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Marcia (Mrs. Pete)
Posts: 1576 Joined: Mon Aug 07, 2006 9:40 pmLocation: Madison Area, Wisconsin
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by Marcia (Mrs. Pete) Sun Oct 11, 2009 1:04 am
Why do so many of you say you have a long weekend? What's the holiday?
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Anthony
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by Anthony Sun Oct 11, 2009 4:48 am
Columbus Day! In Asbury Park, NJ (where I was born) they have a ceremony each year with a reenactment of Columbus landing on the beach...
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theshopper3
Posts: 523 Joined: Fri Oct 20, 2006 12:27 pmLocation: Canada
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by theshopper3 Sun Oct 11, 2009 7:53 am
Marcia,
mbw1024
Posts: 7347 Joined: Mon Aug 07, 2006 4:54 pmLocation: The Garden State
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by mbw1024 Sun Oct 11, 2009 9:27 am
Anthony wrote: Columbus Day! In Asbury Park, NJ (where I was born) they have a ceremony each year with a reenactment of Columbus landing on the beach...
no Holiday for me on Monday but woo hoo for Asbury!
were you there this summer?
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by Anthony Sun Oct 11, 2009 9:33 am
mbw1024 wrote: no Holiday for me on Monday but woo hoo for Asbury!
Yes a few times - I grew up playing on that beach and boardwalk.
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mbw1024
Posts: 7347 Joined: Mon Aug 07, 2006 4:54 pmLocation: The Garden State
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by mbw1024 Sun Oct 11, 2009 10:17 am
things were looking good. I was thrilled to see it.
jayseadee
Posts: 2312 Joined: Mon Aug 07, 2006 7:16 pmLocation: New England
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by jayseadee Sun Oct 11, 2009 1:37 pm
Columbus Day is celebrated widely in Massachusetts. I'm working, but the schools are closed.
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