Salem featured in Good Housekeeping... in 1982!

This morning a fantastic travel piece about Salem from a 1982 issue of Good Housekeeping Magazine came into our world at Destination Salem.  It tells us a lot about what has changed, and what has not in our bewitching seaport.

Click here to see the article.  

Here are a few things that have not changed... 

• In the early 1980s, Salem was inviting visitors to "Stop by for a spell!" Today we are still making history! 
• "Salem remembers [the Witch Trials of 1692] part of its past not with pride, however, but as a warning of what can happen when rational reasoning gets drowned in a flood of emotionalism."
• We are still a "city to walk in - ideal for visitors - with attractions of interest for every age group." 
• And we still boast "fine residences to house [sea captains'] curious from distant lands. These historic gems, many designed and built by Samuel McIntire, are a proud testimonial to the past."

And what has changed... 

• We remember the Trials with the Witch Trial Memorial
• The Peabody Museum and the Essex Institute merged into the Peabody Essex Museum, and then expanded into the PEM of today.
• Shops and restaurants are not restricted to Pickering Wharf! There are more than 150 businesses throughout the downtown, including Pickering Wharf.  
• The Voyage of the India Star is gone, but we now have Where Past is Present, the free film shown daily at the Salem Regional Visitor Center. 
• The Hawthorne Inn is now the full-service Hawthorne Hotel, and rates are slightly more than $30 - $40 per night! (And worth it!)  Visitors today have a variety of accommodations to choose from, which can be found on Salem.org. 

Lots of things have changed, and continue to change, in this vibrant city, but one thing remains the same: We hope you will visit for a day, a night, an afternoon, or a weekend.  Especially if you haven't been since 1982!