The Salem Insider

Insiders guide to food, entertainment & living in Salem Massachusetts for tourists and residents.

Photo Contest: Summer in Salem

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Categories: art, contest, photos

Our last contest was a huge success and people have been asking when we were doing our next one. The wait is over. Once again congratulations to Daryl B. for his Howard Street Graveyard Buttercups Summer in Salem Summer in Salem is the theme of our current contest. We are looking for unique images that [...]

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Salem Insider Photo Contest

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Categories: art, photos

Charge up your batteries and put your creative thinking caps on as you prepare to compete in the inaugural Salem Insider Photo Contest. Barnum Circus on Essex St. 1885 Each month (for at least the summer) we will be hosting a photo contest. Themes will be announced and you will have one week to shoot [...]

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Photo Op

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Categories: photos

Salem is pretty picturesque. © Snowriderguy I was out and about this past weekend and took a few photos (which will be on our flickr page shortly) and it got me thinking.  Everybody who lives in or comes to Salem takes pictures here.  There’s probably a million pictures of the Friendship, Roger Contant statue, Witch [...]

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Gardner Pingree Interior

Salem Christmas house tour review

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Categories: christmas, events, history, photos, seasonal, tourism, travel

The houses on this year’s tour consisted of condos in historic buildings, charitable organizations, museum collections, and private mansions; all of the homes were amazing. Below I have noted some standout features. Honestly, I could write a book about the beautiful and historically relevant homes, architectural features and furnishings I saw this weekend (and perhaps [...]

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