I heard a ship's horn shortly after I got out
and looked out to see the 646' Algoma Integrity, a Self Discharging
Bulk Carrier being brought up the Piscataqua River by two tug boats.
This was the final day of our trip and the latest that
we left the house while we were in Kittery. We drove two cars to Petey's
Summertime Seafood in Rye, New Hampshire. where we had our last seafood
of the trip. We started with onion rings for the table, which were quite
good. Actually we had good onion rings several places during this trip.
Linda had a lobster roll, served on a hamburger style
bun, rather than the hot dog style bun we usually had. I had fried oysters,
with a steamed lobster tail on the side. The oysters were great, as was
the taste of Linda's lobster roll which I had. The lobster tail was pretty
tough and had less flavor than other lobster during our trip.
After several meals this trip, I think I finally had my
fill of fried oysters, for the first time since the early 1980s when I
lived in New Jersey.
Petey's Summertime Seafood - Rye, New Hampshire
Onion rings
Lobster tail
Fried oysters
After saying good bye, Linda and I headed south to Salem,
Massachusetts. Salem was very congested and it took much longer than
I expected to drive into town. We visited just two adjacent things, Salem
Witch Trials - The Memorial, and The Burying Point. To me, the
most interesting thing about the memorial was learning that one of the
women hanged had the same name as one of Linda's grandmothers, Mary Parker.
The Burying Point is one of the three Salem graveyards
from that early period and interesting burials which we located included
Justice John Hathorne of the Witchcraft Court (great-great grandfather
of author Nathaniel Hawthorne) and architect Samuel McIntire.
Salem Witch Trials - The Memorial
Mary Parker
Hanged
Sept. 22, 1692
The Burying Point
Graves of infants Thomas Mould & Elizabeth Mould
Children of Thomas & Mary Mould
"In Memory of
Cap Daniel Hathorne
who died April 18th, 1796
in the 65th year
of his age"
Worried about traffic, we left Salem after less than an
hour, and drove the last 14 miles to Logan Airport.
Our flight home was uneventful.
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About the Author
Keith Stokes has lived in Kansas for over 35 years, but
he was born and raised in Mackinaw City, less than a block from the Mackinac
Bridge and he was on the bridge during its construction when he was only
3 years old. While attending college he was on the interpretive staff of
Fort Michilimackinac in Mackinaw City, dressed in period clothes and giving
tours, musket & cannon firing demonstrations and working in the blacksmith
shop. He still visits the Straits of Mackinac every year, taking literally
thousands of pictures. Keith is the webmaster of MightyMac.org
and the Mackinac
Bridge & Straits of Mackinac Facebook Page.
Keith also has a website devoted to his adopted state,
KansasTravel.org,
which is the definitive source for things like zoos, waterfalls, grassroots
art and unique locally owned Kansas restaurant. Keith is the TripAdvisor
Destination Expert for Kansas, Mackinaw City and Mackinac Island.
Keith's photography is avialable at keith-stokes.pixels.com.
He also has other travel reports online. |
