{"id":1275,"date":"2016-11-20T11:55:32","date_gmt":"2016-11-20T11:55:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sixthelement.org\/wordpress1\/?p=1275"},"modified":"2016-11-20T11:57:30","modified_gmt":"2016-11-20T11:57:30","slug":"celebratory-dinner-at-the-colonial-inn-in-concord","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/sixthelement.org\/wordpress1\/2016\/11\/20\/celebratory-dinner-at-the-colonial-inn-in-concord\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebratory Dinner at the Colonial Inn in Concord"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Now that the Town has issued my Occupancy Permit, it was time last night (Saturday) for a celebratory dinner. \u00a0My Mom, Dad and I went over last night to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.concordscolonialinn.com\/\">Colonial Inn<\/a> and had drinks and dinner in the tap room (one of the older parts of the Inn).<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-1275 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/sixthelement.org\/wordpress1\/img_0167\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/sixthelement.org\/wordpress1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/IMG_0167-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/sixthelement.org\/wordpress1\/img_0166\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/sixthelement.org\/wordpress1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/IMG_0166-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>We had a very good time &#8211; things were lively without being crazy. \u00a0The Inn looked like it was completely full (the parking lot behind the buildings was 100% full at least) and there were a lot of people coming and going. \u00a0We think there were a lot of tourists with some locals mixed in.<\/p>\n<p>This might be normal or it might be because yesterday, the town of Concord unveiled the installation of the ship&#8217;s bell near the war monument of the USS Concord. \u00a0The <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/USS_Concord_(CL-10)\">USS Concord was an Omaha Class Light Cruiser<\/a>, built during the 1920&#8217;s and she served through WWII. \u00a0She was decommissioned in 1946. \u00a0According to Wikipedia, she fired the last shot of the war &#8211; how anybody knows this, I have no idea &#8211; unless it was purely ceremonial? \u00a0Apparently the ship&#8217;s bell has been in the basement of the Concord Library since 1946 and they have been working on getting it installed since 2005 or so. \u00a0I haven&#8217;t seen it yet &#8211; we were over at Vanderhoof&#8217;s hardware about an hour before the unveiling and it was causing quite a bit of traffic congestion, so we didn&#8217;t hang around. \u00a0I will try and get a picture of it at some point.<\/p>\n<p>Here is a link to a picture of here, in the Panama Canal Zone during the War<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/0\/07\/USS_Concord_%28CL-10%29_off_Balboa_1943.jpg<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/0\/07\/USS_Concord_%28CL-10%29_off_Balboa_1943.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"546\" \/><\/p>\n<p>USS Concord<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.concordscolonialinn.com\/about-us\/history\/\">The Inn itself is a kind of a neat place &#8211; 2016 is it&#8217;s 300th anniversary<\/a>. \u00a0I asked our waitress if they had any commemorative T-Shirts or what not for sale. \u00a0She said no and it was a total missed opportunity on their part! \u00a0Clearly they are not fully up on the idea that they should be a merchandising machine with an Inn attached \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>From their site, this is a quick bullet point history. \u00a0If you are reading this from out of town and you are coming out to Carlisle or Concord &#8211; this is a good place to stay &#8211; very central and it is a nice walk to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/mima\/north-bridge-questions.htm\">the Minute Man National Historic Park and the Old North Bridge Battlefield<\/a> (plus it is only a few minutes drive to my house and my parent&#8217;s house)<\/p>\n<h2>HISTORY OF CONCORD\u2019S COLONIAL INN<\/h2>\n<p>Learn more about our Inn\u2019s rich 300 year history with these key facts and dates:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>1716<\/strong> \u2013 Concord\u2019s Colonial Inn\u2019s original structure was built.<\/li>\n<li><strong>1775<\/strong> \u2013 One of the Inn\u2019s original buildings was used as a storehouse for arms and provisions during the Revolutionary War. When the British came to seize and destroy the supplies, the Minutemen met them at the North Bridge on April 19th for what became the first battle of the American Revolution. The event is commemorated every April with a parade near the Inn and a ceremony at the North Bridge on Patriots\u2019 Day.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Early 1800s<\/strong> \u2013 Parts of the Inn were used as a variety store and a residence.<\/li>\n<li><strong>1835 \u2013 1837<\/strong> \u2013 Henry David Thoreau resided with us while he attended Harvard.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mid 1800s<\/strong> \u2013 The building was used as a boarding house and a small hotel, named the Thoreau House after Henry\u2019s aunts, the \u201cThoreau Girls.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><strong>1889<\/strong> \u2013 The Inn as we know it today begins operating. Situated on Concord\u2019s town common, known as Monument Square, the Inn is surrounded by landmarks of our nation\u2019s literary and revolutionary history.<\/li>\n<li><strong>1900<\/strong> \u2013 The property was given its current name: Concord\u2019s Colonial Inn.<\/li>\n<li><strong>1988<\/strong> \u2013 The Inn is purchased by German Hotelier, Jurgen Demisch.<\/li>\n<li><strong>2012<\/strong> \u2013 The Prescott Wing undergoes a top-to-bottom restoration.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>So what is going on now with the house?<\/p>\n<p>I ordered towel rods, toilet paper holders and what not from Amazon but they are on a bit of a back order. \u00a0Toilet paper may be better off in the vanities from a space and streamlining point of view &#8211; more thought needed there. \u00a0Shower curtain and rod for the guest bathroom too.<\/p>\n<p>I also, with my Mom&#8217;s help, am getting <a href=\"http:\/\/www.armstronghearth.com\/\">Armstrong Hearth and Duct (New Hampshire)<\/a> to do a giant vacuum clean of the duct work. \u00a0The idea is to clear out anything that may have managed to work its way into the duct work, despite all the precautions Paul and team took (dust mostly).<\/p>\n<p>Then it is have movers move everything over from my storage locker. \u00a0I am thinking that my bureau would go in my room and the books and what not would go in the garage &#8211; but I may rethink that. \u00a0Book case systems of course too &#8211; lots and lots of stuff to do! \u00a0But no need to have everything done at once &#8211; step one will clear the way for step two!!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Now that the Town has issued my Occupancy Permit, it was time last night (Saturday) for a celebratory dinner. 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