Fireworks light up the sky during the July Fourth celebration at Deacon Mills park in Green Lake, Wis. on July 4, 2025. The firework show began at dusk and lit up the lake in reds, greens and blues.
Harper Kolich (right) smiles as Nuria Vega Moffat from Metamorfaces Fantasy Makeup paints sunflowers on her face in Green Lake, Wis. on July 4, 2025. Families gathered in Deacon Mills Park to enjoy food, face painting, balloon art, and a petting zoo.
A little girl puts a balloon bracelet on a baby’s wrist after visiting Dizzy the Balloon Twister in Green Lake, Wis. on July 4, 2025. The festivities at Deacon Mills Park were put on by the Green Lake Area Chamber of Commerce (GLACC) as part of their "Light up the Lake" event.
Olivia Maro sings country songs during her performance with a fiddle player as part of the Olivia Maro Duo in Green Lake, Wis. on July 4, 2025. The duo performed songs such as Dolly Parton's "Jolene" and Miranda Lambert's "Mama's Broken Heart" before the patriotic-themed boat parade kicked off on the water.
Josephine (Jojo) Borah laughs as she feeds an animal with her grandfather, Tom Borah, at Cattail Critters Petting Zoo in Green Lake, Wis. on July 4, 2025. The petting zoo included goats, donkeys and ducks.
Hudson Ahonen feeds animals with his parents at Cattail Critters Petting Zoo in Deacon Mills Park in Green Lake, Wis. on July 4, 2025. Cattail Critters is a Berin, Wis. based business that provides a selection of animals on weekdays or weekends.
Numbered ducks sit in a tote after the Duck Races at Dartford Mill Pond Bridge in Green Lake, Wis. on July 4, 2025. Three hundred and fifty-five people competed in the duck races.
Beth Elting smiles while wearing a United States headband before the Fourth of July parade in Green Lake, Wis. on July 4, 2025. Elting, along with dozens of other observers, positioned themselves in front of the Green Lake Town Hall to watch the Independence Day parade.
Kids wave American Flags on South Street during the parade in Green Lake, Wis. on July 4, 2025. As the parade began, many children could be seen running for candy that was thrown from floats.
A girl waves an American Flag as kazoo players march down South Street during the parade in Green Lake, Wis. on July 4, 2025. The parade along South Street and Mill Street featured floats from Walleyes For Tomorrow, Camp Girl, Old School Bar and more.
Visitors gather to watch “Carbon Road Band” just before the Green Lake Light Up The Lake fireworks show in Green Lake, Wis. on July 4, 2025. The band played pop and rock covers and children and adults alike danced on the lawn.