Happy Thanksgiving!

In 1621 the inhabitants of the Plymouth settlement and the Wampanoag Indians sat down for a feast to celebrate the autumn harvest.  In 1817, New York became the first of many states to officially adopt a thanksgiving day (the parades started much later!).  242 years later, at the height of the Civil War in 1863, President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed a national day of Thanksgiving would be observed each November.  In 1941 FDR signed a bill stating that the National Holiday of Thanksgiving would be celebrated on the 4th Thursday of November (reversing an order he established in 1939 that moved the day up a week to spur retail sales and returning to the original date established by Lincoln).

Since then Thanksgiving has become a holiday that many in the United States count among their favorites because it is about family coming together to celebrate all that we have to be thankful for in our lives.  Many people are driving home, others are slogging through airports and train stations to get home.  Others still are taking their families and flying off on vacations to take a break from the traditional Thanksgiving celebrations.

Regardless of where your travels take you, we at Sceptre Tours wish all a safe and happy journey, a joyous Thanksgiving day and a safe return trip back.  Happy Thanksgiving everyone!