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The City of Minneapolis is taking its annual celebration to the skies on Saturday with an Aquatennial fireworks show.

A brief investigation suggests Duluth definitely commands the Independence Day displays in Minnesota. Beyond that, comparisons become more difficult.

Nicollet Mall news conference Thursday will give details of traditional July 4th event

According to the latest Minneapolis Downtown Council data, downtown's population grew 1.2% last year, marking a slower rate than prior years.

The annual holiday celebration and marketplace returns to Loring Park for four 3-day weekends.

Thanksgiving is still a couple of days away, but Minnesotans are already getting ready for the start of the Christmas and Holiday season.

What is usually a crowded river bank was wide open Saturday afternoon, raising questions about how many would venture out for the Aquatennial fireworks.

The Minneapolis Downtown Council calls it Pianos on Parade: 24 brightly painted uprights set up around city streets and parks during June.

Richard Reeve Created: July 24, 2021 10:27 PM Mill Ruins Park in Minneapolis was turned into a great gathering place Saturday with the return of the Aquatennial fireworks on the Mississippi River.  The annual summer celebration had to go virtual in 2020 — the fireworks canceled — because of pandemic concerns.  “This is the third year, not including last year, the COVID year,” Woodbury resident Eric Yang said.  Yang’s extended family of about 20 people gathe...