Impressive Sand Sculpture of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Very appropriate, don't you think?
The river wall is built up in steps providing both protection from flooding and a ringside seat to the festivities.
This also gives you a good view of the bridge we walked back across.
One of the cool activities for kids was the Beach at the Burg'.
There were several beach areas set aside where people could play in between events. Adults had as much fun here as the kids!
One event we watched was the ski show.
Ok, watching the girls in this split position really got me. 1st of all, anyone who can do a split impresses me. I couldn't even do one when I was a kid! But these girls are going over waves while they are being held by two different people. One little bounce and those legs would go into a hyper- extended split. OUCH!!!
This ski team was from Wisconsin where they apparently ski at least once a month.... even in winter!! Yikes!!!
The river had lots of ducks and Canadian geese swimming around. Before the boat race the Rescue boats tried rounding them up to clear the waterway. It was fun to watch even if they weren't all that successful. However, the boats started running, the ducks got the hint and cleared out of there!
Of course, I missed the best shot of all the boats racing towards us at the begining of the race. I was too busy watching. But here are a couple of shots of them. The pink boat was piloted by a woman and came in 2nd. OOPS, 3rd. She had held 2nd for most of the race, right up until the very last moments when she was passed. As for the winner... he was going too fast and I couldn't catch a shot. He was 3 laps ahead of everyone at the end!
All in all, it was a fun day. A memorable 'day before' the 4th of July.
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