Escanaba Junior/Senior High School Color Guard participated in the Christmas parade Friday evening in downtown Escanaba. The event, hosted by the Downtown Development Association, took place despite the House of Ludington fire earlier in the day. (Sophie Vogelmann | Daily Press)

The Escanaba Eskymo sat on top of the Esky Polar Express as it rode down Ludington Street during the Christmas parade Friday night in downtown Escanaba. (Sophie Vogelmann | Daily Press)