The John Balch House

Once believed to be the oldest wood frame house in America, recent tests have indicated it is more likely that the Balch House was built around 1679 by the son and grandson of John Balch. John Balch was one of the founders of Salem. The Fairbanks House, built between 1637 and 1641, in Dedham, Massachusetts, now lays claim to being the oldest wood-frame house in the U.S. Very likely the second-oldest wood-frame house is the Witch House in Salem (1642).

The Rebecca Nurse House

Built in Danvers, MA (formerly a part of Salem), circa 1678, this is where Rebecca Nurse, one of the women hanged in the Salem Witch Trials, lived.

Part of the Marblehead, MA, coastline.-

Man at the Wheel

Fishermen's memorial in honor of the thousands of Gloucester fishemen who have died at sea.

Boats in Salem Sound. Baker's Island is in background with Baker's Island Light. Baker's Island is part of Salem.

A tree in Red Rock Park, Lynn, MA.

A tree in Forest River Park, Salem, MA.

Gulls at Devereux Beach, Marbledhead, MA.

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Zakim Bridge in Boston

Boston Skyline from Beacon Hill.

Boston from Boston's World Trade Center.

Boston Skyline at dusk from Beacon Hill, July 4, 2005

The Fame is an exact replica of a Salem privateer schooner circa 1812.

Good Harbor Beach, Gloucester, MA.

The Old Town House, built in 1727 in Marblehead, MA.

Boston From the Air