2009 Fourth of July photos gallery
2009 reader-submitted Fourth of July photos July 3, 2009
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Kids line up with bikes for an annual Fourth of July neighborhood parade at Sharon Drive and Tumbleweed Street.
Kids enjoyed Popsicles at an annual Fourth of July neighborhood parade at Sharon Drive and Tumbleweed Street.
Kids line up with bikes for an annual Fourth of July neighborhood parade at Sharon Drive and Tumbleweed Street.
Several turned out for an annual Fourth of July neighborhood parade at Sharon Drive and Tumbleweed Street.
Several turned out for an annual Fourth of July neighborhood parade at Sharon Drive and Tumbleweed Street.
Kids enjoyed Popsicles at an annual Fourth of July neighborhood parade at Sharon Drive and Tumbleweed Street.
Kids enjoyed Popsicles and wore festive clothing at an annual Fourth of July neighborhood parade at Sharon Drive and Tumbleweed Street.
Gage Lutz enjoys his 4th birthday at Grandma & Grandpa's house in McLouth. Gage is the son of Kimberly & Craig Lutz, Eudora, KS
Ephraim Anderson, 1, watches the kids' bike race before the Tour of Lawrence on Massachusetts Street. His sister Estrella, 4, rode in the four-year-old race.
Lawrence reader Diana Chamberlain tries her hand and photographing fireworks after reading Lawrence Journal-World photographer Mike Yoder's piece on shooting fireworks.
Melanie Farney with Ben and Grace Farney and Amber and Jessie Billings have fun in the park while awaiting the fireworks display to begin.
Madison Lehmann dances with a friend while they wait for her father, Owen Lehmann, to begin shooting off the fireworks display.
Riley Anderson, St. Joseph, Mo., lights a firecracker at his aunt's farm in northwest Missouri. Riley is the great-nephew of Bob and Cheryl Nelsen, Lawrence.
This High Dynamic Range (HDR) image was taken of the Kansas River after the fireworks show in Lawrence on July 4, 2009.
Fee Monshizadeh, Melinda Roeder, Ian Kaatz and Chastity Latham hang out at the Mariscos Restaurant tent for the Independence Day celebration.
Melinda Roeder, executive chief of Mariscos Restaurant, prepares for the 2009 Independence Day food festival at Watson Park.
Kalee Oberzan, Peter Monshizadeh, Dustin Riat and Matt Luna enjoy Mariscos at the Lawrence Originals Fourth of July food festival.
Gavin Blanchard, 4, Lawrence, finishes the kids race downtown on the July 4, 2009 before the Tour of Lawrence begins.
Farney siblings Ben, 8, and Grace, 6, enjoy a free carousel ride during the downtown bike race July 4. They are the children of Bob Farney, Olathe, and Melanie Farney, Lawrence, who submitted the picture. Got a shot for Friends & Neighbors? Send it, along with your name, phone number, residence, and children’s ages, to Friends & Neighbors, P.O. Box 888, Lawrence 66044, or go online at LJWorld.com.
Amber Billings, 6, Grace Farney, 6, Ben Farney, 8, and Jessie Billings, 5, pass the time until the fireworks start at Watson Park on July 4, 2009 in Lawrence.
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