Day: November 22, 2023

Kate and I are going to feature one or two local places to buy holiday gifts each day highlighting the fact that there’s no need to buy your presents online or trudge up to the mall. There’s excellent places to shop right here in Gloucester. For more visit www.goodmorninggloucester.com

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Good Morning Gloucester Shop Local Series ’23 With Katelyn Ciaramitaro- Mystery Train

Love GMG, the podcast, & all you do.

Love Gloucester & Mass, too!

You brighten every day.

Thank you!

Judy B.

Curly

On our little Boston Whaler..she always jumps 😝

Owner

KimE Dias

Rain Day…

Celebrate the holiday spirit with the 4th Annual Winter Lights on Cape Ann! Discover Gloucester, in partnership with the Greater Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce, invites everyone to experience the festive charm of our coastal communities from Small Business Saturday on November 25th through New Year’s Day.

This year, more than 100 small businesses across Gloucester, Essex, Ipswich, Manchester-by-the-Sea, and Rockport are illuminating their storefronts to celebrate the holiday season. In quintessential New England fashion, these beautiful communities transform into winter wonderlands each year, with sparkling lights and creative window displays, offering a perfect backdrop for holiday shopping and memorable outings.

“The Greater Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce is pleased to partner with Discover Gloucester, presenting the 4th Annual Winter Lights on Cape Ann. This is a magical time of year in our one-of-a-kind region, and Winter Lights is a joyous and festive opportunity to explore our communities throughout the holiday season. We are so excited to have participation from over 100 businesses, who take pride in their creative holiday displays and spreading holiday cheer throughout our Cape Ann and Ipswich communities. Please take a drive, or stroll, and check out the beautiful lights and displays, created for your enjoyment, and be sure to cast your vote for your favorite display. As always, remember to support local businesses by shopping at local businesses, throughout the holiday season,” remarks Greater Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce Chief Executive Officer Steve Buckley. 

Back by popular demand is the much-anticipated decorating contest. Spectators and shoppers are encouraged to explore each town, enjoy the festive ambiance, and vote for their 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place choices for the Best Winter Lights on Cape Ann. Voting starts on Small Business Saturday, November 25th, and winners will be announced in the New Year, with exciting prizes up for grabs.

“We’re thrilled to see Winter Lights on Cape Ann get a little more festive and expansive each year, with a great group of businesses across all five communities in the Greater Cape Ann region! The holiday season is a truly magical time to explore picturesque Gloucester and our neighbors, with festive lights, holiday events, walkable downtowns lined with shops, surrounded by the serenity of the sea,” says Discover Gloucester Executive Director Tess McColgan.

Pack your car and head to Cape Ann for an unforgettable holiday experience. Be part of the magic and cast your vote in the decorating contest! See the full list of businesses, vote on your favorites, and access the digital map with event details, sales, and more at discovergloucester.com/winter-lights-cape-ann. You can also pick up a brochure in any of the participating businesses, or download the PDF on the website.

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Discover Gloucester is a nonprofit organization focused on increasing awareness of Gloucester as a prime visitor destination. With a vision to inspire diverse and authentic visitor experiences, Discover Gloucester works collaboratively with the city, local businesses, and cultural venues to foster a positive economic impact in the region.

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The Greater Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce – Serving Essex, Gloucester, Ipswich, Manchester-by-the-Sea & Rockport for over 100 Years. The Greater Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce is a non-profit organization whose mission is to promote its members, provide leadership and advocacy to grow the regional economy, celebrate our culture, and enhance the quality of life for the greater Cape Ann region.

ExhibitionCelebrates Local Photojournalism on Cape Ann – On View: December 2, 2023 to March 17, 2024

The people of Cape Ann have looked to the Gloucester Daily Times for over 135 years to get their news. Opening on Dec. 2, the Cape Ann Museum is pleased to present its special exhibition, Above the Fold: The Photographers of the “Gloucester Daily Times,” 1973-2005, featuring a selection of works by photographers shooting for the Times for over three decades.

“The Gloucester Daily Times celebrates the vibrant community of Cape Ann,” says Oliver Barker, Director of the Cape Ann Museum. “With more than 30 years documented in this exhibition, it captures the emotions of the people in Gloucester, Rockport, Manchester-by-the-Sea, and Essex. The Museum is excited to share these images that show the details and special moments of everyday life.”

