Month: January 2011

Vote If You Love Gloucester

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

This is the type of thing that if we win can be used in marketing all over the world. Won’t you vote for your favorite city?

Hi Joey. Can this be posted on GMG?

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Vote for Gloucester and You Could Win $500

seARTS has succeeded in getting Gloucester nominated in the small city category of the annual Top 25 Arts Destinations Edition of AmericanStyle, the nation’s premier art lovers’ magazine. Click on the link to cast your vote and you’ll be eligible for a $500 cash prize!

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/9RM8DXV

To learn more about American Style Magazine, visit their website: http://www.americanstyle.com

Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours Event at Windward Grille January 19th

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

The first Business After Hours (formerly Evening Business Exchange) gathering will be this Wednesday, January 19th at the Windward Grille in Essex.
The event will start at 5 p.m. and will conclude at approximately 7 p.m. Cost is $10 for members and $20 for non-members. Come say hello to your fellow Cape Ann Chamber members or maybe meet a new business client. Door prizes, great food and a chance to warm up on a mid-winter night!!!
For further information contact me at the Chamber office through email or phone (978) 283-1601. Look forward to seeing you Wednesday at the Windward Grille!
Tim

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Discover Gloucester Annual Meeting

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Hi Joey,

Welcome back to 17′ !

Would you post this for all the GMG readers who are interested in local tourism?

All involved in area tourism are invited to attend the Discover Gloucester (Seaport Gloucester Destination Marketing Organization) Annual Meeting on Wednesday, January 19, 2011, 6:30PM at The Gloucester House.

We’ll highlight what Discover Gloucester, in it’s third year, is doing as a volunteer effort to bring visitors and their dollars into the community. Honored guest speakers are Senator Bruce Tarr and Julie McConchie, the Executive Director of the North of Boston Convention and Visitor Bureau.

Cash bar. Attendees are welcome to stay for dinner afterwards, dutch treat.

RSVP to info@SeaportGloucester.org

Thanks, Joey!

Linn Parisi
Discover Gloucester, The Seaport Gloucester DMO

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Red, White, Blue

Posted on by capeannpainter

 

Red, White, Blue

Http://www.FrontieroGallery.com

P.S. to the blog or “Part 2” of Meg Lee Pimps G-Town

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Read Part I Here

Hi Joey,

My co-worker from China, Amphy, sent me the photo we took at Man at the Wheel. Though she didn’t have the GMG sticker to represent, I can vouch that she did indeed come to visit from China, based on the post from November, "Margaret Lee Representing! from Shenzhen, Guangdong, China." I’ve attached our co-workers group photo, and Amphy Chen is second from right.

So, you’ve got "there and back again" a full 360 degrees from 2 co-workers — or would it be 720 degrees??

China Folk Up In The Hizzy!-

Amphy_Gloucester

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Gloucester Seal

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Hey Joe,

Every year in late December/Early January, we have a seal show up in the cove that loves to hang out on top of the moraine boulder that is visible in Wonson Cove at low tide, but covered by water a high tide.  I’m can’t be sure if it’s always the same seal, but the behavior is always the same.  He will hang around on top of the boulder for hours and leave when the rock is half exposed by the tide.  He’ll stick around for a couple of weeks and then he’ll disappear. I’m thinking he’s gorging on urchins, then moving on.  When he comes back the following year, the urchins have rebounded.  Hopefully I’ll be able to get some photos in the future to use as comparison from year to year. 

Anyhow, whether the seals are the same one or not from year to year, we’re calling him Rocky.

Enjoy ~Bill O’Connor

North Shore Kid

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Bill I’m not sure if this is the same seal I took pictures of back in late September-

Here are my photos-

https://goodmorninggloucester.wordpress.com/2010/09/25/seal-sunning-itself-at-the-dock/

and video-

https://goodmorninggloucester.wordpress.com/2010/09/25/seal-suns-itself-at-captain-joe-and-sons-video/

Damon Cummings speaks of a certain seal that follows him down the harbor each day he rows in the dory.  Could possibly be the same one.

Fiesta: Greasy Pole Trailer From Sam Hartson

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Sam has been working on his 2010 St Peter’s Fiesta Documentary and here is the latest trailer which was released yesterday-

Days Til Fiesta-

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Attention All Local Bars- Send Me Your Info

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

I’ve been in contact with the developer of BarBird– an iPhone twitter and desktop app which will stream all tweets from you or about you into one iPhone app.  free publicity to get you the much deserved attention you deserve.

if you don’t have a twitter account, firstly, shame on you and secondly get a free twitter account in your bar’s name even if you only link your Bar’s Facebook stream to it you will be listed.  I’ve been assured by the developer.

