1) I learned that Nathaniel Hawthorne, who wrote the Scarlet Letter, worked with the ships and with the trade service and helped bring in supplies like sugar, spices, and exotic animals in from the ships into America. I also learned that the popcorn business at The Willows has been around for 131 years, I never even realized that it was around for that long. I also learned that the Polish community in Salem is still about 5% of the community. And I also enjoyed learning that the eagle statue is not the original one, but that they have the refurbished original one still.
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4) http://www.salemwillowspark.com/
5A) I think the sights and smells of the ocean, and watching the waves flow and ebb back and forth, and imagining how it looked 400 years ago is what affected me the most.
5B) I think that this gave me more of a general idea about what the history of Salem is besides just the witch trials. I enjoyed it and it gave me good insight into what the town was and still is all about.
6) I don't have any questions about this experience