Author: Marty Luster

I'm Marty Luster, a retired attorney and politician. In 2010 my wife, mother-in-law, dog and I relocated from Central NY to Gloucester. I hope my photographs and poetry(?) reflect my love for this place and her people. My picture-poem posts can be seen at http://matchedpairs.wordpress.com and selected black and white images can be found at http://slicesoflifeimages.wordpress.com

Cape Ann Artisans at 30 Reception – Part 1

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In conjuction with the Cape Ann Artisans at 30 Exhibit, the Cape Ann Museum hosted an Opening Reception on Saturday.  Cape Ann residents will also recieve free admission on Saturday mornings from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. for the duration of the exhibit.

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Fish on Fridays

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The Fish on Fridays series is a collaboration between Gloucester photographers Kathy Chapman and Marty Luster. Look for various aspects of Gloucester’s centuries-old fishing industry highlighted here on Fridays.

This week we’re thinking about China. Kathy is working with Philips Auction House opening on the Back Shore next week (http:www.philipsauctionhouse.com). She came across these wonderful pictures of fishing boats from a personal vacation album dating from 1910-1920 China.

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A little closer to home, Marty visited Horizon Chinese Restaurant, 4 Rogers St., Gloucester, and watched Chef James prepare mouth watering stir fried shrimp in garlic sauce and lobster in spicy chili sauce.  All seafood is fresh off the boat in Gloucester Harbor.

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KCedit1437 Photos © Kathy Chapman 2013
www.kathychapman.com and
© Marty Luster 2013
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Fish on Fridays

Posted on by Marty Luster

The Fish on Fridays series is a collaboration between Gloucester photographers Kathy Chapman and Marty Luster. Look for various aspects of Gloucester’s centuries-old fishing industry highlighted here on Fridays.

Today we take a look at Turner’s Seafood. http://www.turners-seafood.com/gloucester-market?url=gloucester-market.We are particularly interested in their skinning machine (see video).

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Photos © Kathy Chapman 2013
www.kathychapman.com and
© Marty Luster 2013
matchedpairs.wordpress.com
slicesoflifeimages.wordpress.com

 

 

On The Hard

Posted on by Marty Luster

DSCF1344 The ninety foot, three deck ferry, Thomas Laighton runs between Portsmouth, NH and the Isle of Shoals and surrounding areas. She’s currently undergoing maintenance at the Gloucester Marine Railways. For more info visit http://www.islesofshoals.com

Fish on Fridays

Posted on by Marty Luster

The Fish on Fridays series is a collaboration between Gloucester photographers Kathy Chapman and Marty Luster. Look for various aspects of Gloucester’s centuries-old fishing industry highlighted here on Fridays.

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This week we are celebrating the cod. We photographed Connolly Seafoods’ day boats returning with cod they had hooked “the old fashion way” according to one of the fisherman.

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Photos © Kathy Chapman 2013
www.kathychapman.com and
© Marty Luster 2013
matchedpairs.wordpress.com
slicesoflifeimages.wordpress.com

FYI: Last week when Kathy was looking for info on salt machines she Googled “salt machines at State Fish Pier” and this is what appeared! http://scienceprogress.org/2011/04/fish-on-fridays-maximizing-the-value-of-america’s-fisheries/
Much to our surprise not only is there another column out there called Fish on Fridays, but they did a story on Gloucester’s salt machines! The online journal is: Science Progress – where science, technology and policy meet.