Year: 2011
Thanksgiving and the Sacred Birches
The Sacred Birches, Lanesville, circa 1900 John I. Coggeshall/@Fredrik D. Bodin
Many of my best Thanksgivings have included a walk in the woods, notably among birches. Birch trees were among the first trees to grow after the last ice age, and are the national tree of Russia, symbolizing fertility, renewal, and miracles. They’ve been revered by many cultures since the ancient Celts, including the Finns, Swedes, and Norwegians, who settled here on Cape Ann. Birch groves in Dogtown and Lanesville are still highly regarded. At the turn of the century, John I. Coggeshall photographed these birches near his Lanesville home. I hope to find them after turkey dinner with friends in the Plum Cove neighborhood. If you know where this treed slope is, please let me know.
Printed from the original 8×10 inch negative in my darkroom. Image # A93810-007
I’m not a big poetry reader, but one particular verse from Robert Burns struck a chord with me, and I recite it at meals such as Thanksgiving:
A Scottish Grace
Some have meat and cannot eat
And some have none and want it
But we have meat and we can eat
So the Lord we thanketh.
Happy Thanksgiving!
Fred
Fredrik D. Bodin
Bodin Historic Photo
82 Main Street
Gloucester, MA 01930
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Thanksgiving Sunrise
Sunrise over the Rockport breakwater this morning. The one time I wish I had a video camera. The sunbeam started over on the left then tracked like an enormous searchlight across the Dry Salvages before lighting up the Straitsmouth Lighthouse.
Click on the photo to go to a G+ album with the Rubber Duck contemplating a wave before overeating on Thanksgiving and another wave off Andrews Point. (Clicking into the album also gets you the bigger photos.)
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22,819,054 lbs of Fish Landed In 120 Trips- Our Grandfather Captain Joe Featured In Atlantic Fisherman Magazine 1952
Courtesy Fred Buck at The Cape Ann Museum
To compare this and put some perspective to this accomplishment you can compare that 22,819,054 he landed to the total number of all groundfish landings in one year by all boats in Gloucester in 2010 were 81,400,00lbs. His average trip over those 120 landings was 190,158.78 lbs. This was landings of groundfish, not herring or pogies or mackerel.
amazing
*Total landings of all species on groundfish trips were about 81.4 million pounds in 2010. This compares to landings ranging from 102.4 million pounds to 107.2 million pounds in the 2007-2009 fishing years. Groundfish landings on groundfish trips also declined from a high of 71.6 million pounds in 2008 to a low of 58.0 million pounds in 2010[11]. Non-groundfish landings on groundfish trips also declined from a high of 39.3 million pounds in 2007 to 23.3 million pounds in 2010 (Table 3).
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Pie Making At Sista Felicia’s For The Homeless. Video From Desi Smith
Sal Grasso Memorial Friendship Hockey Tournament Photos From Kim Andersen
The annual tourney between Cape Ann Westmount CA
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First Frost From Bill O’Connor
Hi Joey,
While a lot of folks have already had snow this year, it never occurred to me that Gloucester hadn’t had its first frost until I looked out and saw the grass this morning!
Enjoy!
~Bill O’Connor
North Shore Kid
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GIVE THANKS
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Hope Nobody notices me Thanksgiving is coming
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Did You Know? (Helicopter Pilot)
Last heard from, she was in in Chiang Mai, Thailand, sitting in a comfy chair in a simple room listening to a gekko. But did you know that Brenda Malloy of Rocky Neck’s Imagine Gallery was once a commercial helicopter pilot? Some gals have all the fun. This is a shot of her on Madfish Wharf this summer. Hope you’re having a great adventure Brenda. Rocky Neck isn’t the same without you.
E.J. Lefavour
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Our Troops are Cold!
After the Veteran’s Day Ceremony, I thought, “Well what do they need and how can I help?” It took me awhile but I called Lucia Amero at the Veterans Center and she told me that our troops are cold and they need our help. (Click the photo to watch the video) Here is what you can do:
- Click here for a list of what they need
- Knitters click here to see how you can help
- Drop off a donation at The Veterans Center (12 Emerson Ave, Gloucester)
- Take a donation to Sunbanque (156 Prospect St, Gloucester) and get a FREE TAN
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Rockport National Bank is Proud to Once Again Sponsor The Giving Tree
Rockport National Bank is proud to once again sponsor The Giving Tree. This is a special traditional our community has embraced for over 17 years during the holiday season. Last year, hundreds of families, individuals, elderly and children in the communities of Gloucester & Rockport anonymously received gifts. This is a true testament to the goodwill and undeniable spirit of generosity of our customers and the residents of Cape Ann.
