Providence, RI, has a large “WaterFire” festival that includes lighting torches in their canal. A working group would make a plan and then share the plan at an event utilizing fire pits (perhaps for toasting marshmallows!) beside a canal, coordinated with the City of Lowell and other groups.
Fire & Water: Feasibility Campaign
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Build toward a permanent installation that could be lit annually. Draw income, good press.
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