Marco Island Fourth of July
Kassandra Carpentier, 3, of Port Huron, Mich., strikes a swimming pose in the 3-to-6-year old swimsuit category at Residents Beach on July 4.
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Thom Fisher of Warwick, Rhode Island, shows his horseshoe-tossing form as Alex Orsolini, from left, Hal Edgar and Bob Ferenbach, all of Marco Island watch.
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Proudly clad in red, white and blue, Brenda Stafford, 47, of Mt. Vernon, Ohio, won for her patriotic swimsuit in the 30-to-49-year-old category in Residents Beach competition on July 4.
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Lars Olenius, Brewster, N.Y., left, Nick Macchiarolo, Marco Island, and Michael Macchiarolo, Stormsville, N.Y., were earlybirds waiting for the Residents Beach gates to open at 5:40 a.m. on July 4 to get preferred picnic table locations.
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The Mullins family of Akron, Ohio, with its "Minuteman" sandcastle, won for most patriotic in the July 4th competition on Residents Beach. Events were sponsored by the Marco Island Civic Association. Looking over the castle with the fife, drum and flag, from left, are John, Jennifer, Julia and Jeff Mullins.
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George Amerine and Becky Kimbler get into the Cha Cha Slide.
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An explosion of fireworks creates a symmetrical glow during Tuesday night's crowd-pleasing display.
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