Hi Joey:
Here are photos from the Memorial Day Parade in Rockport.
The Rockport United Methodist Church provided water to the many
marching honoring our veterans.
Kind regards, Tina
Author: Joey Ciaramitaro
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Cape Ann Farmer’s Market Opening for 2012 Season, June 21st to Oct. 11th. Official opening on Thursday, June 21st, at 3:00, Stage Fort Park
The Stats: On Thursday, June 21st at 3:00 p.m. the Cape Ann Farmers Market at Stage Fort Park in Gloucester, will celebrate the opening of its 2012 season. The market will be open until 6:30 p.m.
New this year: More markets, more vendors, more fun
The Cape Ann Farmer’s Market has added to its season, starting one week earlier, and is planning two special indoor markets during the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays. New vendors this year are offering roasted nuts, herbs, homemade cheese, condiments and new additions to our prepared food vendors to take home or eat at a near-by picnic table. These, along with Cape Ann Farmer’s Market farm favorites, crafters and local food producers, make the market one of the largest in Massachusetts. Along with an extensive array of fresh produce through-out the season, vendors will be selling baked goods, gelato, fresh pasta, fish from Fisherman’s Wharf Seafood, local wines and locally roasted coffee. Back yard growers will be selling produce, eggs, maple syrup, desert sauces, salsa, and jams. Craft tents will offer organic soap, hand-made jewelry, pottery, hand-printed clothing and art made from recycled materials. A complete list of vendors and weekly schedules may be found on www.capeannfarmersmarket.org.
The Farmers Market is at Stage Fort Park, overlooking beautiful Gloucester Harbor, through the courtesy of the City of Gloucester. Parking fees will be suspended during market hours, so plentiful free and ample parking will be available to shoppers. A CATA bus will run from the Rose Baker Center on Rogers Street to Stage Fort Park by reservation.
The Cape Ann Farmers Market is an independent non-profit, mission-based organization, started by and for the community of Cape Ann, and sustained with one part-time paid employee. It is funded by vendor fees, memberships, donations and grants. Cape Ann Farmers Market sponsors a used cookbook and garden book table, and will be selling tote bags, aprons, t-shirts and memberships, which include discounts at local restaurants and specialty stores every week to help offset the costs of running the market.
The Cape Ann Farmers Market accepts WIC coupons, Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Coupons, and SNAP/EBT, expanding its mission to bring healthy food to the entire community.
Other: The Cape Ann Farmer’s Market includes a wellness tent where shoppers can relax with a therapeutic massage, and an education tent where local non-profits promote their organizations and services. Cooking demonstrations are a frequent and popular attraction, and children’s activities are organized by Art Haven every week at 4:15 under the children’s tent. Stage Fort Park has a playground to entertain children while parents shop, and grills are available so families can stay for a picnic dinner or a concert at the bandshell. Prepared food available this year for taking home or dining at the park include homemade pickles, guacamole made on-site, fresh salsa, tacos, burritos, lobster and crab rolls, grilled chicken and pulled pork, fresh homemade pizza, savory and sweet tarts, a wide variety of baked goods including gluten-free goodies and Lebanese flat bread. A special picnic night is being planned in late July.
Talent: Instead of piped-in supermarket Muzak, area musicians provide an original background soundtrack for shopping. Performances are during market hours, from 3:30 to 6:30, and feature sea shanties, folk, bluegrass, blues, jazz, and world music over the course of the summer.
Special Events: The Seafood Throw Down, a cooking contest and display by local chefs, will be held July 26 and August 23.
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Last Day For Manchester Athletic Club 3 Free TRX Class Deal
The MAC has a special going right now. Gloucester Location, Manchester Location, Rowley Location make it easy to work out wherever you are on the North Shore. Get On It!
