Silencing the Bagpipes

A sad bit of news came across my desk the other morning.  Due to the continuing COVID-19 pandemic, the 2021 Belmar/Lake Como St. Patrick's Day Parade, which steps off on March's first Sunday every year, has been cancelled.  

While Margaret and I have not attended it annually in the five-plus years since we bought our little Paradise by the Sea in 2015, we have done so on several occasions.  It is a terrific event.  Between the vintage fire engines and the almost-dizzying array of pipe and drum corps, it is a feast for the ears and for the eyes. Annually, thousands of people line Main Street as the parade moves north from Lake Como to Belmar's border with its neighbor to the north, Avon-by-the-Sea.

Here is to hoping that by the time 2022 rolls around, the Belmar/Lake Como St. Patrick's Day Parade can once again step off and fill Main Street with its unique blend of joyous noise.  

-AK