Summer fireworks shows and fireflies pivot around Elkhorn Campgrounds
The Elkhorn Campgrounds is at the epicenter of some of
Wisconsin’s best sky shows during the summer months. Fireworks are not allowed
in the campgrounds, of course. Tents and burning magnesium are a bad mix.
However, there are so many early summer displays in neighboring communities,
you won’t have to go far for the booms.
June 30 is Elkhorn’s Star Spangled Celebration at Sunset
park, with fireworks at dusk, just a few minutes from Elkhorn Campgrounds. But
there are a few other notable shows in the area before and after, including …
June 23 – St. Mary’s Fun Festival in Waukesha is a 33 drive.
June 24 – Kettle Moraine Days in historic Eagle is a 24
minute drive.
June 28 – Milwaukee’s Big Bang is the state’s largest
display. Gawkers start gathering a day ahead of time on the lakefront. It
happens in conjunction with Summerfest, so prepare for traffic. It’s a 45-minute
drive.
July 1 brings Independence Day fireworks to Burlington (a 10
minute drive), Twin Lakes (26 minute drive, accompanied by a waterski show and
street festival), Whitewater (28 minute drive to the first of two displays, the
second on July 4), Tichigan (34 minutes away), and Fort Atkinson (37 minute
drive).
July 2 Independence Day fireworks are at the Grand Geneva
Resort, a 17 minute drive down US Route 12.
July 3 brings fireworks to Paddock Lake, 33 minutes away,
and Lake Como, 11 minutes away. Lake Como’s are visible from any part of the
lake, including the Ridge resort and Geneva National golf course, both of which
allow viewers.
Fourth of July fireworks shows are slated for Delavan (13
minutes west on Highway 11), Fontana (19 minutes away and the only Independence
Day display on Geneva Lake).
August 20 is Lake Geneva’s Venetian Festival Fireworks,
capping off a weekend of events just 19 minutes away.
Don’t forget our own,
spectacular sky show
Fireflies dot the area all through Elkhorn Campgrounds from
late May through July. Rural Walworth County is home to an abundance of
Photinus fireflies, one of more than 2,000 species worldwide. They give Wisconsin
woods and fields that unmistakable yellow-green flash.
Fireflies are on the decline today compared to a decade ago,
as a result of habitat reduction and light pollution – two things they don’t
have to contend with in our area. So come out and enjoy the free, natural light
show (0 minute drive). Just remember that if you catch fireflies, you can keep
them in a jar (with a lid punched to let in air and a moistened paper towel on
the bottom) for only a day or two before you need to set them free.
Photo by Andor
Bujdoso , used with permission.
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