Day: April 13, 2023

Limited Quantity Available- Reserve Yours Now. (Don’t Be The Jabroni That Waits, They Sell Out and Then You Say I Shoulda Placed My Order) I’m not shipping them but will deliver on Cape Ann.

White Beach Towels 30×60 inches with Da Logo!

*No Plovers Were Harmed In The Production Of This Beach Towel. Thank You.

Thanks Ed Currier and others for the recommendation!

After dining there last night I can see why it came so highly recommended. Here’s a link to the website- https://www.gibbys.com/

In the Old Port section of Montreal.

Gibbys
298 Pl. d’Youville, Montréal, QC H2Y 2B6
4.6

‘Cape Ann Lobstermen,’ in East Gloucester, invited me for a close look earlier this week at how scallops are brought in and processed. The season opened April 1st and will only last 4-6 weeks. There are 70+ boats here rigged for scalloping, and most of them are visiting from Maine, and some from New Hampshire. Massachusetts and the Bay of Fundy reportedly have the best scallop grounds. Scallops are shucked on board (a permit requirement) and the quota is 200 pounds/vessel/day. I hope I have my facts correct.

City of Gloucester 2023 DOG LICENSES are now available for purchase online at https://gloucesterma.viewpointcloud.com/ and by mail. You may also submit your application directly to the City Clerk’s Office, but we are not processing applications in-person. The deadline to submit your application in person at the City Clerk’s office is Friday, April 28, 2023 during regular business hours. The deadline to register is April 30, 2023. Applications must be received – either submitted online or postmarked – by April 30, 2023.  A $10.00 late fee per dog will be charged beginning May 1, 2023. 

A CURRENT RABIES CERTIFICATE (NOT AN INVOICE) MUST BE PROVIDED AT THE TIME OF REGISTRATION. The cost is $15.00 for neutered/spayed dogs and $16.00 for non-neutered/non-spayed dogs. If applying by mail, include $2.50 for postage & handling (postage fee covers up to three dogs). The deadline to register is April 30, 2023. Renewals received after April 30, 2023 will be charged a $10.00 late fee per dog.  

Annual registration is required by law; all dog owners who did not renew their dog license for the previous year will be required to pay the previous year’s license and late fees before being able to purchase a 2023 license (MGL Ch. 140, Sec. 137 & GCO Ch. 4, Sec. 4-22). NOTE: If you are no longer the owner of a dog, please notify Animal Control so that you will not be assessed a penalty for not licensing your dog. For more information visit www.gloucester-ma.gov.

Out in Front…

Beauport Hotel Gloucester

This is a special presentation in conjunction with our Fireside Chat Series which will take place in our ballroom.

Join us in welcoming Susan Morreale, who will be presenting: “The Changing Landscape: Summer Hotels of East Gloucester.” This one-hour, visual journey is based on actual photographs of a lovely and short-lived time gone by, c1900. Learn about the 15 hotels, who they served, and what happened to them. Susan will take you around the East Gloucester peninsula to a world where guests stayed, not for a week, but for a season. Understand how the land changed from one of farms and pastures to a center of resort life, and became the most dense area of summer hotels between Boston and Maine.

This Author Talk is free admission, food and drinks are available for purchase. Light refreshments will be provided. Event will take place at the Beauport Hotel. RSVP via email Concierge@BeauportHotel.com. 

SUMMER MARKET @ OCEAN ALLIANCE

(the former Wonson Paint Factory building)

32 Horton Street, Rocky Neck, Gloucester

Thursday, August 3 (Rain Date, August 10)

4 pm to 8 pm

MOONRISE MARKETS @ THE EMERSON INN

1 Cathedral Ave., Rockport

4 pm – 8 pm

Sunday, July 2

Tuesday, August 1

Friday, September 29

FALL MARKET @ MAGTOBERFEST

Magnolia Library & Community Center, Gloucester

Sunday, October 8

11 am to 5 pm

HOLIDAY MARKET @ CRUISEPORT GLOUCESTER

6 Rowe Square, Gloucester

Saturday, November 25

Time TBD

For more info check out their website-

http://capeannmakersmarket.com/

A VERY reliable sign that the season has changed is the return of ospreys Annie and Squam to the nest behind Lobsta Land (opening today on Causeway Street!) along with our other local ospreys. I was excited to see the pair in the nest on the Essex Greenbelt Osprey Cam. I start watching them and the next thing you know, several minutes have flown by. I got caught up watching one of them heroically attempting to move one of the larger sticks to a better location.

Here you see an example of one of the better shots I can get (and this is cropped), so following on the Osprey Cam is a true delight. Looking forward to eggs in the nest (hopefully). Thank you Essex Greenbelt for the cam!