July 4th in Ester, AK. Ester is a small community not far from Fairbanks as the road takes you (only a few miles) but way off the beaten path when it comes to liberal political views. Ester's parade is open entry to all and fairly unpredictable. This year the line up started with kids racing down the road on their bikes with training wheels throwing candy to the masses followed by Uncle Sam waving the U.S. and Alaska flag. Then the fun started. We saw every thing from Calypso Farm's goat drawn cart to the Bad White Dog kennel (bad white dog imprisoned inside waging his tail). And of course it would not have been an Ester parade without some of the paraders depicting corrupt government officials and the Veco scandal. Did I mention is was the warmest, sunniest day of the year so far.
