There was a rainstorm on July 4th in Akron. It came down hard and for almost the entire night, which made it so going downtown was not a good plan. The fireworks were probably cancelled. The backup plan was to take a much longer bike ride and enjoy the festivities in Kent.
Eddy did not end up making the ride this year, but Patty went. This was Patty’s first time riding the Freedom Trail. This was also the first time going to Kent for 4th of July fireworks. It was a tradition for years going to downtown Akron, but even despite the rainstorm downtown Akron has certainly lost some of its charm since the year that the festivities were cancelled. This was all part of the Kent Heritage Festival that they do every year. It was a good time – there was food and music. The fireworks were visible from railroad tracks near Kent’s downtown area. Riding back to Akron it was necessary to have a bike light on for most of the trip – the Freedom Trail gets very dark at night.