What a difference from Sunday to Monday this week especially on our beaches. Still beautiful and sunny but Monday is a weekday and it was maybe 15-20 degrees cooler.






My View of Life on the Dock
What a difference from Sunday to Monday this week especially on our beaches. Still beautiful and sunny but Monday is a weekday and it was maybe 15-20 degrees cooler.







Grand Banks is looking for a well organized showroom coordinator to join our growing team. The right candidate will have great communication, enjoy talking to people, and is good with attention to details. Our home base is located in Gloucester, MA, but we are opening a second location in Waltham to help serve the MetroWest community. We have positions available in both locations.
The showroom coordinator will be responsible for our walk in customer traffic, and creating an inspiring atmosphere for our clients. This means welcoming guests, helping them find the right products, offering design inspiration or connecting them with the right team member. We offer a fast-paced, open work environment with great benefits for a creative, enthusiastic candidate who is willing to learn new things. This position can be either full or part time. You can meetour team here.



Another sign of summer coming, The Ardelle out sailing.
Lawn party….

FOB David Collins read yesterday’s Gloucester Fire Department 1874 post and offers the following (very interesting) update:
Hi, Pat! I saw your article on the Gloucester fire department and the “Cape Ann” steamer. Loved it, as usual. I looked up Edwin Lewis Lane [1840-1916] and it appears you ID’d him correctly. His photo is shown at another point in the book.
So far, I can only get him to be your 22nd cousin 2 times removed but his wife, Mary, S. James [1843-???] is your 15th cousin 4 times removed. He is a 4th cousin to my family. I’ll work on it when I can over the next few days and see if I can find more on him and on some of the other fire-fighters in the group picture. Stay safe! David
PS If you are correct and J. P. Nichols is James P Nichols [1842-1920] originally of Harwich MA, then his wife, Mercy S. Cole, is your 5th cousin 4 times removed. His father was from Scotland. And if F. E. Davis, is Frank E. Davis [1851-1936], his wife was Alice Elnora Colby [1859-1920], and she is your 5th cousin 3 times removed. I will be checking to see if this Frank Davis is THE Frank E. Davis of the Gloucester fish company, which I think he is.
Thanks David! This is an awesome addition to the story.












We saw this boat out the window of DiMillos On the Water up in Portland this weekend. The fact that the boat is from Gloucester caught our eye….but, I also got a kick out of its name….immediately commenting that the “Cali Marie” must be a pun on “Calamari.” My friends think I’m wrong. What do you think? Take the poll. Anyone know the owner?