The captivating photographs in the exhibition draw on an important archive of an estimated one million photographs, a recent acquisition donated to the Museum by the North of Boston Media Group, owners of the Gloucester Daily Times. Through the photographs and personal accounts of more than one dozen GDT photographers, the exhibition reflects the people and stories of Cape Ann through the photography that has and continues to bring people together. It shares the integral role that local photojournalism plays in documenting the community. 

In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, news coverage relied exclusively on the written word. While photography was invented in the 1820s, almost a century would pass before newspapers embraced it as a way of augmenting their work. 

The Gloucester Daily Times began including photographs in its editions as early as the 1900s, sourcing them primarily from national photo syndicates. This practice was expensive, and the images lacked the authenticity of a homegrown eye. That changed in 1957 when the paper hired its first full-time staff photographer, Charles “Charlie” A. Lowe. In his 24 years at the paper, Lowe documented the range of life on Cape Ann and set the standard for the many photographers who succeeded him. Building on the success of the Museum’s 2009 exhibition featuring Lowe’s work, Above the Fold will focus on the newspaper’s next generation of staff photographers, technological advances that changed the field, and the myriad of ways that GDT photographers have captured life in Cape Ann. 

“When processing the GDT Photo Archive began in 2021, the individual styles and approaches between the different photojournalists quickly became apparent,” says Trenton Carls, Curator of the exhibit and Head Librarian & Archivist at the Cape Ann Museum. “Some drew from the style and approach of Charlie Lowe, but all brought something new and a fresh perspective to their role of documenting Cape Ann. This exhibit looks not only at the photographs of Cape Ann from this over 30-year period, but it also explores the newspaper, cameras, and people that brought them to the community’s doorstep every day.”

During the summer session, the Cape Ann Museum Teen Council worked on their own online exhibit called GDT Through a New Lens, which showcases selected photographs from the Gloucester Daily Times through the eyes of the Council. Members of the Council chose photos that they connected with, from ones that made them laugh to photos that evoked heavy emotion. They sifted through thousands of negatives and microfilm, connecting them with Cape Ann’s history and a time that predated them. Above the Fold is also the impetus for the next Cape Ann eighth-grader project, where the Museum will engage over 400 students this fall to create work that will be featured in the galleries next spring. 

The Above the Fold exhibition will be on display at the Museum from Dec. 2 until March 17, 2024. The Museum is hosting a CAMTalk panel discussion on the exhibit on Dec. 2 at 1:30 p.m. where the photographers themselves will discuss their experience at the Times and the stories, opportunities and challenges they encountered. There will also be a members’ opening reception of the exhibit on Dec. 2 starting at 3 p.m.

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The Cape Ann Museum, founded in 1875, exists to preserve and celebrate the history and culture of the area and to keep it relevant to today’s audiences. Spanning 44,000 square feet, the Museum is one of the major cultural institutions on Boston’s North Shore welcoming more than 25,000 local, national, and international visitors each year to its exhibitions and programs. In addition to fine art, the Museum’s collections include decorative art, textiles, artifacts from the maritime and granite industries, four historic structures, a Library & Archives and a sculpture park in the heart of downtown Gloucester. In Summer 2021, the Museum opened the 12,000 square foot Janet & William Ellery James Center at the Cape Ann Museum Green. The campus is located on the site at the intersection of Washington and Poplar Streets in Gloucester and is open in the summer months. 

The Cape Ann Museum is located at 27 Pleasant Street in Gloucester and is open Tuesday through Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Sunday, 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. General admission is $15.00 adults, $12.00 Cape Ann residents, seniors, and students. Youth (under 18) and Museum members are free. Cape Ann residents can visit for free on the second Saturday of each month. More information can be found on http://www.capeannmuseum.org or please call (978)283-0455 x110. 

photos Sept./Nov. 2023: construction progress for 3 homes on the Back Shore, ‘Back Shore Place’. #2 and #4 built. If you’re taking the scenic drive to Atlantic Road from the Niles beach side, the turn off for this road would be on your left.

before photos Google November 2019

Further along Atlantic Road, on the Google map birds eye view 191 is annotated Philips Auction House – 1 “L” and no apostrophe (vs. renowned Phillips Auction http://www.phillips.com) former Ocean View Inn property.

Hi Joey

The gift shop at the Building Center is pleased to have blankets and sweaters from Gloucester Knitting just in time for the holidays. These are not good photos, but it would be great if you could include them in the blog.

Thank you for all that you do to help local businesses!!

Sharing information from Local Colors Artists’ Cooperative and downtown merchants:

I chased the setting sun around Smith Cove in East Gloucester late one recent afternoon and I think you’ll enjoy the results.