From Plimoth Patuxet to cranberries in Carver to Thanksgiving parades to parading through South Station, Thanksgiving here is like nowhere else.
in the 1890’s a New Hampshire family loaded samples of thier produce in a boat to celebrate a good year with a harvest festival. with flute violin and banjo kept alive the thanksgiving of their forefathers in an industrial New England
Sharein the 1890s a New Hampshire family loaded samples of thier produce in a boat to celebrate a good year with a harvest festival. with flute violin and banjo kept alive the thanksgiving of their forefathers in an industrial New England, New Hampshire. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Plymouth Colony
Sharecirca 1950: Citizens of Plymouth, Massachusetts, New England, re-enacting an event from 1620 when the Pilgrim Fathers settled in the New World. The Pilgrims offer up their first Thanksgiving in the churchyard where those who founded the colony are buried. (Photo by Evans/Three Lions/Getty Images)
Oven Ready
Sharecirca 1955: The Boivin family of Vermont watch a farmer pluck the turkey they chose for their Thanksgiving dinner. (Photo by Evans/Three Lions/Getty Images)
Plimoth Plantation Recreates Original Pilgrim Colony
SharePLYMOUTH, MA - NOVEMBER 25: Jolyon Rollins portrays Governor William Bradford, leader of the pilgrims, splitting wood in his house November 25, 2003 at Plimoth Plantation in Plymouth, Massachusetts. The Plimoth Plantation is a recreation of the original Plymouth Colony as it would have appeared in 1627, six years after the puritan colonists and their Indian neighbors observed the first Thanksgiving holiday in the autumn of 1621 to celebrate a bountiful harvest after a year of sickness and scarcity. (Photo by Michael Springer/Getty Images)
Plimoth Plantation Recreates Original Pilgrim Colony
SharePLYMOUTH, MA - NOVEMBER 25: Michael Hall, who portrays Captain Myles Standish, walks up the main street of Plimoth Plantation November 25, 2003 at Plimoth Plantation in Plymouth, Massachusetts. The Plimoth Plantation is a recreation of the original Plymouth Colony as it would have appeared in 1627, six years after the puritan colonists and their Indian neighbors observed the first Thanksgiving holiday in the autumn of 1621 to celebrate a bountiful harvest after a year of sickness and scarcity. (Photo by Michael Springer/Getty Images)
Plimoth Plantation Recreates Original Pilgrim Colony
SharePLYMOUTH, MA - NOVEMBER 25: Asia Poppers, who portrays colonist Tryphosa Tracy, prepares fritters in her one-room house November 25, 2003 at Plimoth Plantation in Plymouth, Massachusetts. The Plimoth Plantation is a recreation of the original Plymouth Colony as it would have appeared in 1627, six years after the puritan colonists and their Indian neighbors observed the first Thanksgiving holiday in the autumn of 1621 to celebrate a bountiful harvest after a year of sickness and scarcity. (Photo by Michael Springer/Getty Images)
Plimoth Plantation Recreates Original Pilgrim Colony
SharePLYMOUTH, MA - NOVEMBER 25: John Kemp (R) portrays pilgrim Steven Hopkins meeting with the colonists Wampanoag Indian interpreter Hobbamock, played by Jonathan Perry (C), as another Wampanoag, played by Melanie Roderick (L), looks on November 25, 2003 at Plimoth Plantation in Plymouth, Massachusetts. The Plimoth Plantation is a recreation of the original Plymouth Colony as it would have appeared in 1627, six years after the puritan colonists and their Indian neighbors observed the first Thanksgiving holiday in the autumn of 1621 to celebrate a bountiful harvest after a year of sickness and scarcity. (Photo by Michael Springer/Getty Images)
Plimoth Plantation Recreates Original Pilgrim Colony
SharePLYMOUTH, MA - NOVEMBER 25: Scott Atwood, who portrays pilgrim Robert Hicks, looks across the main street of Plimoth Plantation November 25, 2003 at Plimoth Plantation in Plymouth, Massachusetts. The Plimoth Plantation is a recreation of the original Plymouth Colony as it would have appeared in 1627, six years after the puritan colonists and their Indian neighbors observed the first Thanksgiving holiday in the autumn of 1621 to celebrate a bountiful harvest after a year of sickness and scarcity. (Photo by Michael Springer/Getty Images)
Plimoth Plantation Recreates Original Pilgrim Colony
