Swedish Days cools off just in time for Grand Parade
The scorching hot temperatures that greeted Geneva’s Swedish Days festival last week cooled off Sunday just in time for the grand finale.
The five-day celebration of the community’s Swedish heritage wrapped up with the Grand Parade featuring dozens of groups marching through the city’s downtown in weather some 20 degree cooler than they would have faced a few days earlier.
Stilt walker Jason Kollum of Niles holds still as a Jesse White tumbler soars over him Sunday during the Swedish Days Grand Parade along Anderson Boulevard in Geneva.
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Leading the way was parade marshal Kristie Dienst, a Geneva native who last year won the Geneva Chamber of Commerce’s Wood Award for her lifelong dedication to serving the community.
“I’m honored to be chosen, and I am really touched to be sitting here,” she said. “This community and everyone who lives here is home to me.”
The Swedish Days Grand Parade steps off Sunday along Anderson Boulevard in Geneva.
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Parade marshal Kristie Dienst takes in the sights from her seat in a carriage Sunday during the Swedish Days Grand Parade along Anderson Boulevard in Geneva.
Patrick Kunzer/for the Daily Herald
A member of the Jesse White Tumblers performs Sunday during the Swedish Days Grand Parade along Anderson Boulevard in Geneva.
Patrick Kunzer/for the Daily Herald
Cub Scouts carry an American flag to begin the Swedish Days Grand Parade along Anderson Boulevard in Geneva Sunday.
Patrick Kunzer/for the Daily Herald
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