‘Alton‘ always has its July 4th fireworks on July 3rd so that it does NOT have to compete with its posher neighbors, e.g., ‘Wolfeboro‘, on the night.
So the fireworks were last night. I went. They were ‘good’ — better than they have been in a longtime. Wow. We could finally be getting better fireworks in Alton. That would be welcome.
I was determined NOT to take too many pictures. Nonetheless, I ended up taking around 100. Today, I got rid of nearly a half. I am proud of myself. I was left with 56. Quickest way to share them with YOU was to make this video montage. So, I did.
My usual, photos stitched together to create a video, with dubbed music from YouTube (to avoid their stringent copyright policy).
It felt like it was the best fireworks in many years — better than last year. But, your memory plays tricks when it comes to fireworks. All said, it was satisfying — & that is what counts in the end.
Definitely MORE people than last year. That was palpable. But, it wasn’t packed & the traffic was light. I got my accustomed spot, on the bridge, dead in front of where the fireworks go off, at 8:55pm, without any problem. To be fair there wasn’t that many people on the bridge.
The weather was PERFECT. No rain, not even clouds. It was a spectacular evening. We really lucked out.
The fireworks started, BANG, at 9:20 (per schedule) & finished at 9:38. 18-minutes. 2 minutes shorter than last year.
We had more FOUNTAIN like displays & the crowd loved it. See images above.
But, for the fountain displays it was very much your typical Alton July 3rd firework show. We are used to it. We know what to expect. Nothing too spectacular, just an average, ‘low budget’ production. Also to be fair, Alton’s MAIN firework display is reserved for August for ‘Old Home Day‘.
It was the accustomed staccato, boom … pause … bang … pause … boom … pause, display culminating in short, climatic finale which this year was a tad shorter than usual. However, people loved it. It was much appreciated.
It was good. I am glad I went.
Thank YOU Alton (though, as a taxpayer, I did my bit to pay for it).
Saw it, around 10:25pm on the way back from the ‘Alton‘, July 3, fireworks.
It was spectacular. Had to stop the car to take some pictures.
Then, further down, I had to go past ‘Merrymeeting River‘. Even before I got to it I could tell that the view of the moon had to be ultra special. There were about 3 vehicles stopped. They too were taking pictures. I stopped too, but unlike the others I pulled off the road. Enjoy.
It was GOOD to have the fireworks back in Alton Bay on July 3. A definite sign that normalcy is coming back — or in the case of Alton, already well & truly back. I like fireworks — both setting them off myself & shows. I try not to miss any local firework shows. As far as I am concerned you need to see as MANY firework displays as you can during your life.
And given my fondness for fireworks, I stoutly maintain that there is NO such thing as a bad fireworks display. As far as I am concerned they are all ‘good’ per my definition.
Alton Bay, last night, was NOT as crowded as I had expected. To be honest it was only at about 1/2 capacity compared to past years when there had been much more folks, traffic & boats. But, there was a fair crowd & they were happy & content. It is possible that people did NOT realize that the fireworks were on last night. I, as you know, did my little bit to get the message out — though I probably should have done it earlier. Many people still not appreciate that Alton does their 4th fireworks on the 3rd. Alton lets (famous) Wolfeboro have the honors on the 4th (& YES, I plan to be there. (SMILE)).
Given that it wasn’t that crowded parking, at my usual spot, was a breeze. Hardly anybody else parked! As such I was 20 minutes early.
The show started at 9:20 (as stated) & finished around 9:40. Par for the course. Folks were happy.
It was back to normal. That meant that it was also your typical, Alton July 3rd firework show. Nothing too spectacular, just an average, ‘low budget’ production. But, we in Alton are used to it — & to be fair, Alton’s MAIN firework display is reserved for August for ‘Old Home Day’.
It was the accustomed staccato, boom … pause … bang … pause … boom … pause, display culminating in short, climatic finale. We all love that. Most of us wait for it. We know it is coming. Well it came & as ever it was decent. Worth waiting for. I enjoyed it.
Thank YOU Alton (though, as a tax payer, I did my bit to pay for it).
Click to ENLARGE. I took the underlying picture at the July 3, 2019 fireworks in Alton.
Last year, i.e., 2021, due to COVID etc., there was NO public fireworks in ‘Alton’ during the entire month of July.
NOT SO IN 2022.
There will be fireworks, at ‘Alton Bay’, on Sunday, July 3rd starting at 9:20pm.
July 3rd is the traditional day for Alton’s ‘4th of July’ firework display (‘over the Bay‘) so that they don’t have to compete with the show put on by neighboring Wolfeboro on the 4th.
Click to ENLARGE. I took the underlying picture at the July 3, 2019 fireworks in Alton.
Click to ENLARGE. From the ‘Town of Alton’ Website at: alton.nh.gov
Alton, New Hampshire, normally has its ‘4th of July‘ firework display (‘over the Bay‘) on July 3rd so that they don’t have to compete with the show put on by neighbouring Wolfeboro on the 4th.
Last year (i.e., 2020), of course, we didn’t have any firework shows because of COVID.
Well, I can, categorically, confirm that there will be NO firework display in Alton in Hly 2021 — whether it be July 3 or July 4.
No firework displays in Alton in July. Period.
The only (actual) fireworks will be in August (as usual) for ‘Old Home Day’.
Got that? So, don’t worry about the weather. Even if it had been clear we would not have had any fireworks this weekend. OK?
