My View of Life on the Dock
Jenny writes-
We happened upon Shiner because yesterday Nick and I decided to continue Gettin’ Around New England Tour with a trip south along the shore to Gloucester and Rockport, Massachusetts.
Gloucester is a historically industrial town that still houses the headquarters of several seafood companies including this commercial star…
click the link below to check out their adventure-
Rich Bean writes-
Thank You GoodMorningGloucester
Dear Joey,
My family and I would like to thank you and the other contributors of GMG for helping us find our new home here in Gloucester. 3-4 years ago my wife and I started the path of picking the neighborhood to move to and raise a family. 2-3 years ago we realized we wanted to move to Gloucester. (Seeing as though it used to take me a yr. to shop for a CD player, picking a new neighborhood seemed daunting) So we starting taking day trips from Medford as often as we could. We wanted to explore and learn as much as we could about this city. Thankfully we found GMG. This site offered so much information and community input that we would NEVER have gotten from any other resource. It’s been amazing. Early on we recognized how much people loved living here and sharing it. There was always some cool event or some place new to see. Without this site we wouldn’t have found hidden gems like Lobster cove, Lane’s Cove, Cressy Beach, and all the great restaurants. With each visit we got to enjoy all the new things we discovered through GMG, like Stage Fort Part, Rocky Neck, Heritage Museum, or Main St. I’ll never forget the day I finally got to witness the Greasy Pole Contest on a beautiful day in 2010. We moved here in July and have been enjoying everything about it.
Thank you all so much for opening the doors.
Rich, Jess, and Emily Bean
Here’s a video from Rich Seeley
click the long skinny ones to view the panoramas
Khan Studio and The Good Morning Gloucester Gallery
77 Rocky Neck, G3, Madfish Wharf
Gallery Hours: Wens. – Sun. noon – 8:00 pm
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www.richardseeleyphotography.com
Dwight writes-
GMG was once again a witness to the sites and sounds of Europe, this time we are in Roma. A wonderful city, with warm people who send their love and affection to the folks on Cape Ann. Next on the agenda (tonight)…the closing ceremonies for the Barcelona (Spain, if in question) fire festival, aka: La Merce Festival. It features a fireworks and laser show. Monday, we head to Ibiza and then to Formentera.
As always, Dwight Hebert
The organizers of Rockport’s Harvest Fest do an AMAZING job with activities for every age group. This undoubtedly will be at the very top of the must do list Saturday October 15th!
Here’s the presser-
Downtown Rockport will come alive on Saturday, October 15th with the sights, sounds, and tastes of Autumn in New England. The annual Rockport HarvestFest celebration features the best of the season in a quintessential coastal New England setting, offering live music, great food, and plenty of activities for families. Hayrides, pumpkin-painting, even a unique costume parade called “The Great Scarecrow Chase” will all be part of the festivities, not to mention the opportunity for children to make their own guitars through a workshop sponsored by Rockport Music.
As HarvestFest celebrates the bounty of Fall, it only seems appropriate that the centerpiece of the festival is the Local Fare Fair, where New England food producers gather under a huge tent on one of Rockport’s historic working wharves to celebrate the best of local food. Lobsters provided by the Roy Moore Lobster Co. will be under the big tent as well as chowder, cider doughnuts, maple sugar products and a host of seasonal and year-round favorites. Cape Ann Brewing Co. will be on hand with their award-winning locally crafted beer, the highly anticipated Pumpkin Stout on tap. Cooking demonstrations will also be highlighted, with the Seafood Throw down – a competition-style showcase between two chefs – showcasing just what can be done with coastal New England’s most significant harvest: fish. HarvestFest also features the annual Scarecrow Stroll, where artistic, creative, and generally fascinating scarecrows can be found throughout downtown.
Festivalgoers have the chance to vote for their favorite scarecrow, with the winner taking home glory and a coveted HarvestFest rosette. Live music, featuring everything from indie rocker Brad Byrd to the Americana of Daniel Dye & the Miller Road Band to bluegrass to Rockport’s own Legion Band, will be heard throughout downtown, with Dock Square serving as the main stage. Several Rockport inns, shops, restaurants and galleries are offering HarvestFest specials and packages. Go to: http://www.rockportartfestivals.com for more details. Don’t miss the chance to celebrate the best of New England in the Fall!
Donna Writes-
Great to see you this morning.. love the gallery… Rick and I went
apple picking and we saw this swan… it actually looked fake.. hope
to see you soon. Next weekend, Joe Garland’s memorial, Rick and I are
volunteering and also Cycle Cross, hope to get here to take pics after
the mug up.
Have a good week and thanks friend
D
The Fair will be on November 19th from 10-2 in the main lobby.
