4th of july

All the events happening near and around Kalamazoo. We hope to see you at a few of these!

Light it up! After missing a year due to construction at the high school, one of the areas best 4th of July fireworks shows returns to Portage in 2019 at a new location.

The partying that happens on the shallow sandbars of Torch Lake has long been a Northern Michigan tradition. Has anything changed in 2018?

Nothing says loving Pure Michigan like trashing some of it. That is the sad, sorry state of McCarty's Cove in Marquette.

Not just fireworks but a car show, craft show, parade and live music highlight the Summerfest celebration in this small town 30 minutes from Kalamazoo.

Vying for the title of "Most Patriotic State of the Union," Michigan showed its pride by flying the stars and stripes over the span of the Mackinac Bridge.

I had the chance to meet the brothers Bennett, owners of Shock and Awe Fireworks in Battle Creek. Great guys, great store. Tons of things that go BOOM to choose from. My favorite, though, has to be the Pirate Sword.

AAA Michigan is estimating more than 1.6 million people from Michigan are are gonna be traveling 50 miles or more from home during the 4th of July holiday,

Kalamazoo has laws on the books to answer when and how to light fireworks in the city.

We all love the fourth of July mainly because it gives us an excuse to grill and light things of fire and watch them explode into pretty colors.