Trivia

• A gargantuan octopus pulling down a pirate ship & capturing it while mermaids guided it safely to shore was the scene of the float.
• The float featured a pirate ship being "captured" by a huge octopus made of red lentils.
• The mast was pulled up and down by the octopus and our "pirate" was defending his ship from the moving tentacles.
• Several moving parts were on the float, including a 15' mast which could be raised and lowered.
• The cannons made noise & spewed smoke. Bubbles flowed from under the ship.
• The rocks for the "mermaids" were carved from foam. They were modeled from pictures of boulders taken on Mt. St. Helens.
• The beautiful maiden head on the front of the ship was carved by Louise Tucker.
• Alex Reinhold (Battle Ground Citizen of the Year) played the pirate who was steering the doomed ship to shore.
• Pirates walking with the float to "wow" the crowd consisted of Don Brown & Rich Rubin.
• Driver: Keith Painter
• Co-Pilot: Darrel McClellan
• Designer: Doug Aberle
• Chairman: Don & Marlene Brown