Monthly Archives: July 2010

Considering the strange fact that one of the most-looked forward to events is the Bed Race; it was strange to find it so hard to find on the Yankee Homecoming website.      Worse, printed pamphlets and newspaper press releases barely mentioned … Continue reading →

Summarizing such a complicated history is always a risky business.    Suffice to say that the story revolves around the Ten Commandments.      You can go on and on about the rich legacy of the Europeans and the aboriginal peoples but it … Continue reading →

There was a time when the concept of the government working with commercial and non-profits toward a common good was considered radical.       Yet, such arrangements have been going on in Newburyport for most of the Twentieth Century and has been … Continue reading →

I have been amazed at the aggressive addition of historic activities at Yankee Homecoming. At a time that ‘Old Fashioned Sunday” as fun as it was yesterday had very little to do with old-fashioned Newburyport, the lineup of events and … Continue reading →

What is a worse threat to Newburyport’s heritage tourism than a developer with too much cash in his hand or a senior with two much gas on the peddle? Crabgrass. It mars our historic brick sidewalks, for that matter, the … Continue reading →

There are certain areas of our city that are signature Newburyport.       One of those is the drive eastward on Water Street starting from the Black Dog all the way to the Entrance to the Coast Guard Station.       It was not … Continue reading →