On this
day in 1863 Abraham Lincoln designated the last Thursday in November as
Thanksgiving day. The Pilgrim fathers and a humbug surrounding them, along with
the mysterious disappearance without trace of all the inhabitants of the Roanoke
colony are some of the many things I'll be discussing on my walking tour of The
Strange History of Plymouth this October, which takes place every Saturday this
month (with extra tours on the 30th and Halloween) leaving from the
Shrimp on the Barbican. Follow this link for more details on how you can take a
walk on the weird side (and be sure to click 'like' on the page to be kept
informed of future events staged by my new company “Black Cat Planning” or to
just show your support) :
And now
the news:
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And
as if by magic here's a song by Al Stewart about the Roanoke colony's
disappearance:
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