One of world’s smallest parades returns to Village of Carmangay
A long-standing tradition in a small southern Alberta village is staying alive, even after a devastating fire last year.parade — touted as the world’s shortest — carried on Thursday, in spite of the loss of the historic Grange Hotel, the site of post-parade festivities.
The pair deemed their short walk to the hotel as the world’s shortest parade, and since then the tradition lives on in the Village of Carmangay.This year, the parade lasted just over three minutes and ended at the site of the former site of the hotel, where a small mailbox painted green now stands.George Peterson, an old friend of the late O’Connor, gave a poetic toast to end the parade and start the St. Patrick’s Day festivities.“Here’s to Jim,” Peterson said.