Although the rain caused the Fairhaven Village Militia to cancel the firing of the big cannons on Saturday, it did not stop the rest of the activities. The Militia held it Revolutionary War encampment at Fort Phoenix on Saturday and Sunday, 6/7/25 & 6/8/25. The weekend included demonstrations of musket fire, tinsmithing, cooking, and other activities from the 1770s.
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- A member of the Fairhaven Village Militia fires the small cannon on Sunday, 6/8/25, during the Revolutionary War encampment at Fort Phoenix in Fairhaven. In the background, the two-masted schooner, Ernestina, built in 1894, escapes unscathed. Photo courtesy of David Fauteux.
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- People gather round for a demonstration of cooking utensils that would be used in the late 1700s on Sunday, 6/8/25, during the Revolutionary War encampment at Fort Phoenix in Fairhaven by the Fairhaven Village Militia. Photo courtesy of David Fauteux.
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