Just 12 hours after streets were filled with families for the Freedom Days Parade, downtown Nisswa again was packed with people Sunday morning, July 4, for the annual Firecracker Run.
The 5K and 10K runs are held every year on July 4, starting on Main Street. The finish line is at the Nisswa Community Center, and features a crawfish boil; Slip'N Slide; and red, white and blue bubble machine.
More than 1,000 runners participated in this year's event. The Firecracker Run did take place in 2020, though with staggered starts and a different starting line.
1/Runners celebrate as they cross the Firecracker Run finish line Sunday morning, July 4, in Nisswa. Nancy Vogt / Echo Journal
2/10K runners wait to take off at the Nisswa Firecracker Run on Sunday, July 4, on Main Street in Nisswa. Smoke (right) is from a firecracker set off to signify the race is about to start. Nancy Vogt / Echo Journal
3/Nisswa Firecracker Run 5K runners take off at the starting line on Main Street in Nisswa on Sunday, July 4. Nancy Vogt / Echo Journal
4/Red, white and blue attire were popular among runners participating in the Nisswa Firecracker Run 5K and 10K races Sunday, July 4, in Nisswa. Nancy Vogt / Echo Journal
5/Runners cross the Nisswa Firecracker Run finish line Sunday, July 4, at the Nisswa Community Center. Nancy Vogt / Echo Journal
6/Runners decked in red, white and blue cross the Nisswa Firecracker Run finish line Sunday morning, July 4, at the Nisswa Community Center. Nancy Vogt / Echo Journal
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