Wandering Around America One State at a Time – Massachusetts

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State 19:

Welcome to the next post in my series highlighting states we have visited throughout the years. I hope you will enjoy coming along for the ride!

I will be featuring the states alphabetically. The next state is

Massachusetts

Massachusetts was one of the original thirteen colonies and became the 6th state on February 6, 1788. The capital is Boston .

On our one and only trip to Massachusetts we wandered around two gorgeous waterfront towns.

Our first stop was Gloucester where we visited the Fisherman’s Memorial. The Man at the Wheel Statue faces the sea. Across from the statue beside the waterfront is a List of Names honoring not only those men known to be lost at sea but also the men and ships lost without record. The number of men and ships who left from Gloucester and never returned is staggering.

Sebastian Junger’s book “The Perfect Storm” (and later the movie starring George Clooney) told the story of  the fishing vessel Andrea Gail from Gloucester that went down with all of it’s crew during the storm of the century in 1991. The names of the crew members are included on the List of Names at Fisherman’s Memorial.

Man at the Wheel Statue at the Fisherman’s Memorial, Gloucester, Massachusetts
Gloucester Fishermen’s Memorial
Just a few names of the people lost at sea –  Gloucester Fisherman’s Memorial

The Ten Pound Light was visible from the Gloucester waterfront. Many fishing vessels were tied up at docks.

Ten Pound Island Lighthouse, Gloucester
Gloucester Fishing Boats
Gloucester Fishing Boat

We also stopped to stroll around Rockport with it’s beautiful harbor.

Rockport Harbor
Rockport Harbor

To read previous posts about the states featured in this series just click on the state name: Alabama      Alaska      Arizona      Arkansas      California      Colorado     Florida      Georgia      Hawaii        Idaho  Illinois      Indiana      Iowa     Kansas     Kentucky     Louisiana     Maine     Maryland

10 thoughts on “Wandering Around America One State at a Time – Massachusetts”

  5. Another trip to Massachusetts is in order! There is so much fascinating history to explore. Driving near Boston isn’t much fun in an RV, but there are some pretty nice campgrounds not too far from the city, allowing for easy day trips into Boston, by public transportation if you don’t want to drive. And Cape Cod in the fall is sublime.

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  6. You’re getting closer all the time. 🙂 The MA folks keep our roads busy, but they spend lots of money here too so for that I say thank you. When we find ourselves on the highway to ME in the summer, it always looks like MA is evacuating there are so many heading north. 🙂

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