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Bessemer Blast concludes with parade, fireworks

BESSEMER - A low flying plane made three passes at tree-top level, right down Sophie Street, initiating the start of Bessemer's Fourth of July parade Tuesday evening. It was all a prelude to the Bessemer Blast parade and the Thunder on the Mountain fireworks show later at Massie Field.

A large crowd had gathered on a sunny evening, as the Memory Lane Car Cruise broke the ice, showcasing their late model automobiles along the parade route.

Detective Sergeant Jeremy Hauswirth, from Michigan State Police Gladstone Post, donned a retro uniform and rode a horse in the parade at Wakefield Post co...

 
 
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