The July Fourth parade is a quintessential part of the rhythms of community life in Porter. Following the parade, there is the Turtle Derby that’s part of an all-day festival at Hawthorne Park capped with a fireworks display at dusk.

By The Associated Press The Fourth of July is Americana at its core: parades and cookouts and cold beer and, of course, fireworks. Those pyrotechnics also make it an especially dangerous holiday,

This year included great July 4th weather and lots of political signs in addition to the boom boxes and red, white and blue patriotic symbols seen everywhere for Independence Day