Cape Ann Marina Currently Exhibiting At The New England Boat Show Plus Free Overnight Dockage Raffle

Cape Ann’s Marina Resort and Cape Ann Marine Sales & Service is currently exhibiting at the New England Boat Show. We are proudly encouraging visitation by Sea or Land to Gloucester. We have spoken to a lot of Gloucester fans! Please let your readers know to tell them to spot by our booth at 222 and say hello. We are raffling off FREE Overnight Dockage!

Be well,

Tobin

Cape Ann’s Marina Resort and Spa

Cape Ann Marine Sales & Service

Mile Marker One Waterfront Cafe & Bar

Tobin Dominick

75 Essex Avenue

Gloucester, MA 01930

Main #: (978) 283-2116

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Chickity Check It! Twin Lights Half Marathon Website

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Funding PBS Guest Post From Bill O’Connor

Hey Joe,

I’ve been following the story in the news regarding Congress’s desire to cut funding for PBS. I’ve seen the topic spiral into the political morass of us vs. them and vice-versa. Actually, this is a social issue as well as an educational one, and politics really has nothing to do with it. If you step back and think about it, funding for PBS should be a no-brainer, which is probably why this is up for debate in Washington!J Anyhow, I wrote a post about it on my site and thought I might share it with you:
http://northshorekid.com/story/funding-pbs-helps-american-kids

Essex Shipbuilding Museum call For Volunteers

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
DATE: March 3, 2011
KILL DATE: March 19, 2011
CONTACT: Nancy Barry

EMAIL:
Telephone: 978-768-7541

Date: Saturday, March, 19, 2011
Time: 10:00 a.m.
Place: Essex ShipbuidlingMuseum (66 Main Street, Essex,
MA)

CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS! ~ We’re
actively looking for volunteers who would like to get involved. The
success of the Essex
Shipbuilding Museum
is due in large part to our energetic and motivated volunteers who devote
countless hours to the museum. To recruit new volunteers and better motivate
our existing volunteers, we are having a Volunteer Day with three purposes in
mind.

1. Provide
an opportunity for interested individuals to learn more about the Museum and
the many interesting and fulfilling opportunities that we have for volunteers.
2. Provide
an opportunity for existing volunteers to get a broader picture of what goes on
in the Museum as a whole and what other opportunities are available.
3. Provide
a special opportunity to inspect the on-going work on the Pinky Schooner
Ardelle and hear first hand from boat builder Harold Burnham.

Whether you are a seasoned professional or a raw newcomer, we can find
a place for you. You will have a good time, meet some really interesting
people, and have the satisfaction of doing something that will make a lasting
difference.
For more information on our volunteer program, please visit our website

Essex Historical Society and ShipbuildingMuseum
978-768-7541
www.essexshipbuildingmuseum.org

GMG Questions and Answers- The Godmother- Sefathia

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How long have you lived in Gloucester?

ALL MY LIFE

What is your favorite season In Gloucester?

SPRING

Do you have any secret outdoor spots in Gloucester where you go to “get away”?

WALKING THE BEACH, WHERE IT WOULDN’T BE SECRET.. ONE PLACE STAGE FORT PARK PAST THE CANNONS AT THE VERY END THE BENCH ON THE ROCKS WITH THE WATER BELOW IS MY THINKING SPOT IN THE SUMMER.

What is your favorite pizza joint in Gloucester?

SEBASTIANS, LA TRATTORIA


What is your favorite sub shop in Gloucester?

YELLOW SUB FOR TUNA, CHEESE STEAK DESTINOS, MIKES PLACE FOR PASTRAMI, AND THE BEST ITALIAN PLACE FOR REAL ITALIAN COLD CUTS NOT FAKE SCLAFANI’S


What place would you go for a romantic dinner in Gloucester?

OCEAN VIEW ON THE WATER… FOR PRIVATE I WOULD PACK A BASKET GO TO LIGHT HOUSE…

What is your favorite bar in Gloucester?

DONT GO TO BARS.. BUT I DID LOVE THE LIVE BANDS AT CAMERONS.. NOW THERE IS NO OVER 35 BAR FOR LIVE BANDS..


What is your favorite breakfast joint in Gloucester?

SUGAR MAGNOLIA’S, LOBSTER LAND

What is your favorite local event in Gloucester?

FIESTA

In the summer do you prefer the beach or to be on a boat?

BOTH BUT DONT HAVE A BOAT SO BEACH

Who is your favorite local artist?

SINGER FLY AMERO

Which is your favorite local beach?

PAVILLION

Who has the best chowder in town?

GLOUCESTER HOUSE CLAM CAUSE WAY FOR FISH CHOWDER

Excluding GMG what is your second favorite local blog?

NONE

Do you prefer haddock chowder or clam chowder?

HADDOCK

What is your favorite Gloucester neighborhood?

WEST END

What is your favorite local band?

SCARLET, FULL CIRCLE

Trash The Dress Photo Shoot On Good Harbor Beach and a Quick Poll about Bangs

A photographer recently did a photo shoot on good Harbor Beach with a woman in a wedding dress.

Click the first picture to go check out their blog

Do bangs come and go?  I’m kinda curious because much like the mullet I thought that bangs were almost retro nowadays.  Unless I’m just out of touch.  Maybe I just haven’t paid attention and they’ve made a comeback.  like you see some of those rockabilly chicks that have the exaggerated bangs and that’s kinda cool, but I’m wondering if anyone intentionally still does the bang thing.

