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Fourth of July fireworks

HEIDI DESCH | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 8 years, 5 months AGO
by HEIDI DESCH
Heidi Desch is features editor and covers Flathead County for the Daily Inter Lake. She previously served as managing editor of the Whitefish Pilot, spending 10 years at the newspaper and earning honors as best weekly newspaper in Montana. She was a reporter for the Hungry Horse News and has served as interim editor for The Western News and Bigfork Eagle. She is a graduate of the University of Montana. She can be reached at [email protected] or 406-758-4421. | July 5, 2017 10:23 AM

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Thousands gathered at City Beach Tuesday for the Whitefish Chamber of Commerce’s annual Fourth of July fireworks show over Whitefish Lake. (Heidi Desch/Whitefish Pilot)

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Boats dot Whitefish Lake and crowd at City Beach grows Tuesday before the start of the Whitefish Chamber of Commerce’s annual Fourth of July fireworks show over the lake. (Heidi Desch/Whitefish Pilot)

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The Whitefish Chamber of Commerce’s annual Fourth of July fireworks show over Whitefish Lake. (Heidi Desch/Whitefish Pilot)

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Boats dot Whitefish Lake Tuesday during the Whitefish Chamber of Commerce’s annual Fourth of July fireworks show over the lake. (Heidi Desch/Whitefish Pilot)

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The Whitefish Chamber of Commerce’s annual Fourth of July fireworks show over Whitefish Lake. (Heidi Desch/Whitefish Pilot)

Thousands packed City Beach and boats filled Whitefish Lake Tuesday for the Whitefish Chamber of Commerce’s annual Fourth of July fireworks show.

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