Island plans for fireworks, naturalization ceremony

PUT-IN-BAY – Saturday kicks off at Perry’s Victory & International Peace Memorial at 11 a.m. July Fourth with a new citizen naturalization ceremony on the memorial plaza.

Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur is scheduled to attend.

It is a Carronade Weekend, and black powder and cannon firing demonstrations will be offered throughout the day.

At 7 p.m., a program celebrating the centennial of the opening of the memorial column to the public will take place. Island residents and others have been invited to contribute to the Centennial Time Capsule.

At 8 p.m., Westside Steve Simmons will perform a concert on the memorial plaza as a prelude to the July Fourth Fireworks at dusk.