July 18, 2019
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We made a day trip into Plymouth, Massachusetts yesterday and learned soooo much about the early beginnings of AMERICA and also found a few NEW PLACES that needed to be explored. If you will follow along with the numbered pictures I will tell you a little about each one of them. Are you ready for a QUICK TOUR of downtown Plymouth? Here we go:
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1. SURFSIDE SMOKEHOUSE was a GREAT place overlooking Plymouth Harbor to stop for lunch. They allowed us on their covered open-air patio because we were in a covered stroller but I’m not sure if they allow doggies who are just on a leash. This stroller REALLY DOES come in handy sometimes. ??? The food was soooo delicious (Mummy and Daddy reported, but we had none of it… they brought a few of our snacks and we had those instead). Mummy had the lobster quesadilla which was so good she said she almost cried!!! The owner stopped by our table to say hello and tell us about her own RESCUE DOGGIE who came all the way from Puerto Rico! It was a really nice place to cool off because it was sooooo hot outside, like 92 degrees, but there were only outdoor ceiling fans for circulation and a slight breeze from the water so it was still pretty hot… but at least it was COVERED!
2. CUPCAKE CHARLIE’S has been voted “The best cupcake in New England” and won lots of other awards. They have 4 or 5 other locations here and also in Rhode Island but they are ALSO KNOWN as the RUNNER UP on “Food Network’s CUPCAKE WARS!” They always have 16 varieties of freshly made cupcakes to buy, and BOY-OH-BOY our parents said they were GREAT. We didn’t get any so we will take their word. They chose the GRANNY’S CARROT CUPCAKE and the VANILLA ON VANILLA CUPCAKE but if they see another location they will try MORE! ?❤️???
3. The IMMIGRANT STATUE is located in the lovely little Brewster Garden area next to the Town Brook. It was designed by artist Barney Zeitz and dedicated in 2001. The 6 faces of men and women represent America’s 1st immigrants and were designed to reflect the different backgrounds of people who have immigrated to the USA. The eagle at the top is a reminder of the freedom that immigrants are looking for when they come to our country. ❤️
4. PLYMOUTH ROCK … Everyone has heard of this rock but we were ALL SHOCKED at the information that we learned here. It is a LOT of stuff so I am going to give you the CLIFF NOTES on it. First of all, Plymouth is NOT where the “MAYFLOWER” originally landed. They landed in Provincetown, Massachusetts and came over this way a little bit later. Days or weeks or something. Also, I was expecting to see this HUGE ICEBERG of a BOULDER, you know, like what hit THE TITANIC… but sitting below at water’s level under a covered monument sits a BIG SMOOTH STONE engraved with 1620, which the Pilgrams most certainly did NOT engrave. Soooo…. this big rock originally sat at another location on Plymough harbor and it WAS a lot bigger, but NOT TITANIC BIG. The original rock used to be 3 times bigger than what we saw today, but whatever. It’s still a BIG ROCK and I wouldn’t be able to pick it up!!! Back in 1741 people decided to move it to a more prominent location due to its “suspected” significance. This was over 120 years AFTER the Pilgrims had landed and no one had even SUGGESTED that this was the ACTUAL ROCK that the Pilgrims put their buckled shoes upon, and there was no mention of it in any of the Pilgrim’s diaries. But someone said it was “the rock” so everyone climbed on-board and the big move was planned. As they were moving the rock it broke, so they moved the chipped off part, instead of the larger part they intended to move. Many more years passed and more new people decided to MOVE IT BACK to the water where it HAD BEEN, and there it sat… until more new people realized that vandals and tourists were chipping away pieces of the rock! Yet again another move was planned to the nice covered spot where it sits today, several feet below visitors, down near the lapping water and behind an iron fence. When the tip of the stone was being moved, it cracked IN HALF… OMGOSH, THIS POOR STONE HAS HAD MORE THAN ENOUGH!!! They superglued it back together (you can see the seam) and here it sits today. The Historical Society (you know, the same people who don’t let doggies into the “cottages” up in Newport ???) say this about the stone:
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It is the fact that they landed – and remained – that matters, not where they landed. Yet it is no bad thing for a nation to be founded on a rock. – Rose T. Briggs
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The first winter in the New World, only 53 of the 102 passengers and 1/2 of the 30-man crew, had survived. The rest had died from malnutrtition, disease or exposure to the harsh New England winter. Plymouth Rock today is seen as solid, steadfast and everlasting and is an icon for the birth of a nation. ?❤️??
