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Photos: Patriot Day cruise event in Rochester

A Patriot Day cruise event is held in Rochester Friday, Sept. 11, 2020.

091120.N.RPB.PATRIOT.DAY.CRUISE.05346.jpg — The Rochester Fire Department leads a Patriot Day Cruise event Friday, Sept. 11, 2020, on U.S. Highway 52 in Rochester. (Joe Ahlquist / jahlquist@postbulletin.com)

Joe Ahlquist

By Joe Ahlquist

September 11, 2020 at 5:07 PM

091120.N.RPB.PATRIOT.DAY.CRUISE.07631.jpg — Dolly Newberg gives her dad, 92-year-old Bernie Bongard, both of Farmington, a smooch while getting their vehicle ready for a Patriot Day Cruise event Friday, Sept. 11, 2020, outside Zen Fusion Hibachi and Lounge in Rochester. (Joe Ahlquist / jahlquist@postbulletin.com)

091120.N.RPB.PATRIOT.DAY.CRUISE.08096.jpg — Marthamae Kottschade, the organizer of the event, goes over the cruise route as part of a Patriot Day Cruise event Friday, Sept. 11, 2020, outside Zen Fusion Hibachi and Lounge in Rochester. (Joe Ahlquist / jahlquist@postbulletin.com)

091120.N.RPB.PATRIOT.DAY.CRUISE.08041.jpg — Matt Benavidez, of Chatfield, attaches flags to his vehicle while getting ready for a Patriot Day Cruise event Friday, Sept. 11, 2020, outside Zen Fusion Hibachi and Lounge in Rochester. (Joe Ahlquist / jahlquist@postbulletin.com)

091120.N.RPB.PATRIOT.DAY.CRUISE.07932.jpg — Merrilyn Downs, of Rockford, Minn., shows off her shirt while waiting for the start of a Patriot Day Cruise event Friday, Sept. 11, 2020, outside Zen Fusion Hibachi and Lounge in Rochester. (Joe Ahlquist / jahlquist@postbulletin.com)

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091120.N.RPB.PATRIOT.DAY.CRUISE.05327.jpg — Signs and flags hang on the pedestrian bridge over U.S. Highway 52 as part of a Patriot Day Cruise event Friday, Sept. 11, 2020, in Rochester. (Joe Ahlquist / jahlquist@postbulletin.com)

091120.N.RPB.PATRIOT.DAY.CRUISE.07605.jpg — David Holum, of Kasson, attaches a flag to his vehicle while getting ready for a Patriot Day Cruise event Friday, Sept. 11, 2020, outside Zen Fusion Hibachi and Lounge in Rochester. (Joe Ahlquist / jahlquist@postbulletin.com)

091120.N.RPB.PATRIOT.DAY.CRUISE.08128.jpg — U.S. Rep. Jim Hagedorn mingles while waiting for the start of a Patriot Day Cruise event Friday, Sept. 11, 2020, outside Zen Fusion Hibachi and Lounge in Rochester. (Joe Ahlquist / jahlquist@postbulletin.com)

091120.N.RPB.PATRIOT.DAY.CRUISE.08311.jpg — The Rochester Fire Department leads a Patriot Day Cruise event Friday, Sept. 11, 2020, on U.S. Highway 52 in Rochester. (Joe Ahlquist / jahlquist@postbulletin.com)

091120.N.RPB.PATRIOT.DAY.CRUISE.08340.jpg — Melody Black, of Red Wing, waves to passersby as part of a Patriot Day Cruise event Friday, Sept. 11, 2020, on the pedestrian bridge over U.S. Highway 52 in Rochester. (Joe Ahlquist / jahlquist@postbulletin.com)

091120.N.RPB.PATRIOT.DAY.CRUISE.08319.jpg — A Patriot Day Cruise event Friday, Sept. 11, 2020, on U.S. Highway 52 in Rochester. (Joe Ahlquist / jahlquist@postbulletin.com)

091120.N.RPB.PATRIOT.DAY.CRUISE.05267.jpg — People gather for a Patriot Day Cruise event Friday, Sept. 11, 2020, outside Zen Fusion Hibachi and Lounge in Rochester. (Joe Ahlquist / jahlquist@postbulletin.com)

091120.N.RPB.PATRIOT.DAY.CRUISE.07726.jpg — Patriot Day event Friday, Sept. 11, 2020, outside Zen Fusion Hibachi and Lounge in Rochester. (Joe Ahlquist / jahlquist@postbulletin.com)

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091120.N.RPB.PATRIOT.DAY.CRUISE.07769.jpg — Tom Blondell, of Rochester, gets his vehicle--complete with a fake gun--ready for a Patriot Day Cruise event Friday, Sept. 11, 2020, outside Zen Fusion Hibachi and Lounge in Rochester. (Joe Ahlquist / jahlquist@postbulletin.com)

091120.N.RPB.PATRIOT.DAY.CRUISE.08203.jpg — Scott Singfiel, of Mantorville, waves an American Flag as part of a Patriot Day Cruise event Friday, Sept. 11, 2020, on the pedestrian bridge over U.S. Highway 52 in Rochester. (Joe Ahlquist / jahlquist@postbulletin.com)

091120.N.RPB.PATRIOT.DAY.CRUISE.07976.jpg — Merrilyn Downs, of Rockford, Minn., waves a flag showing support for President Donald Trump while blowing a train wistle while waiting for the start of a Patriot Day Cruise event Friday, Sept. 11, 2020, outside Zen Fusion Hibachi and Lounge in Rochester. (Joe Ahlquist / jahlquist@postbulletin.com)

091120.N.RPB.PATRIOT.DAY.CRUISE.05404.jpg — A Patriot Day Cruise event Friday, Sept. 11, 2020, on U.S. Highway 52 in Rochester. (Joe Ahlquist / jahlquist@postbulletin.com)

091120.N.RPB.PATRIOT.DAY.CRUISE.07705.jpg — Dolly Newberg and her dad, 92-year-old Bernie Bongard, both of Farmington, get their vehicle ready for a Patriot Day Cruise event Friday, Sept. 11, 2020, outside Zen Fusion Hibachi and Lounge in Rochester. (Joe Ahlquist / jahlquist@postbulletin.com)

Joe Ahlquist

By Joe Ahlquist

Joe Ahlquist is the photo editor at the Post Bulletin. Joe is a 2013 graduate of Winona State University and previously worked at the Winona (Minn.) Daily News and the Sioux Falls (S.D.) Argus Leader before arriving at the Post Bulletin in July of 2017. Readers can reach Joe at 507-285-7624 or jahlquist@postbulletin.com.

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