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Longboat celebrates Independence Day

Longboat residents, visitors and businesses kicked off their Fourth of July at Freedom Fest at Bicentennial Park.


  • By Kristen Herhold
  • | 11:00 a.m. July 4, 2015
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Longboat residents, visitors and businesses kicked off their Fourth of July at Freedom Fest at Bicentennial Park.

Anna Donnellan, 8, with her sister, Julia, 5
Anna Donnellan, 8, with her sister, Julia, 5
Brennan Cheney, 12, with his brother, Teagan, 15
Brennan Cheney, 12, with his brother, Teagan, 15
Mayor Jack Duncan
Mayor Jack Duncan
Mia Gubernar, 4, with her sister, Maggie, 1
Mia Gubernar, 4, with her sister, Maggie, 1
Janet Walter with Buck
Janet Walter with Buck
John and Laura Zink, Sterling Stewart, Maria and Sophia Zink and Lucie Steward
John and Laura Zink, Sterling Stewart, Maria and Sophia Zink and Lucie Steward
Commissioner Phill Younger and Bill Carman
Commissioner Phill Younger and Bill Carman
Olivia Bliss, 5
Olivia Bliss, 5
Grace Gerling, 6, with her sister, Lilly, 4
Grace Gerling, 6, with her sister, Lilly, 4
Liciano Laganella, 5, with his brother, Matteo, 2
Liciano Laganella, 5, with his brother, Matteo, 2
Grand Marshal Virginia Sanders
Grand Marshal Virginia Sanders
Micah Reiner, 3, releases a butterfly.
Micah Reiner, 3, releases a butterfly.
Alice Blueglass and Sarah Tate
Alice Blueglass and Sarah Tate
Sharon Avison with Most Patriotic Dog Bryce
Sharon Avison with Most Patriotic Dog Bryce
Wrigley, winner of the Best Owner and Dog award
Wrigley, winner of the Best Owner and Dog award
Pat Frain with Wrigley, who won the Best Owner and Dog award
Pat Frain with Wrigley, who won the Best Owner and Dog award
Grand Marshal Virginia Sanders with Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce President Gail Loefgren
Grand Marshal Virginia Sanders with Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce President Gail Loefgren
Ben Hietbrink, 3, with his brother, Sam, 5
Ben Hietbrink, 3, with his brother, Sam, 5
Austin Bobb, 4, and Eliza Radford, 9
Austin Bobb, 4, and Eliza Radford, 9
Jim and Jimmy Seaton
Jim and Jimmy Seaton

 

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