This hungry tree that has seemingly swallowed its street sign has intrigued me for years. I think it screams “children’s book”….I might just have to get on that.
Author: Nichole S.
billy Joel at Fenway park
12th Row. He is so awesome!
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Nichole’s Picks 7/18 + 7/19
A little disclaimer here….with my computer currently in triage undergoing some serious data recovery attempts, I am working off Thatcher’s iPad and am quickly discovering that I’m not nearly as savvy while trying to imbed links and whatnot. So, you may have to do some Googling this week to find out some more information about my specific picks! Sorry!
Pick #1. Gloucester Block Party! Saturday, 6:00-11:00
with a theme this month of Carnivale on Main, this block party’s line up looks like tons of fun. Head HERE for more info
Pick #2 Blueberry and Raspberry Festival at Connor’s Farm
read more about it HERE
Pick #3 92.9 Earthfest
A fantastic….and FREE…outdoor concert!
Read more about the event HERE
For a more comprehensive list of family activities, visit our friends at North Shore Kid
Find them HERE
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Earning Their Keep
It was a hazy, hot, and humid day on the water but the boys need to earn their keep nonetheless. I like that they are learning at a young age that the traps cannot be ignored just because they may not feel like going out. Not that they ever actually don’t want to go out!
Not a lot of keepers, but some other fun creatures to examine before releasing. A crab, some sea urchins, and a few different species of fish.
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GMG: Cigar and Rum Cruise
live blogging onboard the gorgeous Lannon!
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Good Eggs in Rockport
The other day I did some live blogging as some Navy midshipmen and sailors took the field against some very happy youth from the town of Rockport for a spirited game of kickball.
I wanted to take a moment to thank some of fantastic sponsors who helped make the Rockport Navy Weekend a success.
We all know that events such as this cannot happen without the time and energy given by committee members, volunteers, kind towns people, and of course, sponsors.
The sponsors’ banners were proudly displayed at the ball field.
After the game many hungry participants were treated to tons of pizza donated by the Rockport House of Pizza and delicious ice cream sandwiches donated by the Dairy Train!
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Live From Kickball With the Navy
Rockport kids look forward to this every summer. Such great sports!
Thanks to all of the organizers, volunteers, the Rockport Navy Committee, and of course the sailors and midshipmen!
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Welcome Back!
I love how gorgeous these boats look in Rockport Harbor each July.
Be sure to come down and check them out this weekend.
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Turtle!
Friends of ours were sailing just outside the Eastern Point breakwater when they spotted this guy or gal! Before getting close enough to clearly identify it, they said that the huge head almost looked like a very small humpback whale calf. Upon closer inspection it was, without a doubt, a massive turtle!
For all the time I have spent on the water in this area, I have never seen a turtle like this!
Can anyone chime in? Is this pretty rare? I’m sad that the photo doesn’t do justice to what was, based on their description, a beautiful creature!
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A Nice One….
Summer evenings…
Oysters at The Rudder while the kids watch a movie at the yacht club…. And then a hot dog at Top Dog followed by ice cream on the neck.
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Nichole’s Picks 7/11 + 7/12
Pick #1: Rockport Navy Weekend
PLEASE GO HERE FOR A COMPLETE LIST OF EVENTS
With kickball, tours of the ships, a Navy Band concert, a pancake breakfast, some softball against the Rockport Police, and more…Rockport Navy Weekend is always a good time. Kudos to its organizers and the host families who share their homes with the sailors.
Pick #2: Cape Ann Museum
Second Saturday/Family Fun Free Day: Summers on Cape Ann
SATURDAY, JULY 11
11:00 a.m. — 2:00 p.m. Youth and Family Programs
Second Saturday/Family Fun Free Day
A drop-in program for families with young children. 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Includes free admission for family members, gallery guides and related art projects in the CAM Activity Center.
Saturday, July 11 Summers on Cape Ann
Check out more about the Cape Ann Museum HERE!
