Detroit’s America’s Thanksgiving Day Parade

by David Dell2 months agoNovember 25, 2022

Photos courtesy of David Dell – Delta Imaging Photography

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By David Dell

DETROIT- The Port Huron Northern Huskies Marching Band made its fifth appearance in America’s Thanksgiving Day Parade this morning through downtown Detroit. The band, about 140-strong started the morning with a pancake breakfast put on by the Boosters at the school before heading out under cover of pre-dawn darkness.

While the band waited in the staging area, WDIV Local 4 television, did a small parade lead-in with the Huskies as its visual and sound backdrop. Bandmembers had all brought blankets and were wrapped up in them until just before taking their place in line. The blankets were donated to the Volunteers of America Detroit Veterans Housing Program.

The last time Northern was in the Thanksgiving Day parade was in 2018 when the temperature hovered at or below 0 degrees. Today was the polar opposite. The temperature at kick-off was above freezing and at the conclusion of 3-plus miles, it was quite balmy at 51o.

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Over 100 million television viewers and 1 million people got to see the 2018 #1 Marching Band and #1 Viewers’ Choice Marching Band as they played a medley of Christmas songs.

Voting for Viewer’s Choice Marching Band runs through Sunday at https://www.clickondetroit.com/contests/2022/11/23/vote-here-battle-of-the-bands-2022/?fbclid=IwAR3gteuL3xPwJRpu-ETlbiTriMWNCsfnUqq1g5OYuBAQZmLkYr1e7BR_M6A#/gallery/

*Photos courtesy of David Dell – Delta Imaging Photography*

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David Dell

David Dell has been a lifelong resident of Port Huron and Fort Gratiot and graduated from Port Huron High School. His passion for photography began in 6th grade while working on the Washington Junior High yearbook. He shot many rolls of film during his time with the Big Red Marching Machine, and followed that with 3 semester stint as the Chief Photographer and Photo Editor of the Erie Square Gazette at St. Clair County Community College as well as working in a custom photo print house and under the tutelage of Ralph Polovich at the Times Herald. David’s degree in Mass Communications was put on hold when he enlisted in the United States Air Force. He held qualifications in two specialties; Still Photographer and Graphic Artist for just shy of eight years in California, Oklahoma, Washington State, Alaska, before returning to Port Huron. His business Delta Imaging Photography specializes in Technical, Commercial and Event photography, although he also dabbles in portraiture. David’s background in photojournalism has earned him positions covering Port Huron Northern Marching Band and Football Team for Michigan High School Athletic Association, the North American Hockey League Port Huron Fighting Falcons, the Federal Hockey League Port Huron Prowlers, the American Hockey League Rockford Ice Hogs and the Federal Hockey League Commissioner’s Cup championship series. Some of David’s work can be found here www.DeltaImaging.zenfolio.com. And at Instagram: delta.imaging.photograhy. His technical work has covered proprietary intellectual property that can’t be shared.