Alaska’s Energy Desk reporter Rashah McChesney took these photographs while participating in the Independence Day parade on Tuesday, July 4, 2017, in Juneau, Alaska.
Members of Juneau’s Volunteer Marching Band play during the Independence Day parade on Tuesday, July 4, 2017, in Juneau, Alaska. (Photo by Rashah McChesney/Alaska's Energy Desk)
Hundreds crowd onto downtown sidewalks during the Independence Day parade on Tuesday, July 4, 2017, in Juneau, Alaska. (Photo by Rashah McChesney/Alaska's Energy Desk)
University of Alaska Southeast mascot Spike the Humpback Whale waves during the Independence Day parade on Tuesday, July 4, 2017, in Juneau, Alaska. (Photo by Rashah McChesney/Alaska's Energy Desk)
Lucy Franklin takes a break in the Sherwin Williams float during the Independence Day parade on Tuesday, July 4, 2017, in Juneau, Alaska. (Photo by Rashah McChesney/Alaska's Energy Desk)
Members of Juneau’s volunteer marching band play during the Independence Day parade on Tuesday, July 4, 2017, in Juneau, Alaska. (Photo by Rashah McChesney/Alaska's Energy Desk)
Carl Marx suits up for the Society for Creative Anachronism, during the Independence Day parade on Tuesday, July 4, 2017, in Juneau, Alaska. (Photo by Rashah McChesney/Alaska's Energy Desk)
Floats prepare to roll through downtown during the Independence Day parade on Tuesday, July 4, 2017, in Juneau, Alaska. (Photo by Rashah McChesney/Alaska's Energy Desk)
Members of the Phillipine Community Inc. wait to march during the Independence Day parade on Tuesday, July 4, 2017, in Juneau, Alaska. (Photo by Rashah McChesney/Alaska's Energy Desk)
Shia, a Siberian and Alaskan husky waits in a parking lot during the Independence Day parade on Tuesday, July 4, 2017, in Juneau, Alaska. (Photo by Rashah McChesney/Alaska's Energy Desk)
Rob Haight, left, cleans Alicia McGuire’s mask as the two prepare to walk for Juneau Urgent Care during the Independence Day parade on Tuesday, July 4, 2017, in Juneau, Alaska. (Photo by Rashah McChesney/Alaska's Energy Desk)
Parade Grand Marshall Jim Triplette during the Independence Day parade on Tuesday, July 4, 2017, in Juneau, Alaska. (Photo by Rashah McChesney/Alaska's Energy Desk)
A decorative wolf tops the Alaska Native Sisterhood float during the Independence Day parade on Tuesday, July 4, 2017, in Juneau, Alaska. (Photo by Rashah McChesney/Alaska's Energy Desk)
The streets of downtown Juneau during the Independence Day parade on Tuesday, July 4, 2017, in Juneau, Alaska. (Photo by Rashah McChesney/Alaska's Energy Desk)
Making a run for candy during the Independence Day parade on Tuesday, July 4, 2017, in Juneau, Alaska. (Photo by Rashah McChesney/Alaska's Energy Desk)
Jeff Bolizzotto rides his motorcycle for the Juneau Douglas Shrine Club during the Independence Day parade on Tuesday, July 4, 2017, in Juneau, Alaska. (Photo by Rashah McChesney/Alaska's Energy Desk)
KTOO’s Morning Edition host and reporter Matt Miller took these photos of the fireworks display last night.
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