5. The RICHARD SPARROW HOUSE was built in 1640 and is said to be the oldest house in Plymouth. In 1633, Richard Sparrow, his wife Pandora, and their son Jonathon arrived in New Plimoth. As a freeman he was given a house tract of 6 acres in 1636. He was required to build a house on the land within 4 years. The original house had only one room on each floor and was considered very nice for the time. It is open for tours but we were just strolling around the town and didn’t try to go inside so I don’t know if they will let doggies peek in or not. I think you only look inside the one room downstairs and the house is attached to a gift shop.
6. The PLIMOTH GRIST MILL was built in 1636 by the Pilgrims after more than a decade of grinding corn by hand with a huge wooden mortar. This mill is a reproduction of the water-powered mill built by the Pilgrims. You can tour the mill and watch them grind the organic corn into cornmill, and they sell bags of the product too! If you aren’t in the area, you can go to their website and have some shipped to you. Since we didn’t get to visit the inside of the mill, Mummy will order a bag to make her famous CORNBREAD RECIPE that is in my COOKBOOK… and if you haven’t tried it, she says YOU WILL NEVER, EVER EAT A BETTER CORNBREAD!!!
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WHEW! I know that was a LOT of reading but there is a LOT of history here, and we barely touched what Plymouth has to offer. We were all VERY HOT and ready to cool off at The YORKIE EXPRESS so we called it a day and headed back, to talk about Pilgrims and rocks and ships and DINNER! ??
I love history & appreciate all the information that you are sharing.
Thank you! This post was a hard one because it required so much research!!! Lolololol
Love the history of the Pilgrims, little Millie! Thank you for sharing your trip adventures!! ?
I am so glad that you are enjoying our posts. We try to make our friends feel like they are with us as best as we can. ??
Love reading about your travels, Millie! You have a great way of sharing your adventures! It is hot hot hot In Hilton Head also!
Thank you for following along with us this summer! We sure thought after driving over 1,000 miles NORTH that the weather would be COOLER but it has been JUST AS HOT UP HERE as where we left!!! Surely when we get to MAINE things will cool off! Mummy brought a few jackets and long-sleeved shirts thinking she would be CHILLY but so far she has been wanting to TAKE EVERYTHING OFF!!! ??????
Love all your adventures and the history you share! It’s great to learn about places we may never get to visit!!
Thank you so very much! We love hearing that you are enjoying reading about our adventures and we try to make them interesting for you to read without sounding too much like a history book! Lololololol
Oh how interesting. I just found that my 8th Great Grandparents were on the Mayflower and landed at Plymouth Colony. Thank you so much for sharing your pictures and your experiences.
WOWZA!!!! You are a real live descendant of one of the MAYFLOWER passengers!!! Did they survive that first winter?? ?
Love the history lesson. So cool.
Thank you. ?❤️? I am so glad that you are enjoying reading about our adventures!!! ??
Hi Millie and family.
Yes there is a lot history in Plymouth .
Glad you got to see some of the places mommy read about. Sorry it was so hot.
Tomorrow is expected to brake records for very severe heat. Please be careful and make sure all of you have lots of water and sunscreen.
Tell tomorrow when I hear more about the next place your visiting.
Hugs and Kisses
Oliver and mommy
I am glad you enjoyed hearing about Plymouth. We will maybe do a car trip tomorrow due to the heat and try to see as much as we can that way.
Love love love hearing all about the pilgrims. You four stay close to mommy & daddy. I know you are having fun. Licks & Wags
Thank you very much! We never get any further than the stroller! Lolololol
Good Evening Everyone…It sounds like you had a great time today even though it was so hot. There certainly is a lot of History at Plymouth Rock. Hope you have another adventure tomorrow. I will catch up with you early next week as I have to go to the hospital tomorrow for a few says. Be safe and have a great weekend.
Ohhhhh ms Sharon we will put you in our prayers! Please do what the doctors and nurses tell you to do and let us know that you are OK! ??
