My View of Life on the Dock
A small curio and textiles shop in Gloucester, Massachusetts.
http://www.jemilbeauchamp.com/
Our hours are:
Thursday to Saturday, 10 am to 6 pm
Sunday, 12 pm to 5 pm
1091 Washington Street Gloucester, MA, USA
01930
After overcoming an enormous time deficit our guys pushed through to avoid elimination on last night’s Expedition Impossible on ABC.
Joe, Nino and Gus Down In The Fish Hold Of The Captain Domenic
I’m telling you these guys are ALL HEART!
THEY WILL NOT QUIT- WILL NOT BACK DOWN! FISHERMAN’S PRIDE BABY!!!!
For all of our Insider Expedition Impossible Coverage Click Here For Other Pictures and Videos
Our Friend Daisy Nell Has Written a book about The Essex Schooner Ardelle.
Here is a video we did a couple of years back in which Daisy explains the term “Schooner”
New resident to God’s Country (East Gloucester) Brianmoc has the best Striper fishing website that I’ve ever seen. I’ve been a fan of his photography and video work for years but it wasn’t til just yesterday that I realized that he hosted all of his work on his website www.brianmoc.com
There are lures that work, fishing reports, tide charts, weather but the best of all Brian’s incredible photography and fishing videos.
I added Brian’s site into the blogroll to the right for easy reference in the future.
Adam Gaffin, The legendary blogger behind Boston’s most influential online news source- Universal Hub forwarded the link to this picture to me-
Here is the info behind the photo-
File name: 08_06_007749
Title: USS Constitution – Gloucester
Creator/Contributor: Jones, Leslie, 1886-1967 (photographer)
Date created: 1931-07
Physical description: 1 negative : glass, black & white ; 4 x 5 in.
Genre: Glass negatives
Subjects: Constitution (Frigate); Sailing ships; Public sculpture
Notes: Title and date from information provided by Leslie Jones or the Boston Public Library on the negative or negative sleeve.
Collection: Leslie Jones Collection
Location: Boston Public Library, Print Department
Rights: Copyright © Leslie Jones.
Preferred citation: Courtesy of the Boston Public Library, Leslie Jones Collection.
They stopped by with Linn Parisi and are traveling around Massachusetts as part of a seafood trail tour.
We had a nice visit and they asked a ton of questions. I’m looking forward to reading their Gloucester write up. 
Hey Ilona, here’s that post I was telling you about
and here’s the other one
Dear Gardening Friends,
The air is redolent with June’s dreamy scents–Virginia sweetspire, mock orange and rose, Oyama magnolia and honeysuckle, and none more heady than our luxuriant, native sweet bay magnolia (Magnolia virginiana).
Warmest wishes,
Kim
Magnolia virginiana ~ Sweet Bay Magnolia
Located in the heart of Ravenswood Park in Gloucester there is a stand of Magnolia virginiana growing in the Great Magnolia Swamp. It is the only population of Magnolia virginiana known to grow this far north. I took one look at the native sweet bay magnolia and breathed in the fresh lemon-honeysuckle scent of the blossoms, fell in love, and immediately set out to learn all I could about this graceful and captivating tree. Recently having returned from a trip to visit my family in northern Florida, I had tucked the bud of a Magnolia grandiflora into my suitcase. I was dreaming of someday having a garden large enough to accommodate the Magnolia grandiflora and was overjoyed to discover the similarities between M. virginiana and
M. grandiflora. For those not familiar with the Southern magnolia, it is a grand, imposing specimen in the landscape, growing up to fifty feet in the cooler zones five and six, and one hundred feet plus in the southern states. M. grandiflora is the only native magnolia that is reliably evergreen in its northern range, flowering initially in the late spring and sporadically throughout the summer. The creamy white flowers, enormous and bowl-shaped (ten to twelve inches across), emit a delicious, heady sweet lemon fragrance.
Check out the Video at Steve’s Blog Shooting My Universe–
For all of our Insider Expedition Impossible Coverage Click Here For Other Pictures and Videos
Probably the only interview I’ll ever be able to get away opening with “I Love Vagina”
For more on that see Greg’s blog- The New England Journal of Aesthetic Research
Specifically this blog entry
Can you Say- “No Brainer?”
