Early Independence Celebration

The Fourth of July activities at the local historic park has become a tradition for Marina and I. This year, they moved their celebration up a few days to coordinate with the city’s fireworks. We went after dinner tonight.

The festivities were different from years past. The meadow area was filled with food trucks and an open space was left so people could settle in to watch the fireworks. Before we did that, we wanted to take a look around.

We found an activity table where Marina made a firecracker necklace. As she did that, we saw one of Marina’s former dance teachers. She showed Marina how to use stilts and play the old fashioned games they had on display. The Civil War display was smaller than previous years, but we still enjoyed looking it. We looked in on the blacksmith demonstration as well.

We picked out a spot in the meadow and bought a snack for while we waited. However, before the fireworks were scheduled it started raining. We took shelter inside the main building. The rain lasted over an hour. Marina socialized with other people inside the building while we waited.

We ventured outside a few minutes before the fireworks were scheduled to start. The grass was wet, but our blanket protected us. The fireworks were worth the wait. It took a long time to get home. Marina fell asleep on the way.