Three-year-old Howard Bellis admires a monster-truck-like car from the shoulders of Jacob Black of Butler, who stands alongside Howard's mother, Biidaw Morin, of Butler, at Sunday's Cruise-A-Palooza on Butler's Main Street.

Hot rods, muscle cars and beyond lined Butler's Main Street on Sunday as Cruise-A-Palooza made its return from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Nearly 1,500 cars parked along Main Street and its side streets, according to event organizer Dan Cunningham, member of the Rodfathers of Butler.

“We had a really good turnout,” Cunningham said. “The folks here are really happy to see it back.”

Three-year-old Howard Bellis was in awe of a particular car raised up on an adjustable suspension. He was just barely taller than the vehicle, sitting on top of the shoulders of Jacob Black, of Butler, who walked alongside Howard's mother, Biidaw Morin, of Butler.

“I remember seeing it years back,” Black said. “It's here every year.”

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