You don’t need tough skin to get up close and personal with sharks. The New England Aquarium’s newest feature allows you to pet bonnethead and epaulette sharks. The Shark and Ray Touch Tank is also home to cownose and Atlantic Rays. It’s as simple as just sticking your hand out and letting them sweep right […]
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Biking through Cape Cod is the best way to explore the charming area. The Rail Trail is a 22 mile path than runs through the towns of Dennis, Harwich, Brewster, Orleans, Eastham and Wellfleet. Our crew rented bikes in Brewster and rolled 12 miles into Chatam. Along the way we saw beautiful forests, cranberry bogs
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It was four warships against one and the USS Constitution prevailed. Nothing could take down the powerful “Old Ironsides” She earned this nickname in the War of 1812 against the British because not the power behind cannonballs bouncing off her side could not even slow her down. The USS Constitution is the oldest commissioned warship afloat in
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America’s oldest Water Mill is still turning. The Jenney Grist Mill is located in the historic town of Plymouth, Massachusetts just minutes from America’s most famous rock, Plymouth Rock. Pilgrim John Jenney had the idea to build America’s first mill in 1636. Over 100 years later in 1784 the mill was re-constructed at the
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Salem is much more than witches. On the sweeter side, America’s oldest candy company is still serving up age-old recipes. It all started when an English woman, Mrs. Spencer, was stranded after her ship broke down near Salem in 1806. With no other place to go, she and her son built a home here. Her
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Salem, Mass., has earned a reputation as the unofficial Halloween capital of the world. But it’s not just at Halloween when visitors are lured into the town where several people were accused of being witches during the Salem Witch Trials in 1692. This led to a plague of mass hysteria in the small puritan village.
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The Plimoth Plantation and Mayflower II are authentic ways to experience links to our past. The Mayflower II, a replica of the original Mayflower, sits just steps from Plymouth Rock. The ship was built in 1955 in England and sailed two years later in 1957. Staying true to the original, it is built with solid
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Just down the road from the Mayflower II is the Plimouth Plantation, the spot Pilgrims settled at in 1620. During the first winter more than half of the passengers died from the harsh winter and spread of disease. Without the guidance of the Native Wampanoag Tribe that number could have been even higher. They showed
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The wheels on Georgetown Loop Railroad don’t stop turning in the winter. There are several tours that ring in the holiday cheer. For kids there is Santa’s North Pole Adventure. Jolly Saint Nick Himself greets kids and tells Holiday Tales. Children enjoy homemade cocoa and cookies while looking wide-eyed at Holiday Lights. For adults there
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