The West's best parade

Downtown Bigfork was packed to the brim on Friday with kids ready for candy and everyone else prepared for spectacle. Bigfork's annual festivities did not disappoint.

The parade snaked from the modified line-up area up Grand Drive and Stage Ridge Road down Grand Avenue to Electric Avenue.

Crowds lined the route under mostly sunny skies, though rain showers hit later in the day.

Parade winners

Grand prize - Kim Jones, Adopt-a-soldier

Commercial

1st - Lakeview Care Center

2nd - Swan River Gardens

3rd - UPS store

Open

1st - Garner Family, Lewis and Clark

2nd - Montana Highlanders

3rd - Gonzaga University

Youth

1st - LEAP

2nd - Swan River Cheerleaders

3rd - Bigfork Bandits

Animal

1st - Bernese Mountain Dogs

2nd - Humane Society

3rd - Search and Rescue

Autos

1st - '62 Vette

2nd - '32 Chevy

3rd - '67 GTO

Floats were judged by the Bigfork Schools PTA.