Ocean City Baby Parade
- ISBN-10
- 0738565032
- ISBN-13
- 9780738565033
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 127
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2009
- Publisher
- Arcadia Publishing
- Authors
- Susan Miller, Fred Miller
Description
The Ocean City Baby Parade is the longest continuously held baby parade in the nation, tracing back to August 10, 1901, when the city's first baby show was held. From its beginning with 46 babies in the prettiest, cutest, and fattest baby categories, it has grown into a boardwalk extravaganza with 300 entrants, bands and bugle corps, professionally decorated commercial floats, homemade baby floats, grand marshals, and cartoon characters. Many families plan their vacations around this well-known event, and they are among the thousands of spectators lining the boardwalk each year.
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