Terry Briggs, a member of the Ancient Ones, loads his musket with gunpowder Saturday during a demonstration at the annual Fort Halifax Days at Fort Halifax Park in Winslow.

Terry Briggs, a member of the Ancient Ones, demonstrates the use of a musket Saturday to a group of people at the annual Fort Halifax Days at Fort Halifax Park in Winslow.

A child re-enactor portraying a soldier takes a nap Saturday at the annual Fort Halifax Days at Fort Halifax Park in Winslow.

Micah Bickford, dressed in French and Indian War-era clothes, talks about the old Fort Halifax on Saturday to a group of history buffs at the annual Fort Halifax Days at Fort Halifax Park in Winslow.

Mark Rohman, a member of the Fletcher's Scouting Company re-enactment group, stirs what he calls "soldier stew" on Satuday at a makeshift camp at the annual Fort Halifax Days at Fort Halifax Park in Winslow.

These ingredients, on display at the annual Fort Halifax Days at Fort Halifax Park in Winslow, are typical of what was used to make stew for soldiers in the 1750s.

Terry Briggs, a member of the Ancient Ones, fires his musket Saturday during a historical demonstration at the annual Fort Halifax Days at Fort Halifax Park in Winslow.

Re-enactors stand at their camp Saturday along the east bank of the Kennebec River with Waterville's Hathaway Creative Center in the background at the annual Fort Halifax Days at Fort Halifax Park in Winslow.

Muskets lie on display Saturday at the annual Fort Halifax Days at Fort Halifax Park in Winslow.