Good Morning Gloucester

**PopUp Shop next weekend Sat and Sun the 12th and 13th 10am to 3pm at Last Stop Variety 273 East Main St Gloucester – Hold Fast Co. which is owned by Deanna Fay Anaya and Deb Berger, who make amazing all natural soaps, spoon butter (which Anna Eves has used to revive her mother’s wooden spoons) environmentally friendly beeswax wraps, must have gorgeous rope baskets and wreaths – seriously these make such great gifts, are hosting it and Anna will be there with Cape Ann Sea Salt Co salts and a new nautical flag Product from her Cape Ann Giclee Hometown Graphics line along with word collages and nautical maps.

Anna will bring along some Joey C prints that are always a hit. There will be some affordable great stocking stuffer earrings too. And breaking news – Hannah Kimberley and Anna will be introducing our brand new product called “Speakeasy Potions” which are fruit, herbal and spice infusion kits for infusing booze to make awesome cocktails at home!

Bex will be there with her lobster trap ornaments and wreaths and trees – always a big hit and a must have for every Cape Ann home during the holidays. And the very talented Melissa Cox will have her photos and cards for sale too!

So something for everyone and all locally made on Cape Ann!

Governor Baker released a timeline for a Massachusetts rollout of the coronavirus vaccine today and here’s what it looks like. Additional details available at this link. The Massachusetts COVID website also contains additional information.

December dawn….

The Thomas E. Lannon is all decked out and looking great at the Seven Seas Wharf by the Gloucester House on Rogers Street as it rides out the winter season. If you follow them on Facebook (link here), you will see they have some awesome swag available: hoodies, caps, shirts (look in the left column down a little bit on the Facebook page). If you go to their webpage (link here) you can purchase gift certificates for sails in the upcoming season. It’s been one of my favorite gifts from Santa…….hint…hint…GMGJim!

Our friend Kim Smith uploaded this Lobster trap tree timelapse for Shawn Henry who asked that it be posted.

What a beauty. This tree means a lot for so many people. I’m so glad that people like Shawn see to it that the tradition didn’t fall by the wayside!

Lobster Trap Tree Builders:

David Brooks

Jason Borroughs

Greg Cademetori

Dave DeAngelis

Shawn G. Henry

Andrew Nicastro

Josh Oliver

George Schlichte

First, heartfelt thanks to the NationalGrid crew that made it out here during the Saturday storm, soon after we lost power. The poles are pretty inaccessible in the Audubon Sanctuary, and a second truck was called in to cut a path in the right-of-way by chain saw. In the dark they made repairs. The lineman admitted afterward that it was a pretty challenging climb in the driving rain – our anemometer showed gusts to 58mph.

Link here:

Schooner Thomas E Lannon in Gloucester, Massachusetts

 · Gloucester  · Early release for our new hat design. Next season will be our 25th and we wanted to offer a few new items. More to come, if interested comment or message us. #quartercentury#hats#schoonerlannon#sail#swag#gear— at Schooner Thomas E Lannon in Gloucester, Massachusetts.

Schooner Thomas E Lannon in Gloucester, Massachusetts

Here at 24 Harbor Loop in our beautiful new space we are all dressed up for the Holiday.

We are open 5 days a week from 9AM to 5 PM. We hope you will drop in and check out the new space and pick up some Cape Ann Gift Certificates. By purchasing our gift certificates you can show your support for over two hundred businesses in the New Year. Show your love for the Cape Ann Community. If you need a number of gift certificates call us at 978-283-1601. Place your order and they will be ready to pick up when you arrive.

Don’t forget you can still give the gift of a Cape Ann License Plate too. Just ask us how you can make it happen. The Cape Ann Community Foundation wishes you a very Happy Holiday.

May you find the JOY in the holidays this year!