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Maria Olia
I am a freelance writer and the author of “The Little Black Book of Boston” (Peter Pauper Press). I fell in love with Boston when I was a kid, came to the city for college, and never left!…
I am a freelance writer and the author of “The Little Black Book of Boston” (Peter Pauper Press). I fell in love with Boston when I was a kid, came to the city for college, and never left!
Travel is my passion; and I have written dozens of articles about the various places that I have visited. My absolute favorite travel destination is Tuscany, the most “exotic” place that I have visited is Iran, and my dream vacation is Greece.
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Patriot's Day Weekend: Big Doings in Boston
It is going to be a very busy weekend in Boston. Patriot's Day and Marathon Monday will both be celebrated in Massachusetts this Monday, April 21st. Boston is hosting the U.S. Olympic Trials-Women's Marathon this weekend too.
Patriot's Day is celebrated on the third Monday of April (giving winter-weary New Englanders a three-day weekend!)The holiday commemorates the "shot heard round the world" and the beginning of the American Revolution.
History buffs may want to see the annual National Lancer's Re-enactment of Paul Revere's famous "One if by land, two if by sea" ride which takes place Monday, April 21 at 10 AM on Hanover Street in the North End.
And this year, the 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials -Women's Marathon will be held in Boston on Saturday, April 17. The route will take the women through Boston and Cambridge - using the landmark Boston Marathon finish line at Copley Square for both the start and finish of the race.
But the real event of this weekend will be the 112th running of the Boston Marathon. The Boston Marathon is an annual world-class athletic race and a great spectator event . The race will start in the town of Hopkinton in the morning; the first finishers arrive in Boston's Copley Square around noon.
To add to the festivities the Red Sox always play a morning home game at Fenway Park on Patriot's Day. The game starts at 11:00 (this year against the Texas Rangers) and the game's end should allow Red Sox fans to join the mayhem as masses of runners arrive in Kenmore Square at mile 25.
Note: Patriot's Day is a state holiday in Massachusetts so some attractions and museums (most notably Boston's Museum of Fine Arts) are closed. Also, Boston will be crowded with families all week - this is Massachusetts school spring vacation week!