Month: July 2016
The Guys At Cape Ann Chimney And Hearth Are Top Notch
Cape Ann Chimney and Hearth
7 Pond Rd. Gloucester MA 01930 – 978-283-1119
Bob and Luke have been extremely helpful advising about wood stoves and pellet stoves.
If you want to be comfortable and save some money this winter you have to check out their showroom on Pond Road. They have a ton of different models and styles for you to look at and they will install and repair them as well.
Here’s our wood stove, a Vermont Castings Intrepid. I dropped it off this morning and Bob and Luke are going to get it into tip top shape for us. It looks like the top part could use a little touching up. Don’t be the dope that calls them right when we get the first cold snap when the entire free world is all trying to get service at the same time. Call now and get out ahead of the winter! 978-283-1119
Here’s the before pictures of our Vermont Castings Intrepid-
Check back for the after pictures.
Kayak stickers available at Harbormaster’s Office
These neat and tidy stickers are available at the Gloucester Harbormaster’s office located at 19 Harbor Loop. I’ve got mine! Like them on facebook and stay up to date!


Sculpture Walk
The boys and I went up to Meredith, New Hampshire earlier this week to spend some time at a friend’s lake house. As we walked into the town of Meredith for dinner one night we I was stricken by how lovely it was to be able to appreciate some gorgeous art installations along the way. 34 sculptures in all dot the lakefront and beautify the town. For the 3rd year in a row the town of Meredith has welcomed artists from throughout the Northeast to display their work as part of the Meredith Sculpture Walk. Since its beginning, some of the sculptures have actually been donated to the town to serve as permanent art to be appreciated year after year. Many others are refreshed yearly….giving new artists the opportunity to participate and residents and visitors the opportunity to appreciate new pieces of art.
It reminded me of our very own Gloucester HarborWalk. Something else that I am completely in love with. If you have not taken the opportunity to complete the walk and read the 42 stories that tell Gloucester’s rich history, you really should.
READ MORE ABOUT THE GLOUCESTER HARBORWALK HERE
READ MORE ABOUT THE MEREDITH SCULPTURE WALK HERE
Below is a map of the Sculpture Walk and just a few of the installations

Happy Birthday BJ and Amanda!
Cape Ann Community Bulletin Board Listings For 7/29/16
Welcome To Cape Ann Community Bulletin Board
Joey C ~
A place where non-profit Cape Ann organizations can post press releases directly and then those press releases will be reposted to http://www.goodmorninggloucester.com . This is not an advertising space for businesses, fitness or wellness organizations, or music listings.
The web address will be http://www.capeanncommunity.com
To have your community organization news posted here, contact Joey C who will grant access for you to post directly.
Music on Meetinghouse Green to Benefit Kestrel Educational Adventures
July 28, 2016 ~ Rose
Northshoremen, Barbershop Chorus in Free Concert, Friday, July 29, 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm
Corner of Middle and Church Streets, Gloucester, MA
A nonprofit, men’s organization dedicated to four part acapella harmony; particularly the preservation of the Barbershop Harmony style. We meet every Wednesday night at the ICC, 300 Rantoul Street in Beverly, MA from 7:30 to 10:30.
This is concert four in a series of nine free outdoor concerts presented by the Gloucester Meetinghouse Foundation. The family-friendly concert begins at 6 pm. Bring a picnic, folding chairs or blankets. In case of rain, the event will take place inside the Meetinghouse (no food or drink permitted inside.) Next Friday’s concert will feature Willie Alexander to to benefit Gloucester’s Opioid Angel Program.

