My View of Life on the Dock
Hi Joey
Took the Cape Ann Harbor Tours, lighthouse tour aboard the King
Eider. It’s a two and a half hour tour that goes around the cape. It
passes six lighthouses and is narrated. The tour is very scenic to say
the least. Everyone had a good time and was friendly. Its a great tour
for visitors as well as locals.
These are a few of the pictures i took.
Anthony Marks
Monica Elefterion writes-
I was just in Gloucester this weekend.. still feeling the salt, sun and sand from Good Harbor Beach.
I have a remnant of a song floating in my head that includes a reference to Fitz Hugh Lane in it… do you or your bloggers know of a popular/contemporary song that includes his name? I don’t’ know if it is real or perhaps I took in too much sea water?
Best.
Hi Joey: I had a woodpecker fly into my window on Saturday. I hydrated
him and guess what, after several minutes he gladly flew away. Yeah!
Susan LaRosa
Hi Joey,
Look for a brand new blue and orange gig in the harbor tomorrow. The Gloucester gig rowers got a new boat, the "Annie B", here being christened by Ann Banks and duly admired at Maritime Gloucester this evening.
Martha Lazrus
Hey Joey,
With the fiesta going on we had lots of celebs in town. Here in the West End, Olive Oil stopped by the Cape Ann Olive Oil store and lent a hand. No sight of Popeye though!
Rick Gates
Premier Imprints 48 Main st Gloucester
Folks are discovering wonderful new things in the night sky by re-examining old photographic plates, historic astrophotos taken around the world and housed now at Harvard. At the July 13th meeting of the Gloucester Area Astronomy Club we will have Ed Los speaking to us about the Harvard photographic negative glass-plate archive, and the ongoing project of scanning some 500,000 plates into a database so people can examine them without having to go to Cambridge.
Ed’s presentation will cover the project itself as well as some of the historic and ongoing astronomical discoveries associated with the creation and re-examination of these photographic plates
Ed is one of the folks spearheading the effort to digitize the collection, and was instrumental in designing the software for the scanner.The Harvard collection is one of the largest and earliest glass plate astrophoto collections in the world – with photos of the night sky going all the way back to the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
This talk is a great look back at astronomy history and not to be missed.
The Gloucester Area Astronomy Club (http://www.gaac.us and
http://www.facebook.com/gaacpage ) meets at St Paul Lutheran Church in
Lanesville, at 8:00 on the second Friday of every month. There is no
cost; all are welcome.
Maggie Harper writes-
Hey Joey……
Just wanted to let you know that as of this moment, the Chronicle show on Gloucester is scheduled for Monday July 9th. So let you vast followers know — with the proviso it could be later, if news events warrant.
It was great to meet you — have a great Fiesta this weekend!!!!!!
..Maggie H.
Maggie Harper / Producer, CHRONICLE
Ryan Pinkham just graduated from Northeastern with a marketing degree. He is a local man done good and believe me when I tell you he knows his social media marketing.
Ryan is part of a group of young Gloucester adults who have restored faith in the youth of our city. There are a group of young men and women in their early 20’s in town that I’ve been completely blown away by in the past year as to how much they have their shit together. Educated, well dressed, well mannered, responsible hard working people that make me think that as good as it is right now in Gloucester, the best is yet to come if people like this are our future.
There seems to be a whole group of them, people like Rebecca Linquata, Erica Mitchell, Joe LaRocca, Mike Torres, Ty Rogers, Jon Vizena, Shannon McCarthy, Steven Fletcher, Lily Linquata, Austin Souza, Liv Hauck, David Brooks, Dawn Gadow, the list goes on and on… all really good people that have made me think that the future is really looking bright if these are our future leaders.
So follow along with Ryan’s insights in his column on marketing yourself and your business
Here’s just one excerpt and following the excerpt is a link to a feed of all his latest musings on social media marketing-
JULY 6, 2012 BY RYAN PINKHAM LEAVE A COMMENT
People do not love being sold to.
