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POLL: Was Shorewood Right to Cancel Its Fourth of July Fireworks Show?
Concern over a wind coming off the lake pushing firework embers onto dry grass on Atwater Park's bluff pushed police and fire officials to pull the plug on Shorewood's July 4th fireworks; but did the village make the right decision?
The threat of wind coming off Lake Michigan, pushing firework embers onto the dry grasses lining Atwater Park's bluff, sparked enough concern from Shorewood police and fire officials Wednesday to .
The North Shore Fire Department made the notification via Facebook and Twitter at 4:45 p.m.
and each started their fireworks on Wednesday but had to stop the show after grass fires ignited. Whitefish Bay's display, meanwhile, went off with no problems.
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Shorewood does plan to reschedule the fireworks display for another night this summer at Atwater Park, though a date hasn't been set.
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