Month: July 2020

The Hammond Castle Museum has recently announced its reopening plan scheduled for July 16. From their press release:

Hammond Castle Museum To Open for 45^th Season On July 16th

 Advance Purchase of Timed Tour Tickets Will Be Required For First Time in Museum’s History

Gloucester, Massachusetts – Hammond Castle Museum will open to the public for its 45^th Season on Thursday, July 16, 2020. In keeping with the health and safety guidelines set forth by the State of Massachusetts, the museum will only offer on-line tickets sales for timed tours to access the interior of the museum. Tickets may be purchased at: hammondcastle.org.

The 2020 Season schedule has been extended to offer more opportunities to visit the historic site. It is as follows:

• July through October: Open daily with tours beginning at 9:30 am and running every half hour with last tours starting at 3:00 pm Mondays through Thursday and at 2:30 pm on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays.
• July and August: Thursday Evening Candlelight Tours at 7:00 pm and 8:00 pm and Spiritualism Tour at 9:00 pm
• ‘Carry In-Carry Out’ Picnics in July and August with advance purchase of any of the Candlelight Tours. Reservations are required.
• November and December:  Open Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays from 10 am to 2:30pm

It looks like a very exciting season ahead and we are hoping to visit soon. In the meantime, we visited the grounds on a foggy afternoon. It’s always lovely there. We appreciate being allowed access until the reopening. Timed tickets available here.

Stones Pub has decided to close temporarily. We are disappointed but understand the myriad of difficulties the current environment causes. Hoping to see you again soon!

You know when you go to a seasonal type place and it’s a mish mosh of thrown together servers and it’s just a bunch of predictable greasy fried food?  Not at Mile Marker One.  Not under the expertly trained staff of Patrick Hurd and Chef Wheels.

Dinner was on point!  Hats off to the staff that could rest on it’s location alone but goes above and beyond with inventive dishes, expertly prepared and an excellent staff that is efficient and super friendly.

https://www.happyvalley.org/

Repost from @pigeoncoveferments using @RepostRegramApp – You asked, we listened. Say hello to our new 4pk canned kombucha! By the end of today it will be on the shelves of @anewleafbeverly @farmtofrank @cjx_wsmkt_rkpt @thecornerbutchershop and the brand new @seaandcellar in downtown Rockport 💯
More stores to come, we will always post here and on Facebook with updates on where to find. You can also stop by the shop for a pick up, and coming soon, we will be offering local delivery 🚚 get your kombucha fix, delivered right to your door. Gloucester and Rockport to start, then expanding out from there. Our website is currently getting a revamp, once it’s up and running you’ll also be able to order online. We will keep you posted. Have a great weekend, stay safe, be good, drink #booch✌🏼

Pete and I are hoping you can repost the video we made promoting our gaming league with the kids in our community. We are hoping you will https://www.instagram.com/sro_gaming_/ this link asking for people to follow us on Instagram. We need the support in order to receive a code from epic games to add up to 100 players into our private custom games. Thank you in advance for any help you can give us. We really enjoyed making the video it has received almost 2 k views on Facebook alone!

The Dining Rooms at the Castle may not be the first place that comes to mind for dinner, but you should consider putting it on your list. We went with friends on a weeknight recently. It was quiet but it’s a very relaxing setting. The room is quite pretty.

One of us had some dietary restrictions and Chef Dan Lavalla came right to our table to check with her so he could create something suited to her needs and tastes.  She reported her haddock dish was very good….it looked good! 

We ordered clam chowder which was just the right texture for Jim and every spoonful held deliciousness. Our entrees included steak tips, haddock, chicken piccata and scampi. It was all wonderfully presented and prepared. Chocolate lava cake finished off the evening meal! They are open for dinner Wednesday-Saturday; for lunch Wednesday-Friday; and for breakfast Saturday and Sunday, located at 141 Essex Ave. More information on their website here.