Author: Joey Ciaramitaro

The creator of goodmorninggloucester.org Lover of all things Gloucester and Cape Ann. GMG where we bring you the very best our town has to offer because we love to share all the great news and believe that by promoting others in our community everyone wins.

Cygnets Auditioning To Be Swan Boat Protégés

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Elaine Somers writes-

I am sending you 2 photos of swans.  They were just taken this month down Henry’s pond in Rockport, MA.  The babies are about a week old.

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15 DAYS!!!!!

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July 5th 1960 Gloucester Daily Times Fiesta Photos from the Infamous Fred Buck at The Cape Ann Museum

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Fred writes-

joey – this is a section of a page from the july 5 1960 gdt showing scenes from that year’s fiesta.  i think i found it in somebody’s trash a long time ago.  i thought you could crop down to some of the photos showing sporting events (the vertical! greasy pole – bring that one back!).  i think most of the photos were by charlie lowe, the master, but no bylines, just ‘times staff’.

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Kathy Soles: Goetemann Artist in Residency Rocky Neck

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Learn more about Soles’ work at the Rocky Neck Gallery, 53 Rocky Neck Ave.

Saint Peter’s Fiesta 2011 Preview With Anthony Saputo

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A Candid Conversation With Fiesta Committee Member Anthony Saputo

Gloucester Door Series White Bird Gallery Rocky Neck

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I love how Kathleen has the flowerpot offsetting the door and the sign.  Quite a lovely aesthetic.  Ya think that was intentional or just luck? 

I bet she knew exactly what she was doing. Beautiful!

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For the rest of the Gloucester Door Series click here

GMG Inside The Numbers- Top Ten Posts Monday June 6th, 2011

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The last census lists Gloucester as having 28,789 at the 2010 U.S. Census.  Only 1970 more viewers and we will be having as many daily viewers as there are man women and children in the City of Gloucester!

Of course our reach is world wide but that census number is something I’ve had my eye on for a long while as a milestone I’m dying for us to achieve.

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here’s a map of where people have logged onto GMG from today, June 7th as of 3;30PM-

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Dun Fudgin From Tony Hilliard

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Hi Joey,

  Took this Friday night while out for a stroll by the boat ramp. Thought you might like to add it to your page. Keep up the good work. PS could you give us a plug for our Wednesday evening show at the "Annie" we’re just trying to get started and any help would be appreciated thanks.

                                 Tony Hilliard aka the "Singin Sarge"

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Burnham’s Field Community Garden Photos From John McElhenny

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St. Ann School of Gloucester representin’

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Twine planting grid

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U.S. Dory Elimination Results from Jimmy T

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The Open Class race was one for the ages as all 4 teams finished within 2 seconds of each other! Shortly after the start, strong winds out of the Northerly pushed the tandems of Erik Dombrowski / Glenn Harrington and Len Robertson and Ray D’Amico slightly off their course and that may have cost them the race as the boatspeed was there. In lanes 3 and 4 was in out-and-out war! Tom Jarvis and Jim Tarantino were neck and neck with defending champs Mark Duval and Joe "International Sex Symbol" Sanfilippo all the way to the turning flag. A smooth turn got Tarantino/Jarvis a small lead, which varied from a half a boat to a boat all the way home. But it was the superior athleticism and dedicated in-the-boat training that paid off for Duval and Sanfilippo at the finish, as they put on a huge push and ended up winning by an eighth of a second!!!
In the Master’s Division a perfect course by Mike Harmon, driven by the phenomenal strength of John Scola, secured an easy victory for the defending champs, even though they faced the skilled pair of newcomer Chris Ferrante and Bill Edmonds.
Unopposed representatives for the U.S. will be:
Juniors: LJ Robertson and Randy Parisi
Women’s: Christine Carpenter and Amy Robertson
Mixed: Jeff Muise and Christine Carpenter
Congratulations to all the rowers!
International Dory Races will be on Saturday, June 18th at the State Fish Pier in Gloucester, beginning with a Pancake Breakfast at 8 a.m.

Kim Smith Gardening Updates

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Dear Gardening Friends,

Come join me this Tuesday, June 7th at Willowdale Estate, from 4:00 to 6:00, for a house and garden tour of this beautiful, and beautifully restored, historic Arts and Crafts manse. Members of the Willowdale staff will be giving guided tours of the house and I will be available to talk about the garden, including how the Arts and Crafts movement influenced our horticultural decisions. Admission is free and the event is open to the public.

Thank you for the all the thoughtful comments and praise for last week’s column “The most highly scented lilacs…” Additionally, you will always find more photos posted on the blog. I cannot email too many photos in one newsletter because many of my reader’s email accounts have MB limits. Recently, several readers mentioned they keep a separate file for my columns on their desktop or in their email accounts, however, just to let you know, all columns and newsletters from the past year are archived on my blog. Columns prior to January 2010 are archived on my website.

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Next week I will send you information on lilac culture as this is the ideal time of year to trim and shape your lilacs for maximum blooms next year.

Reader Irma wrote the following: I picked my lilacs at their height. In water, in the vase they lasted 2 days and drooped! Last year the same. I couldn’t believe it. Do you know why?

Hi Irma, Lilacs have woody stems and do not easily absorb water in the vase. Depending on whatever tool is handy, I do one of two things. With a hammer, crush the stems, at least six inches along the length, and immediately place in a vase filled with tepid or warm water. Over the years I have also discovered that peeling the stems with a vegetable peeler is just as effective, and less messy. Peel away the woody outer layer, all around the stem, again at least six inches up the stalk (peel down to green). Still, even with treating the stems, the arrangement will be fleeting and only look beautiful for several days. The scent of the lilacs permeating throughout your home is worth the extra effort!

Click to view more on Kim’s Blog here

Chickity Check it! The Bluenose II Reconstruction/Construction Project

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I have no idea how they call it a reconstruction as it seems like they are building an entirely new boat.  The Bluenose II was an incredibly beautiful boat but according to The Queens new Life in Canada blog, it’s keel was warped and they totally deconstructed it.

So they built this enormous structure to rebuild build another Bluenose II.

Click the thumbnail to go to The Queens New Life In Canada for fantastic photos of the construction process

Here are some of my pictures of The Bluenose II when she was in Gloucester August 31, 2008-

Captain Phil Watson Aboard The Bluenose II

Gloucester Doors Series- Alma McLaughlin Gallery

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You can tell a lot about a community by the doors on its buildings.  The door on Alma McLaughlin

McLaughlin’s Gallery is one that holds many parallels with the city we love, Gloucester.

It’s both worn and beautiful with many layers of paint much like the layers of character that is the fabric of our city.  This is no pre-molded factory produced door which adorn the bedroom communities grotesque subdivisions.  This is a door that has seen it all and still beams bright and beautiful.

Welcome.

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For the rest of the Gloucester Door Series click here

Terry Weber Is No Turkey

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Terry writes-

The video below shows a Gloucester turkey on a morning stroll. Although you can’t tell from this video, the turkey’s head was a beautiful blue color.