‘Arrr’…for America
The Anna Maria Island Privateers roll along at the head of their July 4 parade. The Privateers are a nonprofit with a mission “for kids and community.” They raise funds by hosting community events, including an upcoming Christmas in July party in Bradenton Beach.
A passenger on the Solid Rock Air Conditioning float douses a child during a water battle on the parade route.
A parade watcher gets more than she bargained for as a crew member on the Bins Be Clean truck showers a bucket of water on the crowd.
Children with squirt guns are ready for a water battle as the parade passes them on Marina Drive in Holmes Beach.
A parade Jeep outfitted with a water hose takes on several children, who were armed and ready with garden hoses.
People wave to the Anna Maria Island Privateers as they “float” along on the Skullywag.