Author: Joey Ciaramitaro

Hi, Joey,
As an ex-gloucesterman and artist I look at thousands of local pictures and maps.  I know that the East Gloucester Ferry ran from the railways on Rocky Neck to about where the Coast Guard Base is today.  But I’ve never seen a picture of the Ferry which someone told me was Little Giant.  Wonder if any of your eaders could send in one to GMG?  Also, there are a number of sizable granite piers on Lobster Cove in Annisquam and I know it was frequented by coasting and fishing schooners in the past.  I’d like to now when the wooden(now footbridge) was built and, it it originally had a span that opened.  I hope one of your readers can answer that too.
Bill Hubbard
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Doug Silva manager at The Topside Grille writes us that you can go in and ask for a free raffle ticket to win two front row Nascar tickets for tomorrow at Laconia.

Joey,
You’ve had some great blogs thes past few weeks especially the Fiesta pictures.
Hers’s my latest painting.  It’s based on a 1909 post card that was titled, Coasting schooner in Gloucester Harbor.  I could not recognize the local from the picture but it was probably around the head of the harbor and it does look familiar.
Bill Hubbard
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Visit my artists website at:
http://bill-hubbard.fineartamerica.com

Joey,
We are running our annual Summer Overstock Sale tomorrow through Sunday over at Coveted Yarn. There will be quite a bit of yarn on sale both online at http://www.covetedyarn.com and in the store at 121 East Main St. I was wondering if you would be so kind as to put the word out for us. Our hours for the sale are:
Friday 10:00 am to 9:30 pm
Saturday 10:00 am to 8:00 pm
Sunday 10:00 am to 8:00 pm
We will have some special guests on Saturday and Sunday. Leslie Wind, a silversmith from Rockport who makes beautiful shawl pins and Tewelry (tools you can wear) and also Heather Bolcome Spellman, a Gloucester native and yarn dyer under the trade name of Mad Color Fiber Arts. Come on by and Satisfy Your Yarning!
Thanks!
-Robert
— Coveted Yarn
121 E. Main St.
Gloucester, MA 01930
(978)282-8809
http://www.covetedyarn.com
info@covetedyarn.com

Boy Scout Troop 112 Fundraiser to defray costs of equipment and Summer camp.

Free Car Wash

Saturday, July 16, 2011

East Gloucester Marina, East Main St., Gloucester

8am to 12pm

I didn’t take too many pictures because I was having such a great time last night but I’m sure we will be getting some photos from our friends that were aboard.

Huge thanks to Paul Giacalone of the Old Cuban Cigar Co, Bobby Ryan at Ryan and Wood for the fantastic rum tastings and of course our hosts The Ellis Family and the Thomas Lannon.

If everyone else had half as much fun as I did I’d say it was a wildly successful event.

If any of you guys wants to send your pictures I’d love to post them.