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Once harpooned, the whale, in pain from its wound, attempts to flee, but the rope attached to the harpoon drags the whalers' boat along with it. The term refers to Nantucket, Massachusetts, the center of the American whaling industry; as well as the speed associated with riding in a horse-drawn sleigh. The term wasn't used by whalemen ...
Nantucket, Massachusetts. Nantucket is a lovely community no matter what time of year you visit, but the holiday season really packs on the charm. ... There are also horse-drawn sleigh rides, an ...
The name of the title track is a reference to a Nantucket sleighride, the dragging of a whaleboat by a harpooned whale. Owen Coffin, to whom the song is dedicated, was a young seaman on the Nantucket whaler Essex, which was rammed and sunk by a sperm whale in 1820.
The Omni Mount Washington Resort & Spa blends the opulence of days of yore with modern amenities and classic winter experience such as horse-drawn sleigh rides.
Sleigh and trolley rides by South Creek Clydesdales will be offered from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Dec. 26 through Dec. 31. The sleigh can fit four people and the trolley can fit 16 to 18 people.
"Sleigh Ride" is a light orchestra standard composed by Leroy Anderson. He formed the idea for the piece during a heat wave in July 1946, and finished it in February 1948. Its first performance was by the Boston Pops Orchestra, with Arthur Fiedler conducting, on May 4, 1948. [1] Anderson also made arrangements for wind band and piano. [2] [3]
Bright Nights is an annual holiday lights display held in Forest Park in Springfield, Massachusetts.The event is run collaboratively between Springfield's Department of Parks, Buildings & Recreation Management and local nonprofit Spirit of Springfield. [1]
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