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Small, enthusiastic crowd watches belated annual firework show

The American Legion Paul E. Bolding Post 7 fireworks show is held at Laurel Park at Lake Lanier. The original date for the show was on the Fourth of July, but inclement weather forced officials to move it to Labor Day.

0903fireworks8 — The American Legion Paul E. Bolding Post 7 fireworks show is held at Laurel Park at Lake Lanier. The original date for the show was on the Fourth of July, but inclement weather forced officials to move it to Labor Day.

A smaller but excited crowd was at Laurel Park on Labor Day to see the annual American Legion fireworks postponed from a rainy Fourth of July. Six-year-old Lindzie Parks didn’t let the thought of school at Wauka Mountain Elementary the next day dull her excitement. “It takes forever!” she squealed impatiently.