Hi Joey,
I am the grandma who showed up at your lobster pound last June with daughter Susan and two grandkids in tow. We had missed the harbor taxi and you suggested we walk to Rocky Neck to catch it there. Well, we did, and had a great time. Wanted to share with you some pics of our annual family get-together for the last 10 years, 2 weeks at a rented house on Beach Road, all 16 of us. I was born in Gloucester at Addison Gilbert in 1941. My dad was John Garland, a son of Dr. Roy Garland and Letitia Garland who lived at the corner of Dale and Prospect for as long as I can remember, the big old Victorian house. We lived in Annisquam, rented a house on Leonard Street, and moved to Hamilton when I was six. But not before I went to the Leonard School for first grade. I remember it well — 3 grades in one schoolroom, a sweet place to be at that age. When you published the picture of the Leonard School the other day, it brought back all kinds of great memories. Thank you! Just wanted to share my thanks to you for Good Morning Gloucester — we now live in New Mexico, and our 3 daughters and their families live all across the states, but getting together in Gloucester every summer at Good Harbor is the highlight of our year.
Best wishes,
Nancy Garland Mattern
Good Morning Gloucester 
Such a warm post. You shared the perfect photos–stand in for every family’s summer hopes.
sweet shoes, lifeguard chair leap, family gatherings
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Memories are great and going back as family is even better tradition beach gathering, thanks for the post! 🙂 Dave & Kim 🙂
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