Our Boston counterparts recommended we visit Marble Head and Salem so we took off for a day in Mass on Monday. We were happy that many places were open. Our first stop was Lincoln’s first beach excursion. Unfortunately no sandy beaches were found so we walked down on to what looked like a rocky coast. Once our feet were on the ground we realized we were not on rock, but tons of shells. We loved digging out blue oyster shells and sea glass. The harbor was full of mooring sailboats. We trespassed on a small boat for a picture of Lincoln. Hopefully not a follower who will notice.
Marble Rock was a very cute little town. A little hard to get around, but nice with all the great shops (toy store, art gallery, kids shop). Lincoln saw his first episode at Sesame Street in one of the stores and was mezzmerized. We had to take in one last lobster roll while we were still on the coast and able to get FRESH catch.
Salem was only a few miles down from Marble Head. I was excited to see what was done to memorialize the women that were killed during the witch scare of the 1600s. I was a little disappointed. Instead of acknowledging the women and herbal medicine, the town capitalized on the idea of witches from a Halloween perspective. It is like a continual Halloween celebration. Halloween is my favorite holiday, but it just seems so out of place and disrespectful being that these innocent women were killed due to fears.
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