The public will be invited to make free-will donations and all collected monies will go to Kestrel Educational Adventures.
Based in Gloucester, Massachusetts, Kestrel Educational Adventures is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit charitable organization inspiring a sense of wonder, understanding, and connection to the natural world through playful, outdoor, scientific inquiry. We do this through offering a variety of skills and curiosity based programs, workshops, events, and other services. Our unique philosophy centers on the relationship between learner, spontaneous events in nature, and instructors. We serve the communities of Gloucester, Rockport, Manchester, Essex, Beverly and Salem, among others.
Marina Evans at the Cape Ann Museum
July 28, 2016 ~ Cape Ann Museum
A brave composer, performer and traveler, Marina Evans will perform as part of the Cape Ann Museum’s Free Music in the Courtyard series on Friday, July 29 from 4:00pm to 5:00pm.
Evans combines strong, sultry vocals with traditional folk americana and an indie pop edge to create a sound that is all her own. Her studio work deftly combines various styles, genres, and instrumentation – from sweet ballads to folk anthems to straight up rock and roll – and paints a picture of a versatile and passionate artist.
Her unique sound and powerful stage presence have earned her opening sets for such legends as Judy Collins, Jonathan Edwards, Loudon Wainwright III, and Ellis Paul. A bold, honest performer, clever lyricist and a dedicated songwriter, Marina Evans is a star on the rise whose songs and spirit are not to be missed.
This program is free and open to the public.
Interested in supporting the Museum through membership? Join now and get discounted tickets to all of our events!
*In the event of inclement weather the concert will be moved inside the Museum.
Playtime Stories at the Gloucester Stage Co Continues: New Stories and Activities
PLAYTIME STORIES EXTENDED THROUGH AUGUST:
New Stories and Activities for GSC’s Youngest Audiences
SATURDAY, JULY 30 10AM
Rumpelstiltskin and Winnie The Pooh
And Now August Performances Starting With
SATURDAY, AUGUST 6 10 AM
The Little Prince and Madeline
AT GLOUCESTER STAGE COMPANY
Live Theater Performances and Activities for Young Audience Members Age 2 and Older
Gloucester Stage Company proudly continues Playtime Stories, an engaging combination of children’s stories, live performances and activities for ages 2 and older, on Saturday, July 30 at 10 am with Rumpelstiltskin and Winnie The Pooh at Gloucester Stage, 267 East Main Street, Gloucester. Playtime Stories offers young children the unique opportunity to experience the fun and magic of live theater as they watch their favorite books come to life onstage. Following the performance audience members will be invited to join the Playtime Stories Company in fun and interactive workshops relating to the story. Each Saturday the Playtime Stories Company, consisting of members of Gloucester Stage’s apprentice company, veteran Youth Acting Workshop students and special guest narrators will perform a children’s story against the backdrop of the story’s illustrations as well as create a dynamic weekly series of interactive events related to the story. Each week Playtime Stories explores different stories ranging from classic fairy tales to new stories to works by local authors. Upcoming performances include: July 30 : Rumpelstiltskin and Winnie The Pooh; August 6: The Little Prince and Madeline; August 13: Eric Carle Day: The Very Hungry Caterpillar and Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? ; August 20: Guest Narrator award winning actress Dossy Peabody reads Make Way For Ducklings; Pat the Bunny and Junket Is Nice; August 27:Corduroy and Lily’s Plastic Purse. All Playtime Story performances are held at 10 am at Gloucester Stage, 267 East Main Street, Gloucester, MA. Admission is $5. Advance reservations available. For more information, call the Gloucester Stage Box Office at 978-281-4433 or visit www.gloucesterstage.com
Fred Bodin’s Birthday Today
Fred was someone you will never forget and even though you didn’t know it was his birthday today I bet you thought of him in the past week. His voice I can hear like it was yesterday, why Shaggy was Shaggy, Cape Ann Tool chimney, and stuff.
I did a google for Fred and it is amazing how many hits and images. But when we both convinced ourselves, “if you do it, I’ll do it”, and we showed up for Felicia’s party in Tuxedos, is my favorite. Shaggy front and center.
CECROPIA MOTH CATS
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Don’t you love the colors of the third stage, or instar, of the Cecropia Moth caterpillar? Only about an inch and a half long in the photo, in the final fifth instar, before it pupates into a cocoon, the caterpillar will be as large as a large man’s thumb.
In its second instar in the above photo, the caterpillar resembles the developing birch flower catkins. This is an evolutionary form of mimicry against predation by birds. Cecropia Moth caterpillars eat not only the foliage of American White Birch trees, but also other species of birch trees, apple, ash, beech, elm, lilac, maple, poplar, Prunus and Ribes species, white oak, and willow.
First instar Cecropia Moth Caterpillars
Thank you so much again to my friend Christine for the gift of the Cecropia moth eggs.
Inside Out

Capt. Joe & Sons
Domenic from Cape Ann SUP
Early morning Stand Up Paddling on Pavilion Beach. Makes me want to go.


Gloucester warm ocean swimming today – 71 degrees!

One Hour at a Time Gang Clean Up
Good beautiful afternoon all:
Hope everyone is enjoying this gift of a summer.