Check out the latest deal of three free TRX classes for new guests by calling 978-526-8900 extension 204
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GMG Inside The Numbers For Tuesday May 29th, 2012- 48,303 Views All Time- 18,392,976
Here are the stats from yesterday, 48,303 views. It seems like the people who were busy with memorial Day parties checked in in droves yesterday. The top ten posts by views are listed as well.
it has been a while since I’d checked out the all time views so I just pulled it up. before I clicked on it I told Ed I figured it was probably around 15 million but I guess because the average daily has bumped up to around 38,000 per day the views have been racking up much faster than I even thought and I already had pretty lofty expectations.
#KillingIt!
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Luna Moth Photos From Anthony Marks
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Community Photos 5/30/12
Hi Joey, I moved to Gloucester a year ago, enjoy the blog and wanted to send you a couple of photos I took yesterday. Best, Julie Ledwig
Rocky Neck-
Kathy Chapman writes-
Great weather last weekend! Tooling down Rt.133 is fun ride in my "Curbside Classic" 1987 Delta 88-Royale with powder blue tufted seats and vinyl top.
Photo © Kathy Chapman 2012
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Community Stuff May 30th
Glazed Ceramics is coming to the Rockport Senior Center 58 Broadway
Starting Thursday, July 5th for 4 weeks from 1-2PM
4 classes for $20.00 this includes everything.
You will make 4 items
Call Paula or Diane 978-546-2573 to reserve your spot
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Barred Owl Eating A Snake At Ravenswood Pics from Terry Weber
Last Sunday I received a call from Ramona Latham at the Cape Ann Discovery Center (Ravenswood). She told me that a Barred Owl had set up a nest for her babies in one of the treetops. While I was snapping photos of the baby owls, the Mama* owl stopped by with lunch for her children. A nice plump snake! I have never seen an owl in real life, so this bit of luck was a special treat. Some quick facts about the barred owl:
· Commonly referred to as a “Hoot Owl.” Listen to its call here: http://www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/id/framlst/Song/h3680so.mp3
· A Barred Owl’s wingspan can reach 44 inches.
· They typically hunt at night or at dusk by sitting on a high perch, looking and listening for prey, which they catch with a short flight or drop to the ground.
· Adult Barred Owls swallow their prey whole. Their stomach acids digest the soft parts, and then they regurgitate a pellet containing the bones and hair.
· Barred Owls sometimes go fishing. They will wade knee-deep in water and catch fish with their feet.
· Barred Owls generally live alone except when mating or raising young, and are known to find the same mate every year.
Thanks to Ramona for her phone call. If you want to visit the Discovery Center or Ravenswood, click here for more info: http://www.thetrustees.org/places-to-visit/northeast-ma/ravenswood-park.html. Ramona runs a variety of fun and educational programs for children and adults throughout the year. Don’t miss out!
*This owl may have been the Papa owl too, no disrespect intended! J
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Gloucester At Dawn- Good Harbor Beach and Thacher Island 4:50AM 5/20/12
Any of my photos can be made into canvas framed prints for Gloucester keepsakes or gifts for those who really love this place. Just email me at goodmorninggloucester@yahoo.com if you would like one.
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Phyllis A on the Rails From Kathy Chapman
Kathy Chapman writes-
The beautiful lines of Phyllis A’s hull will only be visible for a few weeks at the Gloucester Marine Railways. Work on her is being funded by a 2011 Community Preservation Act grant from the residents of Gloucester.
From the Phyllis A. Marine Association: By focusing on the gill-netting industry, we highlight a time in Gloucester’s history that is not currently well covered. The Phyllis A. was fished by the same Gloucester family for 75 years. Many people working in Gloucester’s fishing industry today, at some point, fished off the Phyllis A.
Photos © Kathy Chapman 2012
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Last Chance To Vote For North Shore Magazine BONS (Best Of North Shore) Awards Tonight. Voting Ends on The 30th
I encourage you to vote for your local favorites be it restaurant, dry cleaners, hardware store, whatever. If there is a local business or organization that you think goes above and beyond, show them some love by voting.
North Shore Magazine is an outstanding glossy and year in and year out they bring you the best of what is going on around us.
So not to be a popularity contest but to reward the deserving, get out the vote!
