| American history doesn't get much older
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| | self-serve dining with normally expensive
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| than Plymouth Rock, the pilgrims, and the
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| | seafood. Wood's Seafood is an
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| Mayflower. It all starts in Plymouth,
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| | institution. Here's what they have to say
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| Massachusetts. Peg and I, along with long
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| | about themselves: "During the prime
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| time friend Al Burrage, began our own
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| | summer months, we carry fresh bluefish
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| journey from West Dennis on Cape Cod to
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| | and striped bass caught locally. Our live
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| Plymouth on a day in late
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| | lobster tanks are stocked with a large
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| September.Although the pilgrims landed
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| | selection of live lobsters ranging from
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| first in Provincetown further east on
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| | 1-10 pounds as well as live rock crabs.
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| Cape Cod, they quickly made their way
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| | Live lobsters are caught by local
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| further inland across Cape Cod Bay to
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| | fishermen from the clear waters off Cape
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| Plymouth. Nothing appears in print about
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| | Cod Bay."On September 2, 1992, a local
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| the rock until over one hundred years
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| | lobster trapper brought a huge blue
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| later. The information was passed from
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| | lobster into Wood's Seafood Restaurant
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| father to son. Elder Faunce at the age of
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| | and Fish market. Caught off the coast of
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| 95 pointed out the actual rock where his
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| | Martha's Vineyard, this blue lobster
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| father and the other pilgrims landed a
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| | raised a stir accross the nation as the
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| hundred and twenty years or so
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| | story was covered by the APA and United
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| earlier.Plymouth Rock has been broken in
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| | Press as well as the local media.
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| two, moved and chipped at over the years.
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| | Thousands of people flocked to Wood's
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| The two broken pieces were reunited in
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| | Seafood to get a peek at this rare find
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| 1880. Only the top half is visible.
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| | in nature. The odds of finding a blue
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| Plymouth Rock is roughly 1/3 to 1/2 its
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| | lobster is approximately 1 in 20 million.
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| original size. The visible portion of
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| | Although blue lobsters are rare, lobster
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| Plymouth Rock weighs approximately 4
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| | cooked just right is not rare at Wood's
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| tons. The portion under the sand weighs
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| | Seafood.The prices at Wood's were
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| approximately 6 tons.Although Plymouth
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| | unbelievable. Peg had the single boiled
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| Rock is placed inside a protective
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| | lobster dinner for $11.95. I chose the
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| monument, it is still open to the weather
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| | twin lobsters for $19.95. I was not
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| just a few feet from the lapping waves of
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| | disappointed. Those lobsters were the
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| Plymouth Harbor. Even in the rainy off
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| | best lobsters I'v ever had. I skipped the
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| season there is a constant stream of
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| | french fries and the cole slaw (I never
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| visitors. During the short time we stood
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| | found any cole slaw in New England to my
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| inside the monument, there were always
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| | liking, anyway), but added a pound of
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| another four or five people there. Nearby
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| | mussels for another $4.95. Both the
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| rough-hewn cabin-size buildings sell
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| | mussels and the lobsters were truly
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| books and brochures about Plymouth Rock,
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| | wonderful. Al had the deep fried
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| the pilgrims, and the Mayflower.There was
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| | scallops, which he almost drooled over.
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| a family visiting Plymouth at the same
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| | Although both Peg and Al enjoyed their
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| time we were. I should have asked them
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| | lobster bisque, they felt it wasn't as
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| where they were from. They were dark
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| | good as it could have been. I got Peg's
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| skinned and looked Indian or Pakistani to
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| | left over bisque to which I added my
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| me. Such is the draw of this solid piece
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| | half-filled container of drawn butter
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| of history. If they were visitors to this
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| | with a few little pieces of lobster. Now,
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| country, they were interested in our
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| | that was tasty . . . very tasty.After
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| history. And if they were citizens, they
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| | lunch Al wanted us to see the first
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| were taking an active part in teaching
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| | church built in Plymouth. He wasn't
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| their children. The little boy and girl
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| | really sure where it was, but knew it was
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| strained to see the rock behind the
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| | close. We easily drove past it minutes
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| protective barrier. Later they ate lunch
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| | after leaving the restaurant. There was a
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| at the same restaurant we did. The
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| | small driveway. We let Al out to shoot
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| parents had lobster. I think the kids had
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| | pictures. Peg and I stayed in the car.
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| fish and chips.A replica of the Mayflower
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| | Actually, we didn't want to move. Al
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| (Mayflower II), which brought the
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| | joined us after I drove around the
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| pilgrims from England to America is
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| | driveway a couple of times to accommodate
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| birthed only about a hundred yards from
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| | other tourists. Al gleefully showed us
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| Plymouth Rock. Just a block away from the
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| | his digital images of the church. I think
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| dock where the Mayflower is tied up is
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| | there were about two dozen photographs .
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| the town pier.We never tire of looking at
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| | . . maybe more. "Do you think I missed
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| visual humor. On the pier Peg stopped and
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| | any archetectural features," he asked. I
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| stared at a skiff perched atop a roof.
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| | said, "Yes, I think you missed a stone on
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| So, of course she needed a photo of the
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| | the right side." He was not amused.The
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| fisherman and his skiff. Quaint names and
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| | day in Plymouth was perfect. We saw
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| signs abound in New England. We always
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| | historical sites and attractions, met
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| take our humor where we can find it. The
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| | interesting people, and ate great
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| name of another business came to mind
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| | food.Don Doman is a published author,
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| looking at the boat ontop of seafood
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| | video producer, and corporate trainer. He
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| restaurant, Ketch of the Day. There's a
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| | owns the business training site Ideas and
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| million of them.One of the great
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| | Training ( which he says is the home of
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| attractions of New England (for me and
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| | the no-hassle "free preview" for business
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| many others) is the low price of lobster.
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| | training videos. Don and his wife Peg
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| To make the price even less expensive is
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| | also travel in the Pacific Northwest
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| the New England practice of combining
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| | writing of their fun and adventures.
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