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Large crowds of Grand Marais visitors lined the harbor enjoying the beautiful evening.

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The fireworks were amazing.

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The surface of the harbor was like glass reflecting the many colors of the fireworks.

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Grand Marais Harbor

The weather couldn’t have been better for the 4th. I asked our granddaughter what she wanted to do for the fourth of July and she said if she could play on the rocks at Artist Point in Grand Marais for 6 hours and then watch the fireworks that would be a good day. So that is what we did.

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Luna Moth

Addie got to see lots more wildlife before she returned to Atlanta. We left the light on in our porch to see how many different moths would show up. In the morning Addie would run out to see what was there. Each morning we saw the beautiful Luna moth which is one of the largest moths that we have in Minnesota. One morning there were 6 of them hanging along the deck. We would move them over to the garden before the birds ate them. Addie didn’t want to touch them at first thinking they might bite. I told her that they don’t even have mouths. They don’t eat. Luna moths survive for only about 5 days and live on the food already stored in their bodies.

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Tadpoles

We spent a couple of days catching tadpoles. And this year the tadpoles were out in force. I have never seen such a big floating mass of tadpoles before.

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Whitetail Deer Family

Each day our resident deer family showed up at the pond to drink. Just before I got this picture we were watching the Luna moths. Karla told us the deer were in the pond. We went around the house and luckily got this photo before they moved into the woods.

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Whitetail Fawn

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