4th of July Fireworks and a Blackberry

The fireworks display the city puts on is fantastic!!! So we heard. We got advice on where to go watch to get the best view with minimal traffic afterwards. 7:30 p.m. we loaded up the car and drove to find 'the best spot', a park by the river. Nope, we couldn't find the park. So, at 8:30 we went to the actual location where the fireworks were to be let off. No one was there. That's odd.

Mark got out his blackberry and checked out the information (which we should have done beforehand). Oh, the display that is all the rage was on the 3rd of July. Ooops. The kids were really disappointed. Trying to appease them, Mark found information about a small town not too far away that had a show starting at 9:30. We found a great spot- a factory parking lot on the hill above the park where they were let off. They even had their display 'synchronized' to a local country music station. Welcome to the midwest!!

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