Fourth of July shows off

Everything seemed to go right last Tuesday after a multitude of people swarmed Seeley Lake for Independence Day.

The people of Seeley Lake showed up too, as the annual car show, pancake breakfast, parade and fireworks were highlights of the day. The fireworks show featured two barges instead of one of previous years, according to Tom Browder, one of the organizers behind the Fourth activities.

The Seeley parade featured almost 50 floats. Three hours earlier in Condon, there were nearly 30 and a crowd of nearly 1,000 people.

The first place award for the Seeley parade went to Alpine Artisans, f...