Anyone can participate………just stop by the Rockport National Bank branch nearest you and select a candy cane gift tag from The Giving Tree. Return the wrapped gift along with the original gift tag by Saturday, December 17th. Your gift will be anonymously distributed to the appropriate organization in time for Christmas. Rest assured your generosity is deeply appreciated.
We thank you for your kindness in making this season brighter for so many families and children in need.
Rockport National Bank Branches: 16 Main Street, Rockport
37 King Street, Rockport
4 Parker Street, Gloucester
Coming January 2012 4 Colon Street, Beverly
For additional information contact: Grace Numerosi, 978-309-1224
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Trivia Question 3~gimmesound Music Lineup ~ 11/23/11
Trivia Question #3 — Ever see those popular holiday calendars featuring hunky firemen? Well this is only trivia about the Gloucester Fire Department, but Kory may or may not be shirtless. Enter at own risk.. Plus get today’s music lineup for homecoming night — it’s a great night for music in Gloucester! Friday’s post will give you all the details on submitting your answers (when,where & how).
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waSUP For Thanksgiving
waSUP For Thanksgiving
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Gloucester Central Grammar chimneys
The brand-spanking-new copper chimney sheathing on Gloucester Central’s chimneys is a beautiful sight!
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Check Out The Crazy Gloucester Ocean Today On www.gloucesterwebcam.com
The Footbridge is under water viewable on the Blue Shutter’s Beach Cam
The Atlantis Ocean Inn Webcam on The Back Shore
The Vista Motel Showing The Good harbor Beach Marsh Under Water-
Maritime Gloucester Gloucester Harbor Cam
Atlantis Oceanfront Inn
There are over 20 live Gloucester area webcams.
You should bookmark the page here http://www.gloucesterwebcam.com
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Saint Ann’s Bell Tower – Without A Net! Photos Forwarded By The Infamous Fred Buck From The Archive’s At the Cape Ann Museum
The Infamous One Writes-
joey – here’s a few photos from the cape ann museum archives dating from november 1946. they were taken by norman swett, a bridgetender at the cut bridge, who was also a very active and accomplished free-lance photographer. the pix were donated to the museum about 10 years ago by jane douglas, widow of one of the steeplejacks in the group photo (thomas douglas, 3rd from left in back row). hope nobody gets queasy looking at these guys doing their work like it was nothing special. if anybody has any ideas on the reason for the rebuild, i’d love to hear them. happy t-day! infamous.
Just one more in a long list of contributions to GMG from our FOB Fred. If you haven’t figured out by now the vast number of treasures located in the archives which are OPEN TO THE PUBLIC (this means you) then god help you!
You have got to get your ass down there and a crappy rainy day like today would be the perfect day to do so! Say hey to Fred down in the archives and ask them to look something up for you if there is something from Gloucester’s past that interests you. they get off on that kind of stuff.
For more info about The Cape Ann Museum click the link below-
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Rockport Christmas Tree Donated By The Nagle Family Video- Skip Montello
Skip writes-
Hi Joey,
I had a chance to capture the event of "Christmas" coming to Rockport with the addition of a beautiful 33 foot Christmas tree in Dock Square that was donated by the Nagle family on White Way. The Rockport DPW and Ace Hardware teamed up to carefully cut the 50 + year old tree down and load it onto a flat bed truck for its short journey to Dock Square for all to enjoy during this holiday season.
Please feel free to post it up on GMG for all to see….
(Photos and slideshow choreography by Skip Montello)
Thanks Joey,
Skip
North Coast Angler www.northcoastangler.com
Skip Montello Photos www.skipmontellophotos.com
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Community Photo of The Day From Anthony Marks
Manchester train platform Sunday night 9 pm
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St. Ann’s Students Making Pumpkin Pies For The Homeless
Sista Felicia organizes this every year. This year they are making 90 pies total.
Kim Smith Dropped by to cover it.
Also you can check out Kim Smith’s Videos on Cape Ann TV
Program schedule for "The Butterfly Garden at Willowdale Estate" on Channel 12 on Cape Ann TV:
Monday, November 21 at 8:00 pm
Tuesday, November 22 at 2:30 am and 10:30 pm
Saturday, November 26 at 8:00 pm
Program schedule for "The Greasy Pole Fall Classic" on Channel 12 on Cape Ann TV:
Wednesday, November 23 at 8:00 pm
Thursday, November 24 at 1:00 am and 6:30 pm
Saturday, November 26 at 7:30 pm
Good Morning Gloucester 
