Month: April 2009

Gorton-Pew Salt Cod Box

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Here is another relic from Gloucester Fishing Industry Past,  An Old Gorton-Pew Salt Cod Wood Box.  I wonder if this box which now resides at Ron Gilson’s house ever spent time at our dock which was part of the Gorton-Pew Fisheries before it was Captain Joe and Sons property.  Part II of my interview with Ron Gilson from his house comes at 8:00AM today.

Gorton-Pew Salt Cod Box, originally uploaded by captjoe06.

Captain Joe’s Before It Was Captain Joe’s-

PaxArcana Warns Of Impending Lobster Revolution

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Click This Text For- Claws II: The Revenge

Photo from Pax Arcana-

South Naples Citrus Grove

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Always Loving To See Old School Industry In Action I Pay A Visit To Watch The Sorter And Waxer Do It’s Thing At The South Naples Citrus Grove

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Snoop Maddie Mad

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

 It’s been a tough adjustment period for Snoop Maddie Mad……….. Not!

Snoop Maddie Mad, originally uploaded by captjoe06.

 

Robert Hanlon Painting

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Robert Hanlon puts many of his paintings on wood and uses the textures and natural colors of the wood in the paintings.   Here is one of many fine pieces by Robert At Walker Creek Furniture.  You can see more from his collection by clicking this text

Robert Hanlon Painting, originally uploaded by captjoe06.

 

Where Zat? #19

Posted on by Sharon

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Monday again and time for Where Zat?! Where’s this location? It’s right out in plain sight.  Watch for clues if you need them!

Good luck and thanks for playing!              —-Sharon

The Dog and I

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Lobstermen are starting to gear up for the coming season.  They go through the rope and take out knots.  They clean and repair the traps.  They paint buoys.   It’s coming.  As the water warms the lobsters will be on the move and our lobstermen will be ready to catch em.

The Dog and I, originally uploaded by captjoe06.

 

Cigar Joe (Charlie Lowe Photo)1975

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Ray Witham and Joseph “Cigar Joe” Frontiero land an 18 foot basking shark after it got tangled and died in a mackerel net off Rockport.

Ron Gilson Gloucester Fishing History Lesson

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Ron Shows Us Old Photos From Gloucester’s Fishing Glory Times

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Schooner Adventure Sails Into Gloucester 1988 From Ron Gilson’s Collection

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

While at Ron Gilson’s house I saw this poster sized picture of The Adventure coming into Gloucester Harbor under sail in 1988.  What is interesting about the picture is that if you look at City Hall in 1988 it was surrounded by scaffolding under a reconstruction.  Some twenty years later it was surrounded by scaffolding once again.

Look for the first of a three part video series from Ron Gilson’s house satrting todat at 8:00AM

Schooner Adventure Sails Into Gloucester 1988 From Ron Gilson’s Collection, originally uploaded by captjoe06.

 

Easter Bunny Drinks Miller Lite -Who Knew?

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

If the Easter Bunny is pounding down a beer at each house he stops at he must get pretty freaking hammered.

Easter Bunny Drinks Miller Lite Who Knew?, originally uploaded by captjoe06.

 

Freaks Of The Lobster and Crab Worlds Rerun

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

There are controls to pause the pictures of go directly to the album by clicking on the slide show.

This is an updated version of the old “Freaks Of The Lobster and Crab World Slide Show”. I doubt anyone else has a collection of pictures that they’ve taken first hand of this many mutations.

Vicious Vivacious Vera Of The Boston Derby Dame Cosmonaughties

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Next Saturday-You Know What Time It Is!!!!

Roller Derby Time Baby!!!!!!!

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Ron Gilson, Author Of An Island No More

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Here are some photos from Ron Gilson’s Home.  Part One of the new video interviews come Monday morning at 8:00AM

Ron Gilson, Author Of An Island No More, originally uploaded by captjoe06.

 

Custom Table At Walker Creek Furniture In Essex

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Click this text to see the wide variety of custom options in furniture and creating the perfect piece for your home at Walker Creek Furniture

Custom Table At Walker Creek Furniture In Essex, originally uploaded by captjoe06.

 

Ron Gilson- “The Waterfront: Then and Now (but this is NOW)”

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Must read from Ron Gilson-Click the text to read the entire post-

The Waterfront: Then and Now (but this is NOW)

Gloucester’s future is in our harbor. In my youth our harbor was our lifeblood. If this city is to survive economically without a substantial fishing industry, our harbor planners must accept the reality of change. Before we take off willy nilly, we should examine the past: what went on in our harbor since 1950, the pivotal year and highest period of our harbor’s fishing production. Before we can decide on any new harbor strategy, the planners must review where we’ve been.
Last week I spent time with Ron Gilson at his house and got three more interviews with him.  The first will be posted in video form Monday morning at 8:00AM.  I haven’t heard another person speak such perfect sense about Gloucester Harbor’s past, present and future than this man.