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Fireworks light up Fort Meigs

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A couple huddle together as they watch fireworks erupt.

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Winter Schutt, left, plays with her nephew Adriel, 18-months-old, center, as his mother, Toni Martinez, right, watches during the Star Spangled Banner celebration at Fort Meigs State Memorial Park in Perrysburg.

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Morgan Hoverman, 5, smiles as she sees her new face paint in a mirror held by Fiona Smith, 17, right, during the Star Spangled Banner celebration.

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Lucas, 3, left, smiles as he is guided by his father Brian Poland, of Perrysburg, right, while riding a horse during the Star Spangled Banner celebration.

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Sarah Modlin, 5, left, snags a break in a stroller while her mother, Tammy, of Perrysburg, center, talks with other parents.

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Carter Kirsch, 4, runs out of a bounce house on his way to find his mother, Cheryl, of Perrysburg, during the Star Spangled Banner celebration.

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Brothers Braden, 7, left, and Nathan Poland, 5, both of Perrysburg, right, scream as they ride the swings together at Fort Meigs State Memorial Park in Perrysburg.

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Jacob Dauer, 5, of Whitehouse, center, holds his American flag aloft as he sits with his family during the Star Spangled Banner celebration.

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Sophie Handley, 14, of Perrysburg, left, and Hannah Franks, 15, of Rossford, talk as they rest on one of the monuments at the Fort Meigs State Memorial Park.

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Sherry Wauford, of Rossford, holds out her 4th of July themed nails.

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Bob, center left, and Dot Inzer, of Adrian, center right, wore American colored cardigans and shirts as they staked out their fireworks watching location.

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Carol Collier, of Sylvania, left, plays catch with his son Nick, right, during the Star Spangled Banner celebration.

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perryfireworks04p Marissa Garrett, 15, of Otsego, left, and Sierra McDowell, 15, of Perrysburg, center, joke as they eat popsicles during the Star Spangled Banner celebration at Fort Meigs State Memorial Park in Perrysburg. Hundreds of people turned out to take in the rides and cook out before the beginning of the fireworks on July 3, 2013. THE BLADE/KATIE RAUSCH

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Ella Dawson, 5, center right, plays with a sparkler under the supervision of her aunt, Rita Phillips, of Perrysburg, center left, during the Star Spangled Banner celebration.

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A group of girls stand on a mound inside Fort Meigs to watch the fireworks during the Star Spangled Banner celebration in Perrysburg.

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Spectators line the mounds inside Fort Meigs to watch the fireworks during the Star Spangled Banner celebration in Perrysburg.

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Spectators line the mounds inside Fort Meigs to watch the fireworks during the Star Spangled Banner celebration in Perrysburg.

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The carnival lights continue to blaze as fireworks erupt during the Star Spangled Banner celebration.

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Hundreds of people gathered to see the fireworks during the Star Spangled Banner celebration at Fort Meigs State Memorial Park in Perrysburg.

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