My View of Life on the Dock
The day was dreary and the winds were kicking up. but there was still a grand scene as the tide comes in at Good Harbor Beach and along the Back Shore earlier this week. If you are not in Gloucester to see this yourself, here’s a reminder of the beauty even on a gray day.
WE’RE GIVING YOU A BONUS
$20 SERENITEE CARD*
for every $100 you spend on gift cards, now through December 23rd
This special holiday offer is availableonlineor at anySerenitee Group restaurant. Online orders must be placed before 12.16.20 for delivery on or by Christmas Eve.
*Bonus $20 Card valid all of 2021!
With restaurants across the North Shore offering unique takeout & dine-in experiences…
…there is something for everyone on your list!
Opus.The Spot Georgetown.Hale Street Tavern.Maggie’s Farm.Minglewood Harborside.The Spot Winchester.15 Walnut.Cala’s.
Cape Ann Trail Stewards (CATS) is having their annual Dogtown 5-mile Trail Run and it is VIRTUAL. Run the loop on historic trails through Rockport and Gloucester between December 11-13 (Friday – Sunday) from 7AM Friday until 4PM Sunday. Your entry fee covers a 1-year CATS membership, race goodies and a beanie. There will be prizes for the top finishers. Electronic and mail-in registration information can be found under Events at https://www.capeanntrailstewards.org/ . The trail map is posted on the CATS Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/capeanntrailstewards. Profits from the race go to the maintenance and repair of trails on Cape Ann. Grab your shoes and come for a run in Dogtown.
Publish Your Book!
Real World Lessons from Local Authors
A group of local authors associated with the Gloucester Writers Center will present a workshop on how to publish your own work using the free Amazon online publishing tools. The free workshop is this Saturday, Dec. 5, from 3 to 4:30 p.m. We’ll walk you through the process, step by step. Anyone can make a book. Photographers. Bakers with recipes to immortalize! Poets. Artists. Even writers! Maybe some of you just completed your novel-in-a-month using the NaNoWriMo challenge and you want to publish your Great American Novel!
Here’s the link you’ll need to join on Saturday: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81166834308#success.
This event is presented by Literary Cape Ann and the Business of Writing group.
On an early December day, the Man at the Wheel looked beautiful
Coffee Gift Baskets from Breakwater Roasters
Taste the difference fresh, locally roasted coffee makes
Coffee Sampler Gift Baskets $25 Plus every basket purchased during Ladies’ Night will come with a bonus $10 Gift Card to TAJ It’s like two gifts in one!
Breakwater Roasters & TAJ are located at 3 Duncan Street in Gloucester All our coffee beans are roasted right on site.
Fogbound….
More information to come.
This is the first year the bridge is not lit with lights. It’s a tradition. I wonder why? It is such a joy.
Jan8 Barberry Heights Road
NEW photos in this post include: the second stretch of Essex Avenue from Richdale heading up to Farnham’s; Portuguese Hill neighborhood; don’t miss Happy Santa indigo up on Perkins; Harrison; and sweet charm of Hartz. Check the map for updates. Still to come: East Gloucester, Annnisquam, Lanesville, Magnolia.
Holiday lights & cocoa drives Gloucester Mass as of Dec. 2, 2020
What a gift our neighbors have shared for the community! There are so many festive houses in Gloucester it’s easy to plan multiple merry excursions.
These are special outings just outside your door. Don’t miss them!
Last year we were able to partner with Wellspring House to bring the community together and collect donations for their Holiday Store. As we continue to adjust to the new normal, we’d like to once again come together to support our community. With current restrictions preventing Wellsprings annual holiday store, they are instead asking for gift certificates and cash donations. While we can’t have a party this year, we can still help by collecting donations.
From now until December 11th we’ll be collecting donations of gift cards or cash here at Grand Banks. We’ll have a box on the side porch by the warehouse for drop off. If you don’t have the time to get here, you can donate online here. All of the online donations will be used to purchase Cape Ann Gift Certificates, so you can support your community by supporting local businesses.
Donations received between now…
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As you know, the tradition of installing and lighting a Christmas tree at Kent Circle was continued this year, thanks to extraordinary arrangements made due to the pandemic. Due to border closures, the tree had to be shipped from Halifax to Portland ME then picked up there by Ringo Tarr and his crew. The Boston Globe covered the event here. https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/11/28/metro/virtual-tree-lightings-symbol-covid-19s-impact-this-years-holiday-season/?outputType=amp
And it is beautiful.
It did get a bit battered in the winds and rain this week, but it still standing proud. Seems symbolic of the times. The Kent Circle Tree Lighting Committee is seeking help from the community to help pay for the expenses incurred in this monumental effort. A GoFundMe page has been started with a goal of $2000 and you can donate here if you choose. If you prefer to send your donation directly, please send it to Kent Circle Tree Lighting Committee 18 Timberview Dr. Gloucester MA 01930. You can follow the tree on Facebook at the Kent Circle Tree Lighting page here. It just did my heart good to see this tradition continue despite all the difficulties. I LOVE seeing the lights on the circle and would like to sincerely thank all involved in the major effort.
The wait is finally over — Sahil Warsi and Kevin Scollins return tonight 12/3 to Feather & Wedge for live jazz! Also, don’t miss out as F&W introduces wine flights… pick 3 from a selection of 7 wines to try 🍷 Visit www.featherandwedge.com/menus to view the full dinner menu!
| 2020 will be remembered as the year that saw a complete upheaval of daily life. Everyone needed to pivot and adjust — quickly — to a new normal.
Here at GMGI, it was no exception. With the stay-at-home order implemented in the Spring, our research team lost valuable time in the Institute’s laboratories. Our Academy internships were cut short due to closings, and the graduation was both delayed and scaled down. Despite these obstacles and disappointments, the past eleven months have produced some incredible outcomes. • The Academy graduated its fourth class (with an impressive 78% graduation rate) and enrolled a full fifth class, which has maintained in-person learning without any positive COVID-19 cases to date. |
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Good Morning Gloucester 