Savannah, GA – March 17, 2011 – “Erin Go Bragh”! Pennie Tour visited Savannah, Georgia to celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day 2011!  This celebration is the city’s largest annual celebration and the second largest St. Patrick’s Day gathering in the United States.  Festivities go on for several days and attract around 400,000 Irish, honorary Irish and local visitors each year.  The popular St. Patrick’s Day Parade and other fun Irish themed events attract visitors from around the United States and from around the world. Savannah kicks off the celebration by hosting a three-hour parade that consists of over 350 units, including several U.S. military divisions, many award-winning bands, and the world-famous Budweiser Clydesdales.  Some of the bands included the 282nd U.S. Army Band (Fort Jackson, S.C.), The Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps (Fort Myers, VA), U.S. Coast Guard Pipes and Drums (Norfolk, VA), Irish Air Corps Pipes and Drums (Dublin, Ireland), and many more outstanding marching units.  We loved watching the military participants in the parade get bombarded with kisses as they marched.  Soldiers displayed these red kisses with pride!   “Kiss Me, I’m Irish,” is a reference to The Blarney Stone.  Legend holds that kissing the stone brings good luck.  … Continue reading The Pennie Tour in Savannah, Georgia for St. Patrick’s Day!