Interview by: Sally McCarthy, Ali Stevenson, Megan James and Tom Vacchino

Shields: What other full marathons did you run to qualify?
Steve: Vermont City, Burlington, Vermont, May 2018 and The Philadelphia Marathon, November 2018.

Shields: How did this marathon compare to the other two you ran?
Steve: Exceptionally better. I was faster, I knew the course and the crowds were electric. In a word “tight” (or Dope AF). 

Spend your day at Plimoth Waterworks Building, opening its doors to the public especially for ArtWeek. Guests will be entertained by a myriad of activities, including tours of open studios, meet and greets with artists, painting demonstrations and a comic book signing. Representatives from TrueRad Designs will display and sell their merchandise. Mary Shields, owner of Shields Design, will have a reading and book signing of her new children’s book, Barnicle and Husk: The Adventure Begins at 11:00 am and 1:00 pm on Saturday. This will be followed by a Barnicle and Husk character appearance and meet and greet. There will be plenty of fun and games throughout the day!

Our very own Mary Shields and Ali Stevenson sit on the board of Plymouth Cares, a non-profit community organization dedicated to helping people and families in need within the Plymouth area. Plymouth Cares offers all of us a chance to give back this holiday season. Made possible by you and Destination Plymouth, backpacks are filled with school supplies during the summer months to help families in need. Blanket drives, diaper and wipes drives and coat drives are a few of the other donations that bring relief to our community.