-Messenger photo by Hans Madsen
Some of the many riders and their horses participating in the annual Dayton Labor Day parade make their way up the first hill Monday morning.

-Messenger photo by Hans Madsen
Asher Steck, of Dayton, enjoys the canopy of his parents' golf cart Monday morning as they prepare to watch the annual Dayton Labor Day parade. Aaron and Shawna Steck opted to stay in the seats.

-Messenger photo by Hans Madsen
Gunnar Moore, 2, of Fort Dodge, got to wear his favorite cowboy hat Monday as he watched the annual Dayton Labor Day parade with his dad, Heath Moore.

-Messenger photo by Hans Madsen
Avenlee Hayek, 16, walks in the annual Dayton Labor Day parade while her dad, Webster County Supervisor Austin Hayek, drives the tractor.

-Messenger photo by Hans Madsen
Axel Jenkins, 4, of Dayton, gets ready to move his candy umbrella Monday morning during the annual Dayton Labor Day parade. Jenkins was using it to collect all the candy he picked up.

-Messenger photo by Hans Madsen
Ben Wiedmeier, 6, of Harcourt, shows off his candy haul Monday morning after the annual Dayton Labor Day parade.

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Erica Fiebiger, the co-director of the Harcourt Library, walks the parade route as Pikachu with her son, Liam Fiebiger, 7, left, and niece Braelyn Fiebiger, 7, right, at the annual Dayton Labor Day parade Monday morning.

-Messenger photo by Hans Madsen
Earl Hanson, of rural Dayton, drives his John Deere tractor in the annual Dayton Labor Day parade Monday. Hanson has a busy weekend. He's also responsible for launching the fireworks used to signal at the Dayton Championship Rodeo.

-Messenger photo by Hans Madsen
Nathan Hovick, of Roland, greets the crowd along the route of the annual Dayton Labor Day parade Monday morning. Hovick is the manager of the Hovick Family Farm Petting Zoo.

-Messenger photo by Hans Madsen
Trevor Elsberry, of Boone, opted to watch the annual Dayton Labor Day parade Monday from a comfortable chair he already had in his vehicle.