Fireworks light up the sky over Fountain Lake during the annual display Tuesday night for the Fourth of July. Photo courtesy Laura Mae Murtaugh

People lined the shore of Fountain Lake in 2023 to watch the display, which was organized by the Albert Lea-Freeborn County Chamber of Commerce. Photo courtesy Laura Mae Murtaugh

The fireworks have been a longstanding tradition for the Fourth of July in Albert Lea. Photo courtesy Laura Mae Murtaugh