Marche Du Nain Rouge returns to Midtown with parade, costumes and more

(CBS DETROIT) – The sounds of stay music and other people dressed of their Marche Du Nain Rouge finest rocked Midtown Detroit Sunday afternoon.

“We’re simply excited to be right here for Detroit to actually rejoice what it means to be a Detroiter,” says Landsay Dowd, who dressed as much as attend this yr’s parade and gathering.

Now in its thirteenth yr, the parade acknowledges a legendary creature, the Nain Rouge. Artistic director for the gathering, Vince Keenan, says the Nain Rouge dates again to the founding of Detroit.

“Antoine Laumet de la Mothe Cadillac truly encountered a purple dwarf of the Straits and what he did, most likely not the most effective thought, was chase the Nain Rouge out of city,” says Keenan.

One factor attendees do get pleasure from, although, is to get together, gown up and have parades stuffed with floats to assist characterize the residents on this nice little bit of Motor Metropolis lore.

“Everybody’s you already know, going round speaking with one another, commiserating and simply uniting collectively as a metropolis,” says David Indig, who was dressed as a raven to rejoice.