Rain doesn’t stop Dogwood Parade from making 54th annual march down Maine Street

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The wind during Saturday morning's Dogwood Parade turned one of the protective umbrellas inside out on the Juneteenth float. | Lisa Wigoda

Photographer Lisa Wigoda captured several images from Saturday morning’s Dogwood Parade down Maine Street.

Parade beginning, seen here at 12th and Maine
Quincy High School Marching Band
Veteran Ted Glore, 79, of Quincy gets a high five from Jeremiah Percy, 10, of Quincy
With the rain beginning to spatter, Jackson Cookson, 7, of Quincy donned his Easter bucket 
Mariana Weldon, 5, celebrates the parade atop her mom, Adriana Nutt, both of Quincy
Kids chasing candy
Taylor Rebman and Ailey Maquire, 6, enjoy the scenery atop the  Servpro Emerald (Gem City) float
Kids chasing candy
Kids chasing candy
Candy Miller of Ursa keeps grandkids Blake and Beau, 5 and 3 years old, warm. “Grammies do anything!” Miller said. “They were cold but wanted to stay. So here we are!”
The Quincy High School flag team
Members of the American Legion wave and enjoy the ride
Maxx Schroder, 11, jumps for joy shouting “Cars, cars, cars!!” as the Corvettes paraded by
Brena Schutte, 10, representing Mary Shellley, author of the book Frankenstein, in Ulmus Academy and their History Timeline curriculum.
Evelyn Frazier, 6, stays dry under one of the early 1900s Knapheide wagons in the parade
Knapheide’s Logan Bucklew with his son riding on top
Spectators staying dry in a doorway near Seventh and Maine
Rev. Orville Jones, First Baptist Church
Drenched and still parading
Vancil Permoring Arts Center students
The Kroc band plays on in the heavy rain
A gigantic flag carried by members of the Quincy Notre Dame football team
The Quincy High School pom squad
Crossing 12th Street, the flags follow behind lead motorcycle
Pflag Rainbow enthusiasm
Shanice Crider, her puppy Ella, and her charge from Sunset home, Barb Wingerter, enjoy the parade from under an awning 
John Wood Community College
Still raining and so many paraders
heading home, with a sudden stop at the sight before her

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