Cry Innocent

Salem, Massachusetts is just as great as last summer. I went with my mom, Kate Borows-Lai, and her mom. We were there for 4 nights and we had a great time. I guess I should explain what Salem is famous for. In 1692, a bunch of little girls became a bit crazy and accused some women in the town of being witches. Of course, we look back on it now and think,”That’s crazy! There’s no such thing as witches!” But, the people of Salem believed them. In the end 19 people were hung and 1 man was pressed to death. 3 died in prison, including 4 year old Dorcas Good, daughter of the later hung, Sarah Good. Later, some of the accusers admitted that they were just having fun and apologized. I find it a really interesting time in history, but I hope that it never happens again. We went to a LOT of museums. My favorite was Cry Innocent: The People vs. Bridget Bishop. It’s a reenactment of Bridget Bishop’s witch trial. They lock Bridget Bishop(the actor) up and give someone the key. I got to hold the key! He asked me if I could be trusted. My favorite place to eat was called The Ugly Mug. It’s a diner and I got “The Elvis.” It’s a waffle with peanut butter cups baked in and it had bacon and whipped cream on top. It also had bananas, but I passed. All together, yum!

The Elvis

The accused witches