Alton Fireworks on Old Home Day

Mee-n-Mac · 08-11-2007, 06:08 PM

I noticed the barge wasn't down the bay yet. Anyone know if Alton has cancelled the fireworks for this years Old Home Day ?

Alton Mumma · 08-11-2007, 07:27 PM

As far as I know they're still happening, it was listed in the Baysider. My son is sick though, so we won't be going

Alton Mumma · 08-11-2007, 08:23 PM

I can hear them booming! Wish I could be there.

Mee-n-Mac · 08-11-2007, 08:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Alton Mumma

I can hear them booming! Wish I could be there.

They went off w/o a hitch. No barge used like the 4'th, launched off the swim platform or there abouts.

Merrymeeting · 08-11-2007, 09:37 PM

Just got back. They were great. The group I was with loved the finale. There were some displays we'd never seen before that were spectacular.

upthesaukee · 08-12-2007, 06:51 AM

There was actually a barge, and kind of a neat thing at that. It is a trailer that floats!

We watched them launch it about 5 o'clock. They then loaded the fireworks on the barge, and used what looked like a boston whaler to take it over to the bandstand in the bay. It sat there until about 9 (the wind died down by then) and then moved it into position.

The barge looked small, and I feared it would be a short program like on the fourth of July, but it was a full twenty minutes.

I loved near the end in the finale, when there were multiple "bombs" that went off the barge in almost a 180 degree arc, looking almost like an expanded hand fan. You really had to see it to appreciate it. My daughter had her camera, and if she got a pic of it, I will post it.

Thanks Alton, nice display. BTW, the concert was the Echo Tones, and Kudos to them as well, as they continued to play right up to 9:20, the start of the fireworks.

riverat · 08-13-2007, 09:47 AM

Click on link

Alton Mumma · 08-13-2007, 12:46 PM

Great video! Not like being there though

Looks a lot better than the fireworks on the 4th.

Just curious, how were the crowds?

riverat · 08-13-2007, 04:07 PM

not much of a crowd, maybe half the crowd of the 4th. cleared out quick, 15 min after the show we drove right out and thru town with no problem. show not much better than 4th, slow andnothing fancy. wished I had see pittsfields show on hot air balloon day, heard them from my yard it had to have lasted 45 minutes!

upthesaukee · 08-13-2007, 09:57 PM

I thought the display was quite a bit better than the Fourth. It certainly was literally twice as long, right at the 20 minute mark, which is about normal for Alton's fireworks over the past 4 or 5 years anyway.

I guess that's why we have Chevy's and Fords!

08-11-2007, 06:08 PM	#1
Mee-n-Mac Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 1,943 Thanks: 23 Thanked 111 Times in 51 Posts	Alton Fireworks on Old Home Day I noticed the barge wasn't down the bay yet. Anyone know if Alton has cancelled the fireworks for this years Old Home Day ? __________________ Mee'n'Mac "Never attribute to malice that which can be explained by simple stupidity or ignorance. The latter are a lot more common than the former." - RAH

08-11-2007, 07:27 PM	#2
Alton Mumma Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Alton NH Posts: 41 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	As far as I know they're still happening, it was listed in the Baysider. My son is sick though, so we won't be going __________________ Alton Mumma "Living with a toddler is like using a blender without the cover."

08-11-2007, 08:23 PM	#3
Alton Mumma Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Alton NH Posts: 41 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I can hear them booming! Wish I could be there. __________________ Alton Mumma "Living with a toddler is like using a blender without the cover."

08-12-2007, 06:51 AM	#6
upthesaukee Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Alton Bay Posts: 5,548 Blog Entries: 2 Thanks: 2,399 Thanked 1,918 Times in 1,061 Posts	Swim Platform : No Barge:Yes There was actually a barge, and kind of a neat thing at that. It is a trailer that floats! We watched them launch it about 5 o'clock. They then loaded the fireworks on the barge, and used what looked like a boston whaler to take it over to the bandstand in the bay. It sat there until about 9 (the wind died down by then) and then moved it into position. The barge looked small, and I feared it would be a short program like on the fourth of July, but it was a full twenty minutes. I loved near the end in the finale, when there were multiple "bombs" that went off the barge in almost a 180 degree arc, looking almost like an expanded hand fan. You really had to see it to appreciate it. My daughter had her camera, and if she got a pic of it, I will post it. Thanks Alton, nice display. BTW, the concert was the Echo Tones, and Kudos to them as well, as they continued to play right up to 9:20, the start of the fireworks. __________________ I Live Here... I am always UPTHESAUKEE !!!!

08-13-2007, 09:47 AM	#7
riverat Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Alton, NH Posts: 722 Thanks: 337 Thanked 280 Times in 123 Posts	Video of some of the fireworks at Alton Old Home Day Click on link __________________ Waking up in the morning is the greatest, everything after that is a bonus

08-11-2007, 09:37 PM	#5
Merrymeeting Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Merrymeeting Lake, New Durham Posts: 2,217 Thanks: 299 Thanked 795 Times in 365 Posts	Just got back. They were great. The group I was with loved the finale. There were some displays we'd never seen before that were spectacular.

08-13-2007, 12:46 PM	#8
Alton Mumma Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Alton NH Posts: 41 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Great video! Not like being there though Looks a lot better than the fireworks on the 4th. Just curious, how were the crowds? __________________ Alton Mumma "Living with a toddler is like using a blender without the cover."

08-13-2007, 04:07 PM	#9
riverat Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Alton, NH Posts: 722 Thanks: 337 Thanked 280 Times in 123 Posts	not much of a crowd, maybe half the crowd of the 4th. cleared out quick, 15 min after the show we drove right out and thru town with no problem. show not much better than 4th, slow andnothing fancy. wished I had see pittsfields show on hot air balloon day, heard them from my yard it had to have lasted 45 minutes! __________________ Waking up in the morning is the greatest, everything after that is a bonus

08-13-2007, 09:57 PM	#10
upthesaukee Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Alton Bay Posts: 5,548 Blog Entries: 2 Thanks: 2,399 Thanked 1,918 Times in 1,061 Posts	Hmmmmmm I thought the display was quite a bit better than the Fourth. It certainly was literally twice as long, right at the 20 minute mark, which is about normal for Alton's fireworks over the past 4 or 5 years anyway. I guess that's why we have Chevy's and Fords! __________________ I Live Here... I am always UPTHESAUKEE !!!!