Begin your Gloucester area adventure with the Sea It All Gloucester Passport. Filled with choices of fun things to do on land and sea; tasty meal options and shopping discounts at local shops and studios- it doesn’t get any easier! Then choose one thing to do from each of three categories. Shopping discount coupons offer limitless savings. It really is that easy.
-and if you are going to be at The Fiesta, don’t forget to set your DVR to record the whole series.
Joe Sanfilippo has told me that we will be proud of the work ethic and attitude from our hometown men- Nino, Joe and Gus Sanfilippo on the primetime network show which premiere’s on ABC tonight at 9PM!
Mark Burnett recently joined twitter and will be live tweeting during the show. As you know Mark Burnett doesn’t spare any expense and the production values for this show will be over the top (like everything else he does, like Survivor for example).
Here are some pictures of Joe, Gus and Nino on their Gloucester Fishing Boat The Captain Domenic-
From ABC-
In celebration of his new, epic summer reality series, “Expedition Impossible,” Mark Burnett will be up on Twitter at @MarkBurnettTV on Thursday, June 23 from 9:00-10:00 p.m., ET and PT, during the premiere of the show, to offer commentary on the exciting action taking place, as well as behind-the-scenes anecdotes.
In addition, ABC.com will host a live “Chat Party” during the airing of “Expedition Impossible,” where viewers can come to the site, take a look at Mark’s tweets and chat with other fans during the show. The “Chat Party” will go live at 9:00 p.m., ET/6:00 p.m., PT on Thursday and remain live until the conclusion of the west coast airing at 10:00 p.m., PT.
For more on “Expedition Impossible,” visit ABC.com at http://abc.go.com/shows/expedition-impossible.
On the premiere episode, “Sun! Sand! Sahara!,” the 13 teams of ordinary Americans set out on the adventure of a lifetime across the ancient kingdom of Morocco, battling rugged terrain, untamable animals and each other. After facing the sand dunes of the Sahara and the cliffs of Todra Gorge, one team will be eliminated.
Adventurer, zoologist, big cat trainer and all around risk taker Dave Salmoni hosts the show.
Featuring high adventure and human drama, “Expedition Impossible” follows 13 teams of 3, racing in a fun expedition across vast deserts, over snow capped mountains and through raging rivers in the beautifully exotic, fabled kingdom of Morocco. Each week a new stage of the expedition will be revealed to the teams. Will they crumble under the pressure of having to think clearly in the wilds of the great outdoors, or will they find a way to work together to complete their adventures? And if one person quits, the entire team is eliminated. After 10 stunning legs of competition with drama, comedy and great characters, one team will cross the finish line first to claim victory. Each winning team member will receive $50,000 ($150,000 total for the team) as well a new Ford Explorer.
Here’s a four part video series I taped with the guys-
Video- Meet The Gloucester Fishermen From Mark Burnett’s Expedition Impossible
Photo-Lisa Poole for The Boston Globe
By Terry Weber
Globe Correspondent / June 23, 2011
When most people visualize Gloucester, they imagine a fisherman casting his nets, or the white sands of Good Harbor Beach, or the excitement of spotting a whale as it rises from the ocean’s depths. Now, thanks to many active artists and art organizations, Gloucester is on its way to reestablishing its reputation as a center for the arts.
The city made the grade as a popular arts destination in an article appearing in the summer edition of AmericanStyle magazine. Gloucester was ranked third in the small-city category with other cities that had a population below 100,000. The top two spots were taken by Asheville, N.C., and Santa Fe, respectively.
Click here for the entire article at The Boston Globe Website
Hey Joey,
School let out on Friday for a lot of kids, and Summer started for a lot of families that afternoon. I just wanted to share our camp guide with parents that still may be looking for a summer program or camp for their child this summer, or are looking to fill any gaps that may have come up in their scheduled activities. A lot of programs and camps are full already, but there are plenty out there that still have openings…
North Shore Kid has developed THE tool for parents searching for the right camp or summer program for their child. The North Shore Kid 2011 Summer Program & Camp Guide is an easy-to-use, searchable, extensive resource online that includes:
Our guide includes many camps and summer programs from the North Shore of Massachusetts, Cape Ann, Boston and beyond. Our listings typically include information like a synopsis of the camp and its location (with a map on the click through). Additional information includes contact phone numbers & emails, website links, registration download links, facebook pages and twitter links. We have also put a lot of work into our tagging system in an eefrot to help parents focus or expand their searches based on program activities and philosophies. Listing range from focused sports camps to typical day camp settings to high tech computer summer programs to island camps!
