Scenes from Rooster Day 2017
Published 11:26 am Wednesday, April 12, 2017
The re-enactment of the 1919 Rooster Auction.
Children enjoy one of several arts and crafts stations set up at Rooster Day.
The petting zoo may have been the most popular place to be on Rooster Day.
Jason Windham serves as auctioneer at the live auction Saturday night at Lyon Hall.
Runners make their way through the new route of the Cock’s Crow 5K Run that kicked things off Saturday morning.
Chris Miles performs the dance that won him the Demopolis High School talent competition.
The Rooster Day crowd.
Local Boy Scouts help feed a hungry crowd.
Rooster Day would not be complete without the "Chicken Dance."
Visitors participate in the DHS Band's cake walk.
Children find fun on the existing playground equipment in the park.
Rexton Lee performs during a break in the live auction Saturday night at Lyon Hall.
Many children awaited their turn on the Boy Scout’s monkey bridge.
Rooster Day was held April 8, 2017 as a special event coordinated by the Marengo County Historical Society.