Our Blog, Good Morning Gloucester is nominated under the Play category for Blog. You should check out some of the other blogs, they do a nice job and then vote for the one that you feel deserves the win.
Here are the categories-
PLAY
Share your picks for the “best of the best” places to PLAY! Click on a sub-category below to get started. Once you vote, you will be returned to the main voting page.
EAT
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SHOP
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KIDS
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RENEW
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LIVE
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Healthy Quick Local Lunch Option: Hummus and Veggie Wrap With Chicken At Pleasant Street Tea and Coffee Co
Lots of flavor, easy to eat and healthy. #Boom!
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Want: Igloo Glide Roller Cooler
At Costco the other day-
Man this thing is ingenious! Wheels and a handle. Big. Just screams man cooler all the way.
Want!
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Community Stuff May 29th, 2012
“Magnolia Historical Society” and “Inn Magnolia” will host
HISTORICAL WALK
On Saturday, June 2, 2012
Goin’ On and Community Calendar–Please
Gloucester Stroke Club meeting Thursday, June 7, 2012 7 pm Addison Gilbert Hospital,
Women’s Health Center, 298 Washington St. entrance, Gloucester.
Joe Gross, PTA will answer questions on recovery after stroke. Support groups are
encouraged and so important to meet other survivors and learn from each other.
All are welcome. No pre-registration required. Refreshments. No meeting in July.
For more information call Cynthia 978-283-2633 or Virginia 978-283-3968.
Submitted by Virginia R. McKinnon, 2 Stanwood Terrace, Gloucester, MA 978-283-3968
International Dory Race Eliminations June 9th
Your International Dory Racing Committee is a 100% volunteer organization that works very hard to maintain a fleet of 8 wooden boats, ready in the water when you want to row 365 days per year for a small membership fee of only $75.00. We are committed to the promotion of dory rowing and racing in the US , and we are encouraged to see past and future rowers out on the water. But, we can not have non-members using our boats for both liability reasons and because it is unfair to our dues paying members. (members 18 years and under are considered junior members and are not charged dues, but are required to submit their membership application and waiver signed by parent or guardian) Please help us police the usage of our boats and pay your dues (remember this is not a race fee, it’s a membership fee) or forward this email to those you know are rowing and have not submitted their membership forms.
As a reminder, the US Eliminations are Saturday June 9th at Niles Beach race course with sign-ups Friday June 8th 6PM at St. Peter’s Square. We are currently looking for competitors in all categories: Men’s, Women’s, Men’s Over 40, Junior’s, and Mixed-doubles. There is still time to prepare and compete or at least make it down that Saturday to watch some exciting competitive races.
See you on the water!
Erik
Update on Rocky Neck Cultural Center Programs & Events
Greetings friends of Rocky Neck’s Cultural Center!
We are now underway with our weekend hours as a Welcome Center thanks to the help of a growing staff of volunteers including very energized community volunteers.
Over the next several months RNAC will be testing and evaluating the Center programming.
The following are existing or expanded Art Colony programs and community-generated programs that have been suggested:
* Art exhibits:
* juried shows
* Center exhibits (wall space rented to members/non-members of RNAC)
* invitational exhibits
* student exhibits
* Art workshops, classes for children and adults:
* Portfolio critiques, discussions
* Life Drawing studio
* Art History:
* Art history exhibit
* Art Trail walking tours
* Lectures, presentations on art history
* Community programs, workshops, classes:
Nights on the Neck events
Salsa Sundays
Yoga, stretch, t’ai chi classes
Crafts for children or adults
Performing arts events
Literary readings
Speakers Forum
Games night, community dance, potluck dinners
Teaching Artist Partnership: collaboration of Gloucester Schools and RNAC artists, facilitated at The Center
For instructed classes, we are asking for a $25/hour donation to the Building Fund.
Our vision for The Center’s programming is to have it as an inclusive process.
To that end, please tell us: What are your suggestions for art and non-art related programs?
How would you like to participate in programming?
