Stanley Cup champion Bruins back in Boston
BOSTON -- The Stanley Cup glistened in the morning sun, the nearly 35-pound symbol of NHL supremacy raised high over the head of 255-pound Zdeno Chara .
Then, the captain of the champion Boston Bruins lowered it to his knees. He patiently answered reporters' questions after a night of little sleep and much joy on a flight from one side of North America to the other -- from the disappointed city of Vancouver to the title town of Boston.
For the 6-foot-9 defenseman and his gritty teammates, the first club to win three seven-game series in a single postseason, the heavy lifting was over.
The celebration was on.
"We're tired from the series," Thomas said. "It took everything we had to win this. I'm sure it will sink in some time, but it hasn't completely yet. You get here, you see the fans, it's starting to sink in a little."
There will be many more fans lining the streets at a parade scheduled for 11 a.m. ET Saturday. For the city, the Bruins' triumph completes the championship quartet. Each of the four major pro teams has won titles in the past seven seasons -- the Patriots in the 2005 Super Bowl, the Red Sox in 2007, the Celtics in 2008 and now, the Bruins.
The Red Sox are even ceding the spotlight to the new champions. At the request of Boston mayor Thomas Menino, they are moving Saturday's game against the Milwaukee Brewers at Fenway Park from 1:10 p.m. ET to 7:10 p.m. ET.
That will help ease the traffic congestion, and allow fans to attend or watch both events. The Red Sox also are planning a pregame ceremony to honor the Bruins.
Their place in history as the sixth Bruins team to take the title -- and the third Original Six club to win the Cup in the past four seasons -- wasn't the first thing on their minds as they flew home.
"It wasn't quiet, that's for sure," said coach Claude Julien, pumping his fist as he left the bus and flashing a wide smile rarely seen in public. "They deserve to celebrate. And it's their Cup and it's Boston's Cup and, as far as I'm concerned, they could do whatever they want."
Motorists honked horns as they drove by. Fans took pictures by the statue of Bobby Orr in full flight after his Cup-winning, overtime goal in 1972.
Emotions overflowed for another fan, Tom Collins.
"It sank in when I got home. I actually started crying," said Collins, 44, of Quincy, who said he was the man who put a Bruins jersey on a statue of President John Adams in the city just south of Boston.
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I actually started crying," said Collins, 44, of Quincy, who said he was the man who put a Bruins jersey on a statue of President John Adams in the city just south of Boston. Another Adams, Charles F., was the first president of the Bruins,
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Day Trip: Adams National Historical Park | The Back Bay Sun
- By Penny Cherubino
The Adams National Historical Park in Quincy makes an ideal day trip for anyone looking for something interesting to do with family, friends, or visitors to Boston.
Go by car and you can combine history with a side trip to Wollaston Beach to dip your toes in the Atlantic and enjoy some beach food at one of the roadside clam shacks.
Visitor Center
Across Hancock Street from the Quincy Center MBTA station is the Visitor Center for the park which incorporates two separate properties. Parking in the Galleria at Presidents Place is free for park visitors with a validation stamp.
You enter the historic homes in guided tours which depart from the Visitor Center every 30 minutes from 9:00 am to 3:15 pm.
Admission is $5 for those 16 and older or free with a National Park Pass or Adams Park Pass. This fee includes parking, trolley transportation between the sites, and tours of the properties. Go to www.nps.gov/adam for complete information.
The Birthplaces
A one mile trolley ride brings you to adjacent homes that were the birthplaces of two U.S. Presidents– John Adams and his son, John Quincy Adams. A ranger gives each group an orientation to the buildings, and explains what the surrounding area was like in the 1700s.
Then, you’ll move inside to experience the look of those times and an awareness of the harsh realities of life in that age.
For example, cooking in open fireplaces was dangerous and many women died from infected burns.
Peacefield
Another short ride brings you to the residence that the Adams family called home from 1788 to 1927. The Old House or Peacefield was the property that John and Abigail Adams bought sight unseen, when they were ready to return home from Europe.
Abigail had visited the house as a girl and John had passed it in his travels. Abigail was so disappointed when they took possession, that she hired an architect and built an addition that is spacious and filled with light.
While the interiors of the birthplaces have reproductions of what might have been there, Peacefield holds the originals.
Priceless works of art hang on walls inside of which are the accumulated furnishings, household goods, and ephemera from four generations of frugal Yankees.
The Stone Library
A few steps across a picture perfect porch and down a garden path take you to the Stone Library. In his will, John Quincy Adams asked his son to build a fireproof building to hold his books and papers. This granite structure became the first Presidential Library.
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