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Belle Plaine celebrates the 4th

Jul. 4, 2025 4:10 pm

A boy prepares to throw a treat from a Quakerdale Family Services truck during the Fourth of July parade in Belle Plaine. (Winona Whitaker/Hometown Current)

A float is pulled by a Becker Ag Service truck in the Belle Plaine parade July 4. (Winona Whitaker/Hometown Current)

Families wait for the Belle Plaine Fourth of July parade to begin. (Winona Whitaker/Hometown Current)

Boys wait for the Fourth of July parade to begin in Belle Plaine. (Winona Whitaker/Hometown Current)

The band takes a break during the Belle Plaine Fourth of July parade. (Winona Whitaker/Hometown Current)

Children grab candy of the street during Belle Plaine’s July 4 parade. (Winona Whitaker/Hometown Current)

A baby watches people along the parade route in Belle Plaine. (Winona Whitaker/Hometown Current)

A child throws candy from a Doyle Family Farms vehicle in the Belle Plaine July 4 parade Friday. (Winona Whitaker/Hometown Current)

The Bandits baseball team rides in the Belle Plaine parade Friday. (Winona Whitaker/Hometown Current)

Planting a kiss before the July 4 parade in Belle Plaine. (Winona Whitaker/Hometown Current)

A scary clown represents Deranged Haunted Attraction in the Belle Plaine July 4 parade. (Winona Whitaker/Hometown Current)

Casey’s advertises its pizza and doughnuts in the Belle Plaine July 4 parade. (Winona Whitaker/Hometown Current)

Benton County Democrats take part in the Belle Plaine July 4 parade. (Winona Whitaker/Hometown Current)

Central Lutheran School throws candy during the Belle Plaine July 4 parade. (Winona Whitaker/Hometown Current)

Central Lutheran School takes part in the Belle Plaine July 4 parade. (Winona Whitaker/Hometown Current)

The Bandits baseball team rides in the Belle Plaine July 4 parade. (Winona Whitaker/Hometown Current)

A child collects candy during the July 4 parade in Belle Plaine. (Winona Whitaker/Hometown Current)

The Keystone Fire Department takes part in the Belle Plaine July 4 parade. (Winona Whitaker/Hometown Current)

Flags wave on the Hrabak Neuhaus float in Belle Plaine Friday. (Winona Whitaker/Hometown Current)

Musicians wait for the next number in the Belle Plaine July 4 parade. (Winona Whitaker/Hometown Current)

Families watch the Belle Plaine July 4 parade. (Winona Whitaker/Hometown Current)

Keystone Fire Department joins the parade in Belle Plaine July 4. (Winona Whitaker/Hometown Current)

Deranged Haunted Attraction takes part in the Belle Plaine July 4 parade. (Winona Whitaker/Hometown Current)

Compass Memorial Healthcare make an appearance at the July 4 parade in Belle Plaine. (Winona Whitaker/Hometown Current)

Residents ride a Farmall tractor in the Belle Plaine July 4 parade. (Winona Whitaker/Hometown Current)

Children throw candy from the Hrabak Neuhaus float in the July 4 Belle Plaine parade. (Winona Whitaker/Hometown Current)

A child waits for candy on the parade route in Belle Plaine July 4. (Winona Whitaker/Hometown Current)

The First Lutheran Church is represented in the July 4 parade in Belle Plaine. (Winona Whitaker/Hometown Current)

A Farmall tractor makes its way along the parade route in Belle Plaine Friday. (Winona Whitaker/Hometown Current)

Doyle Family Farms takes part in the July 4 parade in Belle Plaine. (Winona Whitaker/Hometown Current)

Women ride a float in the July 4 parade in Belle Plaine. (Winona Whitaker/Hometown Current)

Girls ride a Hartwick Fire vehicle in the Belle Plaine July 4 parade. (Winona Whitaker/Hometown Current)

Riding a tractor in Belle Plaine July 4 parade. (Winona Whitaker/Hometown Current)

Throwing candy from an old Belle Plaine fire truck in the July 4 parade. (Winona Whitaker/Hometown Current)

Quakerdale Family Services takes part in the Belle Plaine July 4 parade. (Winona Whitaker/Hometown Current)

Riding in a jeep in the July 4 parade in Belle Plaine. (Winona Whitaker/Hometown Current)

Children watch the parade in Belle Plaine July 4. (Winona Whitaker/Hometown Current)

Women ride a float celebrating Scott “Bud” Croft’s 100th birthday in Belle Plaine July 4. (Winona Whitaker/Hometown Current)

Women ride a float in the Belle Plaine July 4 parade. (Winona Whitaker/Hometown Current)

Throwing candy from Kroneman Pumpkin Farm float in the Belle Plaine July 4 parade. (Winona Whitaker/Hometown Current)

A boy waves from a Brooklyn Fire Rescue truck July 4 in Belle Plaine. (Winona Whitaker/Hometown Current)

A boy waits for candy along the parade route in Belle Plaine July 4. (Winona Whitaker/Hometown Current)

Families watch the Belle Plaine July 4 parade. (Winona Whitaker/Hometown Current)

A girl rides in a Belle Plaine fire vehicle during the July 4 parade. (Winona Whitaker/Hometown Current)

A boy plays a trombone in the Belle Plaine July 4 parade. (Winona Whitaker/Hometown Current)

A boy watches the Belle Plaine July 4 parade from a fire and rescue vehicle. (Winona Whitaker/Hometown Current)

A saxophone player rides a float in the Belle Plaine July 4 parade. (Winona Whitaker/Hometown Current)

Children ride the Total Body Fitness float in the Belle Plaine July 4 parade. (Winona Whitaker/Hometown Current)

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