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FOREST LAKE — The annual celebration for which the city is known is revving up once again. Forest Lake kicks off its 91st annual Fourth of July celebration this Saturday with a June 27 KQRS “Salute to the Troops” radio broadcast and steak fry at the American Legion that will continue to raise event funds. The event starts at 5 p.m. at the post at 355 W. Broadway. Top prizes in a raffle include a chance to ride along in planes featured in the Fourth of July parade. The Legion’s annual celebra-
tion July 1 to July 5 will include its traditional offerings of a carnival, bingo, concessions and live nighttime music, featuring guitar-driven blues band the Blockheaters July 3 in the big hall and comedic rock band Drunk N Stupid July 3 in the small hall. D.J./karaoke group Citylights Music and Entertainment is also on stage from 8 p.m. to midnight July 2, 3 and 4. “All the things that make our celebration great will be back this year,” noted Festival Chairwoman Krista Goodyear. The Legion won’t offer free root beer floats this year; instead its contributing to floats
served in August for Military Appreciation Day. Of course it wouldn’t be Independence Day without the city’s annual parade at 10 a.m. July 4 and the day’s grand finale — some $15,000 worth of fireworks over the lake at dusk by traditional vendor Melrose Pyrotechnics. Goodyear said at press time organizers had raised about $20,000 of the $34,000 needed for the two celebrations. She’s hoping local donors come through in the next couple of weeks as they have in the past. “Parade revenue is up this year,” she added. “We seem to be getting more parade ap-
plicants. I think we will have about 140 entries; we usually get about 10 to 20 last-minute parade applications.” Features of the parade are slated to include a multi-plane flyover at 10:03 a.m. and the traditional Forest Lake Yellow Ribbon float ridden on by local veterans currently in service. Military personnel of all kinds are invited to march in uniform at the front of the parade behind the American Legion Color Guard, and keeping the beat will be the full Forest Lake Drum Line, which in previous years was split between two different bands in the lineup.
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