Halloween in Salem

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Halloween is one of those holidays that is fun and entertaining for both kids and parents.  Last year, my son and I experienced one of the best Halloween’s in Salem, Massachusetts.  Each year Salem celebrates by hosting Haunted Happenings throughout the month of October.  The event is known as “America’s Halloween Festival” includes activities like walking […]

The House of Seven Gables

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Anyone who has read The House of  Seven Gables by Nathaniel Hawthorne would enjoy touring the house that inspired his gothic novel.  The house, one time owned by Hawthorne’s cousin Susanna Ingersol is in Salem, Massachusetts.  The childhood stories Hawthorne heard from his cousin inspired him to write the famous novel, but he was adamant about the […]