I’ll have to pay more attention when I venture away from the dock this morning.  Maybe I’ll do a quick mental survey at the coffee shop.  It could be that they never really went away I guess.  Poll time?

Jon and Carol Stack Have Some Nice Things To Say

Hello Joey,
My wife and I were in town a couple of weekends ago and had stoppped by the dock hoping to have a chance to meet you. We have been coming to Gloucester since around 1988. We wanted to thank you for all that you and your group do to keep those of us from out of town up to date on all the happenings around town. We are from upstate New York and first came to Gloucester for a one day whale watch trip, and have been coming every year since at least once and sometimes up to four times a year. We sometimes say we started coming to Gloucester before there was a Tourist Information Center at Stage Fort Park. We always stay at Cape Ann Marina Resort and relied for many years on those fine folks to give us directions and hints on what to see and do. My wife is an avid bird watcher,and we are yearly members of the Mass. Audobon, Trustees of Reservations and the Federal Preserve on Plum Island. We enjoy your site everyday, and I especially

enjoy Paul’s Art Rocks and hope someday to find one. So far I have been able to guess just about everyone. I was really surprised that two weeks when I finally fired up the laptop that the rock was not found at the Paint Factory until late Saturday afternoon. We be back in a couple weeks and maybe I’ll get a chance to find one. Take care and if you see a silver SUV around town with your (sticka) on the side window and New York plates toot your horn, so I can shake your hand.

Jon & Carol Stack

Mark O’Connell Has Questions About The Gale of 1862

Hello Joe,

I am planning on restoring a family cenotaph for a fisherman that went down to the sea during the Gale of February 24, 1862.

I care for 5 burial plots at St. Mary’s Cemetary in Newburyport. One of the stones… is an obelisk cut out of marble in 1862. On it reads Robert Hamilton, Drown at Sea, February 24, 186 . I decided to investigate professional cleaning and the re-cutting of the stone this summer, but since I couldn’t positively see the date of death, I began to investigate my great great grandfather’s death date.
Thank God I had a childhood memory… I used to play with a bookend of The Gloucester Fisherman. I remember my grandmother seeing me at play and then telling me that she was an invited guest at the unveiling of the Gloucester Fishermen’s Monument back when she was a young woman during the 1920’s.  She told me that apparently the paymaster had recorded my relatives’  name incorrectly in 1862.  Although the name is misspelled "Robert Hambleton" on the Fishermen’s Cenotaph she arranged for the paper transcript corrected  to the correct Robert Hamilton spelling.
I contacted the Gloucester Fishermen’s Memorial Committee and they said someone had changed the record.

From there I was able to find out the crews. I had family members on The Schooner Ocean Traveler which went down heading towards Newfoundland on January 1, 1862….and, a relative that mastered The Schooner North Star, and my great great grandfather, Robert Hamilton went down along with his cousin of his and 7 others on The Schooner "Contest" on February 24, 1862 on George’s Bank.

During my research, I was given your name.  I am writing to you in hopes that you may be able to tell me of whether you are aware of any kind of organization of relatives of the fishermen that went down that day.

I thank you for any information that you may be able to provide to me.  I’d like to contact any known relative and perhaps organize some kind of sesquicentennial remembrance.

Regards, Mark O’Connell

All I could find is this Mark-

It is a website Called The Historical Marker Database and it has a whole page dedicated to the Fisherman’s Memorial –

Gloucester Fishermen’s Memorial

Click the picture below to check out all the pictures and interesting stories about the Gloucester Fishermen’s memorial

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GMG Cape Ann Animal Aid Pet of The Week

Summer

Hi!  My name is Summer and I am a six-month-old, brown-and-
white friendly Retriever/Hound.  I love to take walks, enjoy
meeting new people and dogs.   I am residing at the shelter
at the Cape Ann Animal Aid until I am adopted.   I am
receiving wonderful attention here; they just love me to
pieces.  I have lots of energy, but I also enjoy my down
time and like to cuddle.  You can tell by looking into my
eyes what a sweet disposition I have.   Please stop down
to 260 Main Street in Gloucester and see for yourself!

GMG Questions and Answers- Harriet Webster

Harriet is the Executive Director at the Gloucester Maritime Heritage Center.

How long have you lived in Gloucester?  41 years

What is your favorite season In Gloucester? spring (it may be cold and muddy but if offers so much promise)

Do you have any secret outdoor spots in Gloucester where you go to “get away”? the rocks overlooking Halibut Point, Dogtown walks

What is your favorite sub shop in Gloucester? Virgilio’s

What place would you go for a romantic dinner in Gloucester? Passports

What is your favorite bar in Gloucester? Halibut Point

What is your favorite breakfast joint in Gloucester? Morning Glory

What is your favorite local event in Gloucester? Gloucester Maritime Heritage Day
In the summer do you prefer the beach or to be on a boat? beach 

Who is your favorite local artist? Jeff Weaver

Which is your favorite local beach? Good Harbor

Who has the best chowder in town? Causeway Restaurant

Excluding GMG what is your second favorite local blog? Yours is the only one I look at.

Do you prefer haddock chowder or clam chowder? Haddock

What is your favorite Gloucester neighborhood? Lanesville

What is your favorite local band? Walker Creek

Montreal Fans Speak Out (Featuring The QOFE)

The Boston Massacre vs The Montreal New Skids On the Block