By Kat Kanning

Mike Barskey and his work crew relaxed over a small cooking fire one day. They'd planned on making some hotdogs for their lunch. The fire pit was about 3 x 5 ft, 2 feet deep, rock lined, with 4 people attending the fire. The location of the fire pit had been approved by the fire chief himself, the year before. Barskey and his whole crew did not consider the fire a danger to neighbors. If fact, they considered it none of anybody's business but their own.

The Free State Project (FSP), one of the largest pro-liberty organizations in the country, will be hosting their annual Freedom Festival (aka "PorcFest") in Gilford, New Hampshire June 9-15, to showcase the FSP and NH and to entice thousands to relocate.

PorcFest is in its 5th year and has grown every year. This year's festival will introduce outdoor concerts and begin the shift of PorcFest from an FSP-centric event into a festival that all New Hampshire citizens will enjoy. Live music from local artists will be featured prominently on the highly attended weekend dates of the festival: June 13th and 14th. The featured acts include:

Matt Piaseczny (Gardner, MA). Matt Piaseczny is the former lead man of the bands Strychnine, Point The Finger and LastBreath.

Michael Vincent & Doubleshot. (Gilford, NH). With a sound like Stevie Ray Vaughan, Eric Clapton, Buddy Guy, and Jimi Hendrix all mashed into