More than 15 million people visit Lake Tahoe every year, eclipsing many national parks. But the Fourth of July weekend might be considered the peak of that tourism chaos, when thousands of people descend on the scenic shoreline to cool off in the water,

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One Lake Tahoe area Fourth of July fireworks show has been canceled due to storm damage, officials say. The North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District announced Friday morning that the Incline Village, Nevada fireworks show scheduled for later in the evening had been canceled after the fireworks barge was damaged by weather.