My View of Life on the Dock
Step one to prepare for upcoming storm: a visit to the Azorean for dinner. Shout out to our server Ryan. Ryan moved to Gloucester from Portugal and he did a great job with his recommendations. The Bife Escondidinho was awesome! Loved the creamy mustard sauce. BONUS we saw our friend Melissa Cox!
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Join Feather & Wedge for the best brunch on Cape Ann featuring music from Ipswich-based jazz guitarist Harry Wagg. Harry’s setlist is a combination of traditional jazz, contemporary classics and original compositions – all arranged for solo guitar.
Reservations highly suggested! 978.999.5917
Sunday, December 1
10:30 – 2:30 PM
Feather & Wedge, 5 Main Street, Rockport, MA 01966
https://featherandwedge.com
978.999.5917
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By noon today the super dedicated Lobster Trap Tree building team had made great headway. With snow predicted for tomorrow, the crew plans to have the tree built by day’s end. Don’t let the photos deceive; Shawn Henry was wearing shorts but it was frigid at noon and only getting colder as the day progressed.
Many thanks to Three Lanterns Marine for providing the 360 lobster traps required to construct the tree.
Mayor Sefatia and granddaughters, Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce CEO Ken Riehl, and Gloucester’s Economic Development Director Sal Di Stefano and his wife Maria (and kids), all stopped by to check on the tree’s progress while they were out shopping local for Small Business Saturday.
Please vote your preference for either warm white lights or multi-colored lights for Gloucester’s unique and beautiful Lobster Trap Tree. Thank you!
Love how the sunset actually starts to change from beginning to total darkness.
Gloucester Rotary Calendars now for sale. We have a calender with great local scenery and also draw a winner every week who gets $50. We someone all has the opportunity to win $250 and $500. The cost of the calendar is $25 . See the link below.
https://www.gloucesterrotary.org/
Monday, December 2, 2019 2:30 – 4:30pm at East Gloucester Elementary School
STILL TIDES MASSAGE & SPA 15 Lexington Ave
Take a tour and learn more about services offered. Shop our unique and thoughtful selection of 100% natural products and enjoy light refreshments and holiday goodies. Gift certificates available with a limited time special offer of $20 for yourself for each $100 spent. Also receive your 20% off coupon card for future purchase of products and services.
stilltides.com
BEAUPORT HEARING CARE 8 Lexington Ave
Hearing health offering hearing testing, custom-fit hearing aids and hearing protection, and tinnitus care. Discounts on therapeutic wellness products. Offering gift bags with CBD products and other wellness products for hearing loss people and families. beauporthearing.com
ALL PURPOSE FLOWERS 29 Lexington Ave
Stop in into All Purpose Flowers florist and gift shop. We will have a sale of 15% off all our Christmas items including fresh and silk Christmas wreaths, poinsettias, amaryllis plants, and garlands. Stop in to check us out and enjoy some hot apple cider. allpurposeflowers.net
AYURVEDA WELLNESS 25C Lexington Ave
Give the gift that keeps on giving – give the gift of wellness. Email: info@ayurvedawellnesshealing.com or text/call (978) 395-1234 to purchase gift certificates and save 15%. Check out our website for services.
ayurvedawellnesshealing.com
MAGNOLIA 525 RESTAURANT 12 Lexington Ave
This beloved local tavern is open for lunch and dinner this weekend. Receive a free $10 gift certificate for each $50 certificate purchased. 525magnolia.com
And don’t forget to come back the following day to make your weekend complete with the MAGNOLIA GIVING TREE LIGHTING,
Sunday, December 8th from 4-7pm
1 Lexington Ave
Visit with Santa, enjoy cookies and cocoa, and buy crafts. Giving Tree benefits Pathway for Children and vistors are encouraged to sponsor local needy children. Tree lighting at 5pm at the Magnolia
Library and Community Center. Sponsored by Agape Brewing Community.
agapebeer.org
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I was meandering through Ebay recently and came across this postcard featuring the Barnacle Tea Room in Annisquam. I thought it was completely charming and, naturally, began to do some research. Link to ebay here.
That research led me to this document by Peter Fortune outlining (among other tidbits) the history of this building which is still standing at 25 River Road in Annisquam. It is now a private residence. It’s called A Brief History of Cape Ann, Massachusetts, most recently revised in 2017. You can read it or download it here. It’s a very interesting read. I appreciate Mr. Fortune’s efforts!
I also found this ad in an August 1914 Cape Ann Shore provided online by the Cape Ann Museum (thanks to them as well!) It’s well worth checking out. Perhaps you have a little extra time over a long weekend to do some reading. You just never know what you might find when you are wandering around the internet!
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Manny On Vacation Is The Best Manny!
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Danvers wins big Thanksgiving day…Part one today…part two tomorrow.
The past week Eastern Point has seen a wonderful influx of wildlife, in addition to the beautiful creatures already wintering over and migrating through.
On Tuesday before Thanksgiving, a great raft of Ring-necked Ducks joined the flock of Buffleheads and Mallards at Niles Pond. Five chunky American Coots have been there for over a week, and two female Ruddy Ducks have been spotted.
American Coot
Fifteen Harbor Seals were sunning and basking on the rocks at Brace Cove on Wednesday, along with several Bonaparte’s Gulls that were diving and foraging in the waves. The increasingly less timid Lark Sparrow is still here, too.
Lark Sparrow
Great Blue Heron agitating the Ring-necked Ducks
The most enigmatic of Great Blue Herons criss crosses the pond a dozen times a day but, unlike last year’s fall migrating GBH, who allowed for a closer glimpse, this heron is super people shy. He has been here for about a week and was present again today.
This morning I watched the four beautiful Mute Swans depart over Brace Rock, in a southerly direction. Will they return? Mute Swans migrate from body of water to body of water within a region. Perhaps they will return, or they could possibly have flown to a nearby location–further exploring our Island.
The four had not returned to Niles Pond by day’s end. If any of our readers sees a group of four Mute Swans, please write and let us know. Thank you so much!
Leaving Niles Pond this morning and flying over Brace Cove.
It’s that time of year when the awesome David Brooks and Crew are once again constructing Gloucester’s famous and fabulous Lobster Trap Tree. Friday morning, the base of the tree and entrances were laid out and tomorrow, Saturday, construction will be complete. The lights won’t go up for several days.
This year David is leaving it up to the community to vote on whether warm white or multi-colored lights are preferred. The voting ends at 6pm on Tuesday, December 3rd.
Please vote your preference for Gloucester’s unique and beautiful Lobster Trap Tree. Thank you!
Jason Burroughs, Shawn Henry, Shane O’Neil, and David Brooks laying out the tree.
Good Morning Gloucester 