My View of Life on the Dock
Painted Lady–never a more aptly named butterfly! Although ubiquitous, the sheer number of Painted Ladies found in gardens this summer is simply astonishing.
Painted Lady (Dorsal)
This morning in our postage-stamp-of-a-lot, there were quite possibly over one hundred newly emerged Painted Ladies nectaring from the Joe-pye, Baby Joe, zinnias, butterfly bushes, phlox, and Rudbeckia.
TONS! As you can see by this photo of a small section of Main St. The whole street was this packed.
These block parties just keep getting bigger … and bigger … and bigger. More music, more dancing, more dining, more kid shows … you get the picture.
If you were there in July, you know what we’re talking about. If not, come down tomorrow and you’ll see what we mean.
And speaking of Kid activities: Just look at this photo to the right. Kids with painted faces, balloons in hand playing chess after dark in the middle of the street! How cool is that? Only in Glosta!
Be sure to visit Kid Town run by YMCA Kid & Teen Guru, Rick Doucette, who also makes all the balloon animals.
See complete the Block Party Schedule and more info here.
http://northshorejazzproject.org/
Current and Prospective Families are cordially invited to join us for an upcoming Open House Event:
All Grades, PK – 8
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
6:00 – 7:30 pm
Preschool Only
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
9:00 – 10:30 am
St. Ann School provides an academically rigorous,
faith-based curriculum with a full range of exploratory
subjects and extra-curricular activities
for students in Grades PK – 8.
For more information, please contact:
St. Ann School of Cape Ann
60 Prospect Street
Gloucester, MA 01930
978-283-3455 www.stannsschool.com
St. Ann School of Cape Ann – Where Faith and Education Meet
Guy Fiero and the band “Safety” takes the crowd back to the 80’s…
and 3 year old Madison Lord loves it!
Marcy Plante forwards-
Joey!! What fun our campers had last week at FIRE FOAM DAY. The
Manchester Fire Department loaded us up with foam and off we went. Sliding
down the hill, playing in the foam, by far my favorite day at Summer Camp.
There is still time to enjoy the fun. Call Manchester Athletic Club
978-526-8900!! Happy Summer!
The "Highlander Sea" an historic Essex built schooner now at the Gloucester Marine Railways from Len Burgess
Get ye over to the Gloucester Railways and see this Starling Burgess beautifully designed gaff-rigged topsail schooner that was built in 1924 in Essex, Massachusetts by J.F. James and Sons. She was designed in the typical Grand Banks tradition with a spoon bow, round bilge and full keel. Originally christened PILOT, she served 47 years as a Boston pilot ship. For a period of that time she served along side the pilot ship ROSEWAY.
In the 1970’s she was purchased to circumnavigate the globe. She got as far as Fiji and in 1976 was sold. Her next owner renamed her STAR PILOT and obtained a US Coast Guard certification to serve as a school ship. She passed ownership again in 1998. Then soon after sailed from San Diego, California, to Nova Scotia. In Nova Scotia she had a major refit and was used as a training ship for young seafarers. At that time her name was changed to HIGHLANDER SEA. In 2002 the vessel was purchased by her current owners. In 2004 she had a major refit. The HIGHLANDER SEA now serves as the community tall ship for Port Huron, Michigan.
Length 121’9"; Beam 25′; Draft 13’10"; Rig height: 131 feet; Sparred length: 154 feet; Sail area: 9,728 sq feet; Power: Twin Detroit diesel 8V-92, 350 HP each; Built in Essex, MA in 1924; Major refit in 2004; Builder J.F. James & Son; Now for sale at $2,000,000.
–Len Burgess
Schooner Adventure Gets A New Prop
Photos from Bruce Slifer
Tide Skipper From Ruth Curtis
Hi there Joey, I just love this boat in the Smith Cove and took the liberty of taking out the other boats ..
Ruth Curtis
28th Annual Gloucester Schooner Festival ready to set sail
The Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce and the Schooner Festival Committee are proud to announce that the 28th Annual Gloucester Schooner Festival will take place Labor Day Weekend in Gloucester Harbor from August 31 to September 2.
