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Summerside Lobster Carnival parade draws big crowd on 69th anniversary

Many people gathered in Summerside Saturday for the annual Lobster Carnival parade.

Parade hit the streets of Summerside at noon Saturday

Ryan McKellop · CBC News ·
A group of people holding a sign are followed by cars, many spectators are on each side of the road.
Many people lined the streets as vehicles and floats drove through Summerside on Saturday. (Raphael Caron/CBC)

Thousands lined the sunny streets of Summerside as floats clawed their way through the city from Holland College to Greenwood Drive for the annual Lobster Carnival parade on Saturday.

A float being driven by a truck drives past many spectators.
People can be seen sitting on floats as they go through the streets. (Raphael Caron/CBC)
Three fire trucks drive down the road, people can be seen on the sidewalk watching the parade.
Multiple fire engines were on display. (Raphael Caron/CBC)
A tractor, is followed by more vehicles as onlookers watch the parade.
Tractors joined the action in the Lobster Carnival parade this year. (Raphael Caron/CBC)
A black van with posters on the right side is parked in a parking lot.
The environment van was a part of the parade. (Raphael Caron/CBC)
A man in a red and white striped shirt stands next to a woman wearing a blue and tan sun hat. Behind them is a van with many posters on it.
Byron Pauptit and Cheryl Hudgin were in the van to raise awareness about waste and the environment. (Raphael Caron/CBC)

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Ryan McKellop

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Ryan McKellop is a graduate of the Holland College Journalism program and a web writer at CBC P.E.I.

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