Museum educator Stan Novak talks Thursday about the American flag with 13 stars and 13 stripes that will be flown for Independence Day observations at Old Fort Western in Augusta. The city's annual July Fourth parade will end at the restored colonial-era fort, which is also celebrating its 100th anniversary as a museum on Monday.

Museum educator Stan Novak talks Thursday about the American flag with 13 stars and 13 stripes that will be flown for Independence Day observations at Old Fort Western in Augusta. The city's annual July Fourth parade will end at the restored colonial-era fort, which is also celebrating its 100th anniversary as a museum on Monday.

An American flag with 13 stars and 13 stripes is spread out Thursday at Old Fort Western in Augusta. The flag will be flown for Independence Day observations at Old Fort Western. The city's annual parade will end at the restored colonial-era fort, which is also celebrating its 100th anniversary as a museum on Monday.

Bunting that was hung for Independence Day on Thursday at Old Fort Western in Augusta. The city's annual Fourth of July parade will end at the restored colonial-era fort, which is also celebrating its 100th anniversary as a museum on Monday.

A motorcyclist passes the flag-lined entrance to the Clinton fairgrounds Thursday on Bangor Road in Clinton. The fairgrounds will be busy this weekend with a full slate of events planned for Sunday and Monday to mark the Fourth of July holiday.

An American flag with 13 stars and 13 stripes that will be flown for Independence Day observations is seen Thursday at Old Fort Western in Augusta. The city's annual parade will end at the restored colonial-era fort, which is also celebrating its 100th anniversary as a museum on Monday.