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National Fisherman, the commercial fishing industry magazine, recently opened up its historical archives of east and west coast commercial boats.
Here’s two. One shows the first of the Novi lobster boats built in Plymouth, Ma. at the tiny boatshop on Union Street. Novi boats have long been a commonplace on the Gloucester waterfront.
The seconds shows an impressive wreck on the shores of what I think is Ten Pound Island, at the entrance to the inner harbor.
The Coast Guard kept an air station at Ten Pound.
Sadly, the island’s a mess: thickets of poison ivy, crumbled walls and staghorn sumac that do a very good job of keeping vandals away from the lighthouse and foghorn.
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LobsterFest is August 13th, 2011 and is always a great time.
Rockport, North Shore, and Greater Boston, MA – Rain or shine, on Saturday, August 13 from 12 noon to 7 pm at the American Legion Hall Bandstand on scenic Back Beach in Rockport, MA, Rockport Rotarians will host their 15th annual public LobsterFest cookout, open to all, and including free entertainment by the legendary Cape Ann Jazz band. Enjoy a complete meal of hot boiled lobster, corn-on-the-cob, clam chowder, roll and butter, watermelon and a soft drink in this festive and picturesque setting for just $25. (military/fire/police/EMT price: $23). A cash menu of hot dogs, burgers, chips, desserts, beer and wine is also available. Each year close to 800 people enjoy this lively event, and funds raised support the good community service projects of Rockport Rotary.
Advance tickets are recommended, available at Granite Savings Bank, John Tarr Store, Rockport National Bank, Village Silversmith, BankGloucester, or from a local Rockport Rotarian or by calling Event Chair & President-Elect Laurene Wessel 978-290-8035, email: lwessel@bankgloucester.com
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Free-spirited lobsterboy mascots Camden, Kyle, and Eamon will be on hand along with live entertainment from the Cape Ann Jazz Band and hundreds of great folks turning out to support the community service work of Rotary this saturday, August 13, at Rockport Rotary’s 15th annual LobsterFest. More than lobsters will rock, noon to 7 pm, rain or shine, at the Legion Bandstand on Rockport’s scenic back beach! For just $25 cool greenbacks, you get a complete hot-boiled lobster dinner with corn-on-the-cob, chowder, roll and butter, beverage and watermelon (military/fire/police/EMTprice $23). A cash menu of hot dogs, burgers, chips, desserts, beer and wine (yes!) is also available. Advance tickets @ Granite Savings Bank, John Tarr Store, Rockport National Bank, Village Silversmith, BankGloucester, from local Rotarians, or by calling 978-290-8035. Get more scoop at http://www.rockportrotary.org Lobster is good for you and for community, too!
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The North Shore Jazz Project Presents: The Waterfront Dance Party of the Summer with Boston’s Best Afro-Pop Musicians: Lamine Touré and Group Saloum Friday, August 12th, from 7-10 pm At the Gloucester Maritime Heritage Center, 23 Harbor Loop, Gloucester
It is time to get out your dancing shows. The waterfront party of last summer is back. The North Shore Jazz Project is pleased to present a joint fundraiser with the Gloucester Maritime Heritage Center, on August 17th, 7-10 p.m. on Gloucester’s beautiful waterfront. About Group Saloum Group Saloum is Boston’s hottest Afro-pop band. Founded by world-renowned griot percussionist Lamine Touré, Group Saloum fuses Senegalese mbalax with elements of jazz, funk, reggae, and Afrobeat. Group Saloum performs original mbalax music highlighted by the infectious rhythms of Touré’s sabar drums, drawing upon the collective creativity of some of Boston’s most talented musicians. "From Boston, a spectacular afropop act specializing in, but not limited to, Senegalese mbalax." — Afropop Worldwide "Lamine Touré and Group Saloum kick out a hard-hitting dance mix that spans the percussive fury of Senegalese mbalax and the joyful uplift of Congolese soukous" — Banning Eyre, Boston Phoenix "Whatever your pleasure this album has got it. Group Saloum is a tight group made of some of the best musicians in Boston. For a city boasting hundreds of music conservatory and grads, this says quite a bit. Their polished act will definitely be thrilling live concertgoers for years to come." — Erich Ludwig, VP Artist Relations, Calabash Music
About the North Shore Jazz Project and the: The North Shore Jazz Project’s mission has been to create an environment on the North Shore where music education, performance and appreciation can flourish. Since November 2009, the group has presented standing room only events with top quality performances and several inspirational educational clinics at multiple schools and venues. Clinics are free to student musicians.
About the Gloucester Maritime Heritage Center The goals of Gloucester Maritime Heritage Center are to champion the preservation of Gloucester’s maritime history and traditions and to serve as a resource for the study of marine science and technology.
Proceeds from the concert will benefit the North Shore Jazz Project and the Maritime Heritage Museum. Tickets are $20.00. For more information or to purchase advance tickets visit: http://www.northshorejazzproject.org.  We are also on Facebook as The North Shore Jazz Project.
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Pleasant Street resident Jenna Howard is providing updates on the peppers, squash and other vegetables growing in her plot at the new Burnham’s Field Community Garden. The reports and photos will allow GoodMorningGloucester viewers to follow the garden’s progress with a weekly answer to the question, “What’s New in Jenna’s Garden?”
By Jenna Howard
Week Eight
Peppers, peppers everywhere!
I have four different types of Peppers growing in my garden. Italian Peperoncinis, spicy Jalapenos, sweet Carmen peppers, and super HOT Habaneros. Over the past week I was able to harvest lots of different peppers. So, as you can imagine, everything I ate last week had peppers in it!
