While parades in other cities were being canceled or postponed over the weekend due to the extreme heat, the festivities went on as scheduled for the Bay-Rama Fishfly Festival’s procession.

Hundreds lined streets in downtown New Baltimore on Sunday afternoon to view the parade, one of the signature events of the Anchor Bay celebration.

There was no immediate word from police about any health hazards impacting the parade.

According to the National Weather Service, most of Michigan’s Lower Peninsula was covered by an extreme heat warning as temperatures soared into the mid 90-degree range. The heat warning is expected to stick around through Tuesday night.

Parades in Michigan City, Ind. and Evanston, Ill. were either cancelled or postponed due to the heat warnings. The heat wave is expected to bring scorching temperatures that could reach as high as 100 degrees, weather experts said.

The renowned Bay-Rama Fishfly Festival, believed to be the only fishfly festival in the world, began last Wednesday and this year was celebrating 60 years in New Baltimore.

It brings the community together for a week of fun including carnival rides, a cardboard boat race, a cornhole tournament, live music, a demolition derby, Rotary Fun Run, and a colorful fireworks display.

Sponsored by Meijer, the parade featured the Anchor Bay Tars Marching Band, fire trucks, clowns, local queens and their courts, several area businesses, and Anchor Bay-area organizations.