The 38th Annual Sharing the Fire Northeast Storytelling Conference & Festival is being held this year in scenic Plymouth, Massachusetts from March 29-31. We hope you will join us!
Accommodations

Stay with us at Hotel 1620. To reserve your room, use the code: STORYTELLING2019
Hotel 1620
180 Water Street
Plymouth, Massachusetts
www.hotel1620.com
508-747-4900
The newly remodeled Hotel 1620 at Plymouth Harbor features a contemporary coastal ambiance with new lobby, guest rooms and banquet facilities. Don’t forget to bring your swimsuit for a dip in the pool.
NEST has reserved a block of rooms at the Hotel 1620. Use the code: STORYTELLING2019
Food

Friday night and Saturday night dinners are not included as part of the conference. However, there are many restaurants within walking distance or a short drive away. Across the parking lot in the Village Marketplace (170 Water Street), you’ll find
Blue-Eyed Crab Grill and Raw Bar
508-747-6776 | Visit Website
Patrizia’s Italy Trattoria
508-747-0015 | Visit Website
Plymouth WaterFront Bar
& Grille
508-591-8393 | Visit Website
Fidele’s Chocolates
Visit Website
Peaceful Meadows Ice Cream
Visit Website
Piece of Cake Cupcakes
(their cupcakes get a thumbs up from our local expert, Andrea Lovett)
1620 Winery
Visit Website
If you’re willing to travel a bit farther, there are other options …
Wood’s Seafood
15 Town Wharf, Plymouth, MA 02360
508-746-0261 | Visit Website
Rock Bottom Seafood
2234 State Rd, Plymouth, MA 02360
508-888-6678 | Visit Website
The New World Tavern
56 Main St, Plymouth, MA 02360
508-927-4250 | Visit Website
173 Water Street, Plymouth, MA 02360
508-746-9751 | Visit Website
Lobster Hut
25 Town Wharf, Plymouth, MA 02360
508-746-2270 | Visit Website
Attractions Nearby

- Plymouth Antiques, Shopping & Dining – next door
- Village Landing Marketplace – across the parking lot
- Plymouth Rock and Pilgrim Hall Museum – 0.4 mile
- National Monument to the Forefathers – 0.5 mile
- Myles Standish Monument – 0.6 mile
- Plimoth Grist Mill - 0.7 mile
- Jenney Museum – 0.7 mile
- Plimoth Plantation – 2.9 miles
- Plymouth Long Beach – 3 miles
- Colony Place (shopping/restaurants) – 5 miles
- Cape Cod – 20 miles
- Sandwich Glass Museum – 21 miles
- Boston – 40 miles
- Providence – 53 miles
Transportation & Parking

Parking
Parking is onsite with no fee.
Carpooling
We encourage folks to carpool to the conference. You may post to the NEST-L listserv to connect with others interested in carpooling. Non-members wishing to carpool may contact Jo Radner at jradner@american.edu. She will post a message for you.
By Air
- Logan International Airport
Logan (Boston) is about 40 miles north of Hotel 1620 - Providence Airport
This airport is about 65 miles south of Plymouth but may be more convenient for some
Transportation Services
By Bus
- Plymouth & Brockton Street Railway Co. (P&B) is a regularly scheduled year-round luxury motorcoach service between Logan International Airport, downtown Boston, the South Shore, Plymouth and all of Cape Cod.
By Train
- Amtrak for schedules, or call 800-872-7245 (best to arrange livery pick-up service if arriving by bus)