Thanks to the ever gracious iceeu2 and the real icee, we're headed to the beach this weekend. Omigosh, am I looking forward to this!! I looooooooooove the beach and will put up with holiday traffic to be near the water!

Squam Lake, New Hampshire! I hope the weather is good....

We, too, are staying home. However, our little town on Lake Minnetonka does the 4th right. So many activities including a 10K for grown ups, a sand castle building contest for the little ones and an ice cream social for everyone. Then, all the kids hop on their decorated bikes, scooters, strollers, whatever and march in the parade behind the local firetruck. There is a little festival on the commons by the lake and then the Minnesota Orchestra plays in the evening before the fireworks over the lake. About as Apple Pie as one can get. My favorite time of year. Can't wait.

Vegas baby!!!

Not going anywhere. But this thread reminded me of that other one started around Memorial Day, telling everyone who travelled over the holidays how stupid they were for being sheep. Thanks for asking the question in a nicer fashion.

Puerto Rico...because I've never been there. Hope to get in some beach/snorkel time but will settle for gambling if it rains.

Waterfront Blues Festival, Portland Oregon..see ya there!! sunbum!
Then fireworks viewing from our terrace

Looks liks Tiff and I booked at the same travel agent! We also will be traveling to our backyard for a BBQ with my parents, BUT then we will travel out front to the driveway when it gets dark to light fireworks for the kids! We can usually see a few fireworks from a big park nearby that does a big firework display. I wouldn't mind taking the kids to this park to see them, but it would mean going early for a parking spot and being outside awhile and it is SO HOT! I'm with you Heavens, BOO HOO, I have some family going to Brianhead to watch the big firework display they do, wish we could go but DH has to work Wed. and it is a 3+ hour drive home for us from there. So, I will settle for backyard and then the front yard!

We're having a party on the 1st, and then flying on the 3rd from DC to AZ for a hiking/camping AZ/UT trip.

Can't wait!

Staying home in Honolulu!

http://www.alohatower.com/specialevents.html

Memphis!

I'll be lounging among the bennies on Long Beach Island Five days of doing nothing and eating everything!

I've travelled twice on the 4th, lived in D.C. around a few holidays so I was at the action. Now I just want to spend it at home enjoying quiet, my house, yard and 2 dogs and 3 cats doing some house and yardwork. To me this is heaven.

We usually stay home for the 4th but this year we're headed to Sanibel Island.

Staying home too. But we'll do day trips. We're an hour ish south of San Francisco.

Amelia Island to see Bob the Nav, Mrs. Bob and the rest of mr_go's family, including our newest nephew.

We're just driving down the road to Bullard Texas where they'll be some folks singing C&W music and the high school band will play patriotic music.

The local church ladies will have cake, homemade pies, watermelon and iced tea. A couple of good ol' boys will make barbecue.

Then the local volunteer Fire Department will shoot off a bunch of fireworks.

We'll be black and white, Hispanic, native American and even a couple of Asians (that would be me and my family) and we'll all watch sitting on folding camp chairs and from the back of our pick up trucks.

Finally, we'll all join in singing God Bless America and we'll mean it.

May you all have as good a day.

I generally stay home on long holiday weekends, and do my thing after the weekend.
8-)

Right now we are 3 weeks out of the SunShineState visiting in the midwest. After the 4th we will be heading more to the north and then turning west. Can't decide if we want to go thru the UP of MI or a little more to the north and around the Big Lake. Heading to the Rocky Mountains of Canada for some camping and then going to work our way west and south before turning east and for home.

Maine, sailing on the schooner Isaac Evans