Written by Christina Gordon Friday, 18 June 2010 20:35

The Halifax County Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) is excited to announce that our county’s many Independence Day celebrations are listed as some of the Best 4^th of July Hometown Celebrations and Trips on national family travel website roadtripsforfamilies.com.

“This is the best kind of advertising,” said Lori Medlin, Halifax County CVB President/CEO. “Families are making their travel decisions predominately via the Internet, and this is a great website.”

The Halifax County CVB presented all of our Independence Day events to the website in hopes of being featured. Our listing, which has the great fortune of being #2 on the list reads as follows: “Halifax County is just over the VA/NC border on Interstate 95. On the 3rd, Lake Gaston at Morningstar Marina in Littleton will have fireworks visible either by boat or by car or choose fireworks over the Roanoke River at Weldon. Both events also feature food and live entertainment. On July 4th, celebrate Independence Day with a day-long festival in Historic Halifax, the birthplace of independence (where the first resolution to declare independence from England by any colony was adopted), culminating with excerpts from the historical outdoor drama First for Freedom (that tells the story of the Halifax Resolves and the Revolutionary War) and a magnificent fireworks display. Or travel to the Town of Hobgood and enjoy a classic, small town July 4th celebration with music, delicious food and a pie-eating contest on the town commons, followed by fireworks.”

Halifax County ‘s events are in great company, listed with community celebrations in some significantly larger communities:  New Castle, PA; Estes Park, CO; Lake County, CA; Mystic Country, CN; Stone Harbor, NJ; Sandfest, OR; Southport, NC; Bristol, RI; Wilmington, NC; Stowe, VE; Charleston, SC; Salem, MA; and Cleveland, OH.

The Halifax County CVB is optimistic that this national publicity will garner attention for the national significance of celebrating July 4^th here in the Birthplace of Independence!