Thanksgiving Day Parade by Joel Williams
Bridge Michigan reports that AAA Michigan is predicting that 2.3 million Michigan residents will drive at least 50 miles between Nov. 25 and Dec. 1, a 1.4% increase from last year that could be higher given continuing air travel delays. mLive shares that the roads could be quite a bit less than optimal with a powerful winter storm expected along with tumbling temps on Wednesday. Snow totals over 3 FEET are possible in the UP with as much as 1 to 2 inches per hour falling. The Lower Peninsula (see NWS Weather Story below) will have high winds as well & wet, heavy snow close to 2 feet in inland Northern Michigan with less as you move south and east. All in all, it looks like a good time to allow more time for your holiday travels!!
Joel has more photos of the parade including the frankly disturbing giant head parade corps in his Detroit Thanksgiving Parade 2014 gallery on Flickr. I also shot a video last year of many of the Big Head Marchers last year!
Michigan in Pictures 
Very colorful and the 99th annual parade – I’ll bet next year will be even more special. I hope the high winds tomorrow don’t impact the floats. There is some concern for the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade in that regard as well.
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Yeah it looks like it might be a balloonless parade! Also wouldn’t want to be in one of them big heads when a 45mph gust hits!!
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Like the Macy’s parade where those big balloons had to ride only six feet above ground. The news mentioned Barney crashing into a light pole in a high wind situation in New York a few years ago – I forgot about that. I’m sure it was pretty cold for the Turkey Trot this morning. Those big heads might knock your own head around a bit – yikes!
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