There's something about the smell of burning leaves, and the dust from raking the leaves, that will trigger all sorts of memories for me. Like the time we built a fort out of the leaves that we had raked into a huge pile. Of course, by the time we got done playing, they all had to be raked again. The Halloween parade has been around for over 80 years now. There has only been one time in all those years that it was not held, and that was about 5 years ago, when we had a terrible ice storm go through.
Bands come from surrounding communities, along with their queen candidates.
The local organizations, businesses, families have floats too. So it's a really good parade for such a small community. Trick or treating is not done on Halloween, as no one is home to answer the door. They are all at or in the parade. The City Council designates another day for trick or treating.