Category: Chickity check it!

Cape Ann Forum September 11, 2011 7-9pm- Free- Gloucester City Hall

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To mark the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the Cape Ann Forum is hosting Human Rights Watch’s deputy director for the Middle East and North Africa, Joe Stork, to speak on the revolutionary upheavals now sweeping the Arab world and what they mean to us. From Tunisia, Egypt and Libya to Yemen, Syria and Bahrain, young Arab men and women have risen up to challenge deeply entrenched, repressive regimes with varying degrees of success but few signs of a let-up. In August the protests spread to Israel as Jewish and Arab activists set up tent camps to call for reforms there. What does this mean for the region, and how does the death of Osama bin Laden fit in to these events?

To Learn More Check Out The Cape Ann Forum Website

Chickity Check it!- Marilyn R. Gardner Is Crushin On Rocky Neck

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Rocky Neck – America’s Oldest Working Art Colony

Just off route 127 in the city of Gloucester, Massachusetts is Rocky Neck, America’s oldest working art colony. While “The Perfect Storm” put Gloucester on the map in recent years, this part of Gloucester’s heritage and current dynamic is something that more people need to experience.

Walking through galleries, experiencing different mediums and talking to the artists was food for the soul. We saw large marine landscapes with infinite detail at the John Nesta Gallery. Farther on Kathleen Archer’s photographycaptured misty scenes that portrayed the North Shore of Boston with mystery and beauty. A collection called “Choices” showed photographs of women, each draped turban style in cloth that was significant to them so that only their faces showed.

The Goetemann Gallery, home to the art work of Judith Goetemann is a gallery you could stay in for hours. Persian carpets cover the wooden floor and beautiful silk and batik line the walls in frames and on screens. Judith captures her artistic response to Gloucester with these words*:

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Today is The Final Day To Vote Good Morning Gloucester For CBS Boston Most Valuable Blogger Contest

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The voting for CBS Boston’s Most Valuable Blogger ends TODAY. We appreciate any votes that you have given to GMG in this contest if you feel that we deserve it.

I’m very proud of the work our team has done on the behalf of our community and to date I’ve  never seen another blog that creates as much original content for the betterment of their community and to remind the world of just how special a place that our community is. Win or lose this competition I know in my heart that the commitment to bringing our readership the best, most timely and entertaining blog we can has never wavered and we will relentlessly keep on our efforts to push the boundaries and dismantle what anyone anywhere ever thought was possible in community reporting especially when you consider that 100% of our efforts are volunteer and based on our love of our community.

Thank you for your consideration for your vote, thank you for your comments, thank you for your contributionins whether it be pictures, videos, encouragement or just a “nice job” in passing on the street.  It is what keeps up going- pushing forward and trying to ever make it better- for you- our readership.

If you feel that we deserve your vote you can vote daily through the end of the day by clicking through the badge below.  Feel free to hit the little buttons below the post to share this post on Facebook, Twitter or email to your friends who may also feel the same way about Good morning Gloucester.

thanks for everything-

Joey C


We have been nominated in the miscellaneous category and are pitted against 30 or so other blogs.

Please conside voting for our local friends as well

North Shore Dish was nominated in the Dining/Entertainment Category

You can vote for them here

and North Shore Kid was nominated in the Lifestyle and Family Category you can vote for them here

The Infamous Fred Buck adds To The Photo Story of The Filming of “Bride 13” On Salt Island

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joey – these are some of the museum photos of the "bride 13" filming on salt island.  a,b,c are from the treasure chest left to the museum by gloucester high history teacher myrtle cameron.  d&e are from a photo album page with about 15 snapshots of the cast and crew and assorted rubberneckers on good harbor.  no idea who took the pics, but i’m delighted they did.
infamous fred buck, down cellah at the cape ann museum…

salt island 1919. constructing the set for movie serial "bride 13". myrtle cameron collection.salt island 1919. visiting the set for movie serial "bride 13". myrtle cameron collection.salt island 1919. view of the set for movie serial "bride 13". cast member on good harbor? myrtle cameron collection."Bride 13" actress. Long Beach. 1919."Bride 13". Scene being filmed at Brace's Cove, Eastern Point.

Just another reason to go visit the Cape Ann Museum.  I’m telling you, if you have a question about something that happened here in Gloucester in the past chances are you can find some really cool stuff with some extremely helpful folks ready willing and able to assist you in your quest!

