By Ann Craig-Cinnamon
The 4th of July fireworks display at Geist Reservoir saw perfect weather and another great turnout on this year. There’s been a fireworks show for 15 years at Geist but when the Fall Creek Bridge over the reservoir was built seven years ago it created a great venue for holding an annual display.
According to Blast on the Bridge at Geist founder and chairman Brian Hall, moving the 4th of July display to the bridge made it an event. “I think for one it’s one of the best fireworks shows in the area. Many people will state that it’s as good, or better, than the show downtown. That might be because of the venue and you have the reflection of the water as well as hundreds and hundreds of boats with their lights reflecting off the water. So it’s just beautiful as the boats’ lights sparkle in the water prior to the show starting and then after the show starts,” says Hall.
Officially, approximately 16,000 people watch the display from the bridge every year and an additional 10,000 people watch from boats and along the shore.
The fireworks show, which this year featured 3475 shells, is paid for with donations to the Geist Lake Coalition which is a non-profit organization involved in watershed, water quality, and lake safety projects as well as the annual fireworks display. You can donate at Geistlake.com.
