Traverse Bay Farms Rolling Drum Solo Parade Float Wins Top Award in the Harbor Days Parade

It’s Official…the Traverse Bay Farms annual parade float has won the top prize in the “Most Colorful” category. Over 60 entries were considered for this top prize, but the Traverse Bay Farms Rolling Drum Solo float took this prestigious award in 2021.

According to Andy LaPointe, owner of Traverse Bay Farms, “Participating in the Elk Rapids Harbors Days annual parade is a lot of fun for our employees and those watching the parade. I would guess this annual parade has over 2,500 people sitting along the parade route enjoying all of the floats. In fact, our Elk Rapids retail store is along the parade route and in the heart of downtown Elk Rapids. This allows parade watchers to grab some of our dried cherries, cherry juice concentrate, nationally-award winning fruit salsa and tart cherry capsules while watching the parade.”

Mr. LaPointe continued, “Our parade float is unique. You see, I set up my double-bass drum set on a landscape trailer and a few of my employees pull the float along the parade route. I get to do a 30+ minute drum solo. It’s a lot of fun. You see, I started playing drums when I was 13 years old. Over the years, I have played in several bands and in countless bars, summer events, backyard parties and more. It’s a lot of fun. However, nothing really is as fun as playing my drums in the parade. You see, I get to perform in front of thousands of people while in a parade. When I played in a bar band, we would have maybe a few hundred. Also, it is really fun for the kids to see, too.”

In 2021, Traverse Bay Farms won the “Most Colorful” parade entry for the color of the double-bass drum set.

About Traverse Bay Farms / Fruit Advantage

Traverse Bay Farms is an all-natural health and wellness company. They have retail stores in Downtown Elk Rapids and Bellaire. Since 2009, the company has won 30+ national food awards for fruit salsas, fruit BBQ sauces and more. They offer a number of great tasting products including dried fruit, tart cherry capsules, cherry juice concentrate and super fruit products. Traverse Bay Farms offers free shipping on all of their products.

Winner of 30+ national food awards at America\’s largest and most competitive food competitions. Traverse Bay Farms is the #1 award winning super fruit company in America.

Offering an all-natural line of fruit salsa, fruit barbeque, dried fruit including dried cherries, dried blueberries and more. In addition, Traverse Bay Farms offers cherry juice concentrate and teaches about health benefits of cherry juice.

About Traverse Bay Farms / Fruit Advantage

Traverse Bay Farms: America’s #1 Award-Winning Super Fruit Company

With over 42 national food awards from America’s most prestigious food competitions, Traverse Bay Farms proudly stands as the nation’s leading super fruit company.

Our all-natural product line includes a variety of fruit salsa, fruit barbecue sauces, no-added-sugar dried cherries, dried blueberries and more. Additionally, we offer our renowned cherry juice and provide education on its numerous health benefits.

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Fruit Advantage, our sister brand, specializes in condition-specific, fruit-based supplements. Our offerings include cherry capsules, blueberry capsules, and pomegranate capsules. We are particularly proud of Cherry Prime – Complete Muscle and Joint Complex, a patented formula that uniquely combines tart cherries with Glucosamine and Chondroitin for comprehensive muscle and joint support.

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