{"id":3111,"date":"2026-06-19T19:04:34","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T19:04:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=3111"},"modified":"2026-06-19T19:04:34","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T19:04:34","slug":"a-duck-led-the-tartan-army-parade-in-providence-yes-and-shes-famous-in-rhode-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=3111","title":{"rendered":"A duck led the Tartan Army parade in Providence? Yes, and she\u2019s famous in Rhode Island."},"content":{"rendered":"
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PROVIDENCE \u2014 Amid the wail of bagpipes and the crack of snare drums, the leader of the Tartan Army\u2018s parade through downtown Providence quacked.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Draped in a mallard-sized Scottish flag, Dawn the Duck waddled at the front of some 3,000 football fanatics who paraded through the city Thursday as they geared up for Friday\u2019s World Cup match vs. Morocco.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Before the march, Dawn and her owner, Justin Taymes, held an informal meet-and-greet with members of the Providence Tartan Army at the 195 District Park, near the Michael S. Van Leesten Memorial Pedestrian Bridge.<\/span><\/p>\n

Fans in soccer jerseys posed for photos with Dawn, and some suggested her Scottish name should be \u201cScrooge McDuck.\u201d Taymes readily agreed.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Taymes, who was born and raised in Providence, said he bought Dawn at the Tractor Supply Co. two years ago for $7, and he registered her as a \u201cservice duck.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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