A small but spirited group gathered near the old St. Mary’s Church at 5th and Ann in Kansas City, Kan., for its annual St. Patrick’s Day walk down 5th Street in beautiful 59-degree weather.
Mike Calwell, a Lewis and Clark re-enactor with Friends of the Kaw, fired a gun to start the walk, and then proceeded south on 5th Street toward the walk’s end point, a few blocks away at Breit’s Stein and Deli.
An Irish flag was carried by Bob Kennedy as the group started its trek shortly after noon. The group had waited a few minutes to see if any more than seven people would arrive. There were lots of cars parked along the block, however. Participants remarked that they would probably promote it more next year.
One of the world’s largest St. Patrick’s Day parades was going on simultaneously not far away in Kansas City, Mo., but that didn’t stop the Kansas City, Kan., St. Patrick’s Day walk.
“Just say it’s the world’s smallest parade,” one participant remarked.
