More Massachusetts Parks

I made it to four parks on Sunday.

1. Lowell NHP, where I learned about working conditions in the cotton mills in the 1800’s. This area of Lowell is really neat... there are all these huge old factories that have been converted into apartments, art galleries, and shops. The best part was the area where they had machines going. There were only 10 working at the time, and it was still SO loud. Back when this was a functioning mill, there would have been over 100 machines working all at once. 

(It’s hard to tell from the videos, but it really was very loud!)

2. Minute Man NHP in Lexington. The site of “the shot heard ‘round the world” and Paul Revere’s ride! There wasn’t a lot to see in this spot, as is the case with a lot of the really old sites. I went on a tour that took us down the old road where the British were marching when the shots were fired. So cool. 

3. Saugus Iron Works- Okay, I’m going to be completely honest. I was not interested in this park. I tried to get into it, I really did. But mostly I was into the gift shop, where I got a Christmas gift for my mom.

4. Salem Maritime National Historic Site- Wasn’t really into this one, either. Spent a little more time walking around Salem and went to the Salem Witch Museum, which was not great. But not terrible, either, and it was something to do. The weird thing about these trips is that sometimes I do stuff just because I need something to do... It’s not like I can go home and just binge watch Fixer Upper. And even though the witch museum wasn’t the best, it’s still better than sitting at home watching TV!