Homecoming Day Fair
Despite the oppressive heat, people fill the streets for the annual Homecoming Day Fair on 6/30/18 in the center of Fairhaven. Photo by Beth David.
Fairhaven held its annual Homecoming Day Fair in the center of town on Saturday, 6/30/18. Despite the hot and humid weather, the streets were filled with people carrying on the tradition of meeting up with old friends and shopping the 175+ vendors for home-made items. The day’s festitives included an art show, entertainment on the steps of town hall, antique fire truck rides and much more.
An antique fire truck offering rides for a just a couple of dollars is just one of the many attractions suitable for children at the annual Homecoming Day Fair on 6/30/18 in the center of Fairhaven. Photo by Beth David.
Members of the Fairhaven High School class of 1968 sit in the famous Room 7 as part of their 40th reunion weekend on 6/29/18. Photo by Glenn C. Silva. To see more of Glenn’s photos, visit https://photos.app.goo.gl/hiCVEoJ1iktXkd1u7
Class of 1968 reunion
Members of the Fairhaven High School class of 1968 sit in the famous Room 7 as part of their 40th reunion weekend on 6/29/18. Photo by Glenn C. Silva.
Swim for the Bay
Swimmers approach the finish line at Fort Phoenix in Fairhaven on 6/3018 for the annual Swim for Buzzards Bay organized by the Buzzards Bay Coalition. Photo by Beth David.
Mark Rasmussen, president of the Buzzards Bay Coalition, congratulates John Clifford, 64, as he gets out of the water at Fort Phoenix in 1:32.47.6, the last person to finish the BBC’s annual Swim for the Bay on 6/30/18. “I never got so many congratulations for finishing DFL [Dead F’g Last],” said Mr. Clifford. Photo by Beth David.
John Clifford, 64, the last person to finish the BBC’s annual Swim for the Bay on 6/30/18, enjoys a cold beer after his feat. “I never got so many congratulations for finishing DFL [Dead F’g Last],” said Mr. Clifford. Photo by Beth David.
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