This past weekend was "Maple Grove Days." We mostly missed it because of a church camping trip, but did catch the opening parade and the fireworks. We lucked out with the firworks-- they were supposed to be Saturday night (while we were camping) but two tornado warnings meant they got postponed. The tornado warnings were not too much fun when camping with a lot of young children. We spent 30 minutes on two occasions huddled in the bathrooms (actually, on the floor of a shower stall) with young children on our lap (who were wet, cold and scared).
We had a great viewing spot for the fireworks-- about 100 feet from our front door. Maple Grove, Minnesota. 18 July 2010.