Among the highlights for the weekend is the Parade of Lights and fireworks on Saturday, September 1, followed by the Parade of Sail and Mayor’s Race for the Esperanto Cup on Sunday, September 2.
Participating schooners include The Adventure, Adventurer, American Eagle, Ardelle, Bald Eagle, Brilliant, Estrela, Fame, Green Dragon, Irena, Lewis H. Story, Liberty Clipper, Roseway, Spirit of Massachusetts, Sugar Babe, Summer Wind, Thomas E. Lannon, Tyrone and more to come! Select schooners will be open for tours throughout the weekend.
In addition to the many beautiful medium and large schooners that will grace the waters of Cape Ann, will be a visit from the HMS Bounty from East Setauket, New York. The 180-foot long replica vessel was a floating movie set for the 1962 film Mutiny on the Bounty and also appeared in the Johnny Depp film, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest.
Throughout the weekend, raffle tickets will be on sale to benefit the 2012 Gloucester Schooner Festival and the 2012 Summer Sailing Scholarships that fund the Gloucester High School Sailing Team and Gloucester’s Project Adventure.
For more information on the entire weekend go to www.capeannvacations.com/schooner or contact Tim Burton at tim@capeannchamber.com or call 978-283-1601.
The HMS Bounty will be visiting Gloucester, Massachusetts as part of our East Coast Tour and the Gloucester Schooner Festival. The ship will be open for dockside tours.
The HMS Bounty is one of the most famous ships in the world. Known for the storied mutiny that took place in Tahiti in 1789 on board the British transport vessel, the current Bounty, a replica, has survived to tell the tale. Built for the 1962 movie “Mutiny on the Bounty” with Marlon Brando, HMS Bounty sails the country offering dockside tours in which one can learn about the history and details of such sailing vessels from a lost and romanticized time in maritime history. Since her debut in “Mutiny on the Bounty”, HMS Bounty has appeared in many feature films and documentaries such as the Edinburgh Trader in Pirates of the Caribbean Dead Mans Chest with Johnny Depp.
The ship will arrive on the Friday August 31st and stay through Monday evening September 3rd 2012. During her stay she will be open for tours on Saturday, Sunday and Monday September 1st, 2nd and 3rd from 10am – 5pm. Tour prices will be $10 per adult, and $5 per child with children under 5 free. All tour proceeds go to the continued support of the ship.
For more information on the HMS Bounty visiting Gloucester,
please call (631) 584-7900.
Schooner Ardelle Sailing Schedule
North Shore Arts Association will celebrate the 90th anniversary of its founding with a special historical exhibit. "NSAA at 90" runs August 16 – September 18 with a Gala opening featuring music and refreshments to be held on Sunday August 19th from 2-4pm. The public is encouraged to come dressed up in period attire.
NSAA at 90 will give viewers the opportunity to see major works by Cape Ann legends; Lester Stevens, Aldro T. Hibbard and Émile Gruppé, as well as seldom seen works by first year members Kathryn Cherry, Harry Vincent and Edmund Klotz. In addition to paintings, the exhibit will feature more than a dozen works by some of the era’s most renowned sculptors including Anna Hyatt Huntington, Katharine Lane Weems and Richard Recchia. All of these historic works will be displayed in the same rooms where the artists originally showed their work.
photo credits Kathy Chapman and Anna Vojtech
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The Cultural Center at Rocky Neck presents “Pass the Hats” – a Gala Celebration of Gloucester’s Rocky Neck Cultural District on Friday, August 17, from 6-10 pm. at 6 Wonson St. in Gloucester.
In the spirit of Rocky Neck’s Beaux Arts Ball and with the theme of HATS, the Rocky Neck Art Colony and its Cultural District partners will celebrate their Massachusetts Cultural Council recognition as one of the first five districts to be designated statewide. Tax deductible proceeds will benefit The Cultural Center of Rocky Neck, future community center and headquarters of Gloucester’s Rocky Neck Cultural District. Tickets ranging from $30 – $300 are available at the door and at Imagine Gallery, Khan Studio, and the Rocky Neck Gallery, all on Rocky Neck.
photos by Diane Giardi
Art Colony members got together recently to create fun, one-of-a-kind hats that will be auctioned off at the event this Friday. Pictured above are Brenda Malloy, Yhanna Coffin, Karen Ristuben, Kathy Archer and Ruth Mordecai modeling their hats. These hats and many others are currently on display at The Center.
