 The world's shortest St. Patrick's Day parade is set to run through downtown Bemidji tomorrow. The parade lasts just 78 paces long between Kagan Cork to Bridget's Pub. Both restaurants will have corned beef and cabbage, Irish stew performers and musicians throughout the day. The tradition with just a few people in the procession was revitalized about a decade ago. In the 80s, if I'm correct, Terry Smart, my father-in-law and Al Snyder had a parade from Kagan Cork to Union Station. We've got this big puppet downstairs, and so it takes three people to operate it. And I usually try to, you know, recruit some people at the bar and say, well, I'll give you some beer and they'll go out and walk the 50 yards. Now, organizers say the event will start around five o'clock sharp and will take place no matter rain or shine. If you've enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News, please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to Lakeland Public Television.