Mornin Coffee Klatch At Scout Vintage Finds- 186 East Main St

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check out ScoutVintage here- http://www.facebook.com/ScoutFinds

Pics using @SunshineWalks Pentax Camera

Our Sarah Kelly @therovinghome

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Karen aka “Scout” @ScoutFinds

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Karen’s killer raspberry lemon muffins-

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and here’s one from my camera-

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Rockport School Garden Project

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Lisa Vincent writes-

Hi Joey,
I know you have been showing what’s in Jenna’s garden. And I have really been inspired.
Did you know that the Rockport Elementary School grew their first vegetable garden? I made a blog post about it couple of weeks back. Here’s the link:

My How the Garden Has Grown!

Labor Day Sunflowers from Kim Smith

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Labor Day Sunflowers–visit my blog for more photos of sunflowers, Joe and Helen Garland, moving the kids to college and grad school, and of course, butterflies! Also, a beautiful illustration found while looking online for Rockwell Kent images of the Labor Movement. TitledGodspeed, it is a wood cut of an angel watching over a sailing vessel, with Northern Lights in the distance.

Enjoy this gorgeous weather and Happy Labor Day to you!

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Check Out Kim’s Blog Here- http://www.kimsmithdesigns.wordpress.com/

Chickity Check It! WHEATBERRIES VIRTUAL BAKESHOP

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Rebecca Reynolds Writes-

Hi, GMGers!

Perhaps the best, most memorable birthday cake shared with family and friends on Cape Ann was made by Gina Fettig.

Adding to this delicious dessert’s elite status was the fact that it was hand delivered, free-of-charge by her husband, John.

For a special event in July, I tried to order another cake from Gina, but she wasn’t offering that service any more…..

Can you imagine my delight this morning when I found that Gina has started her own website, where she offers weekly home-baked-goods specials:

http://www.wheatberriesvirtualbakeshop.com/

I know how important good food is to our community, I also know that you will love whatever you order from Gina, so PLEASE SHARE this news our GMG community.

MANY THANKS!

Rebecca

Live Blogging Gloucester Schooner Fest- Webcam and Live Updates Here

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click to view the action live-

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2011 Gloucester Schooner Fest Live Cam provided by Discover Gloucester

Click Here For The Schedule of Events

We will be live blogging here at this post all weekend long.  If you have a picture or upload a YouTube video send it in to goodmorninggloucester at yahoo.com and we will add to the 2011 Schooner Festival Live Blog Timeline.  If you are out on the water and have an iPhone send in those pics to the email address above and we will post them, don’t forget to add how you would like the photo credited.

Friday Evening Rick Isaacs Submits-

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4:45AM Saturday September 3 The Heritage Center- Epi-Center of Schooner Festival Activities-

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9:15AM The Scene At The Heritage Center

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Donna Ardizzoni Photos-

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Galley on the Roseway

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Sunday September 4, 2011 4:45AM at Gloucester Maritime

Parade of Sails Sunday 11:00AM-

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Parade Of Sails Photos From Donna Ardizzoni

If you appreciate GMG and feel that we deserve to be Boston’s Most Valuable Blog feel free to give us your vote-

The CBS Boston Most Valuable Blogger Everything Else Category Rant

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

As many of you know (and I swear I don’t want to be obnoxiously asking for your votes every two seconds) Good Morning Gloucester, our blog is among the 30 or so nominees for Boston’s Most Valuable Blogger in the Everything Else category.

It’s a great honor and it’s all because of our contributors and community who send in material as well as comment on posts and/or help out with the latest foolish plans we may be concocting to dominate the world.

I don’t want this to come off as a plea for votes but I just now had the time to click through the other nominees on the list and out of the 30 or so, there really IMO are only about 5 that belong there.  I’m not even saying GMG deserves the top spot (although in my mind it does) but I could see how someone could vote for Adam Gaffin’s excellent and oft updated Universal Hub. 

What I cannot understand is how there are some nominees in the category that hardly ever even update or may only update once a week.  There are some nominees that have a total of three blog posts for the whole month of August.  We bang that out by 8AM on any given day.  So if you have time and see some of the other nominees even in the same category that we are nominated in, look through and at least vote for some blog that cares enough to maintain the thing.

I would tell you that there are some local Cape Ann blogs that I would put up over at least 60% of the nominees in the contest.

Anyway I truly am appreciative to whoever nominated us in the first place and I hope that if we don’t win that someone that puts in the time and energy that we do, does win.

