Tractors, farm equipment light up 98 in Barre

Photos by Tom Rivers

BARRE – About 20 tractors and other farm equipment were decorated in Christmas lights for a parade on Saturday.

This was the seventh time the Barre Betterment Committee organized the event. In two prior years, the parade was cancelled due to high winds, including in 2021.

But on Saturday, the temperatures were about 60 and a threat of rain never arrived. There were many more people along Route 98 than in past parades.

Santa waves to the crowd while riding on the trailer strewn with lights. It was a fun time in Barre during the parade.

Jesse Farwell holds his young son while driving a tractor in the parade.

This chopper was brought in from Alexander by Brian Thompson Farms. It is reflected in a big puddle at the Van Lieshout farm on East Barre Road. That was a staging area for the tractors and farm equipment before then headed down Route 98 to the barre Town Park.

This boy gets a ride on the chopper from Brian Thompson Farms.

Bruce Naas of Oakfield gets his tractor lighted up for the parade.

Bruce Naas gets some lights on a wreath of his tractor. He said it was his first time being in a parade. He was invited by his friend Mike Van Lieshout.

Gallagher Hill Trucking has its truck decked out in lights for the parade.

The Basinait family made float of the North Pole Farms.