Welcome to the 2023 Bluefin Blowout! Captain: Junior Dunne Boat: Easy Scrapin Registration Is Open!

Welcome to the 2023 Bluefin Blowout!
Captain: Junior Dunne
Boat: Easy Scrapin

Registration is now open!
https://bit.ly/2023CaptainRegistration

July 24 – Bluefin Bash Fundraiser
July 25-27 – Bluefin Blowout Tournament
*Tournament dates subject to change

Everything Old Is New Again

We had a lovely stroll around Newburyport a few days ago. One of our favorite stops is the Oldies Marketplace at Rear Water St. It recently reopened for the season with limited hours. It’s a large barn kind of building with several stalls offering up a wide variety of “oldies”. You can lose yourself for hours. I am always looking for Gloucester history and sometimes find I have better luck finding it when I am NOT in Gloucester. Though I did not find Gloucester that day, I did find Rockport represented in an old glass bottle. It can be a little chilly in there so be prepared if you stop by. I did find several little items that caught my eye. It’s a fun way to spend some time.

Economic Outlook Breakfast with Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll on March 8 at Cruiseport Gloucester

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Economic Outlook Breakfast Forum with Guest Speaker Kim Driscoll, Lieutenant Governor

Wednesday, March 8 | 7:30 – 9 AM

Cruiseport Gloucester (Lower Level)

$45 Members | $55 Non-members

Pre-registration is required.

Please join the Greater Cape Ann Chamber for a full buffet breakfast at Cruiseport Gloucester and listen to a presentation on the Economic Outlook of the region by Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll, followed by a brief Q & A session.

The breakfast session is limited to 90 attendees so reserve your spot now.Cost is $45 for Chamber members and$55 for non-members.

Thank you to our Sponsors:

Presenting Sponsor:
Beauport Financial

Supporting Sponsor:
Applied Materials

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I had a simple set of rules for Kate before we left for our trip-

Don’t bring any makeup, dresses, high heels, just bring shorts, bikinis and flip flops.

Current situation:

Meteorological Spring — pat morss

March 1st was the beginning of Meteorological spring. We’ll see if Punxsutawney Phil is right that there will be no spring until after the Vernal equinox on March 21st.

A singing Cardinal is a good sign for the Meteorological spring
The early crocuses are another
But we have a couple of storms a week. Nun 4 off the lighthouse rides them out
The US Coast Guard is always out to practice. Sea birds in the foreground
After her storm refuge in Gloucester (see Pat D’s post), ‘Ile de Molene’ is out on the European cable
A double-ended Canada Goose is feeding on land at Niles Pond
This Mallard needs a napkin
The female is perfectly camouflaged
A male Hooded Merganser arrived on the pond and the women are after him
He looks back, wondering if he made the right choice
He concludes he did

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Boston from Magnolia Landing

Seeing Boston from Magnolia Landing so clear as the clouds were leaving.

2023 Performance Camp: Disney’s FROZEN JR at Cape ann YMCA!!

The Cape Ann YMCA Performance Camp led by award winning professional actress, director and arts educator Heidi Dallin is back for Summer 2023. Dallin and her team of theater professionals / arts educators including Rin Wolter, Tyler Garofalo, Sarah Vandewalle, Jenny Hersey, TS Burnham, Martina Gallo and Julia Drost are set for another exciting summer at the Cape Ann YMCA culminating in 2 public performances of Disney’s Frozen JR!

Download the flyer below. Contact Heidi Dallin at dallinh@northshoreymca.org with any questions.

“Back for year 2 – Disney’s Frozen JR at Cape Ann YMCA 2023 Performance Camp. Just 7 spots left for our journey to Arendelle!”

Heidi Dallin

Cheers To March at Tonno

To continue my limited series honoring March and St. Patrick’s Day, cheers to Tonno on Main St. for their version of Irish Coffee! Rich in flavor and very satisfying as we awaited the recent storm huddled by the fireplace. Unlike Netflix, I cannot promise when the next Irish Coffee post will drop, but rest assured you will see another soon!

The next Old Sloop Presents concert will be Saturday, March 11th 7:30pm. The Connor Garvey Band will headline and Ben Cosgrove will open.

The concert page, with more information and links for tickets is at https://oldslooppresents.org/performance/connor-garvey-band-2023

Here is a video of The Connor Garvey Band performing Connor’s song “Water to the Well”: https://youtu.be/MkYy45rIUT4

Pauline’s Gifts to Reopen April 19, 2023

Happy to tell you that April 19,2023 Pauline’s Gifts will be OPENING for my 24th. Season. Excited and Honored to be Celebrating our beautiful city’s 400th.Year. You aren’t going to want to miss all of the NEW items as well as our returning faves!! Thank you for being here for my #smallbiz. #ilovemycustomers❤️

Dockside at Maritime Gloucester

It’s always a treasure to walk down to the dock area at Maritime Gloucester on the Harbor Loop. This happened to be a very pretty day a couple of weeks ago. I ALWAYS recommend this to visitors, so if you haven’t been down in a while, take the stroll.

Seaport Grille’s 14th Anniversary is next week! March 7, 8 and 9th

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Seaport Grille Celebrates 14 Years!

Join us in celebrating Seaport Grille’s 14th Anniversary. Kick off our anniversary with Chris Fritz-Grice on Tuesday, March 7th from 5 to 8pm. Enjoy flights specials, live music, prizes, giveaways, and more.

Three nights of celebration!March 7th, 8th and 9th.

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Dean Burgess from Bothways farm in Essex reports, “Its Maple syrup cooking time”

Hi joe,It’s Dean Burgess from Bothways farm in essex ,Its Maple syrup cooking time ,I have to boil down anywhere from 60 to 70 gallons of maple tree sap to get 1 gallon of maple syrup.This is a wood fired sap burner which will take about 3 days straight to burn off all the water .I then use a hydrometer to get the right density of syrup in order to bottle it up.