Whether it’s hanging up on a telemarketer, slamming the door on a salesman, or driving their car until the wheels fall off in an effort to avoid the sales pitch at the car lot—most people don’t respond well to sell, sell, sell.
But there are things they do love—or at least love more than being sold to. And those things can actually be used to improve your chances of making the next big sale and driving business results for your brand.
Here are seven things people love and how they can be used to get more results from your email marketing. [Read more…]
Link to follow Ryan Pinkham’s marketing column here
You can also follow him on twitter, he’s one of the more interesting people I follow on a daily basis- @RyanPinkham
Look for an upcoming interview here on these pages
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Hi Joey.
Thought I would share some pictures from the 4th of July Firemen’s Parade in Rockport.
Enjoy!
Angela
Hi Joey
Thanks for posting my rainbow over the 128 bridge photo.
I was out kayaking today on the Annisquam and photographed this osprey whose got a nest nearby. I don’t know how common they are here but it was exciting to see him. Sandy Chadwick
Hello GMG,
Last weekend I took my first trip ever out to Thacher’s Island, and it was fabulous! Sunny, breezy, beautiful scenery, interesting history, and plenty of Homies! Our guide Chris from Thacher Island Association was very friendly, and we even caught a glimpse of seals swimming nearby on the boat-ride back. A great experience, I highly recommend it.
Lori Viator
Hi Joey,
Here’s a picture I took Tuesday. I was thrilled to see the folks from Cape Ann Sup break out the lit up boards!
Hope you can use it, love GMG!!
Best, Sue Antinoro
Wingersheek rocks! from Judy Beavers-
A few pictures from Wingersheek.
Not the best photography nor best camera … but they represent some of the innate beauty that surrounds us.
To me, they evoke a sense of peace & meditation, which is always available when sitting on the rocks at Wingersheek.
Judy
"Time spent wasted at the beach, is not time wasted." T.S.Elliot
Dear Joey,
The Board of the Magnolia LIbrary Center would love it if you could announce our upcoming annual Art Show this weekend, July 13-15.
The Magnolia Library Art Show is in its 35th year and this year the Show will feature 55 amazing artists and photographers. The Library will be filled with beautiful works in watercolor, acrylic, oil, photography and sculpture – all for sale. Proceeds benefit the Magnolia Library Center and admission is free.
The Show kicks off with an Artist Reception on Friday evening from 7:00pm – 9:00pm. The Show continues on Saturday from 10:00am – 6:00pm and Sunday from 10:00am – 4:00pm.
Our website is www.magnolialibrary.org.
Thank you so much for your support!
Sincerely,
The Magnolia Library Board
Subject: Talk on A Gift of Dreams – Growing Up in Essex in the 1950’s, by Robert Benjamin
Location: Essex Shipbuilding Museum
Time: 7:30 p. m., Tuesday, July 24, 2012
Place: Waterline Center, Essex Shipbuilding Museum,
Rear 66 Main Street, Essex MA 01929
Admission: $8 members, $10 nonmembers
Contact: info@essexshipbuildingmuseum, 978-768-7541 Wed. – Sun., 10 -5
A Gift of Dreams is a coming-of-age tale set in the Essex young Bob Benjamin knew in the 1950’s and early 1960’s. It serves not only as a recounting of his experiences but also as a tribute to Essex and the way of life it exemplifies.
Mr. Benjamin has been through several totally different careers and is currently an author, artist and model airplane designer and builder, now focusing on original designs or gas-to-electric conversions of popular kits. In 2006 he was inducted into the Model Airplane Hall of Fame.
At present he is researching for his latest book, an historical novel set in Essex while it was still known as Chebacco Parish. The story centers around the town’s shipbuilding traditions as focused through the lens of the social-political-economic issues around the time of the War of 1812.
Please join us to help with the setting of his new book and to reminisce with
Mr. Benjamin in the Waterline Center of the Essex Shipbuilding Museum at 7:30 p. m. on Tuesday, June 12. Admission is $8 for members, $10 for nonmembers.
