Our Town Home - Perrysburg Perrysburg bicentennial parade Published on July 2, 2016 | Updated 9:49 p. m. Share Tweet Share Email Comments Print The City of Perrysburg celebrated its bicentennial with an almost 90-minute parade, complete with a flyover, bands, floats and an 11 minute interruption for a freight train. THE BLADE/JETTA FRASER Buy This Image Comm. Oliver Hazard Perry, or Bob Kervin, is afloat once again on the Penta and Rotary Club of Perrysburg’ partner ‘ship,’ the U.S. Brig Niagara. The city named after the naval hero marked its 200th birthday on Saturday. THE BLADE/JETTA FRASER Buy This Image Col. Craig R. Baker, Commander of the 180th Fighter Wing Ohio Air National Guard, left, Perrysburg mayor Michael J. Olmstead, and Wood County Sheriff Mark Wasylyshyn in the parade. THE BLADE/JETTA FRASER Buy This Image The float of the Rotary Club of Perrysburg. THE BLADE/JETTA FRASER Buy This Image An undertaker's hearse, circa 1099, followed by a 2016 Cadillac hearse. THE BLADE/JETTA FRASER Buy This Image The City of Perrysburg celebrates its bicentennial with an almost 90-minute parade. THE BLADE/JETTA FRASER Buy This Image American Legion Post 28 honor guard members carry the colors at the front of the parade. THE BLADE/JETTA FRASER Buy This Image A Perrysburg firefighter is greeted by Asher Rose, 3. At right is his sister, Destiney Rose, 11. They are visiting their grandparents. THE BLADE/JETTA FRASER Buy This Image The Boy Scouts of America carrying a flag from the time of founding of Perrysburg. THE BLADE/JETTA FRASER Buy This Image The Ohio State University Marching Band Alumni in the parade. THE BLADE/JETTA FRASER Buy This Image The Owens Community College mascot, Big E, receives different responses from Raelyn Lehnus, 1, and her mother, Brandy Lehnus. They live in Whitehouse. THE BLADE/JETTA FRASER Buy This Image A Zenobia Clown from Findlay, Ohio gives candy to children during the parade. THE BLADE/JETTA FRASER Buy This Image Zenobia Clowns from Findlay, Ohio participate in the parade. THE BLADE/JETTA FRASER Buy This Image Clowns from the Shriners in Findlay, Ohio. THE BLADE/JETTA FRASER Buy This Image Perrysburg's Summer Recreation group crossing the railroad tracks during the parade. THE BLADE/JETTA FRASER Buy This Image A float of the National Exchange Club of Perrysburg. THE BLADE/JETTA FRASER Buy This Image The float from Angel 101, a florist in Perrysburg, Ohio. THE BLADE/JETTA FRASER Buy This Image The Perrysburg Department of Public Service in the parade. The City of Perrysburg celebrated its bicentennial with an almost 90-minute parade, complete with a flyover, bands, floats and an 11 minute interruption for a freight train. THE BLADE/JETTA FRASER Buy This Image The Woodland Elementary School float in the parade. THE BLADE/JETTA FRASER Buy This Image ‘Crazy Craig,’ or Craig Wise of Ypsilanti, Mich. and formerly of Perrysburg, shows his skills as he pedals down the street during the parade on Saturday. THE BLADE/JETTA FRASER Buy This Image The City of Perrysburg celebrated its bicentennial with an almost 90-minute parade. THE BLADE/JETTA FRASER Buy This Image Mariano Perez, 8, of Findlay, part of the Owens Community College float in the parade. THE BLADE/JETTA FRASER Buy This Image The Way Public Library float celebrating the changes since its founding. THE BLADE/JETTA FRASER Buy This Image The float of the Frank Toth Elementary School. THE BLADE/JETTA FRASER Buy This Image Performers from the Off Broadway Dance Company's adult tap studio. THE BLADE/JETTA FRASER Buy This Image Perrysburg High School's 2012 girls soccer state championship team. THE BLADE/JETTA FRASER Buy This Image A freight train breaks up the parade as it traverses Perrysburg. The train caused an 11-minute interruption in the 90-minute parade. THE BLADE/JETTA FRASER Buy This Image Dad Adam Petrea, of Perrysburg, encourages his son, Logan Petrea, 1, to wave to the train as it passes through town. THE BLADE/JETTA FRASER Buy This Image William King, IV, with his son, William King, V, of Northwood, watching the parade. THE BLADE/JETTA FRASER Buy This Image Jey Redding, of Erie, Michigan waits while a freight train bisects the parade in Perrysburg. Redding was a part of the Ft. Meigs contingent in the parade. THE BLADE/JETTA FRASER Buy This Image Molly Mack, Perrysburg Municipal court judge. THE BLADE/JETTA FRASER Buy This Image Members of the Perrysburg Junior High School band stay in step during the parade. The Ohio State Alumni and the Perrysburg High School bands played as well. THE BLADE/JETTA FRASER Buy This Image A float commemorating the surveying of Perrysburg in 1816. THE BLADE/JETTA FRASER Buy This Image The City of Perrysburg celebrated its bicentennial with an almost 90 minute parade. THE BLADE/JETTA FRASER Buy This Image A float from the Frank Toth Elementary School. THE BLADE/JETTA FRASER Buy This Image Members of the Girl Scouts of Western Ohio. THE BLADE/JETTA FRASER Buy This Image Rep. Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green), left, with his wife Marcia Sloan Latta, in the parade. THE BLADE/JETTA FRASER Buy This Image The City of Perrysburg celebrated its bicentennial with an almost 90-minute parade. THE BLADE/JETTA FRASER Buy This Image Related Items bicentennial ,perrysburg Recommended for you Click to comment