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Fireworks light up the night sky over the Gastineau Channel with reds, whites and blues in the early hours of the Fourth of July. (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire)

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PHOTOS: Juneau celebrates the Fourth of July

See the fun.

Imogen Resneck, 4, and Jamie Buehner finish up decorating a bike outside the Douglas Public Library parking garage on July 3, 2021. Resneck’s doll, Robbie, was bound to the bike like an amber-haired figurehead because “she wanted to go to the parade,” Resneck said. (Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire)

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Douglas goes (bicycle) pedal to the metal ahead of Fourth of July

Dozens turn out to decorate.

People follow the One People’s Canoe Society canoe to Savikko Park at the end of the Douglas Fourth of July Parade on Thursday, July 4, 2019. After the pandemic forced a hiatus on festivities last year, a full slate of activities are scheduled for this weekend. (Michael Penn/Juneau Empire File)

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It’s shaping up to be a busy July 4 weekend

Party like it’s America’s 245th birthday

Jude Winchell, 3, takes in a parade from ontop of Cory Winchell’s shoulders, Saturday, July 4, 2020. (Ben Hohenstatt | Juneau Empire)

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Parade held in Mendenhall Valley

People young and old participate in, attend event.

A signal flare burns bright enough to light up the day lit shores of the Sacramento Delta during a flare training exercise held at Coast Guard Station Rio Vista, Friday, April 6, 2012. (Courtesy Photo | Petty Officer 2nd Class Levi Read)

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Coast Guard reminds boaters not to use flares as fireworks

It’s punishable by a fine and prison time.

By land or sea: Law enforcement urges sober driving this holiday weekend

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By land or sea: Law enforcement urges sober driving this holiday weekend

JPD and USCG will be working hard to keep Juneau safe.

Fourth of July fireworks get go-ahead

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Fourth of July fireworks get go-ahead

Not fizzling out.