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Gaspee Days Parade 2018: Off With A Bang

[CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] The Gloucester Light Infantry Military Militia fire their muskets at the start of the Gaspee Days Parade June 9, 2018.

[CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] The Gloucester Light Infantry Military Militia fire their muskets at the start of the Gaspee Days Parade June 9, 2018.
[CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] The Gloucester Light Infantry Military Militia fire their muskets at the start of the Gaspee Days Parade June 9, 2018.
WARWICK, RI  — The 2018 Gaspee Days Parade got a late start at about 10:30 a.m. Saturday as temperatures began to climb into the 80s, creating a perfect atmosphere for people lining Narragansett Parkway on blankets and lawn chairs.

The parade began south in Warwick on Narragansett Parkway, heading north into Pawtuxet Village before ending at Rhodes on the Pawtuxet, not far from where the Gaspee Days 5K runners crossed the finish line a few hours earlier.

As usual, the people waiting for the parade together enjoyed each other’s company with little concern for the parade’s punctuality, their mood cheerfully patient.

“We come here every year,” said Anne Tavis, whose family moved to New Hampshire last year after 20 years living in the Narragansett Parkway neighborhood. Tavis was there with her daughter, Mary and Aniyah Patterson, 5, watching for the first marchers to stride toward them.

The parade didn’t keep them waiting much past 10:30 a.m.

[CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] From left, Mabel Fritzmeier, Lou Lou (in stroller) and Buddy, and Beecher Fritzmeier stroll on Narragansett Parkway in Cranston before Gaspee Days events Saturday, June 9, 2018.
[CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] From left, Mabel Fritzmeier, Lou Lou (in stroller) and Buddy, and Beecher Fritzmeier stroll on Narragansett Parkway in Cranston before Gaspee Days events Saturday, June 9, 2018.
[CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] From left, Ava, Bass 7, chases bubbles as they drift past Jackson Bass, 3, while Joshua Bloschicak, 10 chases an earlier group of bubbles in front of the Noon Design gift shop on Narragansett Parkway in Cranston before the Gaspee Days Parade Saturday, June 9, 2018.
[CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] From left, Ava, Bass 7, chases bubbles as they drift past Jackson Bass, 3, while Joshua Bloschicak, 10 chases an earlier group of bubbles in front of the Noon Design gift shop on Narragansett Parkway in Cranston before the Gaspee Days Parade Saturday, June 9, 2018.
[CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] From left, Olivia, 4, and David, 2, Antico waid with their dad, David, before the Gaspee Days Parade Saturday, June 9, 2018.
[CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] From left, Olivia, 4, and David, 2, Antico waid with their dad, David, before the Gaspee Days Parade Saturday, June 9, 2018.
[CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] The Gloucester Light Infantry Military Militia fire their muskets at the start of the Gaspee Days Parade June 9, 2018. [CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] The Gloucester Light Infantry Military Militia fire their muskets at the start of the Gaspee Days Parade June 9, 2018. WARWICK, RI — The 2018 Gaspee Days Parade got a late start at about 10:30 a.m. Saturday as temperatures began to climb into the 80s, creating a perfect atmosphere for people lining Narragansett Parkway on blankets and lawn chairs. The parade began south in Warwick on Narragansett Parkway, heading north into Pawtuxet Village before ending at Rhodes on the Pawtuxet, not far from where the Gaspee Days 5K runners crossed the finish line a few hours earlier. [CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] From left, Mabel Fritzmeier, Lou Lou (in stroller) and Buddy, and Beecher Fritzmeier stroll on Narragansett Parkway in Cranston before Gaspee Days events Saturday, June 9, 2018. [CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] From left, Mabel Fritzmeier, Lou Lou (in stroller) and Buddy, and Beecher Fritzmeier stroll on Narragansett Parkway in Cranston before Gaspee Days events Saturday, June 9, 2018. [CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] From left, Ava, Bass 7, chases bubbles as they drift past Jackson Bass, 3, while Joshua Bloschicak, 10 chases an earlier group of bubbles in front of the Noon Design gift shop on Narragansett Parkway in Cranston before the Gaspee Days Parade Saturday, June 9, 2018. [CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] From left, Ava, Bass 7, chases bubbles as they drift past Jackson Bass, 3, while Joshua Bloschicak, 10 chases an earlier group of bubbles in front of the Noon Design gift shop on Narragansett Parkway in Cranston before the Gaspee Days Parade Saturday, June 9, 2018. [CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] From left, Olivia, 4, and David, 2, Antico waid with their dad, David, before the Gaspee Days Parade Saturday, June 9, 2018. [CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] From left, Olivia, 4, and David, 2, Antico waid with their dad, David, before the Gaspee Days Parade Saturday, June 9, 2018.

[CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] From left, Olivia, 4, and David, 2, Antico waid with their dad, David, before the Gaspee Days Parade Saturday, June 9, 2018.
[CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] From left, Ron Cameron, Robin Greene, Becca Sanders and Nate Sanders wait on Narragansett Parkway in before Gaspee Days events Saturday, June 9, 2018.
[CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] From left, Ron Cameron, Robin Greene, Becca Sanders and Nate Sanders wait on Narragansett Parkway in before Gaspee Days events Saturday, June 9, 2018.
[CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] Warwick Police patrol Narragansett Parkway before Gaspee Days events Saturday, June 9, 2018.
[CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] Warwick Police patrol Narragansett Parkway before Gaspee Days events Saturday, June 9, 2018.
[CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] From left, Avery Thurston, Tessa Seeback, Kim Seeback, Julie Thurston and Ron McMullen wait for the Gaspee Day Parade Saturday, June 9, 2018.
[CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] From left, Avery Thurston, Tessa Seeback, Kim Seeback, Julie Thurston and Ron McMullen wait for the Gaspee Day Parade Saturday, June 9, 2018.
[CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] From left, Aniyah Patterson, 5, and Mary Tavis enjoy the Gaspee Day Parade Saturday, June 9, 2018.
[CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] From left, Aniyah Patterson, 5, and Mary Tavis enjoy the Gaspee Day Parade Saturday, June 9, 2018.
 

 

 

 

Rob Borkowski
Author: Rob Borkowski

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 [email protected] with tips, press releases, advertising inquiries, and concerns.

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