Humidity and temperatures in the 90s did not dampen the spirits of Waupaca County communities as they celebrated Independence Day.
Festivities included fireworks in Iola, parades in Waupaca and Manawa, and a kiddie parade in Fremont.
Fireworks in Iola.
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Fireworks Tuesday night, July 3, in Iola. Holly Neumann Photo
Fireworks in Iola.
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Lady Liberty Delaney Allen and her daughter Addison were ready for fireworks in Iola.
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Cecilyah and Brody Timm were all decked out for the 4th of July in Manawa.
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Joe Jost showed his holiday spirit with red, white and blue hat and glasses when he attended the Manawa parade.
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Manawa Mayor John Smith waves to the crowd during the parade.
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Cody Potter was ready to celebrate the Fourth of July in Manawa in his stars and stripes outfit.
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Ready for this year’s Kiddie Parade in Fremont were (from left) Cheyenne Harrington, Skylar Knapp and Myra Abendroth.
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Eight-year-old Amari Volp portrayed Betsy Ross in Fremont’s annual Kiddie Parade.
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Brothers (from left) John, James and Cory Brooker take their places in the lineup for this year’s Kiddie Parade on July 4, in Fremont.
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Iyleah Antony, 2 1/2, heads down Fremont’s Wolf River Drive in a decorated wagon during the July 4th Kiddie Parade.
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Ella Hamm, 4, of Waupaca watches Waupaca’s annual Fourth of July parade with family members at the corner of North Main and West Session streets. Other activities during the day included a chicken dinner at South Park, a Chain Skiers water-ski show in front of the Wisconsin Veterans Home in King and fireworks at night.
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Leah Piotter (left), recently named Waupaca County’s Fairest of the Fair for 2018, rides in Waupaca’s Fourth of July parade with last year’s Fairest of the Fair, Sydney Brooks. The Fairest of the Fair serves as the Waupaca County Fair’s official ambassador. This year’s fair will be held Aug. 21-26 in Weyauwega.
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Sisters Haylee (left) and Payton Roe of Waupaca are ready with their empty buckets to get a few pieces of candy during Waupaca’s Fourth of July parade.
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Several members of Waupaca High School’s band took a break from their summer vacation to participate in Waupaca’s annual Fourth of July parade.
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This three-seat bicycle was part of Waupaca’s Fourth of July parade.
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The Waupaca City Band was able to get hands clapping and toes tapping to its rendition of “The Beer Barrel Polka.”
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Hundreds of people lined Mill and Main streets in Waupaca to watch the city’s Fourth of July parade.
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