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Photos: Labor Day pro-Trump boat parade at Coralville Lake

Sep. 7, 2020 6:35 pm
Hundreds of people gathered for a pro-Trump boat parade at Coralville Lake on Monday.
Boaters fly the American flag and display signs in support of President Donald Trump's reelection during a boat parade beneath Mehaffey Bridge at Coralville Reservoir in Solon on Monday, Sept. 7, 2020. Around 100 boats and hundreds of pedestrian onlookers gathered at the Mehaffey Bridge Road area with American and Trump flags and played the Star-Spangled Banner on Monday afternoon after boating from launch points to the north and south. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
Boaters gather near Mehaffey Bridge during a boat parade at Coralville Reservoir in Solon on Monday, Sept. 7, 2020. Around 100 boats and hundreds of pedestrian onlookers gathered at the Mehaffey Bridge Road area with American and Trump flags and played the Star-Spangled Banner on Monday afternoon after boating from launch points to the north and south. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
A boat flying Biden campaign flags and holding signs reading 'Black lives matter' join a boat parade near Mehaffey Bridge at the Coralville Reservoir in Solon on Monday, Sept. 7, 2020. Around 100 boats and hundreds of pedestrian onlookers gathered at the Mehaffey Bridge Road area with American and Trump flags and played the Star-Spangled Banner on Monday afternoon after boating from launch points to the north and south. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
Boaters, many flying Trump campaign flags, gather near Mehaffey Bridge during a boat parade at Coralville Reservoir in Solon on Monday, Sept. 7, 2020. Around 100 boats and hundreds of pedestrian onlookers gathered at the Mehaffey Bridge Road area with American and Trump flags and played the Star-Spangled Banner on Monday afternoon after boating from launch points to the north and south. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
A kayaker flies Trump and American flags near Mehaffey Bridge at Coralville Reservoir in Solon on Monday, Sept. 7, 2020. Around 100 boats and hundreds of pedestrian onlookers gathered at the Mehaffey Bridge Road area with American and Trump flags and played the Star-Spangled Banner on Monday afternoon after boating from launch points to the north and south. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
People wave from the pedestrian walkway as boats float under Mehaffey Bridge for a boat parade at Coralville Reservoir in Solon on Monday, Sept. 7, 2020. Around 100 boats and hundreds of pedestrian onlookers gathered at the Mehaffey Bridge Road area with American and Trump flags and played the Star-Spangled Banner on Monday afternoon after boating from launch points to the north and south. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
A boater waves a large American flag while joining a boat parade near Mehaffey Bridge at Coralville Reservoir in Solon on Monday, Sept. 7, 2020. Around 100 boats and hundreds of pedestrian onlookers gathered at the Mehaffey Bridge Road area with American and Trump flags and played the Star-Spangled Banner on Monday afternoon after boating from launch points to the north and south. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
Mehaffey Bridge Coralville Reservoir in Solon on Monday, Sept. 7, 2020. Around 100 boats and hundreds of pedestrian onlookers gathered at the Mehaffey Bridge Road area with American and Trump flags and played the Star-Spangled Banner on Monday afternoon after boating from launch points to the north and south. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
Boaters gather near Mehaffey Bridge during a boat parade at Coralville Reservoir in Solon on Monday, Sept. 7, 2020. Around 100 boats and hundreds of pedestrian onlookers gathered at the Mehaffey Bridge Road area with American and Trump flags and played the Star-Spangled Banner on Monday afternoon after boating from launch points to the north and south. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
People wave from the pedestrian walkway as boats float under Mehaffey Bridge for a boat parade at Coralville Reservoir in Solon on Monday, Sept. 7, 2020. Around 100 boats and hundreds of pedestrian onlookers gathered at the Mehaffey Bridge Road area with American and Trump flags and played the Star-Spangled Banner on Monday afternoon after boating from launch points to the north and south. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
Boaters stand as the Star-Spangled Banner is played during a boat parade near Mehaffey Bridge at Coralville Reservoir in Solon on Monday, Sept. 7, 2020. Around 100 boats and hundreds of pedestrian onlookers gathered at the Mehaffey Bridge Road area with American and Trump flags and played the Star-Spangled Banner on Monday afternoon after boating from launch points to the north and south. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
Boaters stand as the Star-Spangled Banner is played during a boat parade near Mehaffey Bridge at Coralville Reservoir in Solon on Monday, Sept. 7, 2020. Around 100 boats and hundreds of pedestrian onlookers gathered at the Mehaffey Bridge Road area with American and Trump flags and played the Star-Spangled Banner on Monday afternoon after boating from launch points to the north and south. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
People wave from the pedestrian walkway as boats float under Mehaffey Bridge for a boat parade at Coralville Reservoir in Solon on Monday, Sept. 7, 2020. Around 100 boats and hundreds of pedestrian onlookers gathered at the Mehaffey Bridge Road area with American and Trump flags and played the Star-Spangled Banner on Monday afternoon after boating from launch points to the north and south. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
A person in a Donald Trump costume rides on the back of a jetski during a boat parade beneath Mehaffey Bridge at Coralville Reservoir in Solon on Monday, Sept. 7, 2020. Around 100 boats and hundreds of pedestrian onlookers gathered at the Mehaffey Bridge Road area with American and Trump flags and played the Star-Spangled Banner on Monday afternoon after boating from launch points to the north and south. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
A person in a Donald Trump costume rides on the back of a jetski during a boat parade beneath Mehaffey Bridge at Coralville Reservoir in Solon on Monday, Sept. 7, 2020. Around 100 boats and hundreds of pedestrian onlookers gathered at the Mehaffey Bridge Road area with American and Trump flags and played the Star-Spangled Banner on Monday afternoon after boating from launch points to the north and south. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
People gather on the pedestrian walkway as boats float under Mehaffey Bridge for a boat parade at Coralville Reservoir in Solon on Monday, Sept. 7, 2020. Around 100 boats and hundreds of pedestrian onlookers gathered at the Mehaffey Bridge Road area with American and Trump flags and played the Star-Spangled Banner on Monday afternoon after boating from launch points to the north and south. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
Boaters gather near Mehaffey Bridge during a boat parade at Coralville Reservoir in Solon on Monday, Sept. 7, 2020. Around 100 boats and hundreds of pedestrian onlookers gathered at the Mehaffey Bridge Road area with American and Trump flags and played the Star-Spangled Banner on Monday afternoon after boating from launch points to the north and south. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
Boaters gather near Mehaffey Bridge during a boat parade at Coralville Reservoir in Solon on Monday, Sept. 7, 2020. Around 100 boats and hundreds of pedestrian onlookers gathered at the Mehaffey Bridge Road area with American and Trump flags and played the Star-Spangled Banner on Monday afternoon after boating from launch points to the north and south. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
People wave from the pedestrian walkway as boats float under Mehaffey Bridge for a boat parade at Coralville Reservoir in Solon on Monday, Sept. 7, 2020. Around 100 boats and hundreds of pedestrian onlookers gathered at the Mehaffey Bridge Road area with American and Trump flags and played the Star-Spangled Banner on Monday afternoon after boating from launch points to the north and south. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
People gather on the pedestrian walkway at Mehaffey Bridge as boats depart during a boat parade at Coralville Reservoir in Solon on Monday, Sept. 7, 2020. Around 100 boats and hundreds of pedestrian onlookers gathered at the Mehaffey Bridge Road area with American and Trump flags and played the Star-Spangled Banner on Monday afternoon after boating from launch points to the north and south. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)