks for his next shot at candy in the streets. MATTHEW OSBORNE/Staff
Jack Ball and Brandon Dover pick and grin while they play some impromptu music for passersby during the Mountain Laurel Festival. MATTHEW OSBORNE/Staff
The Blue Ridge Rifles out of the University of North Georgia march in the Mountain Laurel Festival parade on Saturday. MATTHEW OSBORNE/Staff
Hog on a hog? Anything can happen at the Mountain Laurel Festival. MATTHEW OSBORNE/Staff
Boy Scouts from Troop 5 help volunteers round up the winning rubber ducks in the Soque River after the VFL duck race. SAMANTHA SINCLAIR/CNI News Service
Clarkesville was teeming with folks enjoying life Saturday, as the Mountain Laurel Festival brought a return to normalcy for more than 3,000 of the city’s closest friends and neighbors.
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