I already have @minglewoodtav , @alchemybistro and @farmbargrille listed on their site, the more local joints we get listed the more our area will gain exposure.

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You don’t need to have an iPhone to use this, check out the site on your desktop or laptop computer here- http://bos.barbird.com/map_view

Poll- How Much Does The Patriots Loss Bother You?

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

In an effort to get an idea of how important professional sports are to our readership I offer this poll-

On a scale from 1-10  10 meaning that the Patriots loss is personally devastating and 1 meaning that the Patriots loss means nothing to you.

if it doesn’t bother you, feel free to explain whether it is because you don’t care for professional sports, football in general or root for another team all together.

More From This Weekend’s Sled Dog Races

Posted on by DIY SKI GUY

Three cheers for the Myopia Sled Dog Races – Yet another great annual event hosted on the North Shore! Think of the first time someone raised this idea to a large group of people to host a dog sled race here – SAY WHAT?  Think of the risk and coordination needed to pull off such and event. This weekend the stars aligned and everyone I saw had a smile on their face. Below are some pics that I got and more coverage at the Patch

Kids taking it all in

Thanks – Patrick

Paulie Walnuts’ Art Rocks Buoy To Be Auctioned Off For Art Haven

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

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Art Haven Director Dawn Gadow contacted Paulie about making one of his famous Art Rocks Buoys for the upcoming Buoy Auction and Art Show at Cruiseport.

So for all of you who have tried and failed to get yourself an Art Rock you can  bid for Paulie’s Art Rocks Buoy- (a one of a kind) at the Art Haven Buoy Auction.  I can attest to this being a super fun night. The Art Show itself is worth it, seeing all the talent that is coming up in this community is amazing.

Details From Art Haven–

Join us on Friday, January 28th from 6:00-9:00 for Art Haven’s biggest fundraiser of the year! See the beautiful artwork created by our students throughout 2010 and take home your favorite buoy from the 2010 lobster trap tree!

Ellis Island Passenger Search

Posted on by Alicia Pensarosa

The Ellis Island Foundation now offers free online searches of passengers that have immigrated to America through Ellis Island. It’s free, you just have to sign up!  www.ellisisland.org

I was able to find my Grandfather, Great Aunt and Great Grandparents. The site gives you a passenger record, passenger manifests and even images and information about the ship. You can purchase copies of the documentations through the Ellis Island Foundation. Tip: when searching you may want to try different name spellings in order to find your family.

My Grandfather was born in the US, but as a child went back with his mother and sister to Italy for medical care and ended up staying until WWI ended. This documents their return trip. Such a fun way to discover your family’s history!

This is my Grandfather’s passenger record:

The passenger list from October 17, 1919:

The Ship:

 

Gino Cavalieri Photo

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Yesterday Morning When going for coffee I ran into Paulie Walnuts just as the sun was getting to rise at Good Harbor.

I was setting up my tripod to take a pic or ten and Gino Cavelieri introduced himself to Paulie and I and asked for a few pointers on how to capture the sunrise.  I gave him the pointers that I knew and took him through some of his camera settings while Paulie gave him a GMG sticka.

Here is one of Geno’s shots from yesterday morning-

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Did You Know (Babson Farm)

Posted on by God's Morning

That on the 28th of December 1658 James was granted “twelve acres of fresh meadow [at Beaver Dam] lying above the Mill, also twenty acres of upland lying by the side of it”? (Gloucester Town Records 1: 71) This was where he and his wife settled and was known as the James Babson farm. It was here that he built the little stone cooperage shop, still standing today and open to visitors every summer. The barrels he made here were taken to Good Harbor Beach, filled with fish and shipped to England, the West Indies, etc. Roger W. Babson’s research indicated that James Babson’s stone shop was the first factory on Cape Ann.
From genealogy.com
E.J. Lefavour
http://www.khanstudiointernational.com

photos of James Babson Farm Cooperage and historical marker
Photos by E.J. Lefavour

Women’s Sport League At Cape Ann YMCA

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

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Women’s Sport League

(Ages 21+)

Fee: Members: $30 Community $60

Many women were involved in sport teams throughout high school and college, yet when life moved on, leagues were dropped out of our lives. This is a call to all women who miss being involved in fun competitive leagues. Join us Thursday evenings as we launch our women’s leagues. We welcome all skills and levels. League will begin January 20th (plenty of time for you to figure out your children’s schedule!). Register as an individual or a team. For more information contact Youth & Sports Director, Katy Milne. milnek@northshoreymca.org