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Show PLYMOUTH ROCK et ce The Pilgrims stepped here — sort of t’s just a big rock, 6 feet across — but a rock Myles Standish and others spotted it alone on a it, from a wax museum to a winery that special- that’s worthy of a cage on Water Street in Plymouth, Mass., where it sits beneath a protective canopy, flanked on three sides by granite and on the fourth by aniron grill facing the waves of the Atlantic Ocean. beach. It split in two in 1774, “horizontally, like a bagel,” John McPhee wrote in his rock biography a fewyears ago. In 1880, the halves were put back izes in cranberry wine. together, and “1620” waschiseled in. In the years since, the rock has come apart again and been Often touted as the very spot on whichthe Pil- stuck back together; pieces have been sold as grims came ashore in 1620, it has stood for cen- paperweights and cuff links; pebbles and shards turies as a symbol ofthe start of Europeanciviliz- have fallen away; and tides have worn it smooth. Whocares if the Pilgrims actually ever stepped ation in what was to be the USA — though before the Pilgrims there were English settlements in Virginia and Spanishsettlements in the Southwest. It was as big as a house when William Bradford, on this particular rock or ever paid it any mind after landing? What’s important nowis all of the Pilgrim-themed pleasures it has spawned around Thebig attraction is the Mayflower II, a replica ofthe original ship, which sailed here from England in 1957. The most impressivesite is south of town: Plimoth Plantation, a faithful recreation of the newcomers’ village. It’s occupied by people who “live” in the 17th century. They pretend not to know what a camerais, but don’t mind being photographed. On occasion you will be offered a taste of cider or a doughnut. For turkey, you have to wait for the Thanksgiving feast, of course. Information: 508-746-3377. aAERBa 7. site ofthe first women’s rights meeting in 1848, nowa hall of fame. Mymother, her mother and her mother before her had few chances for education. Thanksto them, my children have chances. JENNIE FARLEY, Ithaca, N.Y. mL ay Sa only a chip off the PURCELL Et Ata “corn dance” andfeast, men, women and children danced in brilliant colors down an avenue boulder that the Pilgrims spotted in yA Cemtay stepped onto the ofbare earth, uniting the spirit, nature and humanityoftheir home and our country. Yee Me a) is Plymouth Harbor. |: SUZANNE MCKAY, Glendale, Calif. MARK ALC PYeae I rode with an Armybuddy delivering milk in his daddy’s truck. I met people going about the business oflife: storekeeper, cook, fisherman. Each had purpose and character. I had found America. EDWARD GREEN, Nashua, N.H. PUBLISHER: Brette Popper * EDITOR: Marcia Bullard * EXEC. VICE PRESIDENT: Charles Gabrielson * VICE PRESIDENTS: Sue Agresta, Carol Kerner-Odgis, Beth Lawrence, Tobey Lyden, Thomas Meisel Deputy Editor: Amy Eisman Senior Associate Editor: Brenda Turner Associate Editors: John Butterfield, Carol Clurman, Constance Kurz, Lorrie Lynch, Kathleen McCleary, Dan Olmsted Contributing Editors: Lee Bailey, Enrique Fernandez, Denis Hayes, Joyce Maynard, Arnold Schwarzenegger Assistant Editor: Pamela Brown Writers/Reporters: Leslie Ansley, Gayle Jo Carter Art Director: Mary Workman Assistant Art Director: Amelia Stephenson Researcher: Richard Vega Copy Chief: Thomas Lent CopyEditor: Terry Davidson Byrne Associate Advertising Director: Kathy McKay Technology Manager: Treva Jean Stose Photo Editor: Jennifer Greenfeld Office Staff: Kate Bond, Tim Gibbs Los Angeles: 310-444-2140 Chicago: 312-467-0510 Detroit: 313-680-1220 Main Advertising Office: 535 Madison Ave., New York, N.Y. 10022; 212-715-2100 Editorial correspondence: 1000 Wilson Bivd., Arlington, Va. 22229-0012 18 USA WEEKEND© May 28-30, 1993 Printed in the USA © Copyright 1993 USA WEEKEND, 2 division of Gannett Co., inc. Since 1953, your Family Weekly. |