SharePLYMOUTH, MA - NOVEMBER 25: The Mayflower II, a replica of the ship which carried the pilgrims to the New World in 1620, is docked in Plymouth Harbor November 25, 2003 in Plymouth, Massachusetts. A year after their arrival, the puritan colonists and their Indian neighbors observed the first Thanksgiving holiday in the autumn of 1621 to celebrate a bountiful harvest after a year of sickness and scarcity. (Photo by Michael Springer/Getty Images)
Plimoth Plantation Recreates Original Pilgrim Colony
SharePLYMOUTH, MA - NOVEMBER 25: Tom Lehy (R), portraying Seaman Wood, explains life aboard The Mayflower II to 11-year-old Christopher Kennedy November 25, 2003 in Plymouth, Massachusetts. The Mayflower II is a replica of the original ship which brought the pilgrims to the New World in 1620, a year before the puritan colonists and their Indian neighbors observed the first Thanksgiving holiday in the autumn of 1621 to celebrate a bountiful harvest after a year of sickness and scarcity. (Photo by Michael Springer/Getty Images)
Harvest Begins At Colorful Cranberry Bogs
ShareCARVER, MA - OCTOBER 22: Greg Westgate helps in the annual harvest of cranberries at Weston Cranberry Farm October 22, 2004 in Carver, Massachusetts. Most of the worlds cranberries are harvested on 37 thousand acres in five states, with Massachusetts being the leading producer. (Photo by Darren McCollester/Getty Images)
Harvest Begins At Colorful Cranberry Bogs
ShareCARVER, MA - OCTOBER 22: Cranberries are harvested at Weston Cranberry Farm October 22, 2004 in Carver, Massachusetts. Most of the worlds cranberries are harvested on 37 thousand acres in five states, with Massachusetts being the leading producer. (Photo by Darren McCollester/Getty Images)
Harvest Begins At Colorful Cranberry Bogs
ShareCARVER, MA - OCTOBER 22: A cranberry bog is seen at Weston Cranberry Farm October 22, 2004 in Carver, Massachusetts. Most of the worlds cranberries are harvested on 37 thousand acres in five states, with Massachusetts being the leading producer. (Photo by Darren McCollester/Getty Images)
Plymouth Hosts Thanksgiving Parade
SharePLYMOUTH, MA - NOVEMBER 20: Members of a colonial fife and drums corps march in the annual Thanksgiving Parade November 20, 2004 in Plymouth, Massachusetts. The parade, part of a weekend of holiday festivities called "America's Hometown Celebration," commemorates the Plymouth Colony's first Thanksgiving feast of 1621. (Photo by Michael Springer/Getty Images)
Plymouth Hosts Thanksgiving Parade
SharePLYMOUTH, MA - NOVEMBER 20: A boy dressed as a pilgrim rides on a float during the annual Thanksgiving Parade November 20, 2004 in Plymouth, Massachusetts. The parade, part of a weekend of holiday festivities called "America's Hometown Celebration," commemorates the Plymouth Colony's first Thanksgiving feast of 1621. (Photo by Michael Springer/Getty Images)
Plymouth Hosts Thanksgiving Parade
SharePLYMOUTH, MA - NOVEMBER 20: A giant inflatable turkey, patriotically dressed as Uncle Sam, makes its way down main street during the annual Thanksgiving Parade November 20, 2004 in Plymouth, Massachusetts. The parade, part of a weekend of holiday festivities called "America's Hometown Celebration," commemorates the Plymouth Colony's first Thanksgiving feast of 1621. (Photo by Michael Springer/Getty Images)
Plymouth Hosts Thanksgiving Parade
SharePLYMOUTH, MA - NOVEMBER 20: A girl dressed in traditional Native American clothing rides in the annual Thanksgiving Parade November 20, 2004 in Plymouth, Massachusetts. The parade, part of a weekend of holiday festivities called "America's Hometown Celebration," commemorates the Plymouth Colony's first Thanksgiving feast of 1621. (Photo by Michael Springer/Getty Images)
Plimoth Plantation Recreates World Of The Pilgrims
SharePLYMOUTH, MA - NOVEMBER 17: William Palmer works as a blacksmith in the 1627 Pilgrim Village at "Plimoth Plantation" where he and other role-players portray Pilgrims seven years after the arrival of the Mayflower November 17, 2005 in Plymouth, Massachusetts. The 17th century replica village was the site of the first Thanksgiving in 1623. Thanksgiving Day, believed to have originally taken place at the end of July, was established as a national holiday by U.S. President Abraham Lincoln in 1863 and is celebrated on the last Thursday of November. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Plimoth Plantation Recreates World Of The Pilgrims
