We just got home from watching the Fourth of July fireworks in Idaho Falls. They were just spectacular, nothing less does them justice. It is billed as the largest fireworks display west of the Mississippi River, and I believe it. For a half hour the sky is continuously filled with coordinated multiple detonations of beautiful display shells, nearly 10 thousand of them in all.
My wife and I have seen the fireworks in many places, including those at Disney World and those on the mall in Washington, D.C. None compare to the fireworks each Fourth of July in Idaho Falls. The local press estimates 100,000 people attended this year, which is twice as many people as live in Idaho Falls.
The fireworks are paid for by the Melaleuca Corporation, which calls itself The Wellness Company, and which is headquartered in Idaho Falls. Melaleuca appears to be a pyramid marketing operation whose product line and business model resemble those of Amway or Shacklee . The firm is named for a family of Australian trees also called "ti trees" or "tea trees" from which is produced tea tree oil, an essential oil with reputed antibiotic and antifungal properties.
I have not tried Melaleuca products. I have watched their fireworks on several occasions and can recommend the fireworks to you without reservation. The place to be at 10 p.m. on July 4 is on the banks of the Snake River in idyllic Idaho Falls.
