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<p> The annual Christmas Parade Sunday was right at an hour long, the longest parade in recent memory. And the weather was absolutely perfect. Maybe that’s why the crowd was huge. Just perfect. </p>
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<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><a href="https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/12052021-Christmas-Parade-2-4308.jpeg"><img src="https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/12052021-Christmas-Parade-2-4308-789x1024.jpeg" alt="" class="wp-image-53901"/></a><figcaption>Ray Cording, left, as “Gunny Claus”
and Dave Robles as his driver elf ride
a vintage “mule,” circa 1970, during
the annual Christmas Parade.</figcaption></figure>
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<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><a href="https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/12052021-Christmas-Parade-3-4435.jpeg"><img src="https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/12052021-Christmas-Parade-3-4435-799x1024.jpeg" alt="" class="wp-image-53910"/></a><figcaption>Sydney Eugene, 3, gets a big hug
from Frosty the Snowman during the
annual Beaufort Christmas Parade on
Sunday. Photos by Bob Sofaly.</figcaption></figure>
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<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><a href="https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/12052021-Christmas-Parade-4-4420.jpeg"><img src="https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/12052021-Christmas-Parade-4-4420-1024x782.jpeg" alt="" class="wp-image-53868"/></a><figcaption>Even the Grinch seemed to be having a good time during the hour-long annual Beaufort Christmas Parade on Sunday. Photo by Bob Sofaly</figcaption></figure>
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