Thousands descend on Schroon Lake for our July 4th Parade from all over the US. And hundreds of parade participants from near and far delight that giddy crowd on what potentially is Schroon's best day of the year.

This year's parade featured a first: the Philippine Heritage Band, a marching band based in Vaughan, just north of Toronto. You might imagine that the band just showed up for the day and went home -- but you'd be wrong!  We've got a fascinating insiders look at how this band came to Schroon and what their experience was like. Check out our My Story Section.