While Thanksgiving will always make me think of driving to upstate NY, hoping for snow, Christmas the day after, skits with the cousins, great family time, picking out a live turkey, and all the food that was always available for us, this year I decided that I should see this holiday's origins.
Three of us from work headed down to Plymouth, MA on a random Tuesday that we all had off! We went an hour south of Boston to see Plimoth Plantation, Plymouth Rock, and celebrate the original thanksgiving location.
We were able to view the rock that was around when the pilgrims landed, tour the Mayflower II, see a 1600's village complete with actors and animals, talk to Native peoples, and eat a full thanksgiving meal. It was a full day filled with lots of reading and wandering, there was an interesting exhibit at Plimoth Plantation on the evolution of Thanksgiving as a national holiday (where the picture of the cartoon comes from) that was very intriguing to get an idea of what really happened and how it was thought of from many different perspectives.
This trip was something I have been wanting to do since moving to New England. It was so exciting to finally be there, on a gorgeous day, with fun friends, near the ocean!
From the "original" place of thanks, HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!
