Concerns over wildfires had tabled the fireworks display for the past 11 years, but the National Park Service made the announcement that celebration would take place. This came after an environmental assessment showed that no great impact would be caused to local vegetation by the fireworks.
In this video you travel along the Fireworks Strip of Highway 212 from Watertown east to the Minnesota boarder in 1997. Maybe you'll see someplace you remember.
The explosion of fireworks can seem like summer fun to many, but they can trigger serious PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) symptoms in combat veterans.