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Forty-one years ago Naples did not have such a tradition until
the Brennans and friends got together and with the help of the
Dock Restaurant, they launched this piece of Naples history. Debby
DePasquale noted in “The Dock at Crayton Cove: Everybody’s
Kitchen” that Tom Jennings, the Dock’s manager, was worried when
Bud and Marge Brennan asked if they could reserve a table for the
parade participants “How many,” he asked? When he heard about
8- 10 entries, he thought, no problem.
The day arrived - the excitement mounted. The bicycles and cars
were decorated to ride from Third Street S. to Fifth Avenue S. back
to the Dock at Crayton Cove for the America tradition of green
beer, corned beef and spontaneous eruptions of Irish songs. Before
long, the Dock, which was only one month old, was bursting at the
seams with patrons who had no intentions of leaving until the beer
was gone or their voices gave out.
BRENNAN FAMILY AND GRANDCHILDREN This year, as in years past, Bud and Marge’s daughter, Mary
Smallwood, owner of Smallwood Designs on 849 4th Avenue S.,
Thus, the color you choose to wear on March 17th may depends
will close her doors for a few hours on March 17th and take her
on your religious affiliation, but some fashionista are known to
boys to the St. Paddy’s Day tradition their grandparents inspired.
choose the color that compliments their skin tone.
They will first head to the Dock Restaurant, for breakfast followed
by a tribute to veterans, which includes raising the flag, the singing
NAPLES TRADITION of the “Star Spangled Banner”, the” Irish National Anthem” and of
th
This year, Naples will host its official 40 St. Patrick’s Day course “Danny Boy”.
Parade. This privately funded parade will draw over 40,000 people Faith and begorrah, to the Smallwood clan I say: May the roof
to downtown old Naples to celebrate Irish heritage and culture. The above you never fall in. And may the friends gathered below it never
largest parade in Florida now has a foundation, which has donated fall out.
over $200,000 in scholarship. 'Beannachtam na Feile Padraig!'

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