This photo gallery includes Fourth of July photos from the Bartlett, Conway and Tamworth parades; the Eaton town picnic; and the North Conway festivities and fireworks.
George Washington (center), The Statue of Liberty and other American characters made an appearance on the North Country Federated Republican Women's Club float at the Town of Conway's Fourth of July parade in Conway Village on Saturday. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
The MWV Resistance has a Statue of Liberty theme in the Tamworth July 4 parade. Holding the torch is Megan Chapman, John and Andy Davis hold Lady Liberty, Ted Smyth carries the Stars and Stripes, Mary Lou Hatcher has a Liberty and Equality sash and Nora Sturgis is Lady Liberty. (DAYMOND STEER PHOTO)
The Tamworth Outdoor Club honored Tamworth's sled dog races with their participation in the July 4 parade. Pictured here are Doug Haver, Amy Berrier, behind wagon, and Marsha Colcord pulls the wagon with her puppy, Orion. The puppy belongs to Colcord and joined us as a representative of the Tamworth sled dog racing tradition. (DAYMOND STEER PHOTO)
Cook Memorial Library librarians have a dinosaur-themed summer reading program and they and their supporters acted the part during the July 4 parade. Dinosaurs from left: Mary Cronin, Lucy Gatchell, Polly Mahoney, Amy Carter and Deter Harding. (DAYMOND STEER PHOTO)
The young ladies with Girl Scouts Troop Troop #63730 won the best 250th Float at the Tamworth July 4 parade. Scouts seen here are from left to right Chloe Askew, Ariana Jones, Leah Neil and Kinsley Enos. Others behind the ones you can see: Maggie Botting, Summer Bates, Olivia Askew, & Kona Holt) Ashley Robbins rides in the SUV behind the Scouts.  (DAYMOND STER PHOTO)
Local veterans wave to the crowds, with Army veterans Bob Currier (center) and Lisa Horne and Post 26 Auxiliary member Sheila Gormley leading in front of a Jeep, at the Town of Conway's Fourth of July parade in Conway Village on Saturday. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Candidate for Executive Council Luz Bay walks with the Carroll County Democrats at the Town of Conway's Fourth of July parade in Conway Village. She is expected to attend the Five-Minute Forum at the Gibson Center for Senior Services today. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Eaton residents celebrated the Fourth of July with a community picnic and regatta at Crystall Lake. This is the first year Eaton held the regatta, with about a half dozen kayaks, rafts and stand-up paddleboards taking part in the event. Organizer Jen Kovach said next year's regatta will be bigger. About a hundred people attended the potluck community picnic, which also included music by local performers and the Mango Groove Steel Band. (TERRY LEAVITT PHOTO)
Mango Groove band members Janet Kucera and Cathy Arsenault-Shea dance to the steel drum music of the band at the Eaton Community Picnic on July 4. About a hunred people attended the potluck event, which also included a kayak regatta on the lake. (TERRY LEAVITT PHOTO)
Kathy Arsenault-Shea, Linden Jenkins, Candace Maher, Dennis Sullivan, Tammy Flannagan and John Flannagan perform at the Eaton Community Picnic on the Fourth of July at Crystal Lake. About a hundred people attended the potluck event, which also included a kayak regatta on the lake. (TERRY LEAVITT PHOTO)
Grace Conklin and her father Kevin Conklin decorated their kayaks with flags and bunting for the first annual Eaton Fourth of July Regatta on Crystal Lake on Saturday. They won prizes for best decoration. About a hundred people attended the potluck picnic at the lake, which also included music by local musicians and Mango Groove Steel Band. (TERRY LEAVITT PHOTO) .
