If you’re looking for all the patriotic stuff there is to do in the Midcoast, you’ve come to the right place. We have gathered and will be maintaining a collection of posts pertaining to Independence Day, and will keep it updated, since we know some people are still not quite that organized.

Check out the stories below and then gather up some sunscreen, American flags and pinwheels, cameras and hearty appetites, as there are a lot of things to see and do and hear, not to mention great fireworks happening in Searsport, Camden and Thomaston.

A Rocket in My Pocket
By Anonymous

I've got a rocket
In my pocket;
I cannot stop to play.
Away it goes!
I've burned my toes.
It's Independence Day.

(Poem courtesy Poetry Foundation)