Plymouth Rock & those cupcakes – awesome!
The cupcakes actually looked more interesting than that rock but Mummy wouldn’t let us eat the cupcake!!! Lolololol
Love your adventures..This summer the weather in New England is unseasonably hot! We never have heat and humidity like this! This weekend is supposed to be in the upper 90s- yikes!
We are SUFFERING in this heat so I think we will do I CAR TRIP tomorrow! It is hot where we are from too… but we don’t stroll around outside for 5 hours in it!!! Lolololol
Great history lesson Millie. I sure wish I had lobster and one of those cupcakes.??
The lobster has been very good! We didn’t get to taste the cupcake but Mummy said it was delicious!
What a nice vacation for you 4 to be on the road again and learning the history of our country’s beginnings. You all will be so smart after this trip. We saw the “rock” too and was so surprised at how small it was. I was expecting something gigantic. Have a safe and exciting trip and keep mummy and daddy in line.
RIGHT?!?!?!?!?! Like an ICEBERG!!!! That’s how big I thought it would be. I don’t want to brag but we have a big rock in our backyard as big as this one. I might engrave it with “1620” and see what happens! ????
Thank you for the wonderful history lesson! I’m sure it did take a lot of research! I love all of your advent! It’s like I’m right there with you! Stay cool in this weather ❤️❤️?
Thank you ms Shirley! I am glad that you are enjoying our posts. I think I got most everything right, but it’s not like you are gonna be TESTED on it or anything! ????
I lived in Hingham but worked in Plymouth for many years. Nice town.
Plymouth is a lovely town! All of the HISTORY here is amazing!!!
Millie your trip and adventures sound very interesting. I enjoying reading about them everyday. Being a dessert eater, the cupcakes look delicious! Have fun and stay safe.
Ohhhh you would have loved the cupcakes then! Daddy said the CARROT CUPCAKE was the BEST carrot cake he has ever had!
Thank you for all the information and great pictures. It sounds like you are having a great time.
You are very welcome and we are so happy that you are enjoying our posts. ??
Thanks for the pictures and info! I have been all over the US, but never up on the east coast. It is on my bucket list! I’m glad you are having a great time!
We have never been up to this area either so all of this is new to us too! ??❤️?
I love all the information about Plymouth. I have been as far North as Virginia and I love the coast! Bucket list is to go farther north up the coast. Thank you for sharing info and pics of your travels.
We will get as far north as mid Maine, along the coast… then turn around and start heading back home.
Dear Airstream Yorkie, you are living up to your names. Seeing the East coast and all the wonderful history.
Thanks for sharing love seeing the pictures and the history. And the food fresh yummy. I think that I might
get some of the cornmeal..Con;t. on and keep sharing. Have you seen many covered bridges?
We saw several covered bridges in Pennsylvania but none up here. Mummy might try to get back to the Grist Mill and run in to buy some of that cornmeal too! She wants it to make her famous CORNBREAD!
Love hearing about your travels. I was , also, surprised when I first saw Plymouth Rock. Nothing like the picture I saw in history books. Love that you included the immigrant statue. I think we need this reminder about most of our ancestors.
We really loved the city of Plymouth. There was so much to do and all of the history that took place here is AMAZING!!!
WOW!! What a day! Interesting stories, thanks for sharing!
You are very welcome! Thank you for following us this summer as we travel along the Eastern Coast. ?❤️?
Hi love, reading about all the history, oh my i never ,dreamed of so much history, behind Pkymouth, wished i had listened more in History class,live reading ur post about ur adventures, places u all go and see,stay cool,its hot just about everywhere,Millie maybe soon u will b at pet,friendly places with lots of treats for u sweet girls, love and prayers sent to u all???????????????????????
Mummy says she remembers some of this from school, but some of it even SHE had never heard!!!
Love all the history and all of your adventures.
Thank you! We are learning a lot ourselves. ?❤️?
We sure love seeing your comments and are happy you are along on our summer vacation with us! ??
Love all the history that you tell us. Try n stay cool.. continue safe travels. Hugs ❤️❤️❤️❤️
I am so glad that you are enjoying the information we are sharing… we try to make our posts interesting for everyone. ?❤️?
