Wondering what your home could be worth?

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If you’re curious about what your Gloucester or Rockport home may be worth, this is an easy way to find out what properties like yours are selling for in today’s market.

Click the link to get your free copy of the Gloucester Luxury Report or the Rockport Luxury Report. In the report, you’ll find up-to-date statistics on homes for sale now as well as those that have sold over the past 3 months.

Plus: receive an up-to-the-minute comparison, year to year, of the on-market activity in both communities.

Depending on where your home is located, click GloucesterLuxuryReport.com or RockportLuxuryReport.com and we’ll email the report to you immediately.

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Burial Grounds and Gravestones!

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Did you enjoy the graveyard tour in Essex? Come and learn more about gravestones with the Essex Shipbuilding Museum President, Dr. David Driscoll. He is sure to have you on the edge of your grave, clinging on for dear life in the next installment of the “Frame Up to Fit Out Speaker Series”

November 20th, 7 pm at the Shipbuilding Museum. To purchase tickets and learn more follow the link : https://www.essexshipbuilding.org/calendar-of-events

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Design Finalists for the 400th Anniversary gloucester medal

Presented to us at City Hall on Saturday …

2019 11 16 GHS FB Glo 400th CAM Misc 082 (2)

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THE RARELY SEEN IN MASSACHUSETTS LARK SPARROW IS STILL WITH US!

The sweet Lark Sparrow has been spotted daily at Eastern Point now for over two weeks. I’ve been able to take a longer look on a sunny day and think he is an immature Lark Sparrow because he lacks the rich chestnut color of an adult.

On one fine chilly, chilly morning, he even let me spend more than a few moments watching as he dozed in the sun while puffing his feathers for warmth.

The Lark Sparrow spends a good deal of time foraging on the ground for tiny seeds. When disturbed, he flies up into the trees and at that moment you can catch a glimpse of the white outlined feathers of the bird’s long rounded tail.

Lark Sparrow tail feathers

Unlike Song Sparrows that dart and zoom horizontally across the landscape, when heading to the next location, the Lark Sparrow flies upward in more of a whirring helicopter movement. I love this little bird and if he stays all winter I hope he will find plenty of seeds to eat.

Lark Sparrow foraging for seeds

Compare and contrast the Song Sparrow to the Lark Sparrow. Both species are currently at Eastern Point/Niles Pond area. Both species forage on the ground for tiny seeds. The breast of the Song Sparrow is streaky while the breast of the Lark Sparrow is solid white with a dot of black feathers centered at the upper chest.

Song Sparrow Eastern Point

 

Don’t you find it fascinating, these avian visitors that are so far off course that find themselves on our shores? Here’s an account from 1905 —

The Lark Sparrow in Massachusetts.– On August 12, 1905, at Ipswich, Massachusetts, I observed at close range a Lark Sparrow (Chondesres grammacus). This makes the sixth record of this species for the State, and the fourth for Essex County. Nearly a year before this, on August 21, 1904, I took at Ipswich an adult male Lark Sparrow (Birds [Auk 104 General Notes. I. Jan. of Essex County, p. 268). It has occurred to me that stragglers in the migrations along our Eastern Coast may not be so very rare, but that they are overlooked, being mistaken for Vesper Sparrows, owing to the ‘white outer tail feathers. In both of the above instances, however, the slightly fan-shaped tail, and the fact that the white was not confined to the two outer feathers, as in the Vesper Sparrow, attracted my eye. The characteristic marking on the side of the head in the Lark Sparrow, seen with a glass within thirty feet, made the diagnosis in the second ca. From the Supplement to the Birds of Essex County by Charles Wendell Townsend.

Lark Sparrow Range Map

Fuller School demolition progress #GloucesterMA

April 2017

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April 2019

 

November 2019

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Fuller School demo #GloucesterMA

April 2017

April 2017- looking across field Fuller School to windmill_20170414_©c ryan

April 2019

 

November 2019

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Auction Saturday Evening November 23rd 6pm (Inspection 4-6 day of sale) 1 Kondelin Rd Gloucester, MA 01930 There is plenty of parking!

THIS SHOULD BE ONE OF OUR BEST AUCTIONS OF THE YEAR with hundreds of treasures from Cape Ann Estates…​

Extreme Weather Date, Sunday November 24. The auction is on unless an extreme storm results in road closure

Featuring a painting signed Emile A Gruppe which was acquired from an East Gloucester home, a landscape oil on canvas painting by Frank Warren Marshall titled South Shore w original artist’s show ticket on reverse circa TOC, Several Historic items & paintings hand made by Frank Warren Marshall (“Known as ‘dean’ of Rhode Island illustrators”, Frank Marshall was also a landscape painter, silversmith and goldsmith. He was active in Providence, Rhode Island; Cape Ann and Gloucester, Massachusetts; and Boothbay Harbor, Maine where he spent his summers. He studied at the Rhode Island School of Design in the early 1880s, and in Paris in 1885 at the Academy Julian. In Providence, he was a founding member of the Providence Art Club and the Providence Water Color Club, and in Boothbay Harbor, he was one of the founders of the Commonwealth Colony of Art.

