What I didn't realize, was that the Fourth in Nantucket is one of the most patriotic locations to celebrate Independence Day. In town, American flags and red, white and blue banners decorated store fronts and homes alike. People flew flags from the backs of Jeeps and pick-up trucks, atop masts and jury-rigged out of fishing pole holes in boats (one boat I saw had a grand total of six flags!)
People were dressed in varying levels of patriotism; I saw flag shirts, flag shorts, flag bandanas; block colors of red, white and blue, temporary flag tattoos, red, white and blue glitter, red, white, and blue necklaces.
As a Canadian transplant, it was exciting to be a part of the most important American holiday and to have celebrated it in such a patriotic place, filled with hundreds of years of history provided the finishing touches.
