VIDEO: Another People's Parade rolled with an interesting theme on the Eastern Shore in Daphne. The "Loyal Order of the Fire Truck" keeping the tradition alive.
The leading float of their parade — not something you see every day. The 1950 Bon Secour fire truck is the inspiration behind Daphne's first Mardi Gras parading group.
"This guy and I we bought the truck — to pull in another parade and they didn't have us because they didn't like our truck – the looks of it. It looked like it looks right now. So we decided to start our own parade," explained the founding members.
That was back in 1996. They admit they were "winging it" until it started to catch on and gain momentum.
"And some years after that — some of the city council members and the mayor came down and saw what was going on and road in it… And thought this is great. This is like a people's parade and they adopted it," said founding member.
A big part of this parading group — the kids — making it a family affair.
