My View of Life on the Dock
March 2019 work continuing across Stacy Boulevard – read details HERE about these projects– Hancock Sculpture, Betty Smith Gardens & Tennis Courts to the East, and Blynman Bridge & railings to the West- additional stunning work and investment thanks to Gloucester MA Department of Public Works, Ann Gilardi Johnson, Generous Gardeners, CPA, Department of Transportation (DOT), and more. Stacy Boulevard Part 8
March 24, 2019 photos of Walker Hancock Triton and grounds prep before/in process.
https://twitter.com/MrJamieMcDonald/status/1110946913837293569
It’s getting real folks! These guys came from Canada to join Adventureman! Welcome to Gloucester.
I’ll be on 94.9 With Aurelia Nelson at 8:40 This Mornig Talking About Today’s Finish! Tune In!
Last night I brought home some lobster, marinated some steak and chicken, Nichole Schrafft brought salad and pastry and we drank wine, beer and finished with excellent bourbon and tequila.
Adventureman and his team were such fun to be around. Can’t wait to see everyone tonight!
Nichole Schrafft pictures and videos-
On Wednesday the 27th March, after a year running exactly 210 marathons – more than 5,500 miles, from the westernmost point to the east coast via as many children’s hospitals as he could visit during his yearlong visa – Jamie McDonald, AKA Adventureman, will run his final six miles to the beach at Fort Point, Gloucester, Massachusetts.
And he’d love all the support he can get!
The mammoth adventure has raised more than $150,000 for sick kids so far – a cause close to Jamie’s heart, having spent the first nine years of his life in and out of hospital, with a rare spinal condition.
We’re inviting members of the public, of all ages, to join and support us. (Superhero outfits are optional but very much preferred!).
We have broken it down into a few stages to ensure people of all abilities can join in, and Jamie will be live-streaming to ensure people all over the world can be involved, too!!!
The route can be seen on Google Maps here: https://goo.gl/maps/Snm3sbYvgh52
*** 6 miles out – don’t worry, it’ll be a nice slow pace!
– Meeting point: Sweeney Park, 113 Summer St, Manchester By the Sea
– Time: 2.30pm
***1.7 miles out (if you’d like a shorter run)
– Meeting point: Hammond Castle
– Time: 3.45pm
***0.7 miles from the finishing point:
– Meeting point: Stage Fort Park (lots of parking nearby, apparently!)
– Time: 4pm
***Finishing point at the Fisherman’s Memorial Statue – where Jamie will dip his hand in the Atlantic Ocean, having done the same 5,500 miles ago in the Pacific!
-Time: approximately 4.15pm
After the finish, the nearby Beauport Hotel has confirmed they will be putting on a welcome celebration and reception for supporters, so please do feel free to join us to celebrate the incredible achievement… after which, Jamie will be back in the UK to attempt to break the world record for the most miles run on a treadmill in 7 days!
*** Please feel free to share this event far and wide – and tag your friends in, too! ***
After nearly a year of running the perimeter of the United States raising money for sick children, Adventureman Jamie McDonald is scheduled to complete his 5500 mile journey right here on the boulevard in Gloucester around 4 PM today. We sincerely hope you can join us as we welcome him to Gloucester and congratulate him on his super hero efforts on behalf of sick children.
He will be running from Manchester to Gloucester. Those wanting to join him for his last few miles are welcome to meet up at Robert Sweeney Park for a 6 mile run (around 2:30 PM); Hammond Castle around 3:45 PM or Stage Fort Park around 4 PM. All are encouraged to watch for him along this route to cheer him on, but we’d really like to see a big crowd this afternoon at the Fisherman’s Memorial Statue for this historic event. Let’s give him a true Gloucester welcome. Reception to follow at the Beauport Hotel and all are welcome.
To donate: https://www.adventureman.org/donate/
Written By Earl Foote and given to us to use as our podcast intro. Mike Lindberg one of Good Morning Gloucester’s first contributors created this video which I consider to be the best music video of all time.
Brings chill every time I listen to it still to this very day. Mentions the crew of the Andrea Gail and my Uncle Cosmo’s boat The Captain Cosmo and the men that were lost to the sea, the Boulevard, the Fisherman’s Memorial Statue.
How much more fitting could the Song “Gloucester Til The End be for a Gloucester England born runner to finish a 5500 mile run around the perimeter of the United states and finishing on the Boulevard at The Statue?
Crazy.
Introduction to Alexander Technique
With Larry Young.
