Members of the Sheila Tully Irish Dancers perform in the St. Patrick's Day parade March 11, 2006, in Chicago. This is Chicago's 51st annual St. Patrick's Day parade.
Taylor Norton, 7, left, and her sister Megan, 10, right, are dressed in festive garb as they join thousands of spectators along the banks of the Chicago River as they watch as its annual dyeing in honor of St. Patrick's Day on Saturday, March 11, 2006, in Chicago.
Thousands of spectators line the banks of the Chicago River to watch the ritual of dyeing the river green in honor of St. Patrick's Day in Chicago on Saturday, March 11, 2006. The tradition of dyeing the river green was started in 1962 when members of a local pipe fitters union dyed the river with permission of the mayor.
Thousands of spectators line the banks of the Chicago River to watch the ritual of dyeing the river green in honor of St. Patrick's Day on Saturday, March 11, 2006, in Chicago.
Workers spread an orange powder to dye a downtown section of the Chicago River green to begin Chicago's St. Patrick's Day celebration March 11, 2006.
Two leprechauns from the Downriver Irish American Club dance along the parade route at the St. Patrick's Day parade on Michigan Avenue in Detroit, Sunday, March 12, 2006.
Shannon Horan, 7, of St. Clair Shores, Mich., wears a T-shirt with her family coat-of-arms at the St. Patrick's Day parade on Michigan Avenue in Detroit on Sunday, March 12, 2006.
Conor McCandless, 12, of Ellicott City, Md., watches the St. Patrick's Day Parade along Charles Street in Baltimore, Md., on Sunday, March 12, 2006.
Corey Pentz, 5, of Lutherville, Md., stands with the men of the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick while they to march in the St. Patrick's Day Parade along Charles Street in Baltimore on March 12, 2006. The Friendly Sons of Saint Patrick is a non-profit organization dedicated to increasing the awareness of the cultural achievements of the Irish.
Alex Romanoski, 3, from Mountain Top, Pa., walks in the St. Patrick's Day parade in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., March 12, 2006.
Padraig Harrington, of Ireland, holds his son Patrick, 2 1/2, on the 18th green during the final round of Honda Classic golf tournament in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., Sunday, March 12, 2006.
Framed by the transparent bass drum played by Frank Breshears, reflected on the right, Larry Graham rehearses with Kansas City St. Andrew Pipes and Drums before the annual St. Patrick's Day Parade in Shawnee, Kan., on March 12, 2006.
Ryan McGrath of the Downriver Irish American Club throws beads during the St. Patrick's Day Parade along Michigan Avenue in Detroit on March 12, 2006.
Sean O'Beirne of Wall Township, N.J., runs with the St. Patrick's Day parade in West Orange, N.J., March 12, 2006.
Ronan O'Beirne, left, and his brother, Sean, second from left, both of Wall Township, N.J., watch a pipe and drum band at the St. Patrick's Day parade in West Orange, N.J., March 12, 2006.
John Hegarty, a piper with the Sword of Light marching band, practices as he prepares to step off in the St. Patrick's Day parade in West Orange, N.J., March 12, 2006.
Stephanie Rozmarich marches with the City of Denver Pipe Band during the 44th annual St. Patrick's Day parade Saturday, March 11, 2006, in Denver.
The McTeggart Dancers perform at the corner of Blake and 17th streets in Denver during the city's 44th annual St. Patrick's Day parade March 11, 2006.
Jerry VanDyke marches in the St. Patrick's Day parade with his West Highland White Terriers, Gregor and Mollie, March 11, 2006, during the 44th annual St. Patrick's Day parade in Denver.
Hunter Rodocker, 7, bottom, and sister Raeleigh Withey of Fort Collins, watch the Lucky Joe's St. Patrick's Day parade in downtown Fort Collins, Colo., March 11, 2006. The pair's grandmother rode a motorcycle in the parade.