May
27, 2018
After
a whole night of rain, and more rain, we woke to dark clouds and the threat of
more rain. But, we decided to get out and see some sights anyway.
Not
long ago, Phil had read an article somewhere about a memorial to the Coast
Guard in Newburyport, MA. Our campground at Tuxbury Pond isn’t far from
there, so we decided to visit.
Our Campsite at Tuxbury Pond Campground
At
the last minute we decided to take our jackets as the breeze was cold. LOL!! The breeze at the campground was
nothing like the winds coming off the ocean at Newburyport!! Even Phil said
he was glad he had brought his jacket!! Mark the calendar!
We
found a lot to park the truck in and took off walking along the boardwalk next
to the bay. Did I mention COLD wind?? Made my ears hurt!!
The
town was having a food fest with food from around the world set up all over the
square. So, there were people everywhere, in spite of the cold wind.
We
spent some time in the big junktique store, which had some interesting stuff in
it, the normal amount of junk and some real antiques.
Coast Guard Monument
Fishing Monument
Oldies Marketplace...Junktique
MOOSE
We
walked most of the downtown main street and we were just amazed at the time and
effort it must have taken to bring this town back from the brink of decay in
the 70’s to a lovely town full of old renovated buildings that have nice shops
and a variety of eateries. We spent a long time in the Old Custom House, which
is now the Maritime Museum. They have done a good job renovating this building,
but left the old tile floors that show where the traffic pattern was and are
cracked from the heavy weights that went through the custom house. It made it
more real.
The organization of the Coast Guard and how it became what it is today
Newburyport, MA
The Coast Guard Room at the Maritime Museum
USS Coast Guard Cutter "Eagle". She is a current ship in the fleet, students at the CG Academy spend part of their time learning how to sail it.
They
had one room committed to the Coast Guard, it’s history and it’s current
missions. It is very nicely done.
We
finally started back to the truck, a couple of blocks away, and Phil found the
other Coast Guard Memorial that brought us here, about 50 yards from where the
truck was parked, in the opposite direction from the way we went. But, at least
he found it!!
On
the way out of town, we stopped at the old chain draw bridge, I found it
amazing that it’s still there!
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