SharePLYMOUTH, MA - NOVEMBER 17: People visit the 1627 Pilgrim Village at "Plimoth Plantation" where role-players portray Pilgrims seven years after the arrival of the Mayflower November 17, 2005 in Plymouth, Massachusetts. The 17th century replica village was the site of the first Thanksgiving in 1623. Thanksgiving Day, believed to have originally taken place at the end of July, was established as a national holiday by U.S. President Abraham Lincoln in 1863 and is celebrated on the last Thursday of November. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Plimoth Plantation Recreates World Of The Pilgrims
SharePLYMOUTH, MA - NOVEMBER 17: Role-players walk through the 1627 Pilgrim Village at "Plimoth Plantation" where they portray Pilgrims seven years after the arrival of the Mayflower November 17, 2005 in Plymouth, Massachusetts. The 17th century replica village was the site of the first Thanksgiving in 1623. Thanksgiving Day, believed to have originally taken place at the end of July, was established as a national holiday by U.S. President Abraham Lincoln in 1863 and is celebrated on the last Thursday of November. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Plimoth Plantation Recreates World Of The Pilgrims
SharePLYMOUTH, MA - NOVEMBER 17: Lydia Hicks touches a cow as she feeds it in the 1627 Pilgrim Village at "Plimoth Plantation" where she and other role-players portray Pilgrims seven years after the arrival of the Mayflower November 17, 2005 in Plymouth, Massachusetts. The 17th century replica village was the site of the first Thanksgiving in 1623. Thanksgiving Day, believed to have originally taken place at the end of July, was established as a national holiday by U.S. President Abraham Lincoln in 1863 and is celebrated on the last Thursday of November. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Plimoth Plantation Recreates World Of The Pilgrims
SharePLYMOUTH, MA - NOVEMBER 17: A Wampanoag Indian speaks with visitors at the Wampanoag Homesite near the 1627 Pilgrim Village at "Plimoth Plantation" where they and other role-players portray the Indians and Pilgrims seven years after the arrival of the Mayflower November 17, 2005 in Plymouth, Massachusetts. The 17th century replica village was the site of the first Thanksgiving in 1623. Thanksgiving Day, believed to have originally taken place at the end of July, was established as a national holiday by U.S. President Abraham Lincoln in 1863 and is celebrated on the last Thursday of November. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Turkey Farms Prepare For Thanksgiving
ShareDUXBURY, MA - NOVEMBER 21: Mathew Eddy tosses a packaged turkey to a co-worker as they stock the refrigerator while customers wait to pick up their orders days before Thanksgiving at Bongi's Turkey Roost November 21, 2005 in Duxbury, Massachusetts. It is estimated that over 525 million pounds of turkey are consumed at Thanksgiving. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Turkey Farms Prepare For Thanksgiving
ShareDUXBURY, MA - NOVEMBER 21: Michaleen O'Flaherty delivers packaged turkeys to restock the refrigerator at Bongi's Turkey Roost days before Thanksgiving November 21, 2005 in Duxbury, Massachusetts. It is estimated that over 525 million pounds of turkey are consumed at Thanksgiving. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Turkey Farms Prepare For Thanksgiving
ShareDUXBURY, MA - NOVEMBER 21: Turkeys stand together in a barn days before Thanksgiving at Bongi's Turkey Roost November 21, 2005 in Duxbury, Massachusetts. It is estimated that over 525 million pounds of turkey are consumed at Thanksgiving. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Holiday Travelers Brave Thanksgiving Exodus
ShareBOSTON - NOVEMBER 23: Travelers wait to board their bus at South Station, an intermodal transportation hub, November 23, 2005 in Boston, Massachusetts. The day before Thanksgiving is traditionally the busiest travel day of the year. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Holiday Travelers Brave Thanksgiving Exodus
ShareBOSTON - NOVEMBER 23: Travelers wait for an Amtrak train at South Station, an intermodal transportation hub, November 23, 2005 in Boston, Massachusetts. The day before Thanksgiving is traditionally the busiest travel day of the year. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Thanksgiving Travelers Brave One Of Busiest Travel Days Of Year
ShareBOSTON - NOVEMBER 21: Amtrak passengers watch the schedule board while waiting for trains November 21, 2007 at South Station in Boston, Massachusetts. A record thirty-eight million people were expected to be travelling at least fifty miles by plane or train this holiday despite rising gas prices and fears of delays.(Photo by Darren McCollester/Getty Images)