PHOTO GALLERY: Alpena comes out for the holiday parade

News Photo by Mike Gonzalez A huge stuffed bear sits in the back of a MyMichigan Medical Center Alpena ambulance during the Bolenz Jewelry Holiday Parade on Friday night in downtown Alpena.

News Photo by Mike Gonzalez A float themed "Merry Woofmas" participates in the Bolenz Jewelry Holiday Parade on Friday in downtown Alpena.

News Photo by Mike Gonzalez Alpena Township Fire Chief Mark Hansen hands out candy to the crowd during the Bolenz Jewelry Holiday Parade on Friday night in downtown Alpena.

News Photo by Mike Gonzalez A person on a float at the Bolenz Jewelry Holiday Parade on Friday night waves to the crowd in downtown Alpena.

News Photo by Mike Gonzalez A float themed around “The Nightmare Before Christmas” entertains the crowd at the Bolenz Jewelry Holiday Parade on Friday night in downtown Alpena.

News Photo by Mike Gonzalez The Friends of Alpena County Animal Control walk down Chisholm Street during the Bolenz Jewelry Holiday Parade on Friday night in downtown Alpena.

News Photo by Mike Gonzalez Flames rise into the sky as a hot-air balloon basket passes through the Bolenz Jewelry Holiday Parade on Friday night in downtown Alpena.

News Photo by Mike Gonzalez People walking in the Bolenz Jewelry Holiday Parade on Friday night in downtown Alpena hold candles and torches.

News Photo by Mike Gonzalez A float entertains the crowd in downtown Alpena during the Bolenz Jewelry Holiday Parade on Friday night.

News Photo by Mike Gonzalez The Alpena High School marching band plays during the Bolenz Jewelry Holiday Parade on Friday night in downtown Alpena.