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North America » United States » Massachusetts » Lee October 17th 2013

Geo: 42.3053, -73.2493 We left Boston early to get a chance to do some touring before we get to Provincetown. We stopped at Plymouth to look around. There we saw the Plymouth rock, which is where the pilgrims landed in the early 1600's. They also had a replica of the Mayflower at the docks that you could tour on. It was such a small ship. It was hard to believe that they brought 112 people plus about 30 crew members on such a small ship. No beds, no bathrooms, and the passengers were rarely allowed to go on deck. We also visited a working water wheel operated grinding mill and then went to a replica village from the pilgrim times. It was pretty nice. They had people dressed in costume and they talked the way they ... read more
The Mayflower II
The flour mill
The Village

North America » United States » Massachusetts » Lee December 31st 2009

Well, in November, Dean & I went to Edith Wharton's homestead called The Mount. It was amazing. The house was restored to is original grandeur. The restoraton company brought in a local artist to fix all the moldings. He took a portion of the molding and recreated it. Also, Edith Wharton left behind an old fashion 3-D photo viewer. It was pretty neat. In one of the pictures, you will notice the molding around the door. These moldings are just 2 examples of the molding that was reconstructed. Also, if you look closely in the photo Dean in the library, you will notice some more molding that was reconstructed. Dean loved he skullery the best. That's where they cleaned the animals from their bones, maybe even skin it. We walked on the grounds - amazing view. ... read more
Dean in library
Molding around door
Dean sliding down the railing




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