We have already received many requests by instructors of classes and workshops, art and non-art related subjects, and we’ve begun to keep The Center’s calendar on the RNAC website. www.rockyneckartcolony.org, click on calendar, or paste this into your browser: http://www.calendarwiz.com/calendars/calendar.php?crd=rockyneckartcolony&jsenabled=1&winH=829. In order to maintain our nonprofit charitable status, approximately 2/3 of the programming should be related to art in some way, but the calendar is wide open for your ideas!!
Many people have asked how the art exhibits will be formed and managed. We have ordered an integrated hanging/lighting system that will be in place within the next two week, creating an an absolutely beautiful space for showing work. Once a show is hung, it will remain hung for the duration of the show, and the utmost care will be taken to ensure the artwork’s safety when other events occur in the main hall. Our first show will be co-curated by Judith Monteferrante, Artistic Director, and Marty Swanson, our new Board member who led the Cambridge Art Association and the Santa Fe Photographic Workshop. While the exhibit program is still in development, we expect that The Center will have a range of opportunities, including members’ shows, themed shows, media-specific shows, emerging artist and student shows, and invitational shows. As our artistic vision remains inclusion and excellence, the participation of the entire RNAC membership is critically important for the planning and management of The Center’s art exhibits to succeed. We hope that, over time, The Center can be open 7 days/week for the benefit of all of our members!
The Center Management Team will continue to work to schedule events and programs, but I want to stress that The Center is a membership-driven opportunity, so the events and programming will develop from your input and that of the broader community.
As we progress, we will work on issues of vehicular and pedestrian traffic flow, marketing options, guidelines for using the Center when exhibits are hung, ensuring adequate staffing and security, and creating a membership program to increase the revenue streams. We will document what hours draw the most visitors and make adjustments as we go. Together we are creating this new entity – please become involved!!
Best to you this long weekend…as always, contact me or any of the leadership team with your questions, comments, or concerns!
Karen
978-758-1210
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Recycling. Hard Copy Yellow Pages Has No Place In The World Of 2012
Driving home I see the plastic bags of yellow pages strewn in front of houses up and down the street. I pull in the driveway, grab the white plastic bag containing one of the two or three different versions of the yellow pages we will receive this year and promptly drop it into our recycling bin.
In this day of smartphones and computers is there really any need to chew up the lumber for the paper, ink or transportation costs to produce this thing?
I wonder how many of our readership keeps these things kicking around still or how many of you put it straight into the recycling bin?
Mark Ring offers his perspective on the yellow pages and community phonebooks-
Mark says that they breed like rabbits. You put one on the coffee table and a month later there’s a stack of 5. The odds that you’ll find what you are looking for in the big Boston Metro yellow pages are one in a gazilion. I have yet to ever had any success drilling down for the listing I was looking for in the big Metro yellow pages. The problem seems to be how they have things categorized in the big Boston Metro Yellow Pages. Chances are the listing you are looking for is in there but it’s completely mis-categorized. For example you could be looking for a mattress store and it will be listed under scarves.
The community phone book on the other hand will have every local number listed except for the one you are inevitably looking for. Never fails. Ever.
I’m done. Straight to the recycling bin.
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Gloucester At Dawn- 4:37AM 5/27/12 Dragger Fleet At Felicia Oil
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Photos and a quick note from Laurie Fullerton and Harold Burnham
Hi Joey,
Thanks for posting those amazing photos of the Ardelle at dawn and others…I have been putting them on our Facebook page but they are really terrific.
Harold’s daughter Perry Ardelle Burnham (boat was named after her and Harold’s grandmother) took this photo yesterday of the Lannon sailing closely past the Ardelle. We are hoping to have some evening schooner racing this summer…and I do like this pic. Not sure if you can use it but thought I would send it along.
Thanks again for all your support and encouragement!
Happy Memorial Day.
Laurie Fullerton and Harold Burnham
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Get Your Act Together For The Downtown Gloucester Block Party
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Buoy Mania Miss Meredith’s Boys Ready For Fresh Paint
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Memorial Day Weekend – Rockport ( Saturday) Shalin Liu – View from White Wharf From Alice Gardner
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