Month: August 2013
Cape Ann Lost Pets
Found this Facebook Group through a post that SeaPort Veterinary Hospital Shared on Facebook (they always share good stuff). It’s a Cape Ann Lost Pets group. You can join and share your lost and found animals on the page:
Follow this link to Join the Cape Ann Lost Pets group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/107454752616503/
Like SeaPort Vetinary Hospital on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/SeaPort-Veterinary-Hospital/225768857452567?ref=stream
It’s nice to know there are resources out there in case you lose or find a lost pet!
~Alicia
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Three Strange Fish All Caught On The Same Day
Free Swag (nonGMG) TShirt to the first person who can identify all three.
My money is on Mary Kay MF Taylor From Maritime Gloucester.
All three fish brought to the dock by Toby Burnham on the Jupiter II
I’m guessing the top one is a trigger fish but not sure.
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Vintage Gummy Bears – Yummy
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Thomas E. Lannon Caught in the Act
I caught the Lannon turning around in front of Capt’n Joe’s Tonight with the Full Moon in the background
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THEN and NOW–Paint Factory (A New Beginning)
A lot of people don’t realize there is an open courtyard space that runs between the brick and wooden buildings at the Paint Manufactory. (see post card image)
As part of the restoration process, one of the courtyard spaces is currently being cleaned up by Kerr and his crew.
A pretty spectacular space.
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Community Photos 8/20/13
Back To The Future Time Machine Outatime , photo from Anthony Marks
Hey Joey
This Delorean is the same model car used in the movie Back To The
Furure.The car in the movie was modified greatly. Note the plate !
Best, Anthony
Brandi Bonds submits-
Gloucester Native taking in Sun Rise at GHB
A picture of my gymnast daughter, Kara MacGilvray, jumping for joy enjoying the cool sunrise at Good Harbor Beach.
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Jackie Ganim-DeFalco & cousin Martina Fraioli of Rome Represent! In Front of New World Trade Center in NYC
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Great Public Art
James Owen Calderwood abstract fish net street mural on Parsons.
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37th Annual Magnolia 5K and 1K Fun Run
The Magnolia Road Race is always a good time. Please join as a runner or a spectator on Saturday August 24, 2013 at the Magnolia Library. Enjoy, Here is some info on this fun event.
37th Annual Magnolia 5k and 1k Fun Run
Categories:
WHEN:
August 24, 2013 @ 9:00 am – 10:30 am
WHERE:
1 Lexington Avenue
Gloucester, MA 01930
USA
COST:
$3 for the 1k Fun Run, and for the 5k, $15 for runners aged 14 and younger. $20 pre reg / $25 day of for adults
CONTACT:
Randy O’Neill 617-283-2363 or email Randy at magnoliarace@gmail.com
CATEGORIES:
Gloucester
TAGS:
1K 5K
General Race Information: Race along the shore to help kick off the 125th anniversary of the Magnolia Library Center (all proceeds go to the center), followed by post-race celebrations — and perhaps a dip in the ocean.
Race Distance: 5K and 1K Fun Run
9 am 5k / 8:30 am 1k
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Unique Rental Opportunity
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Rare Footage of a Luna Moth Taking Flight
Beauty on the Wing ~ A Luna Moth takes Flight
My friend James, the facilities director at Willowdale Estate, sent a photo of a newly emerged moth on Sunday afternoon. He initially thought it was a paper napkin stuck to one of the lampposts, but upon inspection, discovered that it was a Luna Moth (Actias luna). With high hopes the moth would still be there, I dropped everything and raced over to Willowdale to photograph and film the moth. It is not that the moths are particularly rare, but that they are most often seen in flight at night. Lucky me, to have had such a wonderful encounter with one of the most beautiful moths in all the world!
The Willowdale Luna Moth is a male of the species; you can tell by his bushy and feathery plumosa (or antennae). The female’s antennae are more thread-like. Notice too, just before he takes flight, how his body vibrates, which helps warm and energize the wings in preparation for flying.
Luna moths are members of the Saturniidae, subfamily Saturniinae. With a wingspan of typically up to four and a half inches, atypically up to seven inches, they are one of North America’s largest moths. Luna Moths are most often seen in the earlier part of summer in our region; this Luna Moth encounter took place on August 11, 2013. Luna Moths, like all members of the Saturn family of moths, eclose without mouthparts. They emerge solely to mate and deposit eggs of the next generation and live for only about one week.
Luna Moth larvae (caterpillars) feed on wide variety of broadleaf plants and different geological populations of Luna Moths are adapted to different hostplants. Northernmost populations most often feed on white birch (Betula papyrifera). More southerly populations feed on persimmon (Diospyros virginiana), sweet gum (Liquidambar styraciflua), hickories (Carya), walnuts (Juglans), and sumacs (Rhus).
The damage done by Luna Moth caterpillars on host trees is never significant enough to harm the host trees. Please don’t spray your trees with pesticides or herbicides!
A note about the music playing in the background ~
Ave Maria, Ellens Gesang III, D. 839, No 6, 1852, was composed by Franz Schubert in 1852 and is a setting of seven songs from Walter Scotts epic poem The Lady of the Lake. Performed by Barbara Bonney.
