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GMG Prepares for 2011 Rocky Neck Plunge at Passport
Joey and the GMG Gang take over Passport to prepare for the Rocky Neck Plunge.
Meet some of the gang and Passport patrons wishing Gloucester a Happy New Year.
Enjoy the video
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- Photo by E.J. Lefavour
Motif No. 1 (Whether you love it or hate it – I personally liked the old original one better.)
Did you know this little bit of history about Motif No. 1?
The fishing shack was built in the 1840’s. In the 1890’s to 1930’s, it served as a rendezvous for tourists coming to see the U.S. Navy fleet every summer. In the 1930’s it was used as a studio by painter, John Buckley. In 1933, a scale model of the shack won first place in the historic float competition at the Worlds Fair in Chicago. In 1942 Aldro Hibbard organizes Rockport artists to paint the Motif. In 1945, painter John Buckley sells the Motif to the town, dedicating it “to the fishermen and artists of Rockport.” In 1949, Lester G. Hornby, a Rockport artist, founds Motif No. 1 Day as a celebration of Rockport’s official start of the summer season. In 1978, after Motif No. 1 collapses into the water during the great February blizzard, a duplicate is built. In 2002, Motif No. 1 appears on the Massachusetts stamp as part of the “Greetings from America” postage stamp set. In 2003, a painting of Motif No. 1 is seen on the wall of a dentist’s office in Rockport native, Andrew Stanton’s, hit Disney film, “Finding Nemo”. In 2006, there is a revitalization project to reconstruct the roof, replace some side shingles and apply a new coat of paint. In 2009, Motif No. 1 is featured prominently in the hit Disney movie, “The Proposal”. Also in 2009, lighting is installed to illuminate Motif No. 1 at night.
E.J. Lefavour
www.khanstudiointernational.com
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Our Lady of Good Voyage Statue Series Part II
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Former Newburyport fishing vessel meets with fate, again
| Former Newburyport fishing vessel meets with fate, again Source: newburyportnews.com PORT JUDITH, R.I. — The sea has claimed the Heather Lynne II, for a second time. |
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Dinner with Fly Amero ~ Special Guest ~ John Rockwell
Happy New Year everyone!
Wednesday, January 5th
Special Guest: JOHN ROCKWELL
The great (and very handsome, for you ladies out there)
John Rockwell kicks offthe new year with his endless catalog
of pop culture classics. John is one hilarious entertainer. We
always have big funand big laughs. Hope you can join us!
Dinner with Fly Amero: 7 – 10pm
*I host and perform as always
*Each week features a special, invited musical guest
*Comfort food dinner specials from Dave Trooper’s kitchen
*Sponsored by Shipyard Ale
Great fun!
Food is prepared fresh by “Troop” and is always good!
Fred features special discounted entrees with half-off
on a Shipyard every week!
Coming soon…
Dinner with Fly Amero: 7 – 10pm
*I host and perform as always
*Each week features a special, invited musical guest
*Comfort food dinner specials from Dave Trooper’s kitchen
*Sponsored by Shipyard Ale
Great fun!
Food is prepared fresh by “Troop” and is always good!
Fred features special discounted entrees with half-off
on a Shipyard every week!
Coming soon…
Catharine David
As always… 🙂 ~ Fly
As always… 🙂 ~ Fly
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Five From Two Thousand
In case anyone is interested in being the 2000th Subscriber to GMG, you should be aware that we are currently five subscribers away.
That’s pretty good I’d say. I wonder how many papers the Times sells a day. They must have a ton more page views than GMG does on its website, having an online presence forever. But if we are getting on average 18,000 page views a day excluding our contributors page views, I’d consider our little blog a relevant source of local info as well as the Times and Beacon.
So anyway if you don’t already subscribe to the daily email feed you may as well get to it and have a shot at the highly coveted 2000th subscriber title. You can subscribe in the top right hand sidebar on the site.
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It Doesn’t Suck
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Boston Santa wishes Gloucester A Happy New Year
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Year One Crunch Time From The Most Honest Fisherman I’ve Never Met- Doug Maxfield
Check out this article I found:
Year One Crunch Time
northshorewaterman
With just under three months remaining in the first year of sector management I am seeing the few success stories disappear in the shadow of panic. While the fish caught this past year did seem to be worth more as a whole, the market has become even more volatile than in the past (if that is possib…
http://northshorewaterman.com/2011/01/03/year-one-crunch-time/
http://www.goodmorninggloucester.com Do you get it?
