With the holiday weekend approaching, many folks are making plans to attend our local small town celebrations and settle in for some spectacular fireworks! Here are a few places to celebrate and their schedules for this year. Some of our towns are celebrating on different days, so you can find something to do all weekend!

One of my favorite things about living in a small town in Northeast Indiana is being able to share the traditions of how celebrations used to be in the "good ol days".  Reliving childhood memories and creating them for my children.... priceless!

Angola will have a parade, live music, games, and fireworks on the 4th of July.

Kendallville celebrates the holiday with activities for the kids, live music and fireworks on July 4th.

Topeka's celebration starts with a Road Run, Fun Walk and Basketball Tournament at 8:00 am. There are kids games, big wheel and pedal car races, cloggers, a parade, buggy and tractor pulls, a free concert and fireworks. Their celebration is on July 5th.  This is my favorite place for the traditional celebration.

Fun on Sylvan returns to Rome City on July 3rd with many activities and the largest fireworks display in the area. We never miss the fireworks here. It is spectacular and folks travel from miles around to see it.

The town of Wolcottville will celebrate the holiday on July 4th starting with the Johnson Township Fire Department's pancake and sausage breakfast from 7-11 followed by the Wolcottville Police Department's BBQ Chicken. Entertainment at Taylor Park starts at 5:00 which includes live music and a DJ. Fireworks at approximately 10:00 pm.

Karen Frederick, REALTOR®

RE/MAX Results Wolcottville, IN

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Rome City may be a small town in Northeast Indiana, but they celebrate the 4th of July in a big way starting with the Legion Breakfast at 8:00 am and ending with the areas best fireworks display over Sylvan Lake.  There are food vendors and rides all day, a baseball tournament, duck race, and live music.

All Events Are Planned For July 3rd

(rain date for fireworks is July 4th)

8:00-10:00 am Legion Breakfast

11:00 am Ice Cream Eating Contest

2:30 pm Sylvan Lake Boat Parade

4:00-8:00 pm Car Show

6:00 Tribute to the Troops

The complete schedule is available at the Rome City Chamber of Commerce or you can pick up a brochure at local businesses.

Karen Frederick, REALTOR®

RE/MAX Results Wolcottville, IN

FindaPlaceOnTheLake.com

LaGrange and Noble Counties Combined

Residential Report

 Year to Date- End of May 2010

All Residential     2009                2010                Change

AVG Sales Price     85,888         97,938              +14.0%

Homes Sold           139                188                  +35.3% 

Days on Market     169                 181                  +7.1%

There are 692 homes listed for sale and at the average sold per month so far, it will take 11.3 months to sell them all (months of supply). Homes sold for 91.4% of the price they were listed at prior to sale.

Year to Date-End of April 2010 Lake Properties

Lake Properties     2009                2010                Change

AVG Sales Price      158,529             152,664           -3.7%

Homes Sold             28                     36                 +28.6% 

AVG Days on Market     156              204               +30.8%

There are 256 homes listed for sale and at the average sold per month so far, it will take 319.7 months to sell them all (months of supply). Homes sold for 91.2% of the price they were listed at prior to sale.

Find more information in Local Market Statistics

Karen Frederick, REALTOR®

RE/MAX Results Wolcottville, IN

FindaPlaceOnTheLake.com