Thanks for your support…end rant

Bass Rocks Ocean Inn- You Wanna Stay Here- Trust Me

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Videos Coming-

The amenities from access to Bass Rocks Golf, Billiards, Discount Parking At Good Harbor Beach, Updated Spotless Rooms with Pillowtop Beds, Libraries, Breakfast, the Stunning Views, Complimentary Bikes, Bocce, Croquet, Horseshoes, Crystal Clear HEATED Pool and huge balconies outside of your room the place is incredible.  Look for our room tour videos throughout the week.

For More Info- Bass Rocks Ocean Inn

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Heated Crystal Clear Pool

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Super Friendly Staff

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Suite With Unobstructed Views

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Billiard Room With Library

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Standard Room With Double Beds

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Observation Deck

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Good Harbor Marsh Under Storm Surge Panorama From Bill O’Connor

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Hi Joe,

While we were down at Good Harbor Beach just before high tide during the storm today, I took a series of photos of the incoming surge on the marsh side of the beach and stitched them together.  While storms like these bring destruction and hassle for us humans, the surge is a form of renewal for the marsh habitat.  This is rather large photo so click through to see the high resolution version!

Enjoy~Bill O’Connor
North Shore Kid

By the way Bill and his wife Kelly are the creators of North Shore Kid, our pals who are nominated for a CBS Boston Most Valuable Blogger Award In The Lifestyle and Family Category you can vote for them here

and don’t forget the filthy hos  Restaurant Critiques extraordinaire from North Shore Dish who were nominated in the Dining/Entertainment Category

You can vote for them here

and of course you can always toss a vote our way if you think we are worthy in the everything else category.  You can Vote for GMG here

The rules for the voting state that you can vote once a day every day ‘til the 9th of September.

Live Good Harbor Beach Webcam from the Blue Shutters Inn In Gloucester MA

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Click the picture below to watch the storm as it worsens throughout the day-

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Webcam courtesy Tony Sapienza and The Team At The Blue Shutters Inn On Good Harbor Beach

If you appreciate the coverage the GMG team have been bringing you feel free to vote for us in the CBS Boston’s Most Valuable Blogger everything else category
http://boston.blogger.cbslocal.com/most-valuable-blogger/blog/377-goodmorninggloucester/#

Hurricane Irene Gloucester Shore Report 6:30AM 8/28/11

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A Ride Around Gloucester’s East Gloucester Coast The Morning Of Hurricane Irene

Filmed Using The Kodak Playsport Zx3 and Kayalu nClamp Camera Mount

Ben Niedermeyer and Wife 2009 Captain Joe & Sons Best Dressed Customer of The Year Award Winner Joanne Pimp Artist Rob Dieboll

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Ben writes-

Hey Joey:  Great to see you and Frank yesterday and thanks for some great lobsters which we at last night.  Joanne wanted me to forward you the website address of our good friend and excellent artist Rob Dieboll.  Rob and his wife Kim actually turned us onto Captain Joe’s in 2007 when we bought our place in Rockport.  We have several of Rob’s prints and a couple of his originals on our walls here.  He is noted for his paintings of Good Harbor beach people and they all evoke a story in the beholder’s imagination.  Check the site out at www.diebboll.com.

Joanne’s gonna make me winner winner chicken dinner next week (hopefully).  Sometime I want you and the Mrs. to come over for my favorite soup in the world that Joanne makes in the winter time:  Portugese bean soup with oxtails.  It’s an old family recipe that emanated in Honolulu and will knock your socks off.

Thanks again Joey for being your personable self!

Best regards, Ben

Check Out Rob on the interwebs by clicking the picture below-

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Am I the only one thinking Ben’s making out pretty good in this deal?  He gets lobsters from me and then wants to go and feed me oxtails?

Is that even legal?  I mean I already pissed off Buddha last week I don’t need the PETA crazies comin’ for me.

Crazy Weather Guy

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For those of you Cape Ann Twitter folk, you all know that guy.

The guy who gets so very excited and the amount of exclamation marks in his tweets goes up exponentially with each heightened chance of more catastrophic damage to our area.

You just know he has dreams of the storm bearing right down through the middle of his house so he can report about it first hand.

If you are from Cape Ann and are on twitter you know this guy.

I just hope he doesn’t beat himself up too bad as the storm approaches.

CRAZY WEATHER GUY- PUT DOWN THOSE STORM TRACK MODELS!!!

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I know the Official GMG Hurricane Irene Pasta Zugu Models probably pushed you over the edge but I’m thinking it might be a little less creepy if you picked up a Hustler or Playboy to get ‘er done instead.

