The Salisbury Association began sponsoring Independence Day at the Town Grove in 1976, in celebration of the nation’s Bicentennial. This year the Association was proud to commemorate the nation’s 250th birthday!

The festivities drew hundreds to the Grove.

• In keeping with tradition, Lou Bucceri, the Association’s Executive Assistant and Salisbury’s Town Historian, delivered the Declaration of Independence. It was an especially meaningful reading in this, the 250th year after it was first written.
• In its 98th year of providing music to the town, the Salisbury Band entertained an enthusiastic crowd with rousing tunes, old and new.
• The Salisbury Central School eighth graders did a brisk business selling hot dogs and snacks.
• And as a special addition this year, Lake Wononscopomuc boat owners treated those on shore to a parade of boats decorated in red, white and blue.

We all enjoyed a day of beautiful weather, community and camaraderie. And we were all surprised by Mother Nature that evening.