Pawleys spirits soar

There was a lot to celebrate on the 50 floats in the Pawleys Island Fourth of July Parade, but the Britt family, left, soared above it all. Their life-sized biplane The Spirit of Pawleys Island won the trophy for Best Overall.

Other winners were the Mills family (Best Theme) for a parody of Pawleys' new parking rules;

  • the Powers family (Best Children's Float) for Pawelys Island Zoo; The Grey Men (Best Musical);

  • the Jackson family (Most Enthusiastic) for Dancing with Starfish;

  • the Robertsons (Most Humerous) for their take on the Anthony Weiner scandal;

  • the Harris family (Most Original) for their iHammock float;

  • the Pawleys Island Elks Lodge (Most Patriotic) for a mix of music, flags and folks.