After a cloudy and chilly morning, the weather cooperated and July 4th turned out to be a beautiful sunny day. 

The Kayak Rally was attended by 21 paddlers in the morning chill collecting raffle tickets from 32 orange-flagged locations around the lake. Congrats to the raffle winners: 1st prize to Macy Zeilman, 2nd prize to Holly Kaiser, 3rd prize to George Longworth. Each raffle winner received KLC merchandise. Also, thanks to all the volunteers who flew orange flags and handed out tickets.

The Boat Parade was another huge success with about 15 beautifully decorated boats touring the perimeter of the lake, cheered on by hundreds of lake community fans. Congratulations to the winners: Most Patriotic boat, the big eagle, by Paul, Kathleen, and Robert Haen; Most Original boat, the pirate boat, by Rick and Cheryl Fitzpatrick; Funniest boat, the jungle boat, by Shelley and Scott Langer. Each winner received cash prizes. Thanks to Mike and Dawn Francoeur for leading the parade. 

And, as always, the annual Ring of Fire was fun to see. Nightime on the lake was a head-spinning adventure and it was a joy to watch all the evening holiday festivities.