#i have to start going to muzzleloader events and primitive rendezvous

[clove-pinks]

The 4th of July at Fort Meigs, Ohio, featuring the Old Northwest Military History Association.

Jokingly, they mentioned that they didn’t do the 13-gun salute at dawn in consideration of the neighbors, but the other toasts and music of the 1813 Independence Day celebration at Fort Meigs were reenacted with an 18-gun salute.

At top, the musket shooting competition where participants try to fire three shots (powder only, no bullet) as fast as possible. The goal is three shots within a minute, but few achieve this.