Fireworks raincheck at the Durham Bulls Athletic Park

I celebrated Independence Day twice this year. On Friday, I saw fireworks blast off a barge floating on Skull Creek during my Hilton Head Island trip. Then, upon returning to the Triangle Sunday, I found out that a wicked storm crashed the fireworks at the Durham Bulls Athletic Park.

So I found myself watching the Durham fireworks Monday night at the ballpark. Of course, it wasn’t as cool as if I had been there on the Fourth to see Kevin Costner perform in honor of the 20th anniversary of Bull Durham. Still, it was exhilarating to watch the fireworks shoot up from a trailer parked in center field of the ballpark.

There weren’t a lot of people at the DBAP for Monday’s raincheck display. I guess parents didn’t feel like dragging their children out so late on a Monday night. Here’s what you missed:

Apparently, Friday night’s storm was so violent that it knocked out power to the ballpark, prompting officials to make arrangements to install emergency lighting, according to The News & Observer.