As long as supplies last if any GMG folks want a bumper sticker but can't drop down the dock, just send a self addressed and stamped envelope longer then 7 and a half inches and I'll drop one in the mail for you.
Send the self addressed and stamped envelope to the dock at 95 East Main St Gloucester Ma 01930 care of Joey (put my name in big letters to make sure it gets to me)
As long as supplies last if any GMG folks want a bumper sticker but can't drop down the dock, just send a self addressed and stamped envelope longer then 7 and a half inches and I'll drop one in the mail for you.
Send the self addressed and stamped envelope to the dock at 95 East Main St Gloucester Ma 01930 care of Joey (put my name in big letters to make sure it gets to me)
Good Morning Gloucester 
Classic thanks for sharing century’s of sharing got always made it fun (Thanks classic)! 🙂 Dave & Kim 🙂
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From the halibutpoint blog (https://halibutpointnotes.blogspot.com/2015/12/revolution-on-wheels-part-2.html) regarding the bicycle craze on Cape Ann of the late 19th C.:
“The Gloucester Daily Times initiated a “Chain and Sprocket” column to keep readers abreast of cycling news, particularly regarding who was riding what… On September 24 it covered an 18-mile bicycle race through West Gloucester on a route originally laid out for carriages as “The Big Heater,” starting and finishing on Western Avenue.”
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Great info! Thanks
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Excellent source 5 part and one on trains was my 5th grade teacher Paul Harding big time trains at his residence in Riverdale then! 🙂 Dave
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I think the Big Heater was the road from Essex to Manchester.
The Little Heater was the road from W. Gloucester to Magnolia.
It had something to do with getting horses warmed up in the horse & buggy age.
OR maybe something about getting your date warmed up in that era?
Joe Garland mentions it in his Guide to Gloucester.
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Yes, Joseph Garland’s Guide to Gloucester discusses the heaters on page 27: “The junction of Magnolia and Eastern avenues was one corner of the “Little Heater” when the hoss was boss”. Origin uncertain. Big Heater Essex to Manchester as you stated.
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