Brothers Patrick Minshall, left, 7, and Matthew, 5, wave from a car window along Bank Street as they watch the New London St. Patrick´s Day Parade on Sunday, March 14, 2021. The boys from Madison joined their mother, Julia, who said this was the closest parade around. This year´s event was a car parade to ensure social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic. It started at Shaw´s Cove and moved through the city, lasting about an hour. Watchers were encouraged to join along the route and participants decorated their cars, trucks and motorcycles. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)
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Members of the New London Motorcycle Club, from left, Daniel Dunn, Paul Neves and Jennifer Hauser talk before riding in the New London St. Patrick´s Day Parade on Sunday, March 14, 2021. This year´s event was a car parade to ensure social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic. It started at Shaw´s Cove and moved through the city, lasting about an hour. Watchers were encouraged to join along the route and participants decorated their cars, trucks and motorcycles. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)
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Bob and Bernadette Niland of Portland decorate their 1938 Oldsmobile before participating in the New London St. Patrick´s Day Parade on Sunday, March 14, 2021. This year´s event was a car parade to ensure social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic. It started at Shaw´s Cove and moved through the city, lasting about an hour. Watchers were encouraged to join along the route and participants decorated their cars, trucks and motorcycles. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)
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Lindsay Gillette pauses to take a photo with her nephew Liam Shaw, 8, before participating with outCT in the New London St. Patrick's Day Parade on Sunday, March 14, 2021. This year's event was a car parade to ensure social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic. It started at Shaw's Cove and moved through the city, lasting about an hour. Watchers were encouraged to join from through the route and participants decorated their cars, trucks and motorcycles. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)
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Small groups watch the New London St. Patrick´s Day Parade from Bank Street on Sunday, March 14, 2021. This year´s event was a car parade to ensure social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic. It started at Shaw´s Cove and moved through the city, lasting about an hour. Watchers were encouraged to join from through the route and participants decorated their cars, trucks and motorcycles. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)
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Members of the New London Motorcycle Club drive down Bank Street during the New London St. Patrick´s Day Parade on Sunday, March 14, 2021. This year´s event was a car parade to ensure social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic. It started at Shaw´s Cove and moved through the city, lasting about an hour. Watchers were encouraged to join from through the route and participants decorated their cars, trucks and motorcycles. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)
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