Tag: Thanksgiving

Posted on 11/25/2024
88th Running of Manchester Road Race - Best Thanksgiving Day Road Race!
Our world-famous race will have ~11,000 registrants … Olympians, world class runners, and many more have run in this World Athletics Label Road Race, with a ~4.7 mile course starting and finishing on Main Street. Many sponsors and approximately 400 volunteers also participate, with Town of Manchester support. There are runners and walkers, and many cheering homeowners and...
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Posted on 11/20/2024
Thanksgiving - What Really Happened?
A 3 day outdoor harvest feast in Plymouth, MA in 1621 began what we call Thanksgiving. At this feast, the English settlers were outnumbered by the natives from the Wampanoag Tribe, who brought most of the food. The menu included mostly venison (deer) and there were no mashed potatoes. Today, there are 574 federally recognized Native American tribes,...
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