The 245th anniversary of this nation’s founding will be celebrated throughout the area this weekend.

Many area communities have special activities planned to mark the holiday.

Here in Superior the Superior Joggers are planning for the 39th annual running of the Firekracker run with classes and races for various ages and activity levels. Sponsors are planning for more than 300 runners to enter the event which will begin and end near the City Park band shell. The first races will depart at 7:45 a.m.

When designing the first 10K race course, the planners’ goal was to chart a course that would giv...