[SteveZ]

If you are interested in attending/participating in local/regional 4th of July events, or just want to see fireworks, here's some links you may find interesting.

Lake County, see http://www.lakecountyfl.gov/hometown...july_2006.aspx

Various FL communities, see http://www.americantowns.com/about/4...fl_july4events and scroll down to Florida listings. Hyperlinks to each event are provided.

PS - just noticed another person posted the Lake County link on the "Why no fireworks..." thread.

[Whalen]

Steve,
I'm with you , I like to leave the reservation now and again to find out where I really live.
Thanks for the links.

[SABRMnLgs]

Actually it's a tow part answer

A. It would cost the Villages money to put on a show.

b. They couldn't sell tickets at the box office.

[Keedy]

Originally Posted by SteveZ

If you are interested in attending/participating in local/regional 4th of July events, or just want to see fireworks, here's some links you may find interesting.

Lake County, see http://www.lakecountyfl.gov/hometown...july_2006.aspx

Various FL communities, see http://www.americantowns.com/about/4...fl_july4events and scroll down to Florida listings. Hyperlinks to each event are provided.

PS - just noticed another person posted the Lake County link on the "Why no fireworks..." thread.

I found it rather bizarre that when I went to Massachusetts...they neglected to list the Boston Pops and fireworks which is televised.

[Russ_Boston]

No reason to advertise it I assume. Everyone knows!

[Keedy]

I suppose...but I had a mini-anxiety attack...I thought it was canceled.

[Herb]

Boston Pops fourth of July, I look forward to it every year and the Macy's Display. Herb

[REDCART]

4TH OF JULY


Have you ever wondered what happened to the 56 men who signed the
Declaration of Independence ?

Five signers were captured by the British as traitors, and tortured
before they died.

Twelve had their homes ransacked and burned. Two lost their sons
serving in the Revolutionary Army; another had two sons captured.

Nine of the 56 fought and died from wounds or hardships of the
Revolutionary War.

They signed and they pledged their lives, their fortunes, and their
sacred honor.
What kind of men were they?

Twenty-four were lawyers and jurists. Eleven were merchants, nine
were farmers and large plantation owners; men of means, well educated,
but they signed the Declaration of Independence knowing full well
that the penalty would be death if they were captured.

Carter Braxton of Virginia, a wealthy planter and trader, saw his ships
swept from the seas by the British Navy. He sold his home and
properties to pay his debts, and died in rags.

Thomas McKeam was so hounded by the British that he was forced to
move his family almost constantly. He served in the Congress without
pay, and his family was kept in hiding. His possessions were taken from
him, and poverty was his reward.

Vandals or soldiers looted the properties of Dillery, Hall, Clymer,

Walton, Gwinnett, Heyward, Ruttledge, and Middleton.

At the battle of Yorktown, Thomas Nelson, Jr., noted that the
British General Cornwallis had taken over the Nelson home for his
headquarters. He quietly urged General George Washington to open fire. The home was destroyed, and Nelson died bankrupt.

Francis Lewis had his home and properties destroyed.
The enemy jailed his wife, and she died within a few months.

John Hart was driven from his wife’s bedside as she was dying. Their
13 children fled for their lives.
His fields and his gristmill were laid to waste.
For more than a year he lived in forests and caves, returning home to
find his wife dead and his children vanished. Some of us take these
liberties so much for granted, but we shouldn’t.

So, take a few minutes while enjoying your 4th of July holiday and
silently thank these patriots.

It’s not much to ask for the price they paid.
Remember: freedom is never free!

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