Of all my peppers I am most proud of my Habanero. It’s green (it will turn an orangy-red shade when it’s ripe) and not quiet ready to be picked yet, but an accomplishment nonetheless! Habaneros are actually pretty hard to grow because they thrive on hot weather and lots of sun. They are pretty fickle and should only be watered when dry. Overwatering can give the peppers a bitter taste.
The Habanero is one of the hottest peppers around! It packs a punch even though it will only get to be about an inch to two inches long. Habanero chili peppers are rated 100,000 – 350,000 on the Scoville scale.
Not familiar with the Scoville scale? (Neither was I!) The Scoville scale is a measurement of the spicy heat (or piquance) of a chili pepper. The number of Scoville heat units (SHU) indicates the amount of capsaicin present. Capsaicin is a chemical compound that stimulates chemoreceptor nerve endings in the skin. The highest rating on the scale is 16,000,000 — AKA PURE CAPSAICIN!
See where my peppers rate on the Scoville scale:
Habanero: 100,000 – 350,000
Jalapeno: 3,500 – 8,000
Peperoncini: 100 – 900
Carmen: 0 (no significant heat)
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I came across this tonight, but I took it in June and had completely forgotten about it. This photo is not color adjusted in any way, and is of some thunderstorms that rolled through Gloucester just before dusk on June 9th. I remember how green the clouds were and it made me just want to run for cover even though I was inside! Luckily, I grabbed the camera instead.
"We are looking for generous individuals and/or companies willing to donate auction items as a silent auction item for the Kevin J Belrose Memorial Golf Tournament, Any and all donations would be greatly appreciated. All prior auction items have been hugely popular and historically generated a great deal of revenue. All proceeds from the tournament will benefit the Kevin J. Belrose Memorial Scholarship Fund endowment at Cooperstown Central School. The fund was established in Kevin Belrose’s memory in 2005 and is awarded annually. Cooperstown Central School is the custodian of the endowment; its Tax ID number is 15-6002179.Cooperstown Central School will acknowledge all sponsorships with a letter documenting your donation for tax purposes. I thank you for your consideration of this request. If you have any questions or comments please feel free to contact me at 781-608-5692 or via email annemariebelrose@yahoo.com .
Sincerely, Anne Marie Belrose"
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Hi Joey! I’m back in Michigan after having had a fantastic (but too brief) visit to MA. The highlight of my trip was the July 31st "Mug Up" at EJ’s studio and GMG Gallery. You, Ed, Paul M., Paul F., and everyone else in attendance provided me with a warm and enthusiastic welcome. I felt right at home. Jane Gibbs, my brother Bill and I tried in vain to attend the Thursday Aug. 4th "Night on the Neck" but couldn’t find a parking spot anywhere!!! We had no idea how well attended it would be and it looks as though we missed a terrific evening. I am more certain than ever that living in Gloucester is in my future. Thanks to you and everyone from GMG for helping make my trip so much fun! Linda Colman
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I was wrong to assume that because I predominantly write our hyperlocal blog for our Cape Ann residents that people would understand how preposterous the notion that you could have time to move all the lobster gear even if they knew where the lobsters were released and to set it and for those lobsters which were probably miles away from that location would ever get caught.
I was obviously wrong and people did not understand with the outlandishness of it all that it was a joke.
It’s on me.
What I am happy for is that the releasing of the lobster story which would have been a simple story largely forgotten by now has gotten huge legs and all the positives of Buddhism are highlighted. For that I am grateful.
For those of you who would like to learn more about Chokhor Duchen click to find out.
You know the craziest part? So many people think I’m hatin on Buddhism, but I download a Buddhhism podcast from this guy that Lindsay Crouse recommended that I listen to- Lama Marut.
Check him out, the guy makes a lot of sense. http://www.lamamarut.org/
also sign up for the upcoming Summer Retreat, here are our interviews talking about the upcoming 2011 Summer Retreat-
Diana Perez, a super nice reporter from WBZ called this morning and wanted to talk about the story. I explained to her how it was a joke and suggested she go and speak with Tuffy about it. but I totally blew a tremendous opportunity to create a brilliant masterpiece.
It would have been great if we had Tuffy dressed in a Buddhist robe and have incense burning at his house when she came to interview him. He could have pushed back the beaded entryway, invited her in and explain about his new-found enlightenment and then ask her if she would like to practice some of the stuff in the Kama Sutra.
Dammnit, I’m losing my touch. It must have been the no doubt bad karma induced headache I’ve had all day which clouded my thinking.
Missed opportunities!
Anyway, seriously I highly highly suggest anyone to listen to some of the teachings of Lama Marut. the guy is a real like lama but he speaks to you using western Principles. The dude is seriously brilliant.
Happy Day! Namaste!
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The Ethnic Arts Center will perform two showings of "Beastie, the Sea Serpent of Gloucester" Puppet Show on Thursday, August 11, 2011 at the Children’s Area of the Cape Ann Farmer’s Market in Stage Fort Park, Gloucester.
The first performance will be at 4:00 pm, to be followed by a repeat performance at 4:30 pm. This participatory Puppet Show is an historical interpretation of the events surrounding the sightings of Gloucester’s legendary sea serpent, and includes a happy ending, heretofore undiscovered.
This Puppet Show will include singing of the Beastie song, all 15 verses plus Chorus,
accompanied by a live musician, as the Puppet Show is performed. Attending children are invited to manipulate many of the props in the pantomime. Prior to the show, from 3:30 to 4:00 pm, children will learn the lyrics and practice prop manipulation for the show.
This production was funded in part by the Gloucester Cultural Council’s LCC grant from the Massachusetts Cultural Council. Admission is free.
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Good Morning Gloucester 