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The Great New England Hurricane, Boston, 1938

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The Great New England Hurricane of September 1938 killed 600 to 800 people, damaged or destroyed 57,000 homes, took out 26,000 automobiles, and felled 2 billion trees. It was the first major hurricane to hit New England since 1869. In New York City, the East River surged three blocks inland. This photo was taken on Boston Common where the Ducklings sculpture is now.

Fredrik D. Bodin Bodin Historic Photo

82 Main Street Gloucester, MA 01930

info@BodinHistoricPhoto.com

Like us on Facebook- http://www.facebook.com/BodinHistoricPhoto

Chickity Check It! Ally O’Connor’s NXT Event Blog

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Ally writes on the new blog-

All Things Boston, All Things New England

Thanks for visiting our blog and new website. It’s summer here in the city, and it’s always an interesting juxtaposition in terms of time … while we all live with the hustle and bustle of the city, we are also chasing the best that summer has to offer while the fair weather stays. It’s easy enough to do in our destination. I love the breeze that blows through my new offices rolling right over the top of the Cruiseport Boston, while sneaking peaks of the masts from visiting Tall Ships or the vessels in Extreme Sailing. I imagine all the folks headed out on the seas and the ferries to / from the Boston Harbor Islands or maybe the amazing whale watching. Streets and sidewalks are busting with al fresco style dining and foot traffic, from one of my favorite secrets – North 26 overlooking Fanueil Hall Marketplace, the terrace of Mamma Maria’s in the North End and the hot new dockside deck and patio at Jerry Remy’s in the Seaport.

Yet, on Thursday nights, my head has already turned north to Cape Ann, where I grew up and now live with my husband, 3 kids, 2 dogs, and 2 cats. Residing nearby the Back Shore of Gloucester, where the coastline meets the expansive never ending Atlantic views, we spend our days lulling by the sea, at the beach, on a boat, biking, or walking. Just a few weekends back, I was excited to find out my friend Bea Flammia has recently come to Gloucester and experienced the new water shuttle, as well as the re-emerging Arts and Cultural District, and that she brought this back to her hotel concierge at the Fairmont Battery Wharf … got me thinking about all my own homeport has to offer that I take for granted and need to do a better job sharing.

That’s the next step at NXTevent. Communicate to our friends and relationships all that Boston and New England have to offer. The sneak peaks behind the scenes that we take for granted, whether its the growing organic farming communities and markets to exploring Chinatown’s cuisines, to a fresh new concept in evening events and dine arounds – exploring our coastline restaurants by water instead of foot. Tell you our story, as it occurs, and let you share your story with us.

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Mad Hungry Lucinda Scala Quinn’s “Winner Winner Chicken Dinner” As Prepared By The Mrs

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My wife was absolutely beside herself when I told her that Lucinda stopped by the dock to pick up some lobsters the other day.

The reason she was so upset was because she religiously DVR’s Lucinda’s show Mad Hungry and one of my favorite dishes that the Mrs has been making for a couple of months now came from the show- “Winner Winner Chicken Dinner”

The Mrs is a huge fan of Lucinda and the show mostly due to the simple recipes that all pack great taste.

Me personally?  I’ve never had a love affair with beans but the beans in this dish I could eat for days they are so packed with flavor.

here’s the recipe and the show’s website-

Recipe’s from Today’s Show: Weeknight Dinner Challenge Winner

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Chickity Check It! Dave Jewell and Tom Ring On CBS news Last Night With Lauren Leamanczyk

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GLOUCESTER (CBS) – Hurricane Irene could cause major damage to homes and the economy in Gloucester.

Gloucester residents still talk about The Perfect Storm back in the 90′s, but no one is quite sure what Irene is going to bring.

People in the fishing industry and those who live along the water are preparing for the absolute worst.

“It’s certainly going to get rough, and that could impact the whole lobster industry, the gill netters, everyone. It’s not good for us at all,” said Tom Ring

Click picture below to go to CBS Boston where you can watch the video.

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When you are done watching the video you just gotta check out the website of cameraman Rick Macomber www.macomberproductions.com.  He does a series of videos of the Tekka fresh fish marketplace in Little India Singapore.  Visually stunning work really.

Here’s the team who brought you the piece on Twitter-

Cameraman Rick Macomber on twitter @boston_camera

Lauren on Twitter LaurenWBZ
also Assignment Editor and Uber Boston News Twitter Star Andrea Courtois@AndreaWBZ