July 4th in Seaside and Gearhart

Seaside, Oregon takes great pride in their civic events.  Gearhart, the sister town immediately to the north, also takes pride in their activities.  That's why it is a big deal when Seaside throws a July 4th celebration.  The Seaside Police started the parade and the Boy Scouts shortly followed.  Then came a bevy of beauties ranging from Miss Clatsop County to Miss Oregon.  They were all there.

There were marching bands and floats of all description.  There was even a character that looked like Sasquatch riding a tricycle.  Some of the more interesting groups were a group of young unicyclists including a couple of young (I mean really young) ladies who were sitting atop some very tall unicycles.  Their fathers helped them to get up, but after that, they were on their own.

There was a theatrical group from Astoria (about 11 miles to the north) who were promoting their current production called "Shanghaied".  Looks like fun and we want to go to it.








Meantime, on the beach, thousands of people had gathered to play volleyball (eight courts!) and some had dragged their propane grills to do their cooking.  There was a separation from the family-friendly no-fireworks zone and the less restriction zone that allowed fireworks.


In the evening, we went to a park in Gearhart and discovered an astonishing amount of fireworks already going on.  These people know how to throw a party.  To the south, we also saw the Seaside fireworks underway.  Next year, we have resolved to go down to the beach to get the full experience.