4th of July traditions

[riverat]

Usually a BBQ for lunch than over to Alton Bay where we secure our parking spot and sitting spot. Than dinner at Pop's and settle in to enjoy the concert, and people and boat watching.
Than we enjoy the firework show and hang back until most traffic has moved on and than back home to enjoy a campfire with friends and family to the wee hours of the morning.
Can't wait.

[CrownRay]

Yup. Almost all the July 4th's in the last 25 years were spent on the lake! We usually take the boat to either of the harbor shows, and then book it back to our dock to watch the parade of boats go by.

This year will be the same. Although, I did try to convice the family to stay home and take the "other" boat to the Charles and watch the BIG SHOW...

That didn't go over very well.

[sa meredith]

Golf in the morning. Sox on the radio in the afternoon.
Wouldn't even consider the boat that day. Just too many clueless captains on the 4th. And just about every Saturday for that matter.
Hoping to kick off weekend with perfect weather on Thursday (tomorrow) with a boat trip to Johnson's Cove, and Sox/Phila at 1:30. Anchoring there on a quiet, sunny, weekday afternoon, with the Sox on the radio... seriously don't know what could possibly be better.

[ishoot308]

My brother and his family who I haven't seen in three years is coming to visit this weekend so it's a little extra special...

Surf and Turf barbeque on the island featuring king crab legs and tenderloin steak.

We will wash that down with a special bottle of wine saved for special occasions.

More refreshments at the tiki bar will follow while listening to Stepehen Stills first and second album in the background.

Dave, our favorite pilot, will then be picking us all up at my breakwater to take us on a seaplane ride around the lake.

This will be followed by more refreshments at the tiki bar with Joe Bonamassa playing in the background.

The finale will be to blow off the ridiculous amount of fireworks I purchased this year off our dock then sit around the outdoor fireplace smelling the pine wood burning, sipping fine wine, telling exaggerated family stories of years past while listening to James Taylor quietly playing in the background...

Can't wait!

Dan

[jkjoshuatree]

Originally Posted by ishoot308

My brother and his family who I haven't seen in three years is coming to visit this weekend so it's a little extra special...

Surf and Turf barbeque on the island featuring king crab legs and tenderloin steak.

We will wash that down with a special bottle of wine saved for special occasions.

More refreshments at the tiki bar will follow while listening to Stepehen Stills first and second album in the background.

Dave, our favorite pilot, will then be picking us all up at my breakwater to take us on a seaplane ride around the lake.

This will be followed by more refreshments at the tiki bar with Joe Bonamassa playing in the background.

The finale will be to blow off the ridiculous amount of fireworks I purchased this year off our dock then sit around the outdoor fireplace smelling the pine wood burning, sipping fine wine, telling exaggerated family stories of years past while listening to James Taylor quietly playing in the background...

Can't wait!

Dan

Sounds perfect Dan!!!

I think I've only missed 3 4th of July's in 38 years at the lake.

I take my time getting there (guess I kind of have to going through Meredith on the 4th), meandering around here and there and stopping just to people watch.

All my siblings and their kids, as well as my parents will be on Bear Island and the next door neighbors give an amazing firework show from their swim raft.

A new tradition is the pig roast the same neighbors have (luckily they're right next door) so we walk back and forth from our place to theirs and have our own mini "block" party.

Can't forget to mention that my dad drapes his dads' WWI flag over the porch railing in honor of him and all the other US Service men and women that give us the opportunity to celebrate holidays such as the 4th!!!!

Have a safe and wonderful weekend everyone!!!!!

[Argie's Wife]

What a great idea for a thread! Thanks for starting this!


Our July 4th celebration is a double-good time, as our oldest boy's birthday is just the day before. The oldest Arglet decided to come into the world a tad bit early, as we'd just closed and were moving during a heat wave. He's turning the big "one-oh" (ten) this weekend.

Argie's band has a gig at a local camp ground (Tamworth) and we usually stay over night for that, too. There's fireworks, cookouts, and all that. Mainly it's an excuse to make a lot of noise, stay up really late, and have a lot of fun!

[Greene's Basin Girl]

When I was very young my parents would take us to the fireworks in Center Harbor. We would go in our PJ'S to watch them with a small amount of people. Now I still go, but I don't wear my PJ's and I watch the fireworks with a lot more people. The traffic is certainly much worse now also. For the past 10 years I have also gone to the fireworks also on the 3rd in Ashland. Those fireworks are GREAT!!!!

[CateP]

This will be my first 4th of July as a soon-to-be new resident. I have no traditions, but will be starting some with my new friends this weekend. I have a list of activities to check out, thanks to the forum calendar.

[tis]

I have always loved the Wolfeboro parade, Cate. If you have a chance, go watch it! It is a ten a.m.

After the parade we always have a family/friends picnic. The lake is too busy for us but we do go the very short distance by boat from our house to the family picnic.

We used to always go by boat to the Alton (the 3rd) and/or Wolfeboro (the 4th) fireworks but not so much anymore. Sometimes we would just sit in the middle of the broads and watch them go off in the various towns at dusk.

I love the Fourth of July!

[Pineedles]

Aside from the Center Harbor fireworks that we watched from our wharf, what I remember most was the traditional menu of Poached Salmon with hollandaise sauce, fresh green peas from my grandfather's garden in Center Sandwich, and parsley potatoes, too early for his garden to produce, probably from Idaho.