What is your favorite thing about Mule Day week?

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Columbia celebrated arguably its most significant 7 days of the 12 months with the return of Mule Day right after a two-year hiatus.

Just about every 12 months, Mule Day provides thousands of spectators and contributors to Maury County. However it remained dormant all through COVID, Mule Day has unquestionably not shed its luster in bringing men and women together.

Irrespective of whether it is really profitable prime prize at the different mule competitions, having a stroll through Maury County Park amongst the sellers, auctions and reside new music or the grand Mule Working day Parade on Saturday morning, anyone has their beloved Mule Working day tradition.

The Daily Herald questioned the public this 7 days what their favourite Mule Day traditions are, or if there is a certain memory from Mule Times of yesteryear they will often cherish.

“I enjoy likely to the park since of the food, getting my lemonade and funnel cakes. I’m also enthusiastic for my son to be aspect of it this calendar year, and for him to see it for the 1st time. I am psyched to be equipped to see it via his eyes, in its place of me dwelling it now.”

– Kelli Johnson, Columbia Key Avenue Director

“My favored matter about Mule Day is all of the folks that come from all the different destinations, the chance to relate to people from distinctive areas. That is the finest part, owning the likelihood to interact with folks from Ohio, or California or Pennsylvania, all about. And the animals, due to the fact it really is good to go out and see all of the unique mule breeds and measurements, and see how they were labored.”

– Charlie Pignato of Assortment History Shop in downtown Columbia

“I adore the Maury The Mule scavenger hunt that we have been executing, and is one of my most loved new traditions. It really is just enjoyable to see all the kids arrive in and get psyched, which helps build the enjoyment for the rest of Mule Day. It’s a little something we seem ahead to. When I was tiny, we made use of to consider the spouse and children out on a picnic and watch the parade, but these days I am listed here at the shop throughout Mule Working day.”

– Heather Duffy of Ted’s Sporting Products

“I opened my business (Abe’s BBQ Smokehouse foodstuff truck) all through Mule Day on April 1, 2017, so it has tons of vital importance to me on a individual stage. It really is also pretty exciting to have the probability to fulfill people, satisfy the locals, the out of town folks and everybody that will come in. It can be absolutely a handle for what helps make it specific for so many individuals, and is a significant kick-off economically for a lot of men and women.”