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Oak Bluffs Fireworks Signal Summer at Its Peak

Stars flew overhead
Stars flew.
Mark Alan Lovewell
Stars flew overhead
Stars flew.
Mark Alan Lovewell
Evening began with music
Evening began with music by the Vineyard Haven Band.
Mark Alan Lovewell
Evening began with music
Evening began with music by the Vineyard Haven Band.
Mark Alan Lovewell
And the rockets red glare
And the rockets red glare.
Mark Alan Lovewell
And the rockets red glare
And the rockets red glare.
Mark Alan Lovewell
Fireworks explode over the bandstand.
Mark Alan Lovewell
Fireworks explode over the bandstand.
Mark Alan Lovewell
Colors of the rainbow overhead
The show included the colors of the rainbow.
Mark Alan Lovewell
Colors of the rainbow overhead
The show included the colors of the rainbow.
Mark Alan Lovewell
Plenty of boom overhead.
Plenty of boom with a colorful lightshow.
Mark Alan Lovewell
Plenty of boom overhead.
Plenty of boom with a colorful lightshow.
Mark Alan Lovewell
A crowd in awe.
The crowd was in awe.
Mark Alan Lovewell
A crowd in awe.
The crowd was in awe.
Mark Alan Lovewell
The show was all overhead.
The show was all overhead.
Mark Alan Lovewell
The show was all overhead.
The show was all overhead.
Mark Alan Lovewell
Thousands of sparklers overhead.
The sky was filled with thousands of sparklers.
Mark Alan Lovewell
Thousands of sparklers overhead.
The sky was filled with thousands of sparklers.
Mark Alan Lovewell
A brilliant show
The sky was almost overwhelmingly brilliant.
Mark Alan Lovewell
A brilliant show
The sky was almost overwhelmingly brilliant.
Mark Alan Lovewell
The bandstand and green fireworks
Bandstand lit by brilliant green
Mark Alan Lovewell
The bandstand and green fireworks
Bandstand lit by brilliant green
Mark Alan Lovewell
The show ended with every color imaginable.
Show ended with every color imaginable.
Mark Alan Lovewell
The show ended with every color imaginable.
Show ended with every color imaginable.
Mark Alan Lovewell
The show came to a close with the greatest display of pyrotechnics.
Show came to a close with the greatest display of pyrotechnics.
Mark Alan Lovewell
The show came to a close with the greatest display of pyrotechnics.
Show came to a close with the greatest display of pyrotechnics.
Mark Alan Lovewell
Stars flew overhead
Evening began with music
And the rockets red glare
Colors of the rainbow overhead
Plenty of boom overhead.
A crowd in awe.
The show was all overhead.
Thousands of sparklers overhead.
A brilliant show
The bandstand and green fireworks
The show ended with every color imaginable.
The show came to a close with the greatest display of pyrotechnics.

The annual Oak Bluffs fireworks went off Friday night, delighting a crowd of thousands that spilled over at Ocean Park in the heart of the Cottage City. Signaling the traditional turn toward the end of summer, the display was spectacular.



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