When: Saturday, July 30, 2016
Time: 8:00 – 9:00
Where: Magnolia Avenue, we can park at the end of Klondelin Road
I have bags..
Thanks all
Mike O’Connell & Friends Tonight @ The Harbor Loop Summer Concert Series 2016 6pm 7.28.2016 Gloucester, MA


Video-Never Been More Enthusiastic About A Hot/Cold Tumbler Than The One I Got
Forgot my tumbler at work again last night. I got an iced coffee at 10 yesterday morning. Just checked it at 11:10AM over 24 hours later and it still had cold liquid and ice in it!!!
I LOVE the fact that it’s 30 oz and can hold a lot of coffee or water.
I LOVE the fact that it doesn’t leave ringlets of condensation because it doesn’t sweat and ruin my furniture or leave nasty water in my cupholders.
I LOOOOOVE the fact that I can use a minimal amout of ice and not have to replenish it all day long!
If you haven’t got one I feel sorry for you because your life is not complete without one, LOL.
Here’s the link to get one with two different style lids, one open and one with a locking lid- Buy it on Amazon by clicking this link $16.95
They are just like the YETI ones that sell for three times as much and only give you the one non-locking lid. $16.95 is like stealing this 30 oz tumbler!
Are North Shore bird sightings published in the Boston Globe? If so Gloucester horseshoe crab, plover sandpiper somethings, red knots
I saw the BIRD SIGHTINGS call out in the Sunday Boston Globe and noted the Plum Island list. (Under ‘Miscellaneous’ there is one bird listed from Gloucester.) I have no idea if that is the MassAudubon customary geographic selection, randomly culled, or all that’s available at the time of publication. I suppose I was looking for a ‘Gloucester’, ‘North Shore’, or ‘Cape Ann’ heading. I am confident the region is represented because folks like Chris Leahy, Dave Rimmer, Essex Greenbelt, other experts, citizen scientists, and fans report from our communities.
*This just in update: Dave Rimmer reports that the piping plover fencing at Good Harbor came down today.

GMG features many bird photographs, from FOBs and contributors especially Kim Smith and Donna Ardizzoni. Here’s an unofficial appreciator’s list with a few Gloucester sightings: ‘sandpipers’ on Long Beach last week. Piping plover (heard/saw),’plovers’ and ‘sandpipers’ on Good Harbor beach on July 25. One (dead) horseshoe crab and 1 sand dollar (alive) off Wingaersheek on July 26. Piping Plover (heard/saw) on Good Harbor this morning. What have you seen?



Visitors from New Hampshire
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Nichole’s Picks 7/30 + 7/31
Pick #1: Gloucester Country Fest

Gloucester Country Fest
Stage Fort Park
Gloucester, MA
Cassadee Pope, The Houston Bernard Band, and Southern City Band!
July 30, 2016
Gates open at 11:00
Show starts at 12:00
Show starts at 12:00
Tickets go on sale
May 13 at 10:00am
May 13 at 10:00am
Tickets purchased in advance
$30.00 at Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce
$30.00 at Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce
33 Commercial Street, Gloucester
Tickets purchased at gate
$35.00
$35.00
Pick #2: B. Good Festival at the Farm


Festival at the Farm is about connecting a community around great live music and delicious, local food and drink. And then giving back all the proceeds to our community together.
There’s no better time to do it than on a Summer afternoon. No better place than on a beautiful farm with a picturesque hill as the backdrop.
The farm provides natural good vibes with plenty of elbow room, a huge dance floor, and sprawling lawn for picnics, games, and booths where you can meet our farmers and charity partners. It’s about creating a community event that’s good for all — music lovers who want to jam, foodies who want to eat delicious food and drink craft beer, and kids who want to run free.
We’re out to do some good by delivering good times for everyone on the farm.
READ MORE ABOUT THIS EVENT AND PURCHASE TICKETS HERE
Pick #3: See The Whales
One of my very best friend’s husbands, whom I adore, told me the other day that he has never seen a whale! Wait, what!? Hailing from Connecticut and having lived on Cape Ann for well over a decade….how is that possible!! Sorry, T!
So, if you’re like him…. it is time. Even if you’ve seen 1,000 whales, it could never be enough!
Capt. Bill and Sons Whale Watch
As always, for a more comprehensive list of family activities, please visit our friends at North Shore Kid
Hey Joey C GMG every Wednesday Homey comes sits on the movie screen and keeps us company. Thank you sponsors.
More Cape Ann Community News-
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Movie night Wednesday. Hey Joey C Gmg every Wednesday Homey comes sits on the movie screen and keeps us company. Thank you sponsors.





