Hundreds of people made the heart-healthy trek to Fall River's waterfront to view the 2015 Fourth of July fireworks on a pleasant summer evening. Crowds lined the boardwalk and the lawn in front of Heritage State Park in anticipation of the pyrotechnic display that was launched from the middle of the Taunton River. "This is the best fireworks ever," stated Jeff Hopkins who watched the display with his wife, Sarah, and eleven-year-old daughter, Tracy, from the embankment next to the Heritage Heights Housing Development. The dramatic setting included a view of the USS Massachusetts in silhouette in front of the setting sun over the river. Click here for a seven-minute video of the fireworks. Click here for photos from the 2011 fireworks taken from the Battleship. For more information, contact Paul Simister at Friends of Heritage State Park.

(Top row) As the crowds head for Battleship Cove, Jeff Hopkins and his wife and daughter enjoy the view from a blanket on the lawn next to Heritage Heights. (Row two) Fred Wilson sells toys to the crowds near the Carousel as the crowds stream over the bridge to Heritage State Park. (Row three) Sylvia Lechan gets some assistance from Sgt. Dorothy Houston as Agustin and Zyonel Nieves and Justin Vasques play with their light sabers and Jose Sanchez and Jose Bailey look for a place to sit. (Row four) Gerry Deasley and Elaine Albert join Melanie, Hayleigh and Gary Medeiros for a good view on the lawn in front of the boardwalk. (Row five) The crowd lines the boardwalk as the first of the fireworks begin. (Row six) Corey Backstom, Lizzie Pollazo and Brielle Gilmore from Taunton watch the first few fireworks. (Bottom two rows) The fireworks continue for over forty minutes as seen from above the Cove and finish with a three-minute long finale.