People in matching plaid uniforms play bagpipes while marching in a parade; an American flag is visible in the foreground.
The Catamount Pipe Band marches in the 50th annual Memorial Day parade in Orwell on Sunday, May 25. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger

It might not be Memorial Day yet, but that didn’t stop people from gathering Sunday afternoon for Orwell’s 50th annual Memorial Day parade. The route looped around the Addison County town of 1,200, with people participating on foot, in cars, atop floats and even on tractors. Scroll to see all of VTDigger’s photos from the event.

A man drives a small vintage tractor decorated with an American flag down a residential street, with houses and trees in the background.
Group of men, including veterans and a uniformed service member, wave from a parade float decorated with American flags.
A stone memorial honors local soldiers who served in World War I, with flowers and American flags placed in front.
A person in a patterned coat and veteran hat stands outdoors holding flowers, with several people in the background on a grassy area.
A man in a military dress uniform stands and smiles while conversing with another man in casual clothing at an outdoor gathering.
A person stands on a ramp outside a building decorated with patriotic bunting, behind a red tractor parked near a "No Parking" sign.
Abigail Young, 16 of Orwell, prepares to play “Taps” at the end of a ceremony after the 50th annual Memorial Day parade in Orwell on Sunday. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger
A parade moves down a road with participants walking, flags, trucks, small yellow cars, and a fire truck in the foreground.
A person drives a red tractor past a police vehicle with flashing lights while people on the roadside wave and watch the parade.
A group of children stand on a parade float decorated with a large American flag, moving along a street lined with bystanders and parked vehicles.
Two girls lean out of the windows of a decorated race car, holding smartphones and smiling, with blurred greenery and people in the background.
A person sits in a lawn chair watching a parade, partially obscured by the wheels and frame of a red tractor passing by on the street.
A small-town parade with people watching from sidewalks, tractors driving down the street, and a group of people in kilts marching at the front. An American flag hangs on a building.
The 50th annual Memorial Day parade was held in Orwell on Sunday. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger
A boy in a green hoodie and cap sits on a bicycle, watching a parade with American flags lining the roadside.
The 50th annual Memorial Day parade was held in Orwell on Sunday. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger
A person wearing a denim jacket with embroidery of a tiger and military-related text stands on a street near a group of people in uniform.
An elderly man in maroon pants stands beside a vintage convertible car parked on a road, with another person seated inside and trees in the background.
A man in a blue jacket with military patches and a white sailor hat stands among a group of people outdoors.
A group of children and adults stand on a fenced parade float, holding and spraying water guns, with trees and a flag in the background.
Close-up of the front of a vintage Ford car decorated with five small American flags. The car has a brass radiator and wooden dashboard.
A group of people, including children and an elderly woman, sit and stand on a sidewalk, waving at drivers in yellow mini cars during a parade.

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