CLEAR LAKE – North Iowa celebrated the Fourth of July Holiday Wednesday and Thursday with parades, carnivals and of course, fireworks.
Mason City held its annual fireworks display Wednesday night at Mohawk field. A large crowd was on hand, scattered throughout the High School campus fields and stadium and into adjacent parking lots. Many out-of-state license plates were spotted and even several from Canada. The crowd soaked up the festive atmosphere as the Mason City Municipal Band got things started early. Veterans in the crowd were recognized and honored for their service.
The next day in Clear Lake, the annual Fourth of July parade was held on a perfect sunny day. Area neighborhoods were saturated with cars as people streamed toward the parade route. The parade featured local businesses and organizations and politicians. Lt. Governor Kim Reynolds walked the parade route, as did State Senator Amanda Ragan, Clear Lake Mayor Nelson Crabb and Cerro Gordo Supervisor Phil Dougherty. Candy and other goodies were tossed at the kids as floats of all shapes and sizes made their way through town.
After the parade, the celebration geared up for the big fireworks show to be held that evening at the lake. The fair kicked into gear and City Park was full of people all day.
The fireworks show did not disappoint, delivering a rousing finale to the huge crowd scattered all around the lake.
The carnival continues in Clear Lake all weekend.
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Very nice posting of photo’s.
It is nice to see some comments about Mason City on N.I.T. KIMT and the rag (GLOB) only reported on Clear Lake and Minnesota. It’s just like Mason city doesn’t exist for those clowns. We should just quit supporting them until they go away and we get someone who knows where they live.