4th of July Fireworks

It was much colder this morning when we got up – 39º (4ºC).

We were in Gaylord, MI on July 1 and missed Canada’s 142nd birthday (Canada Day) which they celebrate with fireworks and various activities.

We drove down to the St. Mary’s River waterfront near the Station Mall in Sault Ste Marie, Ontario about 7:30 to watch the 4th of July fireworks. There is a riverside park along the St. Mary’s River and we found benches to sit on while we waited for the fireworks display to start at dusk. Did I mention when dusk was??? How about 9:30!

The 4 of us sat on the bench and watched the crowd around us get larger as it got later in the evening. Even though it had warmed up to 77º (25º C) this afternoon, it was chilly sitting on the waterfront waiting for the fireworks to begin.

From Sault Ste Marie

What can I say – the fireworks were terrific. Mike took movies of the fireworks with our digital camera and I was able to get some still snapshots from the movies that came out pretty good.

From Sault Ste Marie

I overheard one girl standing near me who said that the U.S. fireworks were better than the Canadian ones. Since we didn’t see the Canadian ones, we’ll happily take her word for it.
It was nearly midnight by the time we got back to the campground.