Though the annual fireworks show over the Gastineau Channel started a few minutes after the clock struck midnight, hundreds of residents waited patiently throughout downtown Juneau and Douglas to welcome the Fourth of July under the twinkle of the bright booms that lit up the darkened sky.
See photos from the event below.
The fireworks show over Gastineau Channel is a much-anticipated tradition in the capital city with locals gathering across the water that separates Juneau and Douglas Island. (Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire)
Fireworks boom above “Tahku” the whale sculpture and downtown during the annual Fourth of July firework display over Gastineau Channel. (Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire)
