Fourth of July in Cold Spring

The annual 4th of July parade heads down Cold Spring's  Main Street.  (Photo by Michael Turton)

Cold Spring Village Board members Fran Murphy, Marie Early, Mayor Dave Merandy and Philipstown Town Supervisor Richard Shea led marchers. Highway Superintendent Carl Friseda, councilmember Bob Flaherty and Putnam County legislator Barbara Scuccimarra are seen behind them. (Photo by Michael Turton)

The Hudson Highlands Pipe Band. (Photo by Michael Turton)

Pets added four-legged fun to the parade. (Photo by Michael Turton)

At Dockside Park. Sage, a golden doodle who marched in Cold Spring's parade, and Katherine Sabrsula, of Carmel get ready for the evening festivities. (Photo by Anita Peltonen)

The Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival added some zest to the festivities. (Photo by Michael Turton)

Bicycle Decorating Contest Winners: (L to R) Elaine Llewellyn (2nd place), Nick Thesing (1st place) and Eamon Wall ( 3rd place.) (Photo by Michael Turton)

Young patriot Eamon Wall (Photo by Michael Turton)

Sister and brother Laurel and Harrison Sassano of Cold Spring brave the crowds on West Street  as the evening fireworks festivities approach. (Photo by Anita Peltonen)

After the Cold Spring parade on Main St., there was a flag fold- down and food enjoyment  in front of Cold Spring Bike Rental and Tours, Foundry Cafe, and Cape Cod Leather. (Photo by Anita Peltonen)

Slam Allen and the Slambovians provided hours of fine music at Dockside Park before Cold Spring's waterfront fireworks. (Photo by Anita Peltonen)

An impromptu serenade by Slam Allen at Dockside Park, Cold Spring, July 3. (Photo by Anita Peltonen)

Cold Spring kids Clark Brown and Amalia Timm danced and danced to Slam Allen and the Slambovians at Dockside Park between the parade and fireworks time at nightfall. (Photo by Anita Peltonen)

The music is loud up front, but  Suvi O'Shea, Amalia Timm, Zadie O'Shea and Clark Brown are undeterred from their dancing and games. Dockside Park Cold Spring July 3. (Photo by Anita Peltonen)

Exhausted Cold Spring kids Zadie O'Shea, and Clark Brown (with his mom Pamela Cook), after dancing for hours to Slam Allen. (Zadie's dad Colm O'Shea lends the supporting hand.) Dockside Park, Cold Spring July 3. (Photo by Anita Peltonen)

Sherry DiNaploi of Briarcliff -  "a distant cousin of Thomas, the Comptroller of New York!" " she says - awaits the firework hour at Dockside Park. (Photo by Anita Peltonen)

Noah Kaye, right, grew up in Cold Spring and now lives in Queens. Pictured with Mayuko Hamazaki, left. They inherited their son's ice cream cone as he went to dance in the street. (Photo by Anita Peltonen)

Toddlers Kate Lee, front, and Lia Moser, left, of Mahopac, mesmerized by bubbles. Dockside Park July 3.  (Photo by Anita Peltonen)

Lia Moser, left, in red, white, and blue. Lia's mom Sam holds friend Kate Lee. They came from Mahopac and settled in Dockside Park await the Cold Spring fireworks. (Photo by Anita Peltonen)

Lynette Rajala and daughter-in-law Jen Mercurio of Cold Spring in their 4th of July best on West Street, at the Cold Spring waterfront (Photo by Anita Peltonen)

Katie Hinnon of Warwick, Sherry DiNapoli of Briarcliff and Scott Morgan of Kent Cliffs on the picnic grounds at Dockside Park July 3. (Photo by Anita Peltonen)

Jane D'Emic (second from left)  and friends getting ready to picnic all night at Dockside Park after the parade. (Photo by Anita Peltonen)

Gaby Gomza of New York City, originally from Uruguay, shows she knows how to enjoy U.S. Independence Day in Cold Spring. (Photo by Anita Peltonen)

Virginia Pittaluga and her son Alex, 3, playing catch in Dockside Park. Originally from Uruguay, they from NYC July 3 with their friend Gaby for a day trip. The evening were a bonus, said Virginia Pittaluga. (Photo by Anita Peltonen)

Visitors from Japan by way of New York City are Tae, Summer, Mayuko, Marie, Kisa, Woody, and Ong. Dockside Park, Cold Spring, July 3. They chose this riverside perch for best views of fireworks. (Photo by Anita Peltonen)

West Point fireworks as viewed from Cold Spring dock July 2. (Photo by Anita Peltonen)

Fireworks above spruce trees at Dockside Park, Cold Spring. (Photo by Anita Peltonen)

Multiple rockets produced this colorful fireworks display at Cold Spring July 3. (Photo by Anita Peltonen)