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Colleen Winslow rides Dream on Tuesday morning during Waterford’s Fourth of July parade. Behind her is her daughter, Ellie, on Lilah. Hundreds of people lined the route to see the procession of floats, four-wheelers, firetrucks, ATVs, classic vehicles, Camp Wigwam and Birch Rock campers, representatives of local businesses and organizations, and emergency vehicles. Brewster Burns photo
Demarcus Sneed throws candy to onlookers Tuesday morning during Waterford’s Fourth of July parade. Hundreds of people lined the route to see the procession of floats, four-wheelers, firetrucks, ATVs, classic vehicles, Camp Wigwam and Birch Rock campers, representatives of local businesses and organizations, and emergency vehicles. Brewster Burns photo
Emma Brannon of Lunnenburg, Massachusetts, rides a unicycle Tuesday during Waterford’s Fourth of July parade. Hundreds of people lined the route to see the procession of floats, four-wheelers, firetrucks, ATVs, classic vehicles, Camp Wigwam and Birch Rock campers, representatives of local businesses and organizations, and emergency vehicles. Brewster Burns photo
Piper Cook waits patiently on the curb Tuesday morning for the start of Waterford’s Fourth of July parade. Hundreds of people lined the route to see the procession of floats, four-wheelers, firetrucks, ATVs, classic vehicles, Camp Wigwam and Birch Rock campers, representatives of local businesses and organizations, and emergency vehicles. Brewster Burns photo
Mike Feero drives his monster truck Tuesday morning in Waterford’s Fourth of July parade. Hundreds of people lined the route to see the procession of floats, four-wheelers, firetrucks, ATVs, classic vehicles, Camp Wigwam and Birch Rock campers, representatives of local businesses and organizations, and emergency vehicles. Brewster Burns photo
In the back of a vintage Volkswagen Bug, Michaela Strauss rides Tuesday morning with her father, Jesse, in the Fourth of July parade at Waterford. Hundreds of people lined the route to see the procession of floats, four-wheelers, firetrucks, ATVs, classic vehicles, Camp Wigwam and Birch Rock campers, representatives of local businesses and organizations, and emergency vehicles. Brewster Burns photo
People line Kedar Brook in Waterford on Tuesday to watch the duck race. The race is held during the Fourth of July celebration with proceeds benefiting the Harrison/Waterford PTO. Brewster Burns photo
Rubber ducks approach the finish line Tuesday in the annual duck race at Kedar Brook in Waterford. The race is held during the annual Fourth of July celebration and benefits the Harrison/Waterford PTO. Brewster Burns photo

Mary Delamater has lived in western Maine all her life and started her career at the Sun Journal as a proofreader, freelance writer and photographer. Eventually, she moved to an editing position, reading...

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