Dahlia Tuber and Plant Sale

Thank you, Generous Gardeners,

Saturday, June 6, 2026

9:00 AM to 12:00 or sell out

New location

By the tennis courts on Stacy Boulevard

Support Generous Gardeners and have a beautiful dahlia garden this year!

Generous Gardeners will be selling our extra dahlia tubers. All are marked and photos are available of each variety. $10 each. Buy 5 and get one free.

There will also be perennials dug from traffic islands and volunteer gardens for great deals.

Not a kayaking day on Saturday

Saturday, it was, needless to say, was a stormy day.  As the rain was letting up took a ride to see the ocean.  It was low tide, but the ocean was rolling and singing a song.  There were some surfers trying to surf at Eastern Point, they were not having much luck.

2026 Generous Garden Tour

2026 Garden Tour Tickets On Sale!

Join Generous Gardeners for the 14th annual Gloucester Garden Tour on Saturday, July 11th, 2026, from 9:30 AM to 3:00 PM.  Tour the scenic, coastal, and historic eastern shore of Gloucester, a popular summer destination for affluent Boston families in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Many of the grand homes from that era with equally beautiful gardens still stand, and several are included on our tour.  Each owner approaches gardening differently, so you will be treated to a range of formal designs to cottage gardens, and an amazing garden that is a garden tour in itself. There is a tea house, a classic orchid greenhouse, and spectacular ocean views. Generous Gardeners is pleased to present these stunning properties that are seldom open to the public.  Shuttle buses will be available to help guests enjoy this year’s 3-mile round trip, self-guided tour.

Tickets/booklets and wrist bands will be picked up at the Stop and Stop parking lot at 6 Thatcher Road near the CVS.  Given the exclusivity of the tour area, there are four different parking locations to be shared when you pick up your ticket. Parking is on a first-come, first-serve basis and is not guaranteed.

 

 

Cute couple on their way to the prom

On Tuesdays in the summer, my favorite volunteer job is being at the visitor center at Stage Fort Park.  A nice young couple on their way to their senior prom, stopped by to have some photos taken.  Asked them if it was ok to take their photo.  love the wonderful rocking chairs on the porch.

Mapping Memory Sawyer Free Library

https://sawyerfreelibrary.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/mapping-memory-kick-off-event-2/

 

Mapping Memory Kick Off Event & Gloucester Jeopardy!

Saturday, June 610:30—11:30 AMCommunity Room – 003Sawyer Free Library2 Dale Avenue, Gloucester, MA, 01930

Mapping Memory: Gloucester’s Oral History Project

Our Neighborhoods. Our Stories.

Join the Local History Research Center at the Sawyer Free Library to celebrate the launch of Mapping Memory: Gloucester’s Oral History Project, a new community initiative to collect, preserve, and share the personal stories that define Gloucester’s neighborhoods.

Mayor Lundberg will provide opening remarks. After, join neighbors for a game of Gloucester Neighborhood Jeopardy!

Light refreshments will be served.

About:

This project will gather first-hand accounts from longtime residents, community leaders, and underrepresented voices through recorded oral history interviews. Mapping Memory will build a digital archive of interviews, transcripts, and mementos documenting life in Annisquam, Bay View, Downtown, East Gloucester, Folly Cove, Lanesville, Magnolia, Riverdale, Riverview, and West Gloucester from the 20th century to today.

At this kickoff event, learn how the project works, explore ways to volunteer and participate, and help shape the stories we preserve. Whether you have lived in Gloucester for decades, recently arrived, or simply want to learn more about the community, your memories are an important part of Gloucester’s history.

Come share ideas, connect with neighbors, and help map Gloucester’s memories—one story at a time.

To register, please provide the following information:

Registrant First Name Registrant Last Name Registrant Email Email reminders are sent 48 hours before the event takes place.Registrant Telephone Total number of attendees you are registering (include yourself if you are attending) 8 maximum per registration

Have you included yourself in the number of those attending? 

 Yes No

 

Good Harbor on Memorial Day

After the rain on Monday, Rick and I took a walk on Good Harbor Beach.  It was so nice to see the sun and a surfer.

3rd Annual Magnolia PorchFest

Thanking the Magnolia Library Porchfest Committee for a memorial Magnolia Porchfest.  It was amazing to see so many folks enjoying this great event.  There were 18 bands, 6 great spots to grab some food and most important lots of fun.  For more information on The Magnolia Library & Community Center, check out http://www.magnolialibrary.org

Rainy sunset

Last Tuesday, after a hot wonderful summer day, it started to rain with thunder and lightning.  No rainbow but a pretty color at sunset.

Music On Meetinghouse Green

Dear Friends of the Gloucester Meetinghouse Foundation,

Our iconic summer concert series is just around the corner, providing Friday evenings filled with music

and our community on the green!  As you can see we have a wonderful season ahead and ready to roll, 

featuring terrific local musicians and delicious food for your picnicking pleasure.  

Each free concert benefits a different local non-profit via free-will donations.  Over $18,000 was raised

last year to support their important work.  Our motto is “having fun while doing good” and there were

often over 275 of us each evening listening to music and helping to sustain our Cape Ann neighbors.

Presenting this unique series depends solely upon the generosity of Sponsors like you!

 Your personal, or business, name will be featured on our season cards, posters and publicity at one of

the giving levels below.  It’s a great way to stretch your charitable giving and show how much you care.

Pease be as generous as possible: expenses have gone up and 100% of donations from the audience

are given to our partner non-profits until the last concert with Henri Smith to benefit the Meetinghouse. 

 $4,000+    Palladium

$2,000      Platinum

$1,000      Gold

$   500      Silver

$   250      Bronze 

 

The quickest and easiest way to be a summer series Sponsor is via credit card using this link:

https://gloucestermeetinghouse.org/summer-concerts

 

Or you can send a check to GMF, 10 Church Street, Gloucester, MA 01930

(The GMF is a 501(c)(3) organization and all contributions are tax-deductible.)

Deepest thanks for your support,

 

Save the Date/ Time is getting closer

Due to the pending rainy weather on Sunday, all vendors will be inside at the Elks.  Good day to do some graduation shopping.  Thank you for shopping local.  Look forward to seeing you at the Elks Spring Craft Fair.

Anticipation

Now that the sun has come out, the anticipation of jumping off the Magnolia Pier.  On Tuesday, saw a couple of kids thinking about jumping.  The tide was too low for the jump.

End of a beautiful early summer day

On Tuesday, went to the beach around 2:00 after work.  Love seeing the little kids getting right into the summer mode.  Actually, went swimming with the saltwater soothing the day’s stress away.

SAVE THE DATE FUN EVENT.. 3 DAYS AWAY

Another sign that summer is coming.  This event has been fun and been enjoyed by many.  Enjoy the walk around Magnolia and the music.  See you at 4:00 pm.