UNDATED - Labor Day weekend traditionally signals the end of summer.
Over the weekend, several events have taken place across the north Georgia area, including a pre-9/11 observance that spanned a half-dozen counties.
Stephanie Coker takes on the mechanical bull during the Banks County Holiday Festival in Homer.
Rep. Dan Gasaway, Grand Marshal of the Banks County Holiday Festival Parade, throws candy to the crowd.
Homer Fire Department Engine 1 makes the turn onto Yonah-Homer Road during the Banks County Holiday Festival Parade.
The Banks County Leopards and Banks County High School cheerleaders make their way along the parade route.
Charity Baptist Church highlighted its float with sunflowers during the Banks County Holiday Festival Parade.
Banks County 11U Football players participate in the Banks County Holiday Festival Parade.
Banks County Deputy Coroner Beth Rylee and her family participate in the Banks County Holiday Festival Parade.
Antique cars like this one are always popular during parades.
Representatives of the Yaarab Temple and Shrine clubs throughout north Georgia provided about 70 of the entries for the Banks County Holiday Festival Parade.
This VW nose stander from the Sweetwater Shrine Club was a crowd favorite during the Banks County Holiday Festival Parade.
Shriner clown Hollywood waves to the crowd he missed on his first pass through the Banks County Holiday Festival Parade.
Members of the Lake Hartwell Shrine Club honor U.S. Armed Forces members with their flag-adorned vehicles.
Keith Chandler of the Lanier Shrine Club reaches out to the crowd at the Banks County Holiday Festival Parade in Homer.
The Banks County High School Leopards Marching Band performs for the crowd in downtown Homer following the Banks County Holiday Festival Parade.
The annual 9/11 "Ride To Remember" enters Baldwin from Banks County, escorted by the Lawrenceville Police Department Motor Unit.
AirLife Georgia 2, the medical helicopter based in Gainesville, flew an air escort for the Ride to Remember as it passed from Banks County into Cornelia.
The line of motorcycles in the Ride To Remember, estimated around 800, stretched for miles.
Personnel from Cornelia Fire Department block traffic on Level Grove Road to allow the Ride To Remember participants to turn into the Ingles shopping center for a water break.
Randy Jones and his son Kyson pause after checking out the bikes of the Lawrenceville Police Department Motor Unit.
The Lawrenceville Police Department Motor Unit provides the escort for the annual 100-mile Ride To Remember, which travels from Athens to Blairsville, traveling through Athens-Clarke, Jackson, Banks, Habersham, White and Union counties.
Motorcyclists refuel during a water stop in Cornelia during Ride To Remember.
The annual 9/11 Ride To Remember is a family event and some motorcyclists bring along their four-legged family members.
Motorcyclists take a break in Cornelia before proceeding on to Blairsville as part of the annual 911 Ride To Remember.
Members of the Patriot Guard Riders depart from the rest stop in Cornelia during the 9/11 Ride To Remember coordinated by Cycle World of Athens.
The annual 9/11 Ride To Remember, a 100-mile trek from Cycle World of Athens to Copperhead Lodge in Blairsville, enters the city limits of Baldwin from Banks County. This year's ride raised money for the Skip Wells Scholarship Fund. The Marine lance corporal was killed recently during an attack on military facilities in Chattanooga. Wells' mother, Cathy Wells, participated in the ride.
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