In the fog, Lewes parade ushers in holiday

December 6, 2023 11

The 91st annual Lewes Christmas parade rolled down Savannah Road to Second Street Dec. 2 through a heavy fog. But the hazy night didn’t hamper anyone’s holiday spirit, as more than 100 local businesses, groups and individuals participated in the kickoff to the holiday season.

Winners of the parade are:

Most original entry: Wharton’s Landscaping & Garden Center

Commercial floats: 1. East Coast X Welding; 2. Johnson Orthodontics; 3. Elite Plumbing

Community floats: 1. MERR Institute; 2. Lewes in Bloom; 3. UD Sharp Campus Marine Studies

Youth organization float: 1. Delmarva’s Heat Fast Pitch; 2. Girl Scout Troop 499; 3. Delmarva Destroyers Youth Baseball

Marching group: 1. McAleer-Paulson School of Irish Dance; 2. Literacy Education Assistance Pups; 3. Cape Henlopen LEO Club

Equestrian: 1. Pairadice Equestrian.

Best use of sound: 1. Wharton’s Landscaping & Garden Center; 2. McAleer-Paulson School of Irish Dance; 3. Girl Scout Troop 499

Clowns: MERR Institute

Band: Cape Henlopen High School Band.

Car club vehicles: 1. Straight Eights Car Club; 2. Lowered Habits Car and Truck Show; 3. Eagles Chariot Club

Classic car older than 1967: 1. 1928 Chevy Coupe fire engine, Rick and Patti Triplett; 2. Rat Rod, Paul Magliato of Sand and Sunset Getaway; 3. 1960 Austin Healey 3000, David and Nancy Haines

Recent vintage vehicles: 1. 1993 Nissan with boat body, Freedom Boat Club; 2. 1991 Corvette, Dan Fiorino; 3. 1971 Triumph TR-6, Jim and Ellen Gibby

Fire companies: 1. Little Creek Fire Co.; 2. Houston Volunteer Fire Co.; 3. Memorial (Slaughter Beach) Volunteer Fire Co.

Honorable mention: Lewes Presbyterian Church youth group; Pack 1 Lewes Cub Scouts; Cape Elite Vikings and cheer squad; Cape Henlopen Pop Warner; Meineke Car Care/Cape Henlopen High School state champion field hockey team; Cape Henlopen High School FFA; Special Olympics Delaware; Anna’s Daycare.

The parade is sponsored by the Lewes Chamber of Commerce.