Cleveland july 4 fireworks

Photo by John Kuntz, cleveland. Fairport Harbor will host two days of festivities this weekend, with fireworks to cap it all off. The lakeside town will put on a golf cart parade on July 3, with entertainment and food at Memorial Park and Finn Hollow Park. Then, on July 4, attendees can enjoy fireworks over Lake Erie. Downtown Fairport Harbor. Solon Fireworks. Grab a bite to eat from a food truck then stick around for an impressive Friday night fireworks show at Solon Community Park.

Park opens at 7 p. Strongsville Fireworks. Enjoy a night of classical music and fireworks at Glenn Chamberlin Park as the Cleveland Pops Orchestra performs under the night sky in a salute to America. Westlake 4th of July Parade and Fireworks. A patriotic fireworks display follows at dusk. Clague Road and Hilliard Boulevard, Westlake.

Whiskey Island concerts. The bar will not take reservations or pre-sale tickets and will instead open for shows on a first-come, first-served basis for the season. July 4. Get a jumpstart on the weekend and sign up for cleveland. It will arrive in your inbox on Friday mornings - an exclusive to-do list, focusing on the best of the weekend fun.

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The source you trust. Subscribe today. By Joey Morona, cleveland. Photo by Beth Mlady, special to cleveland. After the storm my parents, brothers and I sat on the front porch. A few hours later, the power on our side of the street returned but across the street, it was out for a couple days. I remember outdoor extension cords stretched across our dead end street from houses with power to those without so they could power their refrigerators.

I remember driving with my dad the next day to go to Lawson's on Lakewood Heights Boulevard and seeing trees down. I also recall driving to Lakewood Park with my mom and seeing huge trees on the ground and the roots and soil attached to the bottom of them.

We were on the way to grandma's house when the storm hit. We made it safely and fortunately she had a basement, but it was quite a show on the way. Flooding on the generally flat terrain happened within minutes. The lightning was continuous, which illuminated the strange looking clouds at the base of the storm. As an adult many years later, I learned that they were mammatus clouds which are somewhat rare around here. After rehearsal dinner, we decided to go with our wedding party to Cedar Point for the evening.

My grandparents made it to Dover and stayed overnight due to the storm and never made it to my wedding because roads were washed out. Our groomsmen made it partway to Cedar Point and turned around because water was rushing over the road on route 4. It was the only time I ever saw my Grandpa scared.

He and Grandma came to our house because and I quote Water was feet deep. We lived a few blocks from Lake Erie. Sitting on the hill, then we were looking out to the lake, all of a sudden the wind started picking up.

The boats on the lake started turning over. We tried getting up the hill; the winds were so very strong. We holed up in the basement all night long in Eastlake. The rain was coming down so hard we put towels around our windows [because] it was just pouring in.

We had about 4 inches of standing water in our back yard. Huge limbs everywhere and our backyard was a disaster. My first experience of such a horrendous storm I have never forgotten.

As I recall, we lost power and closed early. Going into Port Clinton was an adventure because of downed trees blocking many roads and streets. Ended up staying up all night helping clear the local streets of debris. One heck of a storm. The storm came so fast and rain so hard, our parents could barely get there before the streets flooded. Kids got stuck on rides, the power went out.

Scary times. No warnings I remember, you just watched the clouds. We had water six feet deep in the basements of the cottages. Edgewater Park was a disaster with hail and insane winds. Temps went into the 40's.

Boats sank that were awaiting the fireworks. Craziest weather I ever saw! Later, my step-father drove us all over to look for damage. We went to Fairport to see what the Mardi Gras looked like. We could only see three rides left standing.

She lived in Milan. The river was behind her. I remember going to retrieve all her stuff we could find. My family celebrated the Fourth — and my grandfathers' birthday— with a picnic in eastern Holmes County.

By the time the rain hit we were on our way home, passing through Mt. Eaton Wayne County , where people were running like crazy to get out of the storm. I remember the pouring rain and lightning; lightning everywhere. The next day, our family traveled from our home outside Apple Creek to relatives in Holmesville.

Two major bridges along our normal route were simply gone, including the railroad bridge outside of Holmesville. The rail line that ran through many communities in our area was wiped out, and was never rebuilt.

It is now a rails-to-trails path. A very large tractor was ferrying people from inaccessible parts of Holmesville to where we needed to go. We soon discovered that my grandparents' home was completely flooded. They lived on the very edge of the swamps.

It was a basement home and they lost everything. The entire extended family spent the rest of the summer building a new home on top of that foundation. I will never, ever forget the stench of that floodwater. Years afterward that smell lingered in the foundation, and I can still smell it in my mind. Days after the flood my aunt, siblings and I walked to the site of the missing rail bridge that went over Salt Creek, just north of Holmesville.

I was awed and very scared at the thought that this bridge and the road could simply be wiped away by water.

Final thought: The water, mess and muck left behind was a public health hazard. Someone Red Cross? Because our family was literally knee-deep in the cleanup, we went. I remember the long, long lines of people Amster, Shirely.

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Post them on the Patch calendar or share details on our free Neighbor Post feature. Chris Mosby , Patch Staff. Posted Mon, Jun 21, at pm ET. Fireworks will be back in abundance this Independence Day in Northeast Ohio. Here's what's in store this July 4 near Cleveland:. Find out what's happening in Cleveland with free, real-time updates from Patch.