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Even though I wasn't born or raised in Windsor, I still get a little offended when someone takes a swipe at our great town.
Living here for 15 years, almost a third of my life, gives me a sense of ownership in the town.
But over the years, I even had to chuckle and throw a few digs at Windsor when it came to its fireworks display.
I can remember sitting at Eastman Park a few years back and taking naps waiting for the next firework to be shot off. It was such a long, drawn-out affair, that I heard a woman in the crowd tell someone she was three-months pregnant at the beginning of the show and by the time the fireworks show was over she was seven-months pregnant. It seemed like a firework shot off about every minute or so, and the oohs and aahs turned into zzzzzs for me.
That's nothing new, though, with small-town fireworks displays. Usually, towns the size of Windsor or smaller give the Rice Krispies version of fireworks on the Fourth of July — Snap, Crackle and No Pop.
Much to my surprise, the return of the Fourth of July fireworks over Windsor Lake at Boardwalk Park last year caught me totally off guard.
Expecting the lake to ice over between fireworks, last year's version was the best I can remember ever watching in Windsor.
The fireworks seemed to shoot off within seconds of each other, and the quality of the display was first rate.
The same company, Angel Light Pyrotechnics out of northern Colorado, is shooting off the fireworks at around 9:15-9:30 tonight for the second year in a row, so that's a definite positive for the thousands of people planning to attend.
It doesn't get any better than watching the reflections of the fireworks on the lake.
“I can't think of a more perfect setting. You're looking at it across the lake, so you have a perspective of distance on a flat horizon to be able to take in the entire show, and yet you have the reflection on the lake,” Windsor Parks and Recreation director Melissa Chew said. “I can't think of a better location. You might have shows that are bigger like in a football stadium or something like that, but just the natural setting, the environment, the comfort of being close to home on this one just makes it perfect.”
Chew said she's been told that the fireworks display tonight, which cost the Town $24,000, will be bigger and better than last year's, and Angel Light Pyrotechnics assured the Town officials that the Windsor show should not be missed.
When you get an advance notice like that, Boardwalk Park and Windsor Lake should be rocking.
Count me in.
FIREWORKS DISPLAY
The fireworks show over Windsor Lake at Boardwalk Park will start July 4 after the special concert of “Last Minute Groove” — around 9:15-9:30 p.m.
T.M. Fasano is the editor of Windsor Now. If you have any story ideas, tidbits or anything of interest for All Around Our Town, please call him at 392-5631, or e-mail him at tfasano@mywindsornow.com.
Living here for 15 years, almost a third of my life, gives me a sense of ownership in the town.
But over the years, I even had to chuckle and throw a few digs at Windsor when it came to its fireworks display.
I can remember sitting at Eastman Park a few years back and taking naps waiting for the next firework to be shot off. It was such a long, drawn-out affair, that I heard a woman in the crowd tell someone she was three-months pregnant at the beginning of the show and by the time the fireworks show was over she was seven-months pregnant. It seemed like a firework shot off about every minute or so, and the oohs and aahs turned into zzzzzs for me.
That's nothing new, though, with small-town fireworks displays. Usually, towns the size of Windsor or smaller give the Rice Krispies version of fireworks on the Fourth of July — Snap, Crackle and No Pop.
Much to my surprise, the return of the Fourth of July fireworks over Windsor Lake at Boardwalk Park last year caught me totally off guard.
Expecting the lake to ice over between fireworks, last year's version was the best I can remember ever watching in Windsor.
The fireworks seemed to shoot off within seconds of each other, and the quality of the display was first rate.
The same company, Angel Light Pyrotechnics out of northern Colorado, is shooting off the fireworks at around 9:15-9:30 tonight for the second year in a row, so that's a definite positive for the thousands of people planning to attend.
It doesn't get any better than watching the reflections of the fireworks on the lake.
“I can't think of a more perfect setting. You're looking at it across the lake, so you have a perspective of distance on a flat horizon to be able to take in the entire show, and yet you have the reflection on the lake,” Windsor Parks and Recreation director Melissa Chew said. “I can't think of a better location. You might have shows that are bigger like in a football stadium or something like that, but just the natural setting, the environment, the comfort of being close to home on this one just makes it perfect.”
Chew said she's been told that the fireworks display tonight, which cost the Town $24,000, will be bigger and better than last year's, and Angel Light Pyrotechnics assured the Town officials that the Windsor show should not be missed.
When you get an advance notice like that, Boardwalk Park and Windsor Lake should be rocking.
Count me in.
FIREWORKS DISPLAY
The fireworks show over Windsor Lake at Boardwalk Park will start July 4 after the special concert of “Last Minute Groove” — around 9:15-9:30 p.m.
T.M. Fasano is the editor of Windsor Now. If you have any story ideas, tidbits or anything of interest for All Around Our Town, please call him at 392-5631, or e-mail him at tfasano@mywindsornow.com.