All are welcome for food, music, and dancing with cultural partners: Rocky Neck Art Colony, City of Gloucester, Gloucester Stage Co., Gloucester Writers Center, Gloucester Marine Railways, Schooner Adventure, and Ocean Alliance, and the many other individuals and businesses on the Rocky Neck area.
For more information call 978-282-1346.
From the Docks, painting by Loren Doucette
Exhibition by Rocky Neck Art Colony artists at The Cultural Center, 6 Wonson St. in Rocky Neck.
Open Thursday to Sunday, 12 noon to 4pm.
For the Rest of the News from Rocky Neck via Judy Robinson Cox click here
Hi Joey,
It’s Curtis Sarkin from Maritime Gloucester, writing to tell you about the opening party for Camilla MacFadyen’s Stock the Tank fish print aquarium. Opening party is Saturday, August 18, from 1:00-6:00.
Thanks!
—
Curtis Sarkin
Marine Science Educator
We will be Live blogging from the GMG tent at The Waterfront Festival so be sure to stop by to get your mug shot taken to be featured on these pages!
Also don’t forget that Saturday night your shopping doesn’t stop with the waterfront festival. Head down to The Downtown Gloucester Block Party to shop and dine Al Fresco.
Family Fun Throughout The Weekend In G-Town Baby!
Meet the Artisans at the Gloucester Waterfront Festival …
Sponsored by the Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce
Where to Park?
Free parking along Stacy Boulevard or at the High School.
However, please note that there is small fee to park across the street at Beach Parking.
Donna Ardizzoni photo
Click for the slideshow below-
Historic Stage Fort Park along Gloucester Harbor will come alive with color, flavor and music for the
32nd Annual
Gloucester
Waterfront Festival
Saturday, August 18 & Sunday, August 19
9am to 6pm daily
Over 175 Juried Artists and Craftsmen from throughout the U.S. will display their unique American made creations, craft demonstrations, live musical entertainment, children’s activities plus delicious ethnic foods.
A pancake breakfast, famous Gloucester Lobster and a huge assortment of Antique Cars complete this picture perfect Seaport event!
Are you ready for this?…. this is a big one folks!
Come on out and meet the Artisans … Exhibits include Fine Jewelry, Original Watercolors, Pottery, Quilts, Silk & Dried Floral Arrangements, Wildlife Art, Dolls, Doll Clothes and Accessories, Custom Signs, Plush, Acrylic Sculpture, Tile,
Wire Mesh Buffalo by
Peter Robinson Smith
Pressed Flowers, Painted Antiques, Photography, Candles, Metal Sculpture, Intarsia, Carved Birds, Maps, Fiber Arts, Tapestry, Stained Glass, Vintage Chic, Scroll Work, Wood Burning, Slate, Scarves, Nautical Crafts, Aromatherapy, Pewter, Soaps, Wearable Art
, Oil Paintings, Blown Glass, Ornaments,
Tide Clocks, Stone, Fleece, Calligraphy, Pet Gifts, Fragrance, Primitive and Folk Art, Mosaics, Wire Mesh, Stone, Candles, Stained Glass, Turned Wood, Basketry, Leather, Glass Chimes, “Sports” wear, Felting, Handbags, Walking Sticks, Accessories, Flags, Burl Wood, PVC Birds & more.
Come and sample gourmet delights such as Herbal Dips, Jams & Jellies, Honey, Nuts, Home-made Fudge and Candies, Oils, Vinegars, Maple, Pickles, Fruit Sauces, Wine Slushies, Cupcakes, Hot Sauces and more.
Bring your appetite … Food Vendors include traditional American Fare and Lobster Rolls, plus Fried Dough with all the fixins, Fabulous Kettle Corn, Gourmet Lemonade, Brick Oven Pizza, Trolley Dogs and Fresh Healthy Paninis, Guzpacho, Soups, Crab Cakes and Cup Cakes!
