Captain Brady Day is back. Last held in 2007, it was a small neighborhood festival: local residents selling homemade crafts from card tables, a grainy slideshow of the village’s heyday as a tourist destination and other low-key attractions.
Brady Lake residents still identify themselves as Brady Lakers even though the Village of Brady Lake disbanded in 2017 and was absorbed...
Read moreI loved Captain Brady Day. Glad to see it return like a Phoenix out of the lake. It had an old-time community feel to it. I liked playing in the parade band with Andy Cohen, seeing the family-made floats, and listening to live local music, some of which was top notch. I usually had a display about Captain Brady’s life in a tent by the beach. And the cardboard boat races were a hoot! Many leaky boats were made, but laughter abounded as people tried to paddle their way across the shallow part of the lake.
I also have fond memories of Captain Brady Day: the music, history, artwork, parade, and spending time with my many wonderful neighbors! I still have a trophy that I won for placing second in an across-the-lake swimming race. –Rick