Hi Joey,
Thank you so much for putting together such a great blog!!! I look at it every morning (for about the last three years) with my coffee before I start work, and it really makes my day! Wish I were there most of the time, but for now, it will have to be summer vacations. Your blog alerts me when there are good deals to be had on Groupon for whale watching and the Thomas E. Lannon cruises, and the best places to eat to add to my list of many favorites, so thank you very much for that! I also look forward to looking at the Business webcams and so many of them are down. I don’t know why, and there may be a good reason for this but I really miss being able see Main Street, it always makes me feel as if I am there. Is there a possibility of them coming back online? If not, I will stop looking for it. Just thought I would ask!
Thanks again for all your time and effort, it is really appreciated far and wide!
See you this summer for some lobstas!
Cheryl
Hi Joey:
Just a quick thank you for all the good plugs you put in for the Cape Ann Artisan Tour this past weekend! We really appreciate it.
I took this photo in your honor. The sticka with my newly created prayer sticks at Bond Street Studio.
lol
Terry
Bond Street Studio – Elegant Cards, Fine Art Photography
Watercolor & Mixed Media
Bond Street Studios
http://newmoongreetings.com/BondStreet/
She somehow got left out of the list of acknowledgments so here you go Laine- your very own special recognition!
Thank you and thank you to everyone else mentioned here
Karen Pischke Submits-
2012 Fiesta proceeded with storm clouds in the background. As an
enthusiastic crowd cheered on the Nina, Pinta, and the Santa Maria at
Sunday’s Seine Boat Race I was reminded of a quote by Jesse Owens- "We all
have dreams. But in order to make dreams come into reality, it takes an
awful lot of determination, dedication, self-discipline, and effort." Well
done rowers! Dream On!
Meg Lee submits-
Hi Joey,
A few pics from "the other waterfront".
The first 2 photos are of some tall navy ships docked @ the State Fish Pier on Seaport Blvd. These were taken Tuesday morning at dawn.
Photos 3-8 were taken from the roof of 25 Drydock Ave, where I work. There are 5 navy vessels docked @ Black Falcon Terminal next to my building. I apologize for the obstruction of the Terminal but you get the idea. The sunrise photo is of Logan Airport. Photos 9-11 are from Fan Pier, taken on my lunch break, where there was a fire boat cruising around, and the Roseway was docked next to the Moakley Court House.
Best, Meg Lee
Took the water taxi from Long Wharf to Charlestown and ended up stopped in the middle of everything. A great day.
-Len Burgess
Hi Joey,
I was fortunate enough to witness this encounter that a boy had with a baby seal in Wonson Cove today. I’m not sure who had the bigger smile when it was over, but they were both very happy! The kayaking he is using is a fantastic boat for small kids and a great value! Check out our write up about them here: http://northshorekid.com/story/lifetime-wave-kayaks-are-great-starters
Enjoy!
~Bill O’Connor
North Shore Kid
Terry Milton forwards-
The annual Hammond Castle Psychic Faire will take place on Saturday, August 25th and Sunday, August 26th from 11:00 – 4:00. The admittance fee, $10 adults, $8 Seniors, and $6 children, includes entrance to Hammond Castle and to the Psychic Faire, as well as free admission to all psychic and metaphysical workshops, and a rare tour of the castle, led by Curator John Pettibone, which will emphasize the psychic bond shared by John Hammond and his wife.
Readings will be offered separately and priced at $25 per 15 minutes. They will include a variety of readers who offer a potpourri of psychic “tools of the trade” including Astrology, Palmistry,.Stones, Mediumship, etc.
Further information will be posted on HammondCastle.org.
I can be reached by telephone for further information at 978-283-7532.
I am also sending as an attachment a poster concerning the Hammond Castle Psychic Fair.
Thank you Terry Milton
Hammond Castle will be the home of a Renaissance Faire on July 21st and 22nd. More information on Abbadia Mare or Abbey by the Sea Renaissance Festival can be found at www.abbadiamarefestival.com and at www.HammondCastle.org.
Good Morning Gloucester 