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Why We Celebrate the Fourth the Way We Do

Fourth of July celebrations across the Adirondacks and foothills are rooted in regional and national traditions. The principal components — parades, social gatherings, feasts, and fireworks — have endured since the early 1800s. They’re actually based on suggestions by one of our Founding Fathers. During the first century of the nation’s existence, memories of the […]

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