Good Morning Gloucester

Meet London jewelry designer, Tarra Rosenbaum at GLADSTONE on Friday, October 18 and Saturday, October 19 from 11-5, and design your very own bespoke future heirloom. Elegant and timeless, her 18k gold Aurora ring design is available in an endless number of gemstone and enamel color combinations…your choice! Bring along a piece of gemstone jewelry you’d like to redesign and repurpose or just come and discover all the fun possibilities!
GLADSTONE will be donating 10% of every Aurora ring purchase to Wellspring House in Gloucester, MA.
See website for event details, gladstonejewelry.com
36 ½ Union Street, Manchester 978.704.9410

Hi Joey

~350lb ocean sunfish with a large shark bite out of its back. Amazing it survived the attack and is still swimming offshore in 59 degree water. The ocean sunfish (also called a mola mola) is one of the heaviest bony fishes in the world and can grow up to 2000 lbs.

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Submitted By Eric Swanson

Submitted by Will Bloombergh

The lemons are the egret photos I recently took at Parker River Wildlife Refuge that featured an undetermined brown object hanging from the rear portion of the majestic bird.

The lemonade (from my point of view) is the cropped and flipped reflection that looks a little bit like a Monet painting (well, I think you get the idea here). I hope you like lemonade…….

Cape Ann Masons’ Open House

Saturday, October 19, 2019

Once again, the Gloucester Masonic Lodge is hosting an Open House, known also as “Square and Compasses Day,” on Saturday, October 19, from 9 AM until 3 PM.  If you’ve ever wondered who the Freemasons are, whether they are the descendants of the Knights Templars, or what the inside of their building looks like, here’s your chance to find out.  The event is held semiannually to help the public gain a better understanding of what Freemasonry is, and the positive impact that it has on its members, their families, and community.  Members will provide tours of the building, talk about Freemasonry’s history, discuss its rituals, signs, and symbols, and explain what they do.

The Lodge, known to its members as the Tyrian-Ashler-Acacia Lodge reflecting the former names of three Lodges which are now one, is located at 27 Eastern Avenue in Gloucester.  Officers and members of the Lodge will be present to welcome visitors and prospective members alike.  Come and join us and see the many different items from around the world as well as local items not previously seen by the public, pulled from the dusty safe deposit box. Paul Revere and his silver work, items of antiquity from the 1770’s and 1800’s, gavels made from the wood of the USS Constitution, and from King Solomon’s Temple in Jerusalem. Gordon Gravelese, Master of The Tyrian-Ashler-Acacia Lodge said, “Gloucester’s Lodge has the distinction of being one of the oldest Masonic lodges in North America and will be displaying many of these items for our open house.  For men looking for ways to give back to their community and world, while enjoying the benefits of a first-rate fraternal organization, Masonry is a great place to look.”

Freemasons trace their roots to the stonemason guilds that built Europe’s cathedrals and castles during the early part of the last millennium.  As construction of these buildings declined, they began accepting members from outside their trade.  These new members, influenced by the “Age of Enlightenment,” transformed the organization from a group for builders to one focused on developing the character of its members.  Freemasonry was formally organized in London, England in 1717. In 1733 it was formally organized in Massachusetts, making it the oldest Masonic group in the Western Hemisphere,

and the third oldest in the world.

Freemasonry, the world’s oldest and largest fraternity, seeks to bring together men of every country, religion, race, background, and opinion in order to develop the bonds of friendship between them.  Through a large variety of North American Masonic philanthropies, approximately $3,000,000 is given to charity every day, 70% of which benefits the general public.  During its symbolic initiation ceremony, members are encouraged to value high principles, ethics, and morals and to live their lives accordingly.  By “making good men better,” Freemasonry positively benefits its members, their families and local communities.  Freemasonry in Massachusetts is comprised of 32,000 members in more than 230 different lodges throughout the Commonwealth.

Please join us on Saturday for more information, refreshments and a tour, or visit http://www.massfreemasonry.org.

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