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Party Like It’s 1776 – July 4 in Highlands
Written By: Mary Jane McCall | Issue: 2018/07 - July | Photograph By: Susan Renfro
Highlands is the place to be for a Fourth of July to remember. Events are planned throughout the day to celebrate this most festive of holidays, and the town is decked from head to toe in red, white, and blue.
Families will want to plan on spending their morning at the Town of Highlands Ball Field. Festivities start at 9:00 A.M. with the Boy Scout’s annual Rocket Launch, which runs until 10:45 A.M. The scouts will provide materials and knowledge to build a water rocket – you bring your sense of adventure.
Stay right where you are because the annual Town of Highlands Fourth of July family games begin at 11:00 A.M. You and your children will enjoy these traditional games and will be laughing throughout the day as you try to best your friends and neighbors.
All that activity is sure to work up an appetite, so head on over to the Kelsey Hutchinson Founders Park at 11:00 A.M. for the Rotary Club’s Annual Barbecue. Each year they bring out the club’s culinary guns to satisfy your need for a good old-fashioned July Fourth cookout.
After lunch, take a few minutes to stroll Main Street, enjoy the patriotic storefronts, perhaps enjoy dessert, and then make your way to Mill Creek for the Rubber Duck Derby (2:00 P.M.). Purchase a rubber duck and cheer it on to victory for a chance at fabulous prizes and bragging rights.
The evening is really set to sparkle and shine. There will be a concert at the Kelsey-Hutchinson Park from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M., featuring Silly Ridge Roundup. From there, make your way to the annual Patriotic Sing with the Men’s Chorus, which begins at 8:00 P.M. at the Presbyterian Church. This ends just in time for you to make your way to find the perfect spot to view the annual fireworks display. This dazzling display takes place at around 9:00 P.M. and isn’t to be missed.
For more information please call the Highlands Chamber of Commerce at (828) 526-2112, or visit highlandschamber.org.
