At right, Evangeline Makin, 2, with her parents, Malcolm and Melanie, and, though not visible here, her brother, Isaac, 3 months, watch the 2014 Gaspee Days Parade.
From left, Aaron Fontaine, shows off his snake, Nagini, named after Voldemort’s Snake in the Harry Potter series at the 2014 Gaspee Days Parade. From left are Alexander Henderson, Gigi Henderson and Stephanie Johnson.
Steve Colonies of the Artillery Company of Newport, mans the cannon as one is fired at the 2014 Gaspee Days Parade.
The Colonial Pipers of Boston march across the Pawtuxet River Bridge during the 2014 Gaspee Days Parade.
The Free Men of the Sea march through Pawtuxet Village during the 2014 Gaspee Days Parade.
The Munroe Dairy cow was a hit with the kids at the 2014 Gaspee Days Parade.
The Munroe Dairy Band at the 2014 Gaspee Days Parade.
Re-enactors from Battery C, the 1st Rhode Island Light Artillery, man a battery wagon at the 2014 Gaspee Days Parade.
A group of Colonial Renactors at the 2014 Gaspee Days Parade.
A replica of the Gaspee at the 2014 Gaspee Days Parade.
The Windsor Fife & Drum Corps marches during the 2014 Gaspee Days Parade.
A pair of re-enactors at the 2014 Gaspee Days Parade.
A smart-dressed company of re-enactors at the 2014 Gaspee Days Parade.
From left, Malissa Barrientos, her husband Ronald and their son Owen, 3, watch the 2014 Gaspee Days Parade.
A fife and drum corps play during the 2014 Gaspee Days Parade. This year’s parade is set for June 13 at 10 a.m.
Tony Lepore, the Dancing Cop, shows off some moves at the 2014 Gaspee Days Parade.
Landon Holland, 18 months, wiith his dad, John, takes a look back at the start of the 2014 Gaspee Days Parade.
At right, Abbie Albano, 8, watches the 2014 Gaspee Days Parade.
Warwick, RI – The 49th Annual Gaspee Days Parade started with a bang, and kept up the percussive momentum as a string of spectacles marched past appreciative throngs along Narragansett Parkway Saturday morning.
Colonial era attire, often with accompanying firearms shot off every few steps in between fife and drum renditions of early American music, dominated the event. Spectators anxious for bigger bangs headed for the Pawtuxet River Bridge, where a set of three cannon were manned by the Artillery Company of Newport.
But the attractions weren’t all colonial. Munroe Dairy fielded a brass band, vintage dairy truck and a cow mascot who hit it off big with kids.
Rob has worked as reporter and editor for several publications, including The Kent County Daily Times and Coventry Courier, before working for Gatehouse in MA then moving home with Patch Media. Now he's publisher and editor of WarwickPost.com. Contact him at editor@warwickpost.com with tips, press releases, advertising inquiries, and concerns.
