This year was the last for the Washington County Sorghum Festival. After 29 years the festival has ended and a new one - focused on Abraham Lincoln's parent's wedding - will take its place. This is the last Sorghum Festival parade. There are several photos of some of the entrants - all are posted here to give a sense of "motion" for those viewers who use the slideshow function on this page. This year's Grand Marshal and co-Marshall were Hugh Lee Grundy and his wife Frankie. Hugh Grundy was the first president of the covert CIA airline - "Air America". Grundy is a life-long Washington County native. Now 91 years old, Grundy and his wife drove their vintage Austin Healy in this year's parade.
Springfield Police Officer Sue Mudd opened the parade, leading participants down Main Street from the County's Board of Education. (c) 2005 Photo by Becky Blanton. All rights reserved.
Springfield Police Officer Sue Mudd opened the parade, leading participants down Main Street from the County's Board of Education. (c) 2005 Photo by Becky Blanton. All rights reserved.