{"id":644,"date":"2015-08-07T09:08:32","date_gmt":"2015-08-07T13:08:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/evanmckinney.com\/blog\/?p=644"},"modified":"2015-08-07T09:08:32","modified_gmt":"2015-08-07T13:08:32","slug":"escape-the-heat-in-salem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/evanmckinney.com\/blog\/friday-fun\/escape-the-heat-in-salem\/","title":{"rendered":"Escape the Heat in Salem"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nIf you\u2019ve been hiding in your house for the past couple of weeks huddled in front of your air conditioner for the chilly comfort it offers, you\u2019ll be happy to know that the heat wave that has been plaguing the Northeast is finally over (at least for now). In fact, the weather this weekend is supposed to be great, especially along the coast, which means that if you are looking for a way to take advantage of the cooler weather, you\u2019ll definitely want to head down by the water. And, if you\u2019re looking for something to do by the water, it just so happens that Salem\u2019s Annual Heritage Days Celebration ends this weekend. As a result, there\u2019s probably no better way to spend your weekend by the coast than heading down to Salem to check out these events.<\/p>\n

First, if you\u2019re a history fan or a fan of American literature, the House of the Seven Gables may have the perfect program for you. This is because the House of the Seven Gables is hosting a Living History Lab from 10:30 A.M. to 1:00 P.M. and 2:00 P.M. to 4:30 P.M. on Saturday and Sunday. This educational workshop will allow you and\/or your kids to experience what it was like to live in the mid 1600\u2019s by attempting things like writing with a quill, preparing some of the food that people in the 1600\u2019s would have eaten, performing some of the chores that people had to perform in the 17th century, and playing with some of the toys and games from the era. For more information on the Living History Lab at the House of the Seven Gables, please visit the House of the Seven Gables website.<\/a><\/p>\n

Secondly, if you\u2019re more of a shopper than a time-hopper, you may want to head down to Essex Street in Salem. This is because the Essex Street Fair is scheduled to take place from 10:00 A.M. to 6:00 PM on Saturday and Sunday (August 8th and 9th, 2015). This fair will give you the opportunity to peruse and purchase art, books, clothing, crafts, jewelry, and an assortment of other one-of-a-kind items from dozens of small, independent vendors. For more information on the Essex Street Fair, please take a look at the Salem Heritage Days flyer<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Photo credit: lcm1863<\/a> \/ Foter<\/a> \/ CC BY-ND<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

If you\u2019ve been hiding in your house for the past couple of weeks huddled in front of your air conditioner for the chilly comfort it offers, you\u2019ll be happy to know that the heat wave that has been plaguing the Northeast is finally over (at least for now). In fact, the weather this weekend is … Continue reading “Escape the Heat in Salem”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,12],"tags":[99,165,342,380,473,639,641,719,740,796,1124,1174,1294],"class_list":["post-644","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-friday-fun","category-salem-ma","tag-art","tag-books","tag-clothing","tag-crafts","tag-essex-street-fair","tag-history","tag-history-of-salem","tag-jewelry","tag-kid-friendly-activities","tag-living-history-lab","tag-salem","tag-shopping","tag-the-house-of-the-seven-gables"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/evanmckinney.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/644","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/evanmckinney.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/evanmckinney.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/evanmckinney.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/evanmckinney.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=644"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/evanmckinney.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/644\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/evanmckinney.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=644"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/evanmckinney.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=644"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/evanmckinney.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=644"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}