Happy St Paddy's Day from Butte America

Butte, Montana, has one of THE quintessential St Patrick's Day celebrations in America. Butte's Finest have curbed the underage drinking in recent years (we were once a college student destination), and that has made for a much safer, family-friendly celebration. Still, it IS an Irish celebration, and drinking is a central part of it--as this enterprising soul selling liquor parade-side will attest:

The parade has gotten much smaller in recent years (and this is not an election year, either), but still has the requisite drill teams:

Several excellent piper bands, with the Edmonton Police Service Pipes & Drums being foremost among them:

And of course an appearance by St Patrick himself:

After the parade, Mrs Rover and I had a pint or two at the Quarry Brewpub (Chuck Schnabel has made an award-winning stout this year), and spent some time taking in the, uh, sights:

E'ireann go Bra'ch!