One of the largest nonmotorized parades in the Pacific Northwest, the Big Hitch Parade has celebrated the mining history of Ketchum, Idaho, since 1958. Part of the city’s Wagon Days, held each Labor Day weekend and this year from August 30-September 1, it features buggies, carriages, carts and stagecoaches, plus a showcase of Idaho’s equestrian traditions. Central to the parade is the appearance of the “Big Hitch” wagons used to haul as much as 18,000 pounds of ore each day from the Elkhorn mine near Ketchum to the railroad in Kelton, Utah, in the 1880s. Impressive in size, the wheels of these massive wagons are six feet in diameter and are pulled by a 20-mule team. Wagon Days’ events also include cowboy poetry readings, pancake breakfasts and a concert by Mickey and the Motorcars immediately following the parade. See wagondays.com.