Marquette, MI – July 4, 2021 – Independence Day wraps up with a bang as Americans gathered at Lower Harbor for the Fireworks show. After nearly two years since the last communal Independence Day celebration, the excited cheer was evident in all corners of the Upper Peninsula.
This year’s festivities proceeded beautifully, with the Marquette County festivities split between two days. Ishpeming celebrated a day early, with their parade taking place in the mid-morning and Al Quaal bustling with activity.
Celebrations moved to Marquette on the 4th as the parade set out at noon on Independence day. There was a great lineup for the parade this year, check out our story on the parade! Delighted guests traveled around the Food Fest, celebrating with friends and family.
Which was your favorite?
mediaBrew took host at the Beer Tent down at FoodFest, and helped get the drinks out to the people. There were food vendors, a bouncy fun house for the kids, live music, and good weather! Our own Walt Lindala and his band The Flat Broke Blues Band were the last to play for the night, before the fireworks started! See our post on the fireworks! This year’s celebrations were long in the making, and we can’t wait to get together with you again next year!
Thank you to all of the sponsors and participants for another long-awaited Independence Day.
Cute!Fun Truck!Defend democracy!Clowns!The Man Cave even had a golf cart!Awesome set up!The Man Cave Barber Shop!Upper Michigan’s Source!TV6!Go Redettes!Marquette Varsity Dance Team!Good job ladies!What a great lineup for the parade this year.Marquette Forensic Lab!Unique!What in the world!Cool Car!Cool float!Put on a show!Superior Arts Youth Theater!Emergency Response Team!ERT!Knights of Columbus!Thank you!What a crazy lime green!Now for this hot rod!There she goes!Lucky number 99What an awesome ride.Awesome Mustang!Cars!Neat!Power!Get your covid vaccine!Marquette County Health Department.Look at that trophy!MCHD!Peewee Hockey!Dance!New Attitudes Dance Studios!Carpenters and Millworkers!Upper Peninsula Regional Labor FederationUpper Peninsula Regional Labor FederationUpper Peninsula Regional Labor FederationMarquette Labor CouncilUnion strong!MGH RN Staff Council!TEAM Wireless!Neat!Ambulance!UP Health System RNs!UP Health SystemMarquette Fire DepartmentCoast GuardNMU PoliceNMU President Fritz Erickson!Erica Huss!What a lineup!Lisa Benson – Police officer of the year!Nice Jeep!Marquette Mayor Jenna Smith!Marquette Elks Officers!Boy scouts!The marines had a colonial drummer.Marine Corps LeagueMarines!Thank you for your service!Marquette Police force!Parade goers!The church gave some great shade.The sun was shining bright!People were sticking to the shade of the Blue Link.Ab Clinkerham!People as far as the eye can see!Look at the festive flag destributers!Giveakidaflagtowave!Here it comes!The parade is starting!!!Third Street was packed!The streets were lined with people!Cookie Monster biker?Bikes!NMU Police!Freedom Flour Freedom FlourCrossroads Truck RepairSuperior Storage SolutionsIt’s Switzer Construction time!Cool side-by-sideIt was a hot one this Fourth of JulyNorthland Lawn Sport & Equipment!Take a gander at this John Deere Tractor!John Deere!Peninsula Solar!Midway Rentals!La Catrina had a sweet Jeep!There was a long line for the parade!Get your car detailed!Look at those good pups!Doggies!Miss Upper Peninsula 2021!Flagstar!!Heck yeah Checker Bus!Checker Tesla anyone?Marquette baseball!The Sheriff’s Department even have a few four wheelers!Sheriff boat!Marquette ambulanceBright orange Chocolay Township firetruck!Chocolay Township firetruck!Look at this old timey Marquette Township firetruck!Marquette Township Fire Truck!Edge of Reality! Check them out on Washington StreetJob’s Daughters Bethel #16There were even some that went off both sides of the dock!Big Red!Wow!The Ore Dock is the best place to set fireworks off!Which was your favorite?It was a show to beholdBoom!It got wild and crazy there for a second!Come back next year!Even yellow!Big and beautiful!These fireworks were definitely unique!Some of those fireworks were huge!Colorful!Smokey!There was a great variety of firework this year.The fireworks were great!The Ore Dock was were the fireworks would soon go off!There was live music all day!Our own Walt Lindala and his band were awesome!It was a real scorcher today!There was a great view of Lake Superior for all.There was a great turn out at FoodFest this year!People from far and wide came out for FoodFest and the fireworks!The Flat Broke Blues Band was playing some great music!mediaBrew ownersChuck and Wendy Williams were on the scene with the rest of the crew!mediaBrew owners Chuck and Wendy Williams were on the scene with the rest of the crew!The Beer Tent was sponsored by yours truly, mediaBrew Communications!The FoodFest beer tent was manned and ready to go!
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