Video spotlight: Reading the Declaration of Independence on the Fourth of July

Every year on the Fourth of July at 10 am, groups gather to read the Declaration of Independence at each Post Office in Leelanau County. The video below features Joe and Elizabeth Blondia and friends reading the Declaration outside the Glen Arbor Post Office on July 4, 2026—the semiquincentennial, or 250th anniversary of the nation’s birth. Video by Sophie Schwartz.

The video below features Bill Smith, Norm Wheeler, Anne-Marie Oomen and friends reading the Declaration outside the Empire Post Office. Video by Jacob Wheeler.

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