Pick #3: Salem Willows Seafood Festival
July 10th-12th
Indulge Yourself at the Salem Willows Seafood Festival! Dozens of restaurants and food vendors serve up their seafood specialties including lobster, chowder, shrimp, clams & all the New England Favorites! Nonstop entertainment with the best regional bands, sample culinary masterpieces at the Wicked Bites Culinary Demonstrations tent, Kiddie Land, Local Arts, Crafts & Merchants. Beverage Courtyard serving beer & wine. Fireworks Saturday night at 9:30pm!
CLICK HERE TO GET ALL OF THE DETAILS!
For a more complete listing of family friendly events, please visit our friends at North Shore Kid
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RESTOKE
The other day we stumbled upon a skate boarding course and met some fantastic and fascinating people who were out enjoying the gorgeous day and spreading the word about their local companies and their missions. While I did a quick “live blogging” post in the moment, I wanted to better acknowledge the local companies who were out their sponsoring the fun.
One of those companies was RESTOKE.
They have a pretty cool mission if you ask me….not to mention some great apparel and accessories.
RESTOKE is a word that is meant to impact everyone in a positive way. RESTOKE means to relive that unique and hard to come by feeling you get when you are doing something that thrills and excites you, whatever it is, and to Never Stop! Our focus is to provide RESTOKE through our lifestyle apparel and accessories, that inspire the passion in you to do and keep doing whatever it is that excites and thrills you.
Please check out their website by clicking HERE
or by going to www.restoke.com
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Things That Make You Say “Hmmm”
there’s this….
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A Narrow Escape
Yesterday I posted some photos of the luxury yacht Time For Us as it exited the Annisquam River and entered Gloucester Harbor. I also included the link in case you were interested in renting it.
Here’s that information again.
The 122 foot yacht can be rented for a mere $70,000 per week…plus expenses. The good news is that it comes with a 5 member crew, sleeps 8 in its four cabins, comes with two wave runners, two kayaks, 1 wakeboard, water skis, some “towable toys”, and two tenders…one measuring 32 feet and a smaller one that is 16 feet. In the photos below you can see her larger tender following her into the harbor. Not bad.
The interior is indeed pretty sweet as is the outdoor deck/lounging space…and, of course, the jacuzzi isn’t so bad either.
Here’s some video of her as she conducted a big squeeze and narrowly exited the river through the Blyman Bridge.
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I’d Make Time For “Time For Us”
Check out this humble little number that we saw squeezing (literally) through the cut bridge a moment ago. I’ll post the video later.
Check out how you can go about chartering it HERE
http://m.yachtcharterfleet.com/luxury-charter-yacht-26762/time-for-us.htm
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Sunday Afternoons are Getting Real Again at the new Blue Collar Lobster Co.
Many of you probably know by now that there is great new outdoor seating and a new restaurant area at the Gloucester House. Named the Blue Collar Lobster Co., this new establishment stands to be a lot of fun on Sunday afternoons. Think old school…like waaaay back to 1991ish.
Thatcher and I stopped by quickly today to take some pics and to grab a bite to eat.
Two crab races, two rounds of corn hole, one virgin pina colada, one margarita, a hotdog, and some great reggae songs later, we left thinking, “We’ll definitely have to go back with the rest of the family and some friends next week!”
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Happy 90th Birthday, Mike Linquata!
Live blogging from the Gloucester House.
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Get Your Skateboard On!: Live Blogging With Two Pretty Excellent Local Companies in Rockport!
The boys were psyched to stumble upon this action right now! On the corner of Marmion Way and Richard’s Ave in Rockport, two local companies are joining forces for an afternoon of skateboarding fun.
Pulp and Fizz a local label that produces independently made music and who has a fantastic mission for doing good and helping artists thrive, and whom follows the motto “thoughtful provisions for living a life full of love, color and music” AND RESTOKE (forgive me for not knowing how to make that R backwards!!) “a lifestyle apparel brand created to inspire the pursuit to relive the stoke and NEVER STOP!” are currently setting up some pretty cool obstacle courses for boarders to tackle.
I look forward to doing a longer blog post to do these two great companies justice later on…
In the meantime, if you’re in the area…get on down there!
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Smoldering
The morning after…
The bonfire is slowly smoldering
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Fire
Rockport’s bonfire burned fast and strong last night. What a great way to end what feels like a month full of festivities. Here’s the view from across the harbor while standing on Lumber Wharf.
Good Morning Gloucester 