Portageville Soybean Parade

The North Pemiscot Art Club took top honors for their float which featured the many famous people who have roots in Missouri including Porter Waggoner and Cheryl Crowe. The float was part of the Oct. 7 Grand Parade entries at the Portageville Soybean Festival. (Jill Bock/Standard Democrat)

Among floats earning recognition at Thursday's National Soybean Festival was one honoring Sikeston. The Kiddie Parade Float represented the Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo and Lambert's Cafe. (Jill Bock/Standard Democrat)

Ronnie Adams, left, who retired as Portageville's police chief in April, served as the grand marshal for the 74th annual Soybean Festival's grand parade on Oct. 7. (Jill Bock/Standard Democrat)

Numerous marching bands from throughout Southeast Missouri participated in the National Soybean Festival's grand parade on Oct. 7 in Portageville. Both junior high school and high school bands were awarded prizes for their performances. (Jill Bock/Standard Democrat)

The crowd for the 74th Annual Soybean Festival's Grand Parade began lining Main Street early on Oct. 7. This year's parade featured marching bands, floats, walking characters, school royalty and athletes and much more. (Jill Bock/Standard Democrat)

A float envisioned Missouri's first queens coming back to celebrate the state's celebration of its 200 years of statehood as part of the Portageville Soybean Festival's Grand Parade. (Jill Bock/Standard Democrat)

Prior to the start of Thursday's Soybean Festival Grand Parade in Portageville, two parade goers got in the spirit of the evening dancing to the music being played at the center stage on Main Street. (Jill Bock/Standard Democrat)

The St. Louis Cardinal mascot Fred Bird was a popular feature in Thursday's Soybean Festival Grand Parade. The appearance of Fred Bird was made possible through a donor to this year's festival, hosted by the Portageville Chamber of Commerce. (Jill Bock/Standard Democrat)

A top Kiddie Parade float recognized Missourian Walt Disney and the many characters his studio brought to life in the movies. This year's parade theme was Missouri's Bicentennial: 200 years and MO to Come (Jill Bock/Standard Democrat)

In celebration of Missouri's bicentennial of its statehood, one of the floats in the Kiddie Parade portion of Thursday's night's Soybean Festival celebrated author Laura Ingals Wilder, who lived and wrote in Missouri. (Jill Bock/Standard Democrat)

One of the many marching bands to perform at the Oct. 7 Portageville Soybean Festival's grand parade halts in front of the judge's stand in preparation for their performance. (Jill Bock/Standard Democrat)

In the pets division of the Kiddie Parade, which was combined with the Oct. 7 grand parade, Jasmine Doyle and her dog were decked out in red, white and blue to celebrate Missouri's bicentennial of its statehood. (Jill Bock/Standard Democrat)

Parade participants brought Missouri's history to life at Portageville on Oct. 7. In the kiddie parade competition, a youngster took honors in the walking characters category dressed as Missouri writer Mark Twain. (Jill Bock/Standard Democrat)