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July Fourth: Weeklong fest or just a day?

Spectators watch the TD Bank Celebrate America Fireworks

Photo credit: Howard Schnapp | Spectators watch the TD Bank Celebrate America Fireworks in Eisenhower Park in East Meadow. (July 2, 2011)

It's the beginning of the July Fourth holiday Friday -- for some people.

This is one of those years when the Fourth falls on a Wednesday, making it hard to figure out which weekend the holiday should be attached to -- if at all.

The Long Island Convention & Visitors Bureau said that if the weather is good, East End tourism spots might see two long weekends -- one leading up to the holiday...

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