Marshall was an illustrator for the “Providence Journal” from 1897 to 1923 and for 20 years, taught at the Rhode Island School of Design. He exhibited with the Boston Art Club and the Boston Society of Arts and Crafts.) …including a beautiful pair of finely crafted sterling silver spoons, a pyrographic bowl, signed & dated 1896,

Books, Paper & Ephemera: 2 volume set of Encyclopedia of Masonry with period ephemeral inserts such as bookmark, Vote for Andrew A. Piatt hand-bill, hand written letters & more, collection of LP & 45 classic rock records including Doors, Santana etc, a collection of real-photo (rppc) toc Native American postcards, other postcards including George Washington Presidential Commemorative, local Beverly, Gloucester & other Northshore MA antique postcards, a collection of European cards and more, a group of WWII mini posters/war bond order forms – Your Bond is Their Success w/ battleship in shield – 5th War Loan Drive, a portfolio of art incl: prints, lithos, engravings, photographs etc by Anthony Thieme, Frederick Remington, a poster of La Grand David Magician of Beverly MA, watercolors, Currier & Ives, Nautical themes & more,

Furniture: Stunning hand hewn rustic farm table 2” thick oak! 7 feet 5 inches long by 39 inches wide, early one drawer stand w/ carved legs & applied carving on drawer, another early one drawer stand w/ carved legs, a beautiful 19th century stand w/ parkay banding, 2 antique 4 drawer pine chests of drawers, a grain-painted lift-top commode chest w/ one drawer over door, pair of iron candle votives painted shabby chic green, a four drawer slant front desk, a small stand with pink granite insert, early divided tack box for horses,​

Misc: original antique 6”x8” photo of Teddy Roosevelt on the Whistle-Stop Campaign in Old Orchard Beach Maine, an awesome Gates General Co cast iron dragon form stove top humidifier, antique heavy cast iron Fire Alarm box w/ fist full of lightening bolts on upper frieze portion, antique signs include. Very rare 12″ diameter Jenney Aero Solvenized Pump Plate Enamel Sign circa 1930s, Coca-Cola, Prestone Anti-Freeze, Pepsi, crates of antique Moxie & Apothecary & medicine bottles in Ivory Soap box, White Rock Soda boxes, Lucky penny iron horseshoe, pair of Syrocco-Wood bookends depicting stagecoach scene, a grouping of very nice period American art pottery planters, miniature concrete bird bath w/ dragonfly embossment, beautiful brass Holy Water fount w an angel adornment, large brass or bronze celestial garden sphere, brass elephant sculpture, yard ornament windmill, sculpture of Mercury by Giovanni Mallico? (as found), small lot of antique still banks, nailsea blown artglass egg, unusual stoneware honey jar w/ cobalt blue floral decoration​

Jewelry: Precious & semi-precious stone pieces set in base metals including 1.2 ct. Diamond estate ring, 3.12 ct. Arctic sapphire estate ring ,Large diamond estate necklace, Single strand pearl necklace 14K, 1 ct. diamond estate ring,Large diamond estate necklace, 4.52 ct. Russian emerald estate ring, Oval cut amethyst dinner necklace, Round cut tanzanite estate ring, 5.36 ct. white and blue sapphire tennis bracelet,Large diamond tennis bracelet ,5.85 ct. white sapphire wedding set, Designer white topaz estate ring, Blue topaz heart ring, Opal estate ring, Large diamond estate bracelet, Diamond estate ring, Diamond estate earrings, 5.11 ct. Amethyst and white topaz bracelet, Pear cut tanzanite dinner ring,Large diamond necklace, Tiffany style 5.12 ct. sapphire estate necklace, White sapphire dinner ring, Pear cut blue topaz estate necklace, Near flawless 2.32 ct. white topaz dinner ring, Large diamond estate ring,1 ct. Diamond hoop earrings, White and black diamond estate ring, Tanzanite and white topaz estate ring, 1 ct. diamond estate ring, Antique Bulova Pocket-Watch in excellent working condition, lot of 60+ sterling silver charms w/ Nautical Themes, Crucianelli accordion in original case, antique Conn Cornet, WE ARE JUST GETTING STARTED WITH THIS LISTING!​

There is a 15% buyer’s premium. Cash, known checks and credit cards are accepted (no extra charge for credit card use).​

MA Auc Lic #119​

Other news!

​We’re excited to announce that Classic Cooks will be taking over our snack bar! That means there will be some good, warm, yummy food & drink!

