Photos: Fourth of July fireworks at Alton Baker Park and the Waterfront Blues Festival

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Hundreds of Eugene and Springfield residents flocked to Alton Baker Park to watch a fireworks show while Portland residents sought out the Waterfront Blues Festival fireworks display over the Willamette River.

A red glow set off by a fireworks show at Alton Baker Park illuminates the sky and local residents. (Nate Barrett/Emerald)

A red glow set off by a fireworks show at Alton Baker Park illuminates the sky and local residents. (Nate Barrett/Emerald)

Eugene and Springfield residents watch explosions of blue, white and green as the fireworks show begins. (Nate Barrett/Emerald)

Eugene and Springfield residents watch explosions of blue, white and green as the fireworks show begins. (Nate Barrett/Emerald)

Children at Alton Baker Park play with sparklers while they wait for the fireworks show. (Nate Barrett/Emerald)

Children at Alton Baker Park play with sparklers while they wait for the fireworks show. (Nate Barrett/Emerald)

Several hundred people flocked to the grassy meadows of  Alton Baker Park to watch a large fireworks show. (Nate Barrett/Emerald)

Several hundred people flocked to the grassy meadows of Alton Baker Park to watch a large fireworks show. (Nate Barrett/Emerald)

A white dandelion-like firework erupts in the sky over Alton Baker Park. (Nate Barrett/Emerald)

A white dandelion-like firework erupts in the sky over Alton Baker Park. (Nate Barrett/Emerald)

Hundreds of Oregon residents gather at the waterfront during the Waterfront Blues Festival hours before the start of the Fourth of July fireworks display. (Ryan Kang/Emerald)

Hundreds of Oregon residents gather at the waterfront during the Waterfront Blues Festival hours before the start of the Fourth of July fireworks display. (Ryan Kang/Emerald)

A shower of patriotic red, white, and blue streak across the Portland waterfront on the Fourth of July. (Ryan Kang/Emerald)

A shower of patriotic red, white and blue streak across the Portland waterfront on the Fourth of July. (Ryan Kang/Emerald)

Fireworks in a myriad of colors burst in front of boat owners during the Fourth of July fireworks display.  (Ryan Kang/Emerald)

Fireworks in a myriad colors burst in front of boat owners during the Fourth of July fireworks display. (Ryan Kang/Emerald)

Green and golden fireworks blast across the night sky during the Waterfront Blues Festival.  (Ryan Kang/Emerald)

Green and golden fireworks blast across the night sky during the Waterfront Blues Festival. (Ryan Kang/Emerald)

Huge showers of glitter palm fireworks cover the night sky over the Marquam Bridge in Portland, Oregon Thursday night.  (Ryan Kang/Emerald)

Huge showers of glitter palm fireworks cover the night sky over the Marquam Bridge in Portland, Oregon Thursday night. (Ryan Kang/Emerald)

Golden glitter palms and chrysanthemums blast off from the Willamette River during the Waterfront Blues Festival.  (Ryan Kang/Emerald)

Golden glitter palms and chrysanthemums blast off from the Willamette River during the Waterfront Blues Festival. (Ryan Kang/Emerald)

A flood of fireworks in all colors, shapes, and sizes signal the finale of the Waterfront Blues Festival fireworks display.  (Ryan Kang/Emerald)

A flood of fireworks in all colors, shapes and sizes signal the finale of the Waterfront Blues Festival fireworks display. (Ryan Kang/Emerald)

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