Live craft demonstrations include Basketry, Decorative Painting, Fiber Art, Red Work Sewing, Pottery, Tile Making, Leather Embossing & Acrylic Sculptures.
The Rotary Club starts us off Saturday morning with their fabulous Pancake Breakfast! From 7:30am to 10am
North Shore Old Car Club will display over 75 Antique or Vintage Autos on Sunday …. 
The Gloucester Waterfront Festival runs from 9am to 6pm each day.
Handicap Accessible and friendly pets are welcome, on a leash. 
Directions: From Route 128 North take Exit 14.
Location: Stage Fort Park, Hough Ave Gloucester
Admission is FREE! Rain or Shine.
Free parking along Stacy Boulevard or at the High School. However, please note that there is fee to park across the street at Beach Parking.
Calling All Kids
On Friday Aug 17th Rock the Baby Open House & Social from 6:00pm to 7:30pm
Join Rock the Baby for Music, Crafts and Games!
15 Lexington Avenue Gloucester, MA 01930
978.381.3074
info@RocktheBaby.com
www.RocktheBaby.com
Sara Dunlap Archive Volunteer co-director
George Thurston, Volunteer Microfilm expert searcher
Liesa Logsdon From Spring City TN, (visitor searching genealogy)and Stephanie Buck Historian Cape Ann Museum and Archives Volunteer
Patricia Wright from Spring City TN and Shirley Thompson from Brownsburg IN (visitors searching genealogy)
Jane Meade and Joan Gilson Archives Volunteers
Of course while out kayaking
H.A. Lind will be exhibiting her new paintings of the Cape Ann area at Khan Studio and the Good Morning Gloucester Gallery from August 17th-august 30th, with an Opening Reception on Sunday, August 29th from 2:00-4:00pm. Come by and say hi to H.A. and see her new work.
E.J. Lefavour
www.khanstudiointernational.com
E.J. Lefavour
Look for the GMG booth at the Waterfront Festival on Saturday and get your Killer Mason Jar Iced Teas. While you’re there, be sure to enter to win 2 more iced tea jars, plus 2 tickets to the once-in-a-lifetime concert at North Shore Music Theatre on August 31 starring Gloucester legend, Fly Amero‘s touring band ORLEANS featuring the band’s founding songwriter/guitarist John Hall with John Cafferty (of the Beaver Brown band and cult film classic, Eddie & the Cruisers). Award-winning Gloucester singer/songwriter Allen Estes opens the show.
Speaking of Allen Estes, he’s also opening the Harbor Loop concert tonight and has a great new song that needs a name (click here if you want to try to name it). He’ll most likely play it tonight. Dan King follows and then Safety rocks the night away. And that’s just the tip of the entertainment iceberg tonight. See the full live music lineup here.
Introducing Henry Eiler’s Sweet Coneflower ~
New to our garden this year is the Quilled Sweet Coneflower. The finely quilled sunny yellow petals are simply lovely, as is the overall shape of the plant. The wildflower is a North American native and bears the name of the southern Illinois horticulturist who found it growing in a railroad prairie remnant.
When lightly rubbed, the leaves of Rudbeckia subtomentosa reveal their sweet vanilla scent. I’ll let you know if it attracts bees, butterflies, and songbirds when the center florets open.
Railroad Prairie Remnants
“…the only remnant of any virgin, unplowed prairie that remains is along railroad tracks. When the railroads were originally built in the 1800’s, if they were going over a natural prairie, all they had to do was lay down the wooden crossties, pack in bed fill, and lay the rails….the remaining right-of-way remained essentially undisturbed. In many locales, a road also was constructed parallel to new tracks, so that the few hundred feet of railroad right-of-way trapped between the tracks and the road remained unplowed to this day, and in many areas has reserved a remarkable diversity of prairie species. In most areas, accidental fires happen fairly regularly, which enhances the vigor of the prairie vegetation.” Larry Lowman
‘Henry Eiler’s’ Sweet Coneflower (Rudbeckia subtomentosa)
Good Morning Gloucester 