CHANGING TIMES!

 FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25th, 2020
           CHANGING TIMES!

   My wife and I spent our last full
vacation day on Vinalhaven Island
off the coast of Maine Thursday.
Life doesn't change very much around
the place. It's quiet and peaceful.
But there are changes. The leaves, for
instance. And even history!
 I've learned some interesting things about
this community while we've
been here. Including a thing or two
many island residents don't know about.
    That's the case with "Murder Rock."
The boulder, on a small island in what
is known as "Old Harbor" was the place
where 20 Vinalhaven settlers were
killed by Indians in 1724.
     To the settlers it was a massacre!
To the Indians, of course, is was a
victory. And now, in a sense, they've
won again! Maine, as of last year, no
longer recognizes Christopher Columbus
Day. The state now celebrates "Native
American Day.
      History, for good or bad, is changing
month by month and year by year, right
before our eyes.
       I wonder what the History books will
look like ten years from now?
       Hope we're all around to read them
and that all your NEWS is good!