Remember When August 27, 2026

Pete Small (left) and Lee Marden were Ma and Pa Kettle in the 1962 Chatham Fourth of July parade, driving a 1931 Model A Ford. The float was called "Alaska or Bust," in honor of that year's parade theme: Alaska and Hawaii, which had entered the union a few years before. That year's parade was particularly ambitious, celebrating the 250th anniversary of Chatham's founding. COURTESY LEE MARDEN