My View of Life on the Dock
I ventured inside the compound with all the pirates, performing and allowing any photo opportunity with all kids and even some grown ups. A fun adventure, enjoy the video, and music by the Bawdy Buccaneers, also performing at The Pirate Faire.
Performances will continue at Stage Fort Park June 26th-27th
Video of fun on Main Street for the First Party of the Summer.
Senator Tarr and Mayor Kirk were on hand to start the 8th Annual American Cancer Society Relay for Life of Cape at Newell Stadium last night.
Click on photo below to see slide show of the Teams.
Also see video below
The Angel from the Sea a familiar sight on Main Street when you pass Art Haven has been retired. A contest is being held July 9th at Art Haven for a new logo.
David Brooks scrapped her off the window and I believe there was a tear in his eye during the last scrape; she has served Art Haven for the past 2 years.
Several people came by and did their part in helping David.
Dawn Gadow talks about the Logo Contest on July 9th.
Henri Smithand Michelle Romano
Other actors / extras that are in the movie.
Thanks to Linn Parisi for the tip-
The church’s 31 bells were cast by the Taylor Bell Foundry in England and installed during the summer of 1922, and restored by Meek, Wilson & Company.
Bill Meeks was on site directing the operations, photo of him strapping a Bell.
Each bell has a Saints Name in Portuguese, and a name of a person. There is a story for each bell, I am sure. The first Reverend, a Captain, and A. Piatt Andrew are the names on the bells shown. On A. Piatt Andrew’s bell is the inscription in Portuguese “The Heart of Jesus”, as he was instrumental in getting the bells brought to the church in 1922.
An elderly man stood watching them being re-installed, he said to me “I am so glad they are back, I thought I would never hear them ring again, but my prayers were answered.”
Some scenes from Good Harbor Beach.
Baby in a Bucket and of course boys will be boys.
FYI – I met six friends and they staged this shot for me, I think I caught great light and color on these shots.
Photo of one of the above, that I encountered during a ride through Eastern Point in Gloucester.
June 14th – the Gloucester Elks had a Flag Day ceremony, where they retired old flags.
On hand for the ceremony were the Elks leadership and honored guests. Senator Bruce Tarr, and State Rep Ann-Margaret Ferrante.
The High School color Guard and rifle team participated in the ceremonies
Middle School Essay winners read their essays, and six high school scholarships were awarded.
Essay Winners:
Grace A. Marino, Olivia Legenfre, Mary E. Colusssi, Fiona Noring
Scholarship Awards Given to:
Elizabeth Scatterday, Connor Ressel, Kyle Jenkins, Brendan Douglass’ Casey McCarthy’ Ashley Lopes
In the tradition of GoodMorningGloucester, of photography the food we eat, I present you my lunch at Sailor Stan’s in Rocky Neck. A simple lunch clam chowder and a tuna fish sandwich. The chowder was EXCELLENT, lots of clams, and a light broth, just the way I like it. The atmosphere and serve was great. I also met some lovely ladies who welcomed their picture taken, from Colorado, and some locals who also enjoy eating at Sailor Stan’s.
It was a great lunch eating and reading the latest Cape Ann Magazine’s Summer Guide.
Come to the New England Pirate Faire, “A Day of Adventure”
June 19-20 Stage Fort Park.
Photos taken during a dress rehearsal this weekend.
The work has started, A quick walk through indicated the progress.
An environmental barrier in the water, the walk-thru has been removed; paint scraping has started in one room, and dismantling of old interior walls.
Some photos show the bright sunlight coming thru small holes in the walls and the roof.
Work In Progress for the future home of Ocean Alliance.
Stay tuned for more progress on GoodMorningGloucester and enjoy the slide show with GMG exclusive photos.
I took a walk on Wingaersheek Beach yesterday, looking for the Channel Marker that had washed ashore during a storm. See (Ed Sawicki March 26 2010, entry in GMG ).
I did not realize how big this thing is. Michael Densmore, a professional welder, was also there taking measurements. He is trying to bid on the contract with the Coast Guard, to cut it up so it can be removed. As I took photos I thought how great this would look at the new area on Rogers Street. I also found out that Mike was the welder that had worked on the majority of the channel markers we see around the city.
I hope I get the opportunity to watch them cut this thing up and haul it away.
Even on a cold drizzle day you can find something interesting in Gloucester.
The summer is here, tourists are starting to enjoy Gloucester, sitting at the beach on a rock, reading a book on the back shore or even having a picnic with kids.
Teresa and Karen from Michigan share a picnic with their kids watching the tide come in.
Held June 8th at the Bass Rocks Golf Club.
Featured local artists and some of their work, a great forum to listen to the artists speak about their work. A great evening understanding the motivation and personal story behind each piece. We were also rewarded with a rainbow ‘Nature’s own painting’ at the end of the program.
I have captured some of the artists and their work below in a slide show; I hope to also put together a short video of them speaking about their work. Please enjoy and support your local artists, and watch for the video on GoodMorningGoucester.
While taking photos off of St Peter’s Plaza, I ran into Felicia, she was posing with her friend on some of the boats tied up. I asked permission to also take photos and here are the results. I asked her to pose on the Stanley Thomas, for the color contrast.
The only information I got was that she was “Felicia”: from Spain, that was good enough for me. I hope they are enjoying themselves in Gloucester.
Jerry and Sheila run the Savory Skillet inside Brown’s Mall.
For lunch I had the summer salad with grilled shrimp, option grilled scallops or chicken. Excellent!!!
Made with three varieties of lettuce, Cherry Tomatoes, Red Onions, Feta Cheese and cucumbers, and a special dressing that brings all the flavors together.
Linda Greenlaw speaks at Jabberwocky Book Store, Newburyport Mass. and promotes her new Book Se Worthy.
In the following videos Linda talks about her personal life, her new book Seaworthy. She also talks bout life after the Perfect Storm and her experiences at sea. She is also on a reality show which airs on Discovery Channel.
Enjoy one or all the videos.
Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZfaIe8TCp0
Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwNBi0FF9Xc
Part 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1PQ7J6rlr8
Part 4: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfaiwIbG4h0
Part 5: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEQo73nXgBo
Part 6: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHo1ffwKHOE
Part 7: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9XoXpWbCO0
