Salem Sightseeing
Salem Film Fest celebrates with big lineup of documentaries
Salem Film Fest celebrates 5 years with big lineup of documentaries Article Courtesy of: Newburyport News – By Will Broaddus Staff Writer This is a good time for documentaries, according to CinemaSalem owner Paul Van Ness. Just two months ago, Comcast started offering documentaries that viewers can download for a fee. This commercial growth has [...]
Salem So Sweet Festival
Salem So Sweet festival set to start this weekend The following is a press release from Salem Main Streets: More than 15 beautiful ice sculptures will grace downtown Salem starting February 11 as part of the 10th annual Salem’s So Sweet Chocolate and Ice Sculpture Festival. Ice Sculpture Themes include a dragon, Marilyn Monroe, the [...]
Salem Mayor Kimberley Driscoll
Mayor Driscoll’s inaugural remarks The following was submitted by the Office of Mayor Kimberley Driscoll: Good Morning and Happy New Year. I would like to extend sincere congratulations to members of the City Council and the School Committee for your commitment to serving Salem, and particularly to new Councilors Kevin Carr, Todd Siegal and Josh [...]
Salem Fall Restaurant Week 2011
Salem Restaurant Week Sunday, Nov. 6 – Thursday, Nov. 10 & Sunday, Nov. 13 to Thursday, Nov. 17 Article Courtesy of: The Salem Chamber of Commerce Salem Fall Restaurant Week is set to kick off on Sunday, November 6, featuring the best local cuisine at value pricing. For 10 days only, participating Salem area restaurants [...]
Halloween in Salem – 2011 Calendar of Events
Salem Halloween Schedule 2011 Courtesy of: Haunted Happenings Halloween in Salem Massachusetts! The Halloween experience in Salem is like no other in the world! Halloween in the Witch City is a month long event for young and old alike. Millions of visitors from all over the world flock to Salem for its rich history and [...]
Halloween in Salem – The Witch Trials
Haunted Happenings in Salem By David Johnston, THE GAZETTE Article Courtesy of: The Montreal Gazette Actors present a scene from the play Cry Innocent: The People Versus Bridget Bishop. After the outdoor arrest, the Bishop character is brought to Salem’s Old Towne Hall, where an audience watches a recreation of her 1692 trial. Photograph by: [...]
Psychic OVERLOAD in Salem MA?
Too Many Psychics in ‘Witch City’? By Molly Line Salem, Massachusetts is famous for its modern witches and history of witch persecution. The city’s unique past supports a thriving menagerie of businesses selling everything from magical charms to fortunes, but some fear the number of psychics flocking to the community north of Boston could be [...]
Sightseeing – Salem’s Halloween Ambassadors
Courtesy of: SalemNews.com, Salem, MA October 12, 2010 The Faces of Halloween By Tom Dalton Staff writer SALEM — To many, this is a historic seaport, the home of architect Samuel McIntire, author Nathaniel Hawthorne and Supreme Court Justice Joseph Story. But, for this month, it’s all about ghosts and goblins. Halloween draws tens of [...]
Salem – Pagan Festivals – Wiccans & Paganism
Pagan festival attendees find more acceptance Article Courtesy of: SalemNews.com, Salem, MA By Jesse Roman – Staff writer TOPSFIELD — Pagans around New England need to come out of the “broom closet.” That’s the mantra of Eastern Mass Pagan Pride, an organization which strives to promote pagan education, understanding and unity. The group took another [...]
The Lords of Salem – Rob Zombie
ROB ZOMBIE Wants Next Movie To Be ‘Very Scary’ Rob Zombie recently announced that his next movie as a director will be “The Lords Of Salem”, about a 300-year-old coven of undead witches that terrorizes the modern-day residents of the town of Salem, Massachusetts. Zombie told The Pulse of Radio that he has some very [...]
Salem Sightseeing – Free Stuff
Ten Free Things to Do in Salem Courtesy of: Salem.org Free to explore Salem? The following activities, destinations and diversions are open to the public and are completely free of charge: The National Park Service Regional Visitor Center (2 New Liberty Street) shows the film Where Past is Present, and the Salem Maritime National Historic [...]
Salem Witchcraft – The Wiccan Tradition
A dummies guide to Salem witches; From witchcraft school to vampire balls, and everything in between By Tom Dalton The Salem News Christian Day of Salem, organizer of the Festival of Dead, calls himself ‘the Howard Stern of witchcraft.’ Kristen Olson/Staff Photo SALEM – The crystal ball hasn’t been created that can answer this question: [...]
Sightseeing on the Salem Trolley – Ron Olson
The Salem Trolley is one of the best ways to see Salem, especially if it’s your first visit. (I have been known to recommend trolley tours for first-time-visitors to any destination. If a trolley is available, take advantage of it!) The advantage of the Salem Trolley is two-fold:
Derby Wharf Lighthouse
Location: Inner harbor of Salem, Massachusetts 42 31 00 N 70 53 01 W Accessibility: The lighthouse is at the end of Derby Wharf, which is open all year. The lighthouse itself is not open to the public. Station established: 1871 Present lighthouse built: 1871 Deactivated: 1977-1983 Relighted and automated: 1983 Construction material: Brick Focal [...]
Salem Sightseeing
Salem Sightseeing and Salem Attractions Witch Dungeon Museum Salem’s 13 Ghosts Salem Theater Company Spellbound Tours Old Burying Point Cemetery Salem Witch Memorial The House of the Seven Gables 40 Whacks Museum, The Lizzie Borden Story Salem Wax Museum of Witches & Seafarers The Witches Cottage at The Griffen Theater 1630 Pioneer Village Bonded Warehouse [...]
