Nevada Day: For many Nevadans, parade's a longtime tradition
Nevada Day: For many Nevadans, parade's a longtime traditionBy BRIAN DUGGAN bduggan@nevadaappeal Almost every year since 1980, Steve Leddy has been coming to the Nevada Day Parade with friends and family to eat and drink as the floats roll by. It's a tradition he said is unique to Nevada. "Most people in California don't even know when they got statehood," Leddy said. "We believe in Nevada we are Nevadans. If you're a native and born here, it's something special." Leddy was among the thousands of people who lined Carson Street on Saturday morning to watch the 71st Nevada Day parade and its 200 floats. Camille and Russell Harig tied the knot on the corner of Carson and Robinson streets near the Carson Nugget just as the parade was starting. "It's our favorite holiday,'" the newlywed couple said in unison. "We'll be here next year, we'll be here the year after," Camille said of the Nevada Day parade, a longtime tradition for their families. "And we'll be here the year after that." Paul Fischer, 44, said he ha