We are thrilled to host Larry Young for this amazing workshop. Come find out what everyone is talking about and experiencing!
The Alexander Technique is a simple, practical method for getting rid of unwanted tension in the body. It has been used successfully for over 100 years by people with bad backs, stiff necks, repetitive stress injuries, breathing difficulties, anxiety, depression and chronic pain as well as by musicians, actors and dancers, athletes and others who use their bodies professionally.
“You cant so something you don’t know, if you keep on doing what you do know”
Quote from founder of Alexander Technique
This introductory workshop will present Mr. Alexander’s discoveries and leave you feeling lighter, calmer and more free.
Larry Young is an AmSat certified teacher of the Technique and is based in Manchester-by-the-Sea.
When: April 4
Time: 7 – 8pm
Where: Ayurveda…
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Please join us for the traditional TAA second night of Passover Seder!
EARLY BIRD SPECIAL: REGISTER AND PAY by Friday, April 5th – and pay $36/person. AFTER April 5th – $40/per person.
Please register early for what is always a sold-out event, so our chefs can cook delicious food for the correct number of guests.
Click here to register!
1) Volunteer to be a Piping Plover monitor. Please contact Alicia Pensarosa at gloucesteraac@gmail.com. Heather Hall is currently working on a temporary schedule until one is provided by Alicia. Heather can be reached at gonesouth5@gmail.com.
2) Please let your friends know the PiPls have returned and please share this post.
3) If you have a dog, and I know this is a great deal to ask, please avoid Good Harbor Beach. There are many other great places that folks can walk their dog. Beginning April 1st, all dogs are prohibited from Good Harbor Beach at anytime of day or night, including early morning and after the life guards leave for the day.
4) If you feel you must bring your dog to GHB, please avoid the No. 3 boardwalk area (their preferred courting and nesting area) and please walk your dog along the shoreline.
5) Join our Facebook page Piping Plover Partners.
6) Come to the Piping Plover Ecology, Management, and Conservation program at the Sawyer Free Library this Saturday from 10am to 12pm. This program is sponsored by the City of Gloucester’s Animal Advisory Committee.
7) Please report anyone harassing the PiPls to the police at 978-283-1212 and any dog harassing the PiPls to Gloucester’s Animal Control officers Jamie and Teagan at 978-281-9746.
A note from Mayor Sefatia – A thirty day waiting period after the new dog ordinance was passed was required prior to any new signs being installed. The thirty days has passed and we will be seeing the new signs shortly!
Dave Rimmer from Greenbelt will be installing the protective symbolic fencing tomorrow, Wednesday!
Look for the Papa doing a fancy goose step during courtship. This is our Good Harbor Beach Mama and Papa courting last spring.
Plover Dad brooding eggs
A tell-tale sign of PiPls present are these sweet petite fleur de lis tracks in the sand.
A tiny chick, the fraction of the size of a child’s flip flop.
Essex Greenbelt’s Dave Rimmer and assistant installing the wire exclosure last year after the PiPls were driven off the beach by dogs–we don’t ever want to see this happen again.
Beautiful and breathtaking Crane Beach on a recent spring day. I was told by the attendant to expect to see horses and a hauled out seal. I saw neither but my heart was still full from this piece of nature’s perfection.
*** 6 miles out – don’t worry, it’ll be a nice slow pace!
– Meeting point: Sweeney Park, 113 Summer St, Manchester By the Sea
– Time: 2.30pm
***1.7 miles out (if you’d like a shorter run)
– Meeting point: Hammond Castle
– Time: 3.45pm
***0.7 miles from the finishing point:
– Meeting point: Stage Fort Park (lots of parking nearby, apparently!)
– Time: 4pm
***Finishing point at the Fisherman’s Memorial Statue – where Jamie will dip his hand in the Atlantic Ocean, having done the same 5,500 miles ago in the Pacific!
-Time: approximately 4.15pm
After the finish, the nearby Beauport Hotel has confirmed they will be putting on a welcome celebration and reception for supporters, so please do feel free to join us to celebrate the incredible achievement…
For More About Adventureman and his journey check out his Facebook page (I swear your computer or phone will not spontaneously burst into flames if you click the link)
This is a link > https://www.facebook.com/AdventuremanJamieMcDonald/ (links bring you places for more information)
Easy First Steps to
an Earth-Friendly Garden with Rebecca Warner
Rebecca Warner offers simple methods for making compost and
improving soil, by using easy ways to make mulch from free materials you find
close to home. Rebecca reveals a time-