Month: January 2011

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That cozy Annisquam village grew up on the east side of the river’s northern end beginning in 1631? The village grew into a fishing and shipbuilding center that rivaled Gloucester Harbor in its early days. The Annisquam River was considered an important harbor of refuge for vessels traveling along the coast. Charles Boardman Hawes, in his book Gloucester by Land and Sea, illustrates this with the story of a sermon delivered by a fire-and-brimstone minister at the Isles of Shoals:

Suppose, my brethren, any of you should be taken short in the bay, in a northeast storm, your hearts trembling with fear, and nothing but death before you. Whither would your thoughts turn? What would you do?” he asked his congregation. One fisherman replied matter-of-factly, “Why, I should hoist the foresail and scud away for ’Squam.”

The name is said to derive from Ann (as in Cape Ann) and squam, meaning harbor. In the late 19th-century, it was home to both granite quarrying and an artist colony, which attracted painters including George Loftus Noyes and Margaret Fitzhugh Browne.

Although I love every part of Cape Ann that I have discovered since moving here, I do feel especially blessed to be able to spend some time living in Annisquam and getting to know this tucked away quaint little seaside village, which staunchly resists change and cherishes its history.  Being here and talking with some of the longtime inhabitants is what motivated me to delve into the history behind the things I see, photograph and paint, and to do my “Did You Know” posts.  I want to thank Martha and Geoffrey Bentley, whose house I am renting for the winter, for making this experience possible.

E.J. Lefavour

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They tell us we can’t get home til Friday.
Heading to Naples once we get to Miami.

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