photo by: Richard Gwin

The 25th annual St. Patrick's Day parade included 162 floats on Saturday March 17, 2012. The Sandbar float, which won first place, was one of the last floats up Massachusetts Street.

photo by: Richard Gwin

Checking out the 25th annual St. Patrick's Day parade, Rita O'Beyer of Lawrence watched the clouds pass to make it a perfect parade that took some two hours to pass through downtown Lawrence on Saturday, March 17, 2012.

photo by: Richard Gwin

The Free State Brewery float looked like a six pack of fun, as people dressed like bottles amused the crowd for the 25th annual St. Patrick's Day parade on Saturday, March 17, 2012.

photo by: Richard Gwin

Gary Mosby, of the KC Pipe and Drum Corps, leads his group of musicians up Massachusetts Street, on Saturday March 17, 2012 for the 25th annual St. Patrick's Day Parade.

photo by: Richard Gwin

Waving to the crowd, Grand Marshall Mike Rebich, of Marietta, Ga, leads off the 25th annual St Patrick's Day parade that took some two hours to pass through downtown Lawrence on Saturday, March 17, 2012.

photo by: Richard Gwin

Max Alcanter, of Eudora, donned a beard to celebrate the 25th annual St. Patrick's Day parade in Lawrence on Saturday, March 17, 2012.