FAIR HAVEN - Fair Haven's annual Fourth of July celebration was in its second day Friday, with a craft fair, music at the sunny bandstand, and headed over to the a smorgasbord at Fair Haven Community Church.

“It's our 25th year,” said Carole Zukovsky, organizer of the craft fair and director of the Fair Haven Chamber of Commerce. She was seated on a bench in front of the bandstand, listening to Syracuse's Jerry Cali, who sang and played his guitar along with his programmed keyboard.

Forty vendors sold various items to shoppers at the Craft Fair in Village Park. First-timer Chris Curtis, of Clay, sold Old Frontier Kettle Corn in a prime spot near the sidewalk. He pops four cups of corn at a time, he said, uniquely sweet and salty, in two huge, black open kettles. Once the corn is hot enough to pop, sugar goes in to caramelize. The popcorn is salted, then bagged. The kettles are deep enough to keep the popcorn from popping out.

Curtis began making the stuff on military bases, when he was stationed in Kuwait three years ago. Now he says middle-aged women are his main customers.

Debbi Benson's Beachcomber specialty was sculpted wire items, not only jewelry but things wrapped in wired beach glass and beach pottery collected over the years.

“You name it. If there's a place to wrap wire around it, I'll do it,” Benson, of Red Creek, said.

Barbara Lee, of Honeyoye Falls, designs greeting cards with stamps, material and her own photos. She first started selling them at senior living centers to help residents shop. Then the management included her work in outreach efforts to get the community comfortable enough to visit the centers.

Will Boydell, of Wolcott, has worked on graphite art - black-and white sketches of animals and nature for three years.

“I'm just happy when people look at it,” Boydell said when asked about sales. “That's the reason I draw.” Boydell works with the Wayne County Humane Society, where he got his own hound dog, Maverick, and sketches animals other than Maverick.

“He won't sit still long enough,” Boydell said.

Arizona Traders, of Auburn, was selling transfer signs to go in car windows as well as decals. Patty Nolan sold a whole stack to John Kelly of Brockport, along with Barbara Marks and daughters Ariana, 6, and Taylor 10.

Kathy Hicks of Sterling's unique quilts of all sizes, wall hangings and bed covers, sold from $32 to $185.

Gusts of wind caught some of the printed ladies tops hanging at one booth, where Donna Baker, her daughters Dawn and Kim, and grandchildren Chloe Knopp, 3, Kendra Worth, 7 months, and Taylor, 9, were browsing. It was their second annual camping event at Wildwood RV camp in Fair Haven Beach State Park. Some came up from Florida for the family outing and Taylor's birthday.

Just before 4 p.m., the kitchen was humming in Fair Haven Community Church, as diners began arriving for the $5 dinner there.

Bonnie Power took charge, while Penny Grennell brought out the bread. Penny said the event averages 160 diners yearly.

“We serve a lot of people fast, and we don't change the price,” Power said. The church kept the price affordable, especially in these times. Volunteers do the work with profits going to the church. Ham, meatloaf, scallops, green bean casserole, and potato salad were just a few items on the menu, along with delicious home-made breads.

If you go

What: Fair Haven's Fourth of July celebration continues today

When: 9 a.m. 5K run/walk begins at Cayuga Street pavilion; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Classic car show at Village Park; 10 a.m. to dark, craft fair at village park; Noon, boat parade on Sodus Bay; 12:30 p.m., children's parade at fire department; 1 to 5 p.m., carnival rides; 1 p.m. until gone, chicken barbecue; 2 to 6 p.m., live entertainment; 7:30 p.m., band concert; 9:15 wall fire; 10 p.m. fireworks over Sodus Bay