Salem & Cape Ann, Massachusetts
Witch History & the Working Coast
Witch-trial history, maritime heritage, and Cape Ann's artists' colonies.
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Why Salem & Cape Ann, Massachusetts.
Salem's witch-trial history and museums.
Spectacular Halloween-season festivities.
Cape Ann's fishing harbors (Gloucester, Rockport).
Rocky beaches and artist colonies.
History and seaside in one north-of-Boston loop.
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North of Boston, Salem trades on its dark witch-trial history — never more so than at Halloween — while neighboring Cape Ann offers salty fishing harbors, rocky beaches, and the artists' haven of Rockport. Spooky meets serene.
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Salem & Cape Ann, Massachusetts
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