Small Town Holiday

Reader Contribution by Mary carton
Published on July 7, 2011
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Hope everyone had a patriotic Fourth of July.  May the USA live long and strong.  With the Helen Keller Festival last weekend, the fourth is usually a quiet one in Tuscumbia.  I drove into town looking for another belt for my 5 ft finishing mower. The sidewalks were rolled up and the only thing moving were the flags hanging around town.  Tourist were doing the historical driving tour and were parked in the middle of the street while they read the brochure and no one disturbed them. Down in Spring Park and few families were having picnics. While I had the chance I walked the streets myself taking pictures of some of the historical buildings for a historical calendar I’m working on. Eventually a jogger went by, going down the hill to the park and back up the hill to town.  My knees hurt just watching him.

A large number of folks head to McFarland Park on the river in Florence for the Spirit of Freedom Festival. All day concerts on two stages and a fireworks display at the end.   Several businesses sponsor the event and TNT fireworks located in Florence put on a spectacular show from a barge in the middle of the Tennessee River.  If you can manage to find a seat on the road on the higher bluff on the Sheffield side, the explosions look like they are right in your face. One thing that is on my bucket list is going to Boston for the Boston Pops fireworks show one year.  The next festival coming up is the W. C. Handy Music Festival all over the Shoals at the end of the month. Bring a lawn chair and just take it easy.

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