Members of the 39th Army Band's "Live Fire Rock Band" (from left: Eliot Lawrence, Joshua Burpee, Jonathan Uber, Chazz Rogers and Lyle Shaw) perform a rocking tune during the Fourth of July festivities in North Conway's Schouler Park on Saturday.(RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Members of the Conway Parks and Recreation Department staff smile together at their booth during the Fourth of July festivities in North Conway's Schouler Park on Saturday. Frp, left: (back row) Kelsey MacMillan, Nick Libby, Lynore Wagner, Lauren Kidder Letty Zipf, Robby Moody, (front row) Meghan Livingston and Ivy Zipf. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Clair and Scarlett Shipman, 6 and 3 respectively, of Newbury, Mass., pose for a picture in the Mount Washington Valley Chamber of Commerce photo booth during the Fourth of July festivities in North Conway's Schouler Park on Saturday. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Visitors line up for food and other treats at the various non-profit and church tents, with the Nativity Lutheran Church serving brownie sundaes at right, during the Fourth of July festivities in North Conway's Schouler Park on Saturday. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Visitors line up for food and other treats at the various non-profit and church tents, with the Journey Church serving hot dogs and sausages and giving out balloon animals at left, during the Fourth of July festivities in North Conway's Schouler Park on Saturday. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Members of the 39th Army Band's "Live Fire Rock Band" (from left: Jonathan Uber, Eliot Lawrence, Joshua Burpee, Lyle Shaw and Eric Chase) perform a rocking tune during the Fourth of July festivities in North Conway's Schouler Park on Saturday.(RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
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The MWV Resistance has a Statue of Liberty theme in the Tamworth July 4 parade. Holding the torch is Megan Chapman, John and Andy Davis hold Lady Liberty, Ted Smyth carries the Stars and Stripes, Mary Lou Hatcher has a Liberty and Equality sash and Nora Sturgis is Lady Liberty. (DAYMOND STEER PHOTO)
The Tamworth Outdoor Club honored Tamworth's sled dog races with their participation in the July 4 parade. Pictured here are Doug Haver, Amy Berrier, behind wagon, and Marsha Colcord pulls the wagon with her puppy, Orion. The puppy belongs to Colcord and joined us as a representative of the Tamworth sled dog racing tradition. (DAYMOND STEER PHOTO)
The young ladies with Girl Scouts Troop Troop #63730 won the best 250th Float at the Tamworth July 4 parade. Scouts seen here are from left to right Chloe Askew, Ariana Jones, Leah Neil and Kinsley Enos. Others behind the ones you can see: Maggie Botting, Summer Bates, Olivia Askew, & Kona Holt) Ashley Robbins rides in the SUV behind the Scouts.  (DAYMOND STER PHOTO)
Eaton residents celebrated the Fourth of July with a community picnic and regatta at Crystall Lake. This is the first year Eaton held the regatta, with about a half dozen kayaks, rafts and stand-up paddleboards taking part in the event. Organizer Jen Kovach said next year's regatta will be bigger. About a hundred people attended the potluck community picnic, which also included music by local performers and the Mango Groove Steel Band. (TERRY LEAVITT PHOTO)
Kathy Arsenault-Shea, Linden Jenkins, Candace Maher, Dennis Sullivan, Tammy Flannagan and John Flannagan perform at the Eaton Community Picnic on the Fourth of July at Crystal Lake. About a hundred people attended the potluck event, which also included a kayak regatta on the lake. (TERRY LEAVITT PHOTO)
Grace Conklin and her father Kevin Conklin decorated their kayaks with flags and bunting for the first annual Eaton Fourth of July Regatta on Crystal Lake on Saturday. They won prizes for best decoration. About a hundred people attended the potluck picnic at the lake, which also included music by local musicians and Mango Groove Steel Band. (TERRY LEAVITT PHOTO) .
Members of the Conway Parks and Recreation Department staff smile together at their booth during the Fourth of July festivities in North Conway's Schouler Park on Saturday. Frp, left: (back row) Kelsey MacMillan, Nick Libby, Lynore Wagner, Lauren Kidder Letty Zipf, Robby Moody, (front row) Meghan Livingston and Ivy Zipf. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
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