Please note that there is plenty of parking at our new location. You may use the front lot, the side lot and the street.

Coming in January!

Our first Monthly Flea Market!

Stay tuned for details.

https://mailchi.mp/2786d19008eb/nov-23rd-auction-emile-gruppe-signs-jewelry-more?e=5e1c2945cc

Countdown to Thanksgiving

Are you ready? We are on the 10 day countdown to Thanksgiving….a time for families to gather, give thanks and ….well, watch here. I found the premise of sideline commentary amusing and thought you might too.

CBD for Pain Management, and FREE SAMPLES

Angel Wings Wellness's avatarCape Ann Wellness

I tend to get a lot of questions regarding the most effective way to manage pain. Is a topical treatment better than supplementing with the oil? Is there a certain amount I should be using? How long will it take to kick in?

Firstly I would like to note that the best way to treat pain is typically by attacking it from both sides (an external application as well as an internal application). This can be achieved by pairing a low to moderate dose of oil under the tongue in addition to applying a pain cream to the affected area. The benefits of using both oil and cream is that you will need much less of each product to achieve pain relief. Additionally, when using the oil, it enhances the effect of the topical treatment so as to make it more potent, and last much longer.

That being said, it…

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GloucesterCast 366 with Dylan from Pigeon Cove Ferments, Chris, Brendan and Connor McCarthy, Jimmy Dalpiaz, Ralph Digiorgio, Kim Smith and Joey Ciaramitaro Taped 11/17/19

GloucesterCast 366 with Dylan from Pigeon Cove Ferments, Chris, Brendan and Connor McCarthy, Jimmy Dalpiaz, Ralph Digiorgio, Kim Smith and Joey Ciaramitaro Taped 11/17/19

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When you subscribe you need to verify your email address so they know we’re not sending you spam and that you want to receive the podcast or GMG in your email.  So once you subscribe check your email for that verification. If you don’t see it, check your spam folder in your email acct so you can verify that you’d like to get them via email subscription.

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Topics Include:

Treats provided by Mom’s Kitchen- Fish Cakes and Beans, Coffee Rolls, Frittata, Biscuits and Gravy and Homefries!

My 2020 Waterfront Images GMG Calendar is now available to purchase Click here to order

Dylan from Pigeon Cove Ferments is introducing his Kombucha available Check out the website for where you can get it here

GloucesterCast 365 Is our third lost episode in the history of the GloucesterCast.

Chat notification chat problem from last week has (hopefully) been corrected

Word of the Day

Added soundboard

The good news Is Brendan McCarthy bought an awesome new condo in Gloucester.  The bad news is that being a millennial we went over to watch some college football and he doesn’t pay for cable so we were without football.

Connor McCarthy and his lobster support animals.

Connor McCarthy reports that frozen lobster tails from Whole Foods in DC suck out loud.

Narragansett Autocrat Coffee Milk Stout Is At Minglewood Harborside and is like drinking a booze infused coffee milkshake (highly recommend)

Jimmy went to the Gloucester 400 meeting www.gloucesterma400.org

Cafe Bischo Soup

Everyone’s favorite soup in town

The impossible burger from Burger King

Virgilios and Sclafanis Cold Cuts

Percentage of People That Wash Hands after Going To The Bathroom

Red Tailed Hawk

 

HAWK-ON-THE-HUNT JOINS US AT CAPT. JOE’S FOR THE GMG PODCAST THIS MORNING!

Perched on the lobster traps, I only had a fleeting moment to take a photo pulling into the parking lot at Captain Joe’s. While getting my camera out, the Hawk appeared to pop into a lobster trap. He popped back out, I took a snapshot under cover of car, then off he flew.

Raptors such as Sharp-shinned Hawks and Peregrine Falcons are attracted to lobster pots because the traps often house songbirds such as sparrows. The smaller birds eat the crusty tidbits found on the pots and the larger birds have learned to find a tasty meal there.

Sharp-shinned Hawk Range Map

Several years back when there was a male Snowy Owl at Captain Joe’s, a Peregrine Falcon flew on the scene, defending his territory by repeatedly dive bombing the Owl. The Falcon disturbed him so much so that the Snowy eventually departed.

Enterprise car rental coming to 123 Eastern Avenue / Rt 127 #GloucesterMA

Enterprise slated for former gas station site, 123 Eastern Avenue (Rt. 127), Gloucester, Ma., just before Cape Ann Marketplace shopping plaza.

Status of build out mid November 2019:

construction status November 2019 for123 Eastern Avenue in Gloucester Mass. Enterprise car rental coming_20191117_©c ryan.jpg

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New paint 222 Main Street #GloucesterMA

The exterior of 222 Main Street, Gloucester, Massachusetts was switched up this week.

Before

 

After underway

I don’t know if the shutters are returning.