Cape Cod Fireworks Among “Top Ten”!
4th of July on Cape Cod
One of the nation’s best Fourth of July fireworks shows is right here on Cape Cod, according to Travel & Leisure Magazine, which named Falmouth’s annual fireworks display as one of the 10 best in the country. The patriotic fireworks show is watched by 50,000 people each summer and was chosen because of the musical choreography and the quality of fireworks.
According to Travel & Leisure, on July 3, 1776, the day before the Continental Congress adopted the final draft of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia, John Adams wrote to his wife, Abigail, that the event should be marked “with shows, games, sports, guns, bells, bonfires and illuminations from one end of this continent to the other from this time forward forever more.”
Today, the explosive spectacles that Adams envisioned come courtesy of the U.S. pyrotechnics industry, a $900 million-plus annual business.
Falmouth is ranked among some heavy hitters and perennial pyrotechnic favorites. The Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular topped the list and fireworks shows in Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, New York City and Mount Rushmore also made the cut.
This year’s display is dedicated to the 150th anniversary of the birth of Falmouth native Katharine Lee Bates, who wrote “America the Beautiful.” The complete list of the best fireworks displays can be found on http://www.travelandleisure.com/articles/best-july-4th-fireworks/.
We still have some rooms available for the holiday weekend. Come celebrate with us!
