Crowds Celebrate McLoud’s Anniversary and Blackberry Festival

Photos by Natasha Dunagan, Countywide & Sun

A covered wagon and a carriage from Crossroads Cowboy Church in Harrah make their way east on Broadway Ave. during the McLoud Blackberry Festival Parade on June 21. There were 75-80 entries in the parade, said Melanie Krause with the McLoud Chamber of Commerce.
A covered wagon and a carriage from Crossroads Cowboy Church in Harrah make their way east on Broadway Ave. during the McLoud Blackberry Festival Parade on June 21. There were 75-80 entries in the parade, said Melanie Krause with the McLoud Chamber of Commerce.

On June 20-21, McLoud celebrated its 130th anniversary and the estimated 83rd anniversary of the McLoud Blackberry Festival, said Melanie Krause, Executive Director of the Chamber of Commerce.

This year, the parade route stayed the same through downtown Mc-Loud, but the rest of the festival was moved to the southern half of Veterans Park. Due to heavy rains and mud, the carnival rides and vendors s…