Ypsilanti claims to put on the longest-running Fourth of July parade in Michigan. While the former chair posted on Facebook that she would be stepping down and that the parade was cancelled, the new organizers confirmed that it isn’t going anywhere.
The American Legion Post No. 282 and other volunteers say they’re keeping the tradition going in Ypsilanti, but they’re racing the clock to get to the finish line.
“We need to correct the record here because she may step down, but that doesn’t mean the parade needs to die. Certainly, the Post doesn’t want it to die and they’re the sponsors,” former Ypsilanti mayor Cheryl Farmer said…