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Everglades City Fourth of July parade

Skyla Collier, 8, left, and Alyssa Wydell, 5, wait for the Little Miss Firecracker pageant to begin after the Everglades City Fourth of July parade on Sunday, July 6, 2008. Collier ended up winning the title of Little Miss Firecracker for her age group. Sunday's event included about 20 floats were involved in the parade and fireworks were scheduled for 9 p.m.

Photo by LEXEY SWALL

Skyla Collier, 8, left, and Alyssa Wydell, 5, wait for the Little Miss Firecracker pageant to begin after the Everglades City Fourth of July parade on Sunday, July 6, 2008. Collier ended up winning the title of Little Miss Firecracker for her age group. Sunday's event included about 20 floats were involved in the parade and fireworks were scheduled for 9 p.m.

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  • Dolly Geffert, center, Robert Lloyd, left, and others from the four different camps of the Sons of Confederate Veterans wait on their float before the start of the Everglades City Fourth of July parade on Sunday, July 6, 2008. The group won best swamp buggy and best float, which is the first time in the history of the parade that both awards were given to the same participant. About 20 floats were involved in the parade and fireworks were scheduled for 9 p.m.
  • Skyla Collier, 8, left, and Alyssa Wydell, 5, wait for the Little Miss Firecracker pageant to begin after the Everglades City Fourth of July parade on Sunday, July 6, 2008. Collier ended up winning the title of Little Miss Firecracker for her age group. Sunday's event included about 20 floats were involved in the parade and fireworks were scheduled for 9 p.m.
  • Mary Demere, left, strolls her grandson Holden Fitzgerald, 18-months-old, past Everglades City Hall before the start of the Everglades City Fourth of July parade on Sunday, July 6, 2008. Sunday's event included about 20 floats and fireworks were scheduled for 9 p.m.
  • Brandy Bowen, 6, a Little Miss Firecracker contestant, participates in the Everglades City Fourth of July parade on Sunday, July 6, 2008. Sunday's event included about 20 floats and fireworks were scheduled for 9 p.m.
  • Members of Gambles Light Artillery fire a Mountain Howitzer, a canon that was used to fight in the Seminole wars, during the opening ceremonies of the Everglades City Fourth of July parade on Sunday, July 6, 2008. Sunday's event included about 20 floats and fireworks were scheduled for 9 p.m.
  • Parker Widener, 6, let, and his brother Logan, 3, right, climb a tree before the Everglades City Fourth of July parade on Sunday, July 6, 2008. Sunday's event included about 20 floats and fireworks were scheduled for 9 p.m.
  • A scene from the Everglades City Fourth of July parade on Sunday, July 6, 2008. Sunday's event included about 20 floats and fireworks were scheduled for 9 p.m.

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