Sloan’s travelogue

The Small Town Parades of America's Summer

Photo Essay written 30 May 2008

Chances are, there’s a small town near you. And where there’s a small town, there’s usually a small town parade.

St. Johns Days Parade

St. Johns Days Parade

Ribbons, flatbed trucks and a whole lot of waving, St. Johns Days Parade, Oregon

St. Johns Days Parade

St. Johns Days Parade

Class of '86, St. Johns Days Parade, Oregon

St. Johns Days Parade

St. Johns Days Parade

Old men in jumpsuits and funny hats pop wheelies, the crowd goes wild. St. Johns Days Parade, Oregon.

St. Johns Days Parade

St. Johns Days Parade

The local Shriners chapter is actually named "Al Kader." St. Johns Days Parade, Oregon.

St. Johns Days Parade

St. Johns Days Parade

USA, A-OK, St. Johns Days Parade, Oregon

St. Johns Days Parade

St. Johns Days Parade

57 Chevy, St. Johns Days Parade, Oregon

St. Johns Days Parade

St. Johns Days Parade

Louie Louie, oh no, me gotta go. St. Johns Days Parade, Oregon.

St. Johns Days Parade

St. Johns Days Parade

The ladder truck, St. Johns Days Parade, Oregon

St. Johns Days Parade

St. Johns Days Parade

Double barreled condiments at the St. Johns Days Parade, Oregon

Sloan Schang

Sloan Schang has been a member since 10 November 2007 and goes by SloanSchang.

Currently in Portland, Oregon.

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I am a freelance writer, photographer and frequent traveler obsessed with finding authenticity in even the most inauthentic moments. I live (mostly) in Portland, Oregon.

You can also find Sloan at www.reasontowander.com.

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