MARCHING STRONG: The Pawtuxet Rangers, one of the oldest chartered military militias in the country, march to celebrate the Gaspee Days festival. With the celebration going on all the way through June 11, those attending can still look forward to a host of wonderful attractions. June 3 will bring the Warwick Symphony Orchestra to Pawtuxet Park at 5:30 p.m. to entertain crowds with music and then fireworks will light up Salter’s Grove, Warwick, starting at 9:30 p.m. The final weekend of Gaspee takes place over Saturday June 10 and Sunday June 11. Events will include Ecumenical Services from Trinity Episcopal Church and a Gaspee Days 5K race on Saturday before the annual Gaspee Days Parade, which begins at 10 a.m. and travels the lenght of Narragansett Parway in Warwick. Sunday will bring the Blessing of the Fleet at Rhode Island Yacht Club at 11 a.m., several events in Pawtuxet park, such as Sunday in the Park with live music and food at noon, a raffle drawing at 3 p.m. and the traditional Burning of the Gaspee at 4 p.m. (Photo by Steve Popiel)

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