Flag Day in Branson should be more than a ‘Republican Ice Cream Social!’

Flag Day is not a national holiday with businesses closing, etc. If the Ole Seagull were a betting person, he’d bet that most Americans don’t even know that Flag Day is celebrated on June 14. In fact, the New York Times once called Flag Day “The runty stepchild among American national holidays.”

“Well, Seagull, it’s certainly more than that in Branson, Mo., “America’s most patriotic city.” Isn’t it a city that markets and espouses Faith, Family and Flag?” “Well, ‘Yes,’ but only by a Republican Ice Cream Social!”

“Wait, are you saying that America’s most patriotic city, the one espousing Faith, Family and Flag, is celebrating Flag Day in 2025 only with a Republican Ice Cream Social?” “No, that’s what Google and Explore Branson said, or didn’t say.”

Regarding Flag Day in Branson, the Google prompt “flag day branson mo 2025,” returns only the following, “Flag Day Ice Cream Social: The Taney County Republican Central Committee is hosting a Flag Day Ice Cream Social on Saturday, June 14, 2025, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the Branson Rec Plex.”

On Explore Branson. The Ole Seagull, searching for information the way he usually does on any site, could find no reference to any Flag Day activities, ice cream social, or otherwise. “Wait, Seagull, are you saying there was no reference to Flag Day on the site?” “No, what he’s saying is that searching as he normally does could find no Flag Day event for 2025 listed.”

To an Ole Seagull, it is inconceivable that in 2025, Branson, Missouri, having declared itself “America’s Most Patriotic City” and espousing Faith, Family and Flag, is not itself sponsoring at least one public Flag Day event or even issued a press release encouraging the businesses and residents to make an extra effort to display the flag in honor of Flag Day. How about a simple thing like encouraging our shows to have the audience stand and recite the Pledge of Allegiance and what they usually do to honor veterans?

It’s sad to an Ole Seagull that “America’s most patriotic city,” marketing itself as espousing Faith, Family and Flag, can’t do more to honor that “Flag” on Flag Day.