Love the history and neat places you explain! Stay cool! Enjoy your trip!
We are learning quite a bit! I can’t wait to tell my human brothers all the stuff I have learned!!! ???
YOU DID SO WELL W/YOUR RESEARCH. KIDDING.. LOL… I LOVE YOUR PHOTOS AND ALL YOU HSVE TSUGHT US. WOW, IT IS ALL SO VERY GREAAT TO READ.
SO GLAD YOU AND YOUR FAMILY GOT BACK TO THE YORKE EXPRESS TO COOL OFF. THE HEAT WAS VICIOUS HERE, TOMORROW WILL BE WORSE.
I LOOK FORWARD TO MORE FROM YOU. HAVE A GREAT NIGHT AND BE COOL. THAT HEAT SURE ISN’T GOOD FOR US OR THE PETS.
THANK YOU A BUNCH! TAKE CARE….
Tomorrow we plan to do some touring from the car and mske quick stops at points of interest. This should keep us out of the heat somewhat.
Very nice pictures! Thank you for sharing! ?❤️?
Thank you… we really appreciate your comments and having you along on vacation with us. ??
Your posts on your trips and adventures are indeed a Fountain of Great Information. Love reading your stories and getting to learn about the History and information on where our Furbabies fit in or not. Stay cool and please No Sun Poison adventures. Loving Hugs.
I am glad you are enjoying reading about our adventures. Today we are planning a road trip where we can make quick stops from the car because it is going to be another hot day.
thanks for pictures and information since I will probably never get there myself . very informative
We are learning quite a lot ourselves! There is lots more here to learn but we are only scheduled here for a few more days.
I am so enjoying your trip especially the history lessons. Take care in this heat. Love to you all. Xxx
Thank you ms Joan. We will try to see as much as we can from the car today since it is going to be another really hot day.
I never knew all that about Plymouth Rock! Wow. Love following along on your adventure!
We didn’t either! It is always fun to learn new things. ??
Wow very interesting, glad you are having a good time
It has been a very interesting trip. Our next stop further north will have stuff about WITCHES!!! ?
Thank you for sharing! It is really very interesting!!! I bet the cupcakes were delicious!!! I love carrot cake!
Love the pictures!???
You would have LOVED the carrot cupcake!
Thank you so much for the history lesson! I learned a lot and hope one day to visit the area for myself. You girls are so well behaved in your stroller. The cupcakes look delicious and I am going to pull out your cookbook for the cornbread recipe for my husband ! Thank you again and safe travels!
Ohhhh you will ADORE the cornbread!!! Mummy doesn’t even like any other cornbread except this one!!!! Please let us know what you think. ??
Hi Millie and family,
Thank u for all the history today. I had no idea about the rock being moved, breaking, and being super glued! What a rough time it has had!!! I can’t believe it is as hot up there as it is down here in Leesburg, Ga. Y’all drink lots of water and stay cool.. can’t wait to read your next post!
Sherri Davis
Thank you for following along with us. We hope it cools off soon!
Very nice and so informative. I love your posts! You rock!
Thank you ms Wendy ??
Dear Mille,
Thank you for the history lesson! As for the cornbread, I might have to order some of that corn meal or flour too. Your Mummy’s recipe is just the BEST! Stay cool and travel happy!
Jill
We were hoping to get back to Plymouth today so Mummy could buy some cornmeal but we ran out of time… so she is going to order some too! ?
ahhhhhhh I’m noticing a theme here……. you didn’t get to eat anything…… smh What kinda trip is that? LOL I want some lobster and I’d want one of every cupcake! LOL We have a mill here that still grinds the corn and wheat like that we used to buy their buckwheat and my Mommy would make us buckwheat pancakes with gravy! It’s been sooooooo hot here and my air conditioning unit BROKE on Friday during the really hot days we’ve had! My brother brought me a small window air conditioner to use but it only cooled 1 room down to… Read more »
Omgoodness! You have had a lot of bad luck!!! I am glad you got your air conditioner fixed though!!! Now I hope the car won’t be too bad. ?
I’m catching up with the reading…. and Great that I’m learning History from you! Thanks!! 😉 Big Kissssss
We have seen so many things! It has been lots of fun. ??