Brooklinks: Tuesday (Happy Fourth of July!!!) Edition

Brooklinks is a daily selection of Brooklyn-related news stories and blog items, today also advancing prayers that thunderstorms stay away from us during the fireworks tonight:

• Where the Muskets Once Roared (Old Stone House, P. Slope) [NYT]
• Today is July "Pour" [NYPost]
• Handicapping Hot Dog Contest [Gothamist]
• Eat Hot Dogs! [coneyislandshortcakes]
  
• July 4 at Coney: American Dreamland [Online Journal]
• Brooklyn July Events [About Bklyn]
• Mermaid Parade Helped Turn Coney Around [Bklyn Eagle]
• Closed for the Holiday [NYDN]
  
• Happy Fourth of July! [z.madison]
• Catch [Lex's Folly]
• Save New Orleans 4 Reel [bluejake]
  
• Bicycle Fetish Day in Williamsburg [Bklyn Ramblings]