Gary Lavalette

As promised I visited Fairhaven's Fort Phoenix to investigate what impact, if any, the game Pokémon Go was having on the historic site. Contrary to reports of significant damage and litter issues, I found no such problems. It has been reported that players of the app driven game Pokémon Go and their followers were taking a toll on Fairhaven's historic Fort Phoenix...

Gary Lavalette is a volunteer caretaker at Fort Phoenix Beach State Reservation in Fairhaven, MA. The park has seen almost a year's worth of visitors in the last month due to the new Pokémon Go app. If you play Pokémon Go and visit Fort Phoenix to "Catch 'Em All," you can follow @NewBPokemon on Twitter to find out what Pokémon will be there and when...