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Marco celebrates Fourth with a new name: Uncle Sam’s Sand Jam

The early bird gets the worm and all the good parking spots. Swarms of Fourth of July revelers descended upon Residents’ Beach on Marco Island for “Uncle Sam’s Sand Jam” on Saturday, and they brought their vehicles with them. Parked sideways, facing in, facing out and bumper-to-bumper, thousands of cars, trucks and SUVs occupied nearly every square foot of available space along North Collier Boulevard as the festivities got under way at noon. Ruth McCann, executive director of the Marco Island Civic Association, said she expected between 4,000 and 5,000 people during the day and another 8,000 for the fireworks display at 9 p.m. Full story »

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Fourth of July - Residents' Beach


  • When: Saturday, July 4, 2009, 9 p.m.
  • Where: Residents Beach, Right off of Collier and San Marco Rd., Marco Island, FL
  • Cost: Free
  • Age limit: All ages

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