How many ways can you celebrate a birthday? If you are talking about America’s birthday, there are too many to count. Start with parades and barbecues. Move on to festivals,
Eileen Ogintz, Tribune Content Agency campground and resort parties, concerts and, of course, fireworks. You can even time travel back to the days when our country was founded.
People are also reading… July Fourth, of course, marks the day the Declaration of Independence was adopted and the United States officially became its own nation. Stop at Once Upon a Nation Storytelling benches in Philadelphia’s Historic District where uniformed storytellers offer short stories about America’s start.
Pose for selfies July 3 and 4 with re-enactors of Presidents Geoge Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Jefferson and Theodore Roosevelt, the presidents carved in stone at Mount Rushmore National Memorial in South Dakota. Though there won’t be fireworks this year, the evening Lighting Ceremony is a must-see.
If you’ve always wanted to see The Big Apple’s fireworks from the water, City Cruises promises spectacular views of Lady Liberty with dinner and front-row seats to the iconic Macy's firework display over the New York skyline. Earlier, you can also take in Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest on Coney Island.
Got runners in the bunch? The annual Firecracker4 Road Race in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., is the longest and largest Independence Day race in the Northeast while the 96 th annual grueling Mount Marathon Race up and back down the mountain will be held in Seward, Alaska.
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