It seemed more like August than October as the temperature soared during the annual Columbus Day Parade in Little Italy. The day began with Mass at Holy Rosary Church which featured the combined choirs of the four historically Italian Cleveland area churches - Holy Rosary, Holy Redeemer, St. Rocco and Our Lady of Mt. Carmel. The 55th annual Columbus Day Parade kicked off a little after noon from Murray Hill and featured over 100 units and a dozen marching bands. Parade Grand Marshall Bob DiBiasio missed the Cleveland Indian's trip to New York in order to lead the parade. 
Columbus Day Parade Grand Marshall Bob DiBiasio
Little John Rinaldi and Big Chuck
Biagio Parente, Italian Consulate Emeritus
Donnie Russo, Italian Mother of the Year
One of the Columbus Day Parade Floats
Stomping Grapes in the Parade
Jimmy Dimora in the Batmobile
Watching the Parade
See a slideshow of many more pictures from the 2007 Cleveland Columbus Day Parade
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