{"id":82119,"date":"2017-06-24T23:29:16","date_gmt":"2017-06-25T03:29:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=82119"},"modified":"2017-06-24T18:15:47","modified_gmt":"2017-06-24T22:15:47","slug":"festivities-in-and-around-hamilton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=82119","title":{"rendered":"Festivities in and around Hamilton"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?attachment_id=67890\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-67890\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-67890\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/logo-hamilton-pcd-150x86.png?resize=150%2C86\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"86\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/logo-hamilton-pcd.png?resize=150%2C86&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/logo-hamilton-pcd.png?w=198&amp;ssl=1 198w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>The community festivities in Hamilton now cover a two week period around the Fourth of July.<\/p>\n<p>The highlight remains the annual Fourth of July parade.\u00a0 This year\u2019s theme is \u201cThe Melting Pot that is America.\u201d\u00a0 In 2016, 120 entries entertained the thousands of individuals lined up along the two mile parade route that winds the length of the village (from the airport north of town to the local school).<\/p>\n<p>Individuals and organizations participating came \u00a0from Onondaga, Lewis, Tompkins, Chenango, Otsego, Madison, Oneida, Tioga, Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens,and Jefferson counties.\u00a0 Nine bands, ten fire <!--more-->departments, a memorial antique tractor unit, boy scouts, girl scouts, three American Legion posts, a military honor guard at the judges\u2019 stand, 4H units, a local summer camp, Pop Warner, Cheerleaders, colleges and universities, athletes, politicians, local t to someone over 100, the parade participants are assorted ages and from all walks of life.<\/p>\n<p>The annual holiday market in the village green consisted of artisans, local farms, youth groups, handcrafted items, assorted food, games for children, musicians playing on the bandstand, and people, so many people.\u00a0 Some have called the 4<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0of July event, a farmer\u2019s market on steroids with sights and smells, brilliant colors, friends and families spending time with each and seeing lifelong friends.<\/p>\n<p>For the holiday festivities, Hamilton is a representative of togetherness and true Americana spirit, where small town America seems to become populated with people traveling from numerous continents and almost every state in the United States.<\/p>\n<p>For further information, contact Fourth of July Chairman Linda Gorton at\u00a0<a href=\"tel:(315)%20750-9342\">(315) 750-9342<\/a>\u00a0or the Village of Hamilton office at\u00a0<a href=\"tel:(315)%20824-1111\">(315) 824-1111<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The community festivities in Hamilton now cover a two week period around the Fourth of July. 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