Friday, May 15, 2026

Day 975-Keys to Canada-Salem, MA

Lobster Shanty
-Lobster Roll-The Lobster Shanty was featured on Diners, Drive Ins and Dives. It aired on the Food Network at the end of September 2010.


Seven Gable House
The House of the Seven Gables in Salem, Massachusetts, is famous as the real-life inspiration for Nathaniel Hawthorne’s 1851 gothic novel, The House of the Seven Gables. Built in 1668, the seaside mansion is also celebrated for its 17th-century architecture, ties to early colonial settlement, and rich maritime history.



Nathan Hawthorn Birth Place-Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804–1864) was a renowned American author born in Salem, Massachusetts, deeply influenced by his family's dark Puritan history, including ancestors who were prominent Salem witch trial judges. He lived in Salem off and on, working at the Custom House—a role that inspired The Scarlet Letter—and in areas near the historic "House of Seven Gables"



Custom House-For centuries Custom House in London played a central part in the working of the commercial Thames and was a major source of income for the Exchequer. England's major export during the early Middle Ages was wool and in 1203 King John introduced a tax on its export.




Derby Wharf Lighthouse

Ye Olde Pepper Companie- America’s Oldest Candy Company 1806

First Church in Salem
The First Church in Salem was one of two churches directly involved with the Witch Trials. The church where the hysteria began was the Church of Salem Village, which had split off from the First Church in Salem in 1678.

The statue was sculpted by StudioEIS in Brooklyn, New York, and commissioned by the cable television network TV Land for $75,000 to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the 1960s sitcom. It features actress Elizabeth Montgomery as the character Samantha Stephens, sitting sidesaddle on a broom and flying in front of a crescent moon. TV Land installed similar pop-culture monuments in several other American cities, though the Salem installation remains one of the most famous


I wonder if we are related?

Bova’s Bakery- Italy’s North End 





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Day 1,000- Recap

12 countries  6,287 pictures  213 stops 37,284 Miles 2 cruise ships 3 trains 5 planes