Tables for arts and Crafts vendors are available
White Elephant items that are in good Condition
Contact Information is Abby Boyd Activities Director- 978 283 0300 ext 124
Federal ID# 041305001
The Drawing for the Raffle will be held the day of November 19th
Raffle tickets will be available at 10 dollars per ticket. They are on sale from Oct 1st thru the day of November 19th
We have gift certificates to local restaurants, Lobsters, construction work from Boyd Builders, wine Cellar raffles.
Designed to take you down! -and what a way to go.
Fort Square Cafe 
29 Commercial Street, Gloucester, MA 01930 (978) 281-3100
Hi Joey,
Took this one this afternoon out on the Lannon’s Celtic Music Sail. Got to do a few tunes with my buddy Michael O’Leary and friends. Stay Well and keep up the good work. Tony H. aka "The SinginSarge"
Linn Parisi writes-
Following is the first of a few articles that Ilona Biro from AOL Canada (now Huffington Post Travel) is doing about the Seafood Trail.
She and her husband had a wonderful visit here, and they plan on coming back with their kids. That’s what we like to hear!
The Seafood Trail will continue to make a difference in visitation, as does your generous participation in these FAMs.
Thanks- Linn
This summer, my husband and I were lucky landlubbers – lucky enough to land on Massachusett’s Seafood Trail, one of those culinary road trips that dreams are made of.
Just north of Boston, the Seafood Trail (unofficial slogan: "all seafood, all the time"), serves up everything you can imagine, from crispy fried clams, oysters, and fish ‘n chips to rich, lip-smacking chowder, steamers and mussels. From casual meals fresh off the boats to romantic four-star dinners, it can all be had here. In truth there’s so much amazing food along the Seafood Trail you could take a week to experience it all. We did our best to pack in as much as we could in a single day.We started in Gloucester, dubbed America’s Oldest Seaport and founded in 1623. It’s a tight-knit town that’s seen more than 10,000 of its souls perish while fishing on the plentiful seas, among them the men of the Andrea Gail, whose story was captured in the movie The Perfect Storm (which was also filmed here). A monument honouring those brave men takes pride of place along the seaside promenade leading into the town centre, and the seafaring tradition carries on today.
So before we got cracking on the lobster, we wanted to meet some of the locals. One local light, Clarence Birdseye, invented his flash freezing technique in Gloucester, and went on to fame and fortune. Fast forward to today and Gloucester is still a working fishing village, not a replica of something from the past. While Birdseye’s methods are still in use, we were curious to see the inner workings of the seafood industry today. First stop was Steve Connolly Seafood where we met up with foreman Romeo Solviletti. It’s a busy place, where fish was being gutted and filleted and lobsters cooked in huge pots, before being sent off to grateful diners – from Los Angeles to Hong Kong. Soviletti showed us a 14-pound lobster that he said was more than 100 years old. It looked like it belonged on the Seafood counter at Harrod’s, but Solviletti told us what happens to a lot of these monsters: "At Christmas, people come in and buy the biggest lobster they can get and set it free in the harbour. It’s a tradition for some people, and to be honest, you’re better off eating a smaller, younger lobster anyhow." Our mouths were watering by this time, but we wanted to do a little more exploring.
So we went to Joey’s place. One of Gloucester’s biggest boosters, Joey Ciaramitaro has run the Good Morning Gloucester blog for years, and has built the Web’s largest collection of mutant lobster photos, one blue lobster pic at a time. If you want to tap into what’s happening around town, you’ll find no better place. And if you want fresh lobster, straight off the boat, head to Joey’s dock and he’ll weigh it in for you with a huge smile. Extra bonus? Joey’s unvarnished opinions on the best seafood restaurants this side of Boston. Follow his advice and you won’t go wrong. His tip on lobster rolls: "Never, never put
for the rest of the story follow the link-
When You’re in Boston, Hit the Seafood Trail
Thank you Damon
NOTE — Nancy Dudley took pictures but could not stay for the third heat where Len Robertson rowed alone and had the fastest time, winning the cup. At the time Nancy left we figured the cup was going to New Jersey but Len, rowing in a one boat heat at the end, kept the cup in Gloucester.
All but Mick Cody who is a beach lifeguard rower from New Jersey are local Cape Ann dory racers.
Course from the Heritage Center around Ten Pound Island and back
1. Len Robertson 21:42
2. Mick Cote 21:48
3. Erik Dombrowski 22:13
4. Jeff Muise 23:16
5. Joe Sanfillippo 24:36
6. Mike Harmon 24:37
7. Glenn Harrington 25:54
Rick thanks the Gloucester Gig rowers for giving him a lift.
Paul writes-
I’m excited to announce an upcoming one day photography workshop which I will be teaching here in beautiful Gloucester, MA along with my fellow photographer, Nadine Boughton.
The workshop titled, "Sharpening Your Eye" will be held on Sunday, October 2. We will be photographing, editing and discussing our work in a relaxed, supportive environment.
Please feel free to write or call me with any questions and please pass this message along to anyone you know who might be interested.
Warm regards, Paul Cary Goldberg
Thanks George Kauss for the recommendation!
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