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Meet the 2011 Good Harbor Beach Polar Swimmers – Video
Organized by Bill Stanley from Concord Mass.
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- Photos by E.J. Lefavour
Did you know that there are two landings at the head of lobster cove placed by the City of Gloucester in 1931 for the perpetual use of the people? In constant use through the 19th century, coastal schooners loaded and unloaded granite in Lobster Cove. A shipbuilding barn stood where this private studio (the red building in the first photo) now stands. Parking for the landings is available on Lane and Leonard Streets.
E.J. Lefavour
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That Father Ezra Leonard did not return from the grave to preach his last sermon.
I received an email this morning from Susan, a very observant GMG reader in Granville, NY. She said: “I live in Granville, NY and read GMG each day online. I was very interested in your entry regarding the Annisquam Village Church. One thing I noted was that on Aug. 5, 1880 Ezra Leonard preached the last sermon in the original meetinghouse, but he died on April 22, 1832! Now, that is not possible!”
I looked closely at the photograph of the sign I had included in the post, and saw that indeed the date of Father’s Leonard’s last sermon did appear to be August 5, 1880. I blew up the photo of the sign and found that in fact it says August 5, 1830 (see blown up version here). This sign appears to have been done by hand, and the first 3 loops up at the bottom, giving it the definite illusion when printed smaller, of being an 8. The 3 further down doesn’t loop up, so is more clearly a 3. I was very impressed that a reader looked at the post so closely to pick that up. In case anyone else had done the same, I just wanted to provide clarification.
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Fishermans Burger Color Splash Cape Ann Brewing
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Jimmy T’s Survivor Talk
OUR OWN
JIMMY T!
What a Character! You gotta love the Guy!
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Art Haven Winter Classes Start!
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Farewell Breakfast for a friend at George’s – Pvt Chris Muise – Video
Private Chris Muise and his friends enjoy breakfast at George’s and also wish Gloucester a Happy New Year. Chris is our own Sharon Lowe’s grandson. Be sure to check yesterday’s blog for Chris’ address.
Some patrons at George’s from Beverly gave their Thanks to Chris during his farewell breakfast. We all thank you for your service to this country.
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Sunrise New Years Day from Eastern Point Pic From David Hill
Happy New Year Joey, hope your water wings worked today. I
was a Niles this morning, and the water was tempting! Thought my
husband David deserved some credit for this stellar shot taken from
the lighthouse, this morning. Have a healthy and happy New Year….
Hugs, Cynthia <img src="https://goodmorninggloucester.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/img_0225.jpg" alt="" title="img 0225" width="640" height="427" class="alignnone
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Did you Know?
That the Annisquam Village Church is an interdenominational community church. The geographic area of the Annisquam Village Church, called The Third Parish, was established in 1728, and originally included the villages of Annisquam, Bay View and Lanesville. Today the community of the church extends well beyond those boundaries. In 1728, when the Third Parish was founded, the Church was Puritan in belief and Congregation in polity. Pastor Benjamin Bradstreet served for 34 years, from 1728 until his death in 1762. The church primarily relied on local supply ministers until “Father” Ezra Leonard was hired in 1804. He served until his death in 1832. He was considered a “Renaissance Man.” In addition to serving as pastor, he also served as medical doctor, teacher, and state representative. In 1811, Father Leonard had a “conversion experience” and left behind his orthodox, Puritan beliefs in favor of becoming a “Universalist.” The Third Parish became a Universalist Society and kept Father Leonard as their pastor. In 1830, a New Meeting House was constructed; this is the building that you see above. Father Leonard died in 1832. There were many pastors after his death. In 1944, the pastor had a “conversion experience” (from Universalist to Episcopalian). The Church voted to keep him as pastor, and Episcopalian doctrine was taught in Sunday school. The next pastor urged the Church to become a non-denominational, Protestant, Community Church. In 1954, the Parish voted “To conduct a Protestant interdenominational church for public worship of God.” The church remains such today. This is a really lovely old church near Lobster Cove, which you can see through the windows of Fellowship Hall where they serve refreshments after service. I found their service unique and refreshing, the organ and choir excellent, and the people of the church very welcoming. If you want to check it out, there website is http://www.annisquamvillagechurch.com/
E.J. Lefavour
www.khanstudiointernational.com
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New Years Day 2011 Photo From Donna
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Good Morning Gloucester 
