My title promises delicate spring blossoms, yet my historic autumn voyage carried cold passengers across the Atlantic to establish the tradition of Thanksgiving. What am I?
The Mayflower
The ship's name literally evokes spring flowers ('May flower'), despite making its perilous voyage in late 1620 culminating in Plymouth.
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