While this year may not see such a response, Barron was certain that plenty of young people would still turn out. We ve invited all the kids from the visiting marching bands to the dance, Barron said, and they always come in by the busload. It s a good time for them to just kick back and relax. There were clowns, puppets, ice cream, fire trucks and about 1,000 kids. This event I set up to be more designated to families, Bathje said.
Most families have two working parents that can t make it to children s events during the day.
An evening event like this suits them perfectly. And the weather couldn t be better. Most agreed the biggest attraction of the night were the free antique fire truck rides, sponsored by the Traverse City Fire Department. Four other fire trucks and an ambulance were on hand for viewing. I love fire trucks and I went on this one twice.