Nine-year-old Camille Borst of Solon rolls in foam during a Foam Zone party at the Ely Public Library in Ely on Tuesday. The foam cannon went through five gallons of concentrated, biodegradable and non-toxic soap mixed with 10 gallons of water to produce the suds during the party. The Hills Bank-sponsored event is part of the library’s Fresh Air Fun programming for Tuesdays during the summer. The library offers events for school-aged children at 2 p.m. every weekday. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Children leap into the air as they try to touch the stream of foam shot from a cannon during a Foam Zone party at the Ely Public Library in Ely on Tuesday. The foam cannon went through five gallons of concentrated, biodegradable and non-toxic soap mixed with 10 gallons of water to produce the suds during the party. The Hills Bank-sponsored event is part of the library’s Fresh Air Fun programming for Tuesdays during the summer. The library offers events for school-aged children at 2 p.m. every weekday. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Five-year-old Cohen Hardiman of Ely runs through a wave of bubbles during a Foam Zone party at the Ely Public Library in Ely on Tuesday. The foam cannon went through five gallons of concentrated, biodegradable and non-toxic soap mixed with 10 gallons of water to produce the suds during the party. The Hills Bank-sponsored event is part of the library’s Fresh Air Fun programming for Tuesdays during the summer. The library offers events for school-aged children at 2 p.m. every weekday. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Eight-year-old Calliope De Souza reacts after getting splashed with foam during a Foam Zone party at the Ely Public Library in Ely on Tuesday. The foam cannon went through five gallons of concentrated, biodegradable and non-toxic soap mixed with 10 gallons of water to produce the suds during the party. The Hills Bank-sponsored event is part of the library’s Fresh Air Fun programming for Tuesdays during the summer. The library offers events for school-aged children at 2 p.m. every weekday. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Roman Elliott, 4, of Toddville, reacts after his great grandfather Bob Elliott dropped foam on his head during a Foam Zone party at the Ely Public Library in Ely on Tuesday. The foam cannon went through five gallons of concentrated, biodegradable and non-toxic soap mixed with 10 gallons of water to produce the suds during the party. The Hills Bank-sponsored event is part of the library’s Fresh Air Fun programming for Tuesdays during the summer. The library offers events for school-aged children at 2 p.m. every weekday. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Children play in foam during a Foam Zone party at the Ely Public Library in Ely, Iowa, on Tuesday, June 17, 2025. The foam cannon went through five gallons of concentrated, biodegradable and non-toxic soap mixed with 10 gallons of water to produce the suds during the party. The Hills Bank-sponsored event is part of the library’s Fresh Air Fun programming for Tuesdays during the summer. The library offers events for school-aged children at 2pm every weekday. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Children leap into the air as they try to touch the stream of foam shot from a cannon during a Foam Zone party at the Ely Public Library in Ely, Iowa, on Tuesday, June 17, 2025. The foam canon went through five gallons of concentrated, biodegradable and non-toxic soap mixed with 10 gallons of water to produce the suds during the party. The Hills Bank-sponsored event is part of the library’s Fresh Air Fun programming for Tuesdays during the summer. The library offers events for school-aged children at 2pm every weekday. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Children play during a Foam Zone party at the Ely Public Library in Ely, Iowa, on Tuesday, June 17, 2025. The foam canon went through five gallons of concentrated, biodegradable and non-toxic soap mixed with 10 gallons of water to produce the suds during the party. The Hills Bank-sponsored event is part of the library’s Fresh Air Fun programming for Tuesdays during the summer. The library offers events for school-aged children at 2pm every weekday. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

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