Photo by Mike Brothers
Repeat Grand Champion turtle Mr. Incredible and owner Daisy Richardson. To view more photos, click here.

•July 10, 2019•
By Mike Brothers

Daisy Richardson’s Mr. Incredible was grand champion of the 100th annual Sullivan Fourth of July turtle races held on a warm afternoon in Wyman Park.
Volunteers from the Sullivan American Legion Post 68 Auxiliary, and Sons of American Legion herded some 70 turtles and their owners into 10 heats in the first event of an afternoon of classic Fourth competitions.
Mr. Incredible won the Turtle Race last year with Daisy, and her dad Sam kept the champion in the family pond in Sullivan. Daisy indicated the special diet of gold fish, crawdads and leftover pizza were the key to his championship performance.
Turtle racing was the first event following the annual Fourth of July parade and luncheon hosted at the legion hall. Parade entries filed from the school south and around the Sullivan square for more than an hour serving viewers water, ice pops and plenty of candy to take their minds off the traditional July heat.
The watermelon eating contest and sack races completed the afternoon of games as clouds moved in along with a brief thunderstorm.
Central States Fireworks of Athens set off a spectacular ground and air fireworks show over the lake before a packed Wyman Park. As a special addition, ground fireworks commemorating the 100th anniversary of the founding of Sullivan American Legion Post 68 were displayed.     Login or Subscribe to read the rest of this story.