Detroit Parade Company Pancake Breakfast 2010

More than 300 VIPs gathered at the Parade Company in Detroit before dawn on Nov. 5 to kick off the 84th America’s Thanksgiving Parade on Nov. 25. The breakfast reception included a live broadcast of the Paul W. Smith show on News/Talk WJR 760 AM, celebrity pancake flippers, and the debut of the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan float. Photos by Nick Martines.