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Jul 30, 2023

Crowds fill downtown Hamilton for Ravalli County Fair Parade

Despite the rain, crowds filled downtown Hamilton on Wednesday morning, Aug. 30 for the Ravalli County Fair Parade. Children lining Main Street check their candy haul at the Ravalli County Fair Parade

Despite the rain, crowds filled downtown Hamilton on Wednesday morning, Aug. 30 for the Ravalli County Fair Parade.

Children lining Main Street check their candy haul at the Ravalli County Fair Parade in downtown Hamilton on Wednesday, Aug. 30.

A small army of inflatables made their way down Main Street in Hamilton during the Ravalli County Fair Parade on Wednesday, Aug. 30.

Things were buzzing at the Ravalli County Fair Parade in downtown Hamilton on Wednesday, Aug. 30.

The Donaldson Brothers cement mixer candy conveyor was a big hit for kids and adults alike at the Ravalli County Fair Parade in downtown Hamilton on Wednesday, Aug. 30.

Grooves dancers get down to the beat at the Ravalli County Fair Parade in downtown Hamilton on Wednesday, Aug. 30.

The Daly Mansion float at the Ravalli County Fair Parade in downtown Hamilton on Wednesday, Aug. 30.

Farm tractors lined the parade route at the Ravalli County Fair Parade in downtown Hamilton on Wednesday, Aug. 30.

Crowds at the Ravalli County Fair Parade got a theatrical treat form the Hamilton Players' parade float on Wednesday, Aug. 30.

Smokey Bear was a special guest at the the Ravalli County Fair Parade in downtown Hamilton on Wednesday, Aug. 30.

A little girl helps her dad drive a parade float down Main Street at the Ravalli County Fair Parade in downtown Hamilton on Wednesday, Aug. 30.

Monty the UM mascot made an appearance at the Ravalli County Fair Parade in downtown Hamilton on Wednesday, Aug. 30.

Kids from one of the local playhouses walk Main Street in costume for the Ravalli County Fair Parade in downtown Hamilton on Wednesday, Aug. 30.

Students from Hamilton High School athletics filled Main Street in downtown Hamilton at the Ravalli County Fair Parade on Wednesday, Aug. 30.

Corvallis athletes wave to the crowds lining Main Street in downtown Hamilton for the Ravalli County Fair Parade on Wednesday, Aug. 30.

Students at Trapper Creek Job Corps celebrate at the Ravalli County Fair Parade in downtown Hamilton on Wednesday, Aug. 30.

Corvallis athletes toss candy to kids lining Main Street in downtown Hamilton for the Ravalli County Fair Parade on Wednesday, Aug. 30.

The Ravalli County Fair Parade is never short of patriotic floats.

The Donaldson Brothers cement mixer, filled with candy, makes it way down the Ravalli County Fair Parade route as candy pours onto the street below from it's conveyor belt.

Editor

Long before the games at the carnival are set up at the Ravalli County Fairgrounds, kids from across the valley line up for a different type of fun and competition.

The Bitterroot Climate Action Group is organizing interactive sessions and workshops to encourage community members to tap into their personal climate story and express it through storytelling and collaborative art.