From the fireworks guru to the parade queen, meet Baltimore's Fourth of July experts

From a politician whose July Fourth celebration involves an eight-plus-mile walk along four parade routes to the crew ensuring the Inner Harbor fireworks go off spectacularly, scores of people will be working hard Tuesday to ensure Baltimore-area residents have a Fourth of July worthy of its reputation as summer's biggest, most family-friendly party. So what goes into making Independence Day festive and memorable? We talked to some of the faces behind the festivities to find out.

from Dundalk News http://www.topix.com/city/dundalk-md/2017/06/from-the-fireworks-guru-to-the-parade-queen-meet-baltimores-fourth-of-july-experts?fromrss=1