It has been more than 200 years since the original Boston Tea Party, but on this tax day 2009, concerned citizens gathered across the nation for their very own tea party including hundreds in Duluth

In every major U.S. city citizens came together for tea parties.
No, these weren't reenactments of the Boston Tea party, but rather a protest of what some people see as runaway government spending.

Becky Hall says "Average citizens who care about our country, our freedoms, our worries about government overstepping it's authority in our lives, trying our hardest to live and work hard and prosper in this country"

Over 5–hundred people substituted the Duluth Harbor for the Boston Harbor and over 1–hundred people in Superior held their own party.
Many of the protesters say they don't see the tea parties as a Democrat versus Republican argument, but rather an argument about the way government is currently running.

Patricia Mullens says "This is just citizens, I've never been in a protest in America Before and we just feel like it's gotten out of hand and something has to be done, we can't keep spending and count on any success economically."

For parents Eric and Kitten Dymesich they're concern lies with their child.

"It is my son and I love him dearly and it does like my husband said it sucks that he's already in debt and I think it's awesome that there's this many people out here."

The tea parties were not organized by any political party, and the word spread about the gatherings through the internet.

Tea parties were held in Chicago, Washington D.C. and of course Boston.