My View of Life on the Dock
It’s that time of year again! Farmer’s Market Time!!!!So much fun. So much positive energy. Be sure to make your way down and hang with the good folks. For pics and video from last year’s Farmer’s Market click this text
Things To Do- Cape Ann Farmer’s Market, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
Darrin Fishes aboard The Jocka. For more from the GMG fishermen tattoo series click this text
Fishermen Tattoo Series- Darrin, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
The Gloucester Museum School is offering 20 bunks aboard the Spirit of Massachusetts to sail with local Captain Amanda Madeira from SailGloucester into Sail Boston. We will also offer a limited number of daysail tiockets for the days of the 8th and 9th. The ship will depart on July 8 @ 8am and be overnight in the Boston Harbor Island area, with another day of sailing on the 9th.
Please email Jo-Anne Crawford and Amanda Madeira at :
joanne@gmscamp.org….. for more details and to make a reservation. Space is limited.
Photos by Sharon Lowe
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On Sunday a group of kids gathered on the dock behind the Heritage Center for the adventure of a lifetime! They were taking a 5 day trip on the Spirit of Massachusetts using the ocean as a classroom.
Tall ship sailing involves teamwork, adventure and strength of character. This is the platform off which the kids and crew will explore the sea. This summer Gloucester Museum School Project Adventure Summer Camp is offering four opportunities for campers to embark on a fantastic voyage of discovery!
Thirteen year old Gloucester student Jessica Blazewicz will be writing log entries for the trip and sending them to us to share with our readers. Watch for upcoming posts on this incredible adventure!
While Trish Sanford’s Bubbles will be closing it’s doors- fear not. Trish’s (forgive the pun) bubbly personality will not leave Main Street, you will find her at the Green Life store right down the street. I’ll be sure to catch up with Trish once she gets settled in to her new job as manager at Green Life.
When picking up bait at the State Fish Pier for our lobstermen this guy pulls up with a mobile gas powered net reel. Back in the day when we had draggers taking out at our dock the process of moving different types of nets on and off boats was a long arduous task. You needed a ton of space to stretch the net out and lift section by section of the net onto trucks. It took a while. Now with this type of set up you can do the work in one tenth of the space.
This rig is pretty slick. It is built on a trailer and there is a hydraulic tank powered by a honda generator which turns the drum. Once the net is loaded on the trailer it can be transported wherever it needs to go. Just another innovation allowing the fishery to do more with less space.
Video coming at 1PM
Mobile Net Reel, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
Gloucester At Dawn-4:45AM 6/26/09 Paint Factory and Herring Seine, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
Good Morning Gloucester 