Mardi Gras

Mardi Gras parades and celebrations in the Big Easy (New Orleans) are on February 12^th this year, the day before Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent. A lot more excitement to go on there after this year’s Super Bowl earlier this month.

There is a lesser known, more modest, Mardi Gras parade every year in St. Marys, GA held on Saturday (tomorrow) February 9^th downtown. A couple of grandkids and I are planning to ride bikes downtown to watch. The parade starts at 10 and will probably include some fire trucks, electable probate judge wannabes walking with supporters, antique cars, and a few floats. The things we go for are the beads and candy that get tossed to the kids on the sidelines as the parade works its way down the main drag (Osborne Street) toward the waterfront downtown. After that there will be craft booths, pets in costume parade, a chili cook off, children’s rides, and entertainment. The 19^th Annual Mardi Gras festivities are sponsored by the Downtown Merchants Association and are always a lot of good family fun so if you are looking for some (beads and fun)…we hope to see you there!