Parents who are looking to save time and focus on the right program for their child should check it out here: http://www.northshorekid.com/camps
Enjoy,
~Bill O’Connor
North Shore Kid
Lara Lepionka writes-
Dear Backyard Growers and All Who Love Growing Things:
I would like to officially announce the Backyard Growers Program’s FUN PAGES / RESOURCES webpage!
http://www.capeannfarmersmarket.org/backyard-growers/resources.html
One of our very own Backyard Growers, Phoebe Potts, has created the Backyard Growers FUN PAGES – a simple, visual guide to the basics of starting a raised bed vegetable garden in the city. Enjoy the adorable little shape people as they happily lead you to the joy and fulfillment of growing your own food! Hurray Phoebe! You are a true believer in the cause!
And then scroll down to the RESOURCES section, which will link you to local and mail-away suppliers, websites where you can learn more gardening information, and our partners’ websites.
Please forward this along!
Thanks – Lara Lepionka, Backyard Growers Coordinator
The FUN PAGES / RESOURCES webpage was made possible through a grant from the Sparkplug Foundation.
Researchers from the wolffish tagging project are around and about the waterfront these days.
Look for the researchers and their interns offloading from commercial fishing boats chartered for the day to haul and tag wolves at Stellwaggen Bank.
Here’s their research link: http://www.wolffishtagging.org/
If you land a tagged wolffish, let them know:
http://www.wolffishtagging.org/
They’re landing in Gloucester with their two partner commercial captains
Carl Bouchard
F/V Stormy Weather Exeter, NH
and
Jim Ford F/V Lisa Ann II Kingston, NH
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I keep a sea kayaking blog at paddlingtravelers.blogspot.com. Come on by and have a look. There’s something new there most days of the week.
ReplyReply All Move…Drafts
Good Morning Gloucester was granted exclusive access to the final dress rehearsal of Greasy Pole -The Musical before its opening on June 16. All we can say is that if you are lucky enough to have tickets or intend to get them, you are in for a real treat. This production could have just as easily been titled, Gloucester-A Celebration of Community. It will warm your hearts and remind you of what this place is all about.
Dear Gardening Friends,
Baking temperatures and sweltering humidity have their appropriate months, but early June is too soon for the recent 95-plus degree days! I am grateful for this cooler weather—our newly planted vegetables and annuals will have an easier transition out of the melting temperatures of last week. On another note, our daughter Liv is preparing to attend NYU Steinhardt Masters of Music program this coming fall. To make this dream of hers come true she is working many long hours with a combination of three jobs. If anyone knows of an apartment to share or sublet please let us know. She is hoping to find something downtown, relatively close to NYU and/or public transit but will consider nearly any arrangement
This is the ideal time of year to prune your lilacs, immediately after flowering (attached article). See blog for photos of several native companion plants for lilacs. The photos from the lilac posts and the flower power post were shot with the new Fujifilm x100—a truly fantastic, albeit quirky, camera. I am so looking forward to spending fun times getting to know this camera and will once my design jobs settle into their seasonal rhythm.
Perhaps we will have another summer similar to last year’s, with days on end of warm temperatures and minimal rain, the ideal weather for butterflying (we can hope!). Last week’s warm temperatures brought a Monarch to Willowdale and our garden was rife with angelwings, azures, and swallowtails.
Happy Flag Day!
Warmest wishes, Kim
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Hi Joey,
It was great (finally) meeting you last night and checking out the new gallery! Congrats and good luck with it! I will stop by often.
Here’s a picture I took Wednesday night of Gloucester Harbor while the deadly tornados ripped through Western MA. Very weird light that night.
Best, Kathy
Kathy Chapman
Photography and Graphic Design
Web portfolio: http://www.kathychapman.com
Good Morning Gloucester 