A short break for the holiday

Fire works a no longer associated solely with the Fourth of July. The website Michigan Fireworks Displays wants to make sure you don’t miss any of the state's exhibitions. The site has compiled lists of events from as many communities as they could find for events throughout the year. Here for your Independence Day pleasure is a sample of some local pyrotechnic offerings.

Allegan Jubilee Independence Celebration
Date:  July 3, 2013 at Dusk
Where: On the riverfront
in Allegan

Battle Creek’s Field of Flight Air Show & Balloon Festival
Date:  July 4, 2013 at 10:30 p.m.
Where: W. K. Kellogg Airport
Helmer Road
in Battle Creek

Douglas Fourth of July Parade and Fireworks
Date:  July 4, 2013 at Dusk
Where: Cook Park
Harbor Court
in Douglas

Gull Lake Fireworks
Date:  July 4, 2013 at 10 p.m.
Where: Shot from east shore of the lake
in Richland

Harbor Days / Venetian Lights
Date:  July 27, 2013 at Dusk
Where: Over Lake Kalamazoo
in Saugatuck
 
Kalamazoo Speedway Fireworks
Date:  July 3, 2013 at Dusk
Where: 7656 Ravine Rd.
in Kalamazoo
 
Oshtemo Township Fireworks
Date:  June 29, 2013 at Dusk
Where: Prairies Golf Course
5303 West Main
in Oshtemo Township

Plainwell Fourth of July Fireworks
Date:  July 4, 2013 at Dusk
Where: Plainwell Airport
616 North Tenth
in Plainwell

Portage Fireworks
Date:  July 4, 2013 at Dusk
Where: McCamley Field
8135 S Westnedge Ave
in Portage

St Joseph July Fourth Fireworks Display
Date:  July 4, 2013 at Dusk
Where: Shot off the North Pier Lighthouse. Silver Beach
Lake Street

Sandy Pines Fireworks
Date:  July 4, 2013 at 9:30 p.m.
Where: Sandy Pines
136th Ave
in Hopkins
 
Saugatuck Fourth of July Celebration
Date:  July 4, 2013 at Dusk
Where: Over Kalamazoo River
in Saugatuck
 
Schoolcraft Fourth of July Celebration
Date:  July 4, 2013 at Dusk
Where: Schoolcraft High School grounds at the corner of 14th Street and Lyons in Schoolcraft Michigan. Schoolcraft is located on U.S. 131
S. 14th Street
in Schoolcraft

South Haven Light Up The Lake
Date:  July 3, 2013 at Dusk
Where: South Pier over Lake Michigan
in South Haven

-- Information compiled by Michigan Fireworks Displays