Independence Day celebrations might look different in 2020

Traditions are going out the window for this year's Independence day celebrations.

OUR NEW NORMAL -- MEANS A NEWWAY TO CELEBRATE HOLIDAYS.THIS FOURTH OF JULY WON'T BE ASBUSY WITH COMMUNITY FIREWORKSSHOWS AND PARADES.FOX 47'S CODY BUTLER IS HEREWITH SOME ADVICE ON HOW YOU CANMAKE THE MOSTOUT OF THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND.TRADITIONS ARE GOING OUT THEWINDOW FOR THIS YEAR'SINDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATIONS.THANKS TO CROWD RESTRICTIONS ...SOCIAL DISTANCING ... ANDSTATEWIDE CLOSURES ...YOU MIGHT HAVE TO THINK OUTSIDETHE BOX TO CELEBRATE ... LIKE IAM FOR THIS STORY.NAT OF FIREWORKSIF YOU NORMALLY COME TO ADADORIVERFRONT PARK TO WATCH THEFIREWORKS SHOW ... YOU'LL HAVETOWAIT UNTIL NEXT YEAR.MOST COMMUNITY DISPLAYS ARECANCELED THIS YEAR INCLUDINGLANSING JACKSON AND PORTLAND TOAVOID LARGE CROWDS.SOME DISPLAYS IN HILLSDALECOUNTY ARE STILL HAPPENING THISWEEKEND ... BUT THERE ARERESTRICTIONS.NAT- SPARKLERSBUT YOU CAN SET OFF YOUR OWNFIREWORKS.FIREWORKS STANDS ARE ACTUALLYSEEING MORE PEOPLE BUYING THEIROWN FIREWORKS THIS YEARBECAUSE OF THAT.STATE LAW ALLOWS THEM FROM 11 INTHE MORNING TO 11:45 AT NIGHTTHRU JULY 4TH.

SO SUNDAY ...THEY ARENO LONGER ALLOWED.NAT- GRILL STARTINGTHE STAY HOME ORDER IS LIFTEDAND YOU CAN HAVE YOUR BACKYARDCOOK-OUT.HOWEVER ... THERE ARE STILLRESTRICTIONS ON LARGE GATHERINGS... SO YOU CAN'T HAVE MORE THAN100 PEOPLE OVER.BUT IF YOU ARE GOING OUT TO EAT... YOU MIGHT WANT TO CHECK WITHTHE RESTAURANT AHEAD OF TIME.WEDNESDAY ... GOVERNOR GRETCHENWHITMER CLOSED DINING ROOMS INBARS IF THEY MAKE 70 PERCENT OFTHEIR MONEY FROM ALCOHOL.THIS IS BECAUSE OF NEW COVID-19OUTBREAKS ACROSS THE STATE.THOSE BUSINESSES CAN SERVE ONPATIOS AND OFFER COCKTAILS TOGO.OTHER RESTAURANTS ARE ALLOWED TOOPEN AT HALF CAPACITY ... BUTSOME ARE CHOOSING TO CLOSE.NAT-BEACH TOWELAND THERE'S ALWAYS THE BEACH.INGHAM COUNTY BEACHES SHOULD BEOPEN BY THE FOURTH ... BUT THEREARE NO LIFE GUARDS ON DUTYSO ITS SWIM AT YOUR OWN RISK.AND WHATEVER YOU DO IF YOU LEAVEYOUR HOME ... MAKE SURE YOU HAVEYOUR MASK.

THEY ARE REQUIREDAT INDOOR PUBLIC PLACES ANDOUTSIDE WHEN SOCIAL DISTANCINGISN'T AN OPTION.CODY BUTLER NEWS 10.AS CODY MENTIONED ... SOMECOMMUNITIES ARE STILL HOSTINGTHEIR FIREWORKS SHOWS ...WITH DIFFERENT RULES.