July 3:  This year Saint Joseph (Mi) switched their day for fireworks from July 4 to July 3 to reduce crowds and so people who have to work the Friday after Independence Day won’t need to stay up late that night.   Here is a picture, lightened up a good bit, so you can see the people gathering and the number of boats anchored offshore of the piers about 20 minutes before the show started. According to the Berrien County Parks Department the estimated crowd size was 5,000 people just before the fireworks show began.