Ginna Roe Created: July 24, 2021 12:43 PM
It s the last day of Minneapolis Aquatennial celebration, and as is customary, it is going out with a bang.
This year, with the Third Avenue Bridge under construction, the Aquatennial Target Firework Show will be launched from the Stone Arch Bridge. It takes at least four days of setup and more than four months of technical pyro choreography. We re doing what we re terming the Aquatennial Arch this year. We ve got pyro on a big truss arch and it s going to give a look from the endpoint that gives a really broad and sweeping arch effect, said Zach Taminosian, creative director with Zambelli Fireworks.
Richard Reeve Created: July 24, 2021 10:27 PM
Mill Ruins Park in Minneapolis was turned into a great gathering place Saturday with the return of the Aquatennial fireworks on the Mississippi River.
The annual summer celebration had to go virtual in 2020 the fireworks canceled because of pandemic concerns.
“This is the third year, not including last year, the COVID year,” Woodbury resident Eric Yang said.
Yang’s extended family of about 20 people gathered in the park early Saturday afternoon for a prime spot to view the fireworks. They were clearly enjoying the in-person event, which before the pandemic, was typically attended by 250,000 people, organizers say.