By Staff
The cities of Benton Harbor and St. Joseph will host the 2008 Grand Floral Parade on Saturday, with the parade to start at 1 p.m. one hour later than last year.
Road closures for the parade have not changed and will go into effect at 10 a.m. Traffic from the north entering St. Joseph will be detoured west onto Port St. and then south on Lake Boulevard. Traffic wishing to continue south on M-63 will turn east onto Jones St. or continue south on Lake Boulevard. Traffic coming from the south into St. Joseph will be diverted at westbound Jones St. and will follow the same route in reverse. The detour will stay in effect until the end of the parade which will be approximately 3:30 p.m.
Blankets or chairs in St. Joseph will not be allowed on the parade route until 6 a.m. on the day of the parade.