Before I foray into Maine, a little post for Salem.
Our journey from Falmouth to Portland, Maine is a fairly long one, so we stopped off in the town of the famous witch trials.
As ever, we lucked out in arriving just as a re-enactment was about to take place. Puritans were wandering all over the place, then suddenly came together to cry the news of a newly found-out witch. We followed them to the court house where the pre-trial took place, seventeenth century style. It was really enjoyable and well-done. Not half as cheesy as I expected. People were encouraged to ask a lot of questions of each of the characters, so I can imagine it's a great school trip for kids.
Anyway, we took in the memorial to those that were killed as witches, went to some of the old houses that are still standing, and to the old harbour.
An interesting old town, in the oldest part of the States.
Naturally full of shops selling spell candles and whatnot. But also nice sweets.
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