Read More: Continue reading “Rare Footage of a Luna Moth Taking Flight”
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Saturday Block Party
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Last Chance to See Academy Award Nominee Kenneth Lonergan’s This Is Our Youth at Gloucester Stage
Gloucester Stage ends the run of the critically acclaimed production of Academy Award nominated writer Kenneth Lonergan’s This Is Our Youth on Sunday, August 25 in the air-conditioned comfort of Gloucester Stage Company at 267 East Main Street, Gloucester, MA. Kenneth Lonergan’s funny, compassionate and powerful work is a living snapshot of the moment between adolescence and adulthood when many young people first go out into the world on their own, armed only with the ideas and techniques they developed as teenagers. In meticulous and hilarious detail, Lonergan examines the lives of three privileged teenagers in 1980’s Manhattan’s Upper West Side – when and where an abundance of worldly knowledge proves no substitute for familial affection. Directed by Lewis D. Wheeler, This Is Our Youth features the return of Jimi Stanton and Amanda Collins from 2012’s critically acclaimed 9 Circles, and the Gloucester Stage debut of Elliot Norton award winner Alex Pollock.
The performance schedule for the final week of performances of This Is Our Youth is Wednesday, August 21 through Saturday, August 24 at 8 pm; a Saturday matinee on August 24 at 3 pm and a Sunday performance on August 25 at 4 pm. A limited amount of discount tickets are available to Cape Ann residents for the Wednesday and Thursday 8 pm performances. For these performances only, Cape Ann residents can purchase discounted tickets for $20. Advance reservations are strongly suggested to ensure tickets at the discounted price. Year round Cape Ann residents must identify themselves as Cape Ann residents when making a reservation and proof of residency must be presented at the box office the night of the performance. Gloucester Stage is handicapped accessible. Ticket prices are $40 for all performances. Senior citizen & student tickets are $35 for all performances. For reservations or further information, call the Gloucester Stage Box Office at 978-281-4433 or visit www.gloucesterstage.com
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Wednesdays with Fly Amero~Allen Estes to host with special guests: The Backwood Ramblers.
Allen’s Special Guests:
Dinner with Fly Amero: 8 – 11pm
*Each week features a special, invited musical guest
Dave Trooper’s Kitchen…
Tenderloin Tips over Salad – $11.95(while they last)
Prepared fresh weekly by “Troop”… always good!
Upcoming…
Aug 28: Fly Returns!
Looking forward…
…to seeing you there! 🙂 ~ Fly
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On The Rails at Maritime Gloucester
On The Rails at Maritime Gloucester
Bill O’Connor Submits-
Hi Joey,
On our last visit to Maritime Gloucester, there was lots of activity going on. The Building Center had a crew installing a new specimen on cabinet in the lab building (made of recycled pieces fromtheir old kitchen display), and Jay McLauchlin was rounding the edges of the new handrails on the wharf with a router. The whole place is going to look awesome for the Schooner Festival this year!
Enjoy!
~Bill O’Connor
North Shore Kid
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Neighborhood Apothecary at a new address
Remember the Neighborhood Apothecary? I wrote about them not long ago when I discovered them at the block party. At the time, you sort of had to follow a map or a trail of bread crumbs to get to their store on the 4th floor of the Blackburn building. I saw the owner Meg and her associate Clint the other day, moving into new retail space on Pleasant Street!
Their new location is 17 Pleasant Street:
Through the gate, through the door on the left, down the stairs.
I bought some chamomile while I was there.
Meg was out, so Clint was manning the counter:
Clint’s name was inspired by Clint Eastwood, but he’s much nicer than Dirty Harry.
Stop by and check out their wares! They will be having a grand opening soon for the new location. I’ll post the info when it is available.
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Pet of the Week-Tom
Hi! My name is Tom and I am here at the Cape Ann Animal Aid, located at the Christopher Cutler Rich Animal Shelter in Gloucester and I am looking for a loving home.
I am a handsome tiger cat who just turned one. I like other cats, people and a I am very sweet. The shelter is incredible, lots of places to explore, lots of birds to look at through the window and I can see the dogs being walked outside, too.
Cape Ann Animal Aid’s Annual “Dog Day” will be celebrating it’s tenth year on September 15th from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. at Stage Fort Park. There is a $10 participation fee per dog to participate in the Doggy Games Quest and gain access to the agility court. All other events are free. Bring your dogs, friends and family! The first fifty registered participants will receive a free “Dog Day” t-shirt! I am happy to provide you information about “Dog Day”, but really, I enjoy being a cat!
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Sail/Fish Project At Maritime Gloucester
For this week’s Catch of the Day program, you can participate in the Sail/Fish Project! Visit Maritime Gloucester this Wednesday and Friday, 1:30-2:30, and print fish and seaweed onto decorative sails! During these special drop-in hours, the Sail/Fish Project is included for free with your admission or membership. To register for the full day, click here: https://maritimegloucester.org/orders/register2.php?id=45
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Thank You Jeff Amero and Crew At J&L Welding
So the massive push cart that saves Frankie and my backs from having to drag the thousands of lbs of lobsters and totes of bait around the dock had rotted out wheels. It happens- Saltwater’s a bitch, turns everything to shit.
So I asked Jeff from J and L Welding to take a look at our rusted out and broken wheels and order new ones to do the job. Only hitch is that this piece of equipment is vital to our operation and to be without it for even one full day would kill us. Brought the cart in at 7:40AM I got a call by 10:00AM to come pick it up, it had been all rehabbed before the boats would start hitting the dock with lobsters.
Huge huge thanks to Jeff and his crew at J and L welding. If you need this type of work done- do not hesitate to call them- 978-283-3388
and check them out online- www.jlweldingmachine.com
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