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As she often does at this time of year, Trudie Lamb-Richmond was explaining the origins of Thanksgiving from a Native American point of view -- how the so-called "First Thanksgiving" was actually part of a much larger cycle of Native American thanksgiving festivals and how roast turkey, cranberry sauce and pumpkin pie probably weren't on the menu.


Plimoth Plantation
A Wampanoag woman prepares a meal as part of an exhibit at Plimoth Plantation in Plymouth, Mass.


Polar Express begins its ride this weekend
Polar Express, Santa

All aboard. "The Polar Express" will be pulling from the station beginning this weekend. The Blackstone Valley Tourism Council once again brings Chris Van Allsburg's children's story to life aboard a moving train, the Providence & Worcester Railroad. It's a 90-minute round-trip ride from Cumberland.


Barbara Leach
Chris Van Allsburg's children's story comes to life in the Blackstone Valley.


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