PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — Instead of a traditional parade and fireworks display, the Presque Isle Elks Lodge 1954 hosts its annual Fourth of July Community Celebration in Riverside Park.
Large crowds turned out on Riverside Drive for the Elk Lodge 1954 antique auto show featuring a lineup of classic cars throughout the last century on Riverside Drive, along with music in the park from The Gazebo Gang.
Crowds browse through the various antique cars during the Elks Lodge 1954 antique automobile show on Riverside Drive in Presque Isle on the 4th of July. (Paul Bagnall | The Star-Herald)
A reading from the Declaration of Independence was done at The James School at around noon that is hosted by The James School Corp, which is a group of residents led by a board of directors. Michael Gudreau is president of the board and Galen Weibley is the vice president.
This year’s reading of the Declaration of Independence was done by Larry Harrison, U.S. Air Force veteran and Boy Scout Master of Washburn Troop 177, to a small gathering inside The James School at 125 Niles Road in Presque Isle.
Before the reading, a flag-raising ceremony was held in front of The James School with Weibley reciting the Pledge of Allegiance.
The James School was built in 1917 and was in service until 1948.
Antique automobiles from various years line the streets of Riverside Drive during the Elks Lodge 1954 antique automobile show in Presque Isle on the Fourth of July. (Paul Bagnall | The Star-Herald)
Groups of people view the various antique cars during the Elks Lodge 1954 antique automobile show on Riverside Drive in Presque Isle on the Fourth of July. (Paul Bagnall | The Star-Herald)
Locals check under the hoods of various antique cars during the Elks Lodge 1954 antique automobile show on Riverside Drive in Presque Isle on the Fourth of July. (Paul Bagnall | The Star-Herald)
U.S. Air Force veteran and scout master Larry Harrison reads from the Declaration of Independence inside The James School on the Fourth of July. (Paul Bagnall | The Star-Herald)
President of The James School Corporation Michael Gudreau (right) introduces Larry Harrison, (left) U.S. Air Force veteran and scoutmaster, for the reading of the Declaration of Independence inside The James School on the Fourth of July. (Paul Bagnall | The Star-Herald)
