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July 4, 2008, Ashville, OH. We wanted to celebrate the birth of our country in a small town, much as the pioneer circuit riders may have done at the first Ohio July 4th celebration in 1803. So, we headed south to Pickaway County to ride in the 79th Ashville Fourth of July Parade.
Ashville has one of the oldest and largest community Fourth of July celebrations in the state. This year the parade's line of march was ten blocks long with floats, antique vehicles, bands and community groups on both sides of the street.
When a canon was fired signaling the start of the parade, thousands of people, both in the parade and along the parade route, cheered, yelled and gave our 232 year-old country a proper birthday party.
What made us proudest of all was that, despite persistent and increasing rain during the hour and a half long parade, Ohioan's stayed their ground, like pioneers of old, and gave our great country their total respect and admiration.
Ride on . . . .
