BEEN THERE, DONE THAT: Remembering the donkey games at Seaside
Name: Liz Michaud
Born: I was born at the old Mary Alley Hospital on Franklin Street.
Age: 81
How long have you lived in Marblehead? My entire life.
Liz Michaud with her husband, Bert, at the Council on Aging. COURTESY PHOTO
What are your fondest childhood memories? I grew up on Bubier Road near Seaside Park. Seaside Park was always a big part of my childhood.My brother and I would go watch baseball games there with my dad. We loved the donkey baseball games when the team would be riding donkeys. The hitter would ride a donkey. Sometimes the donkey would go to third base instead of first base. All the neighborhood kids would go.
I remember the year we lost all the willow trees at Seaside in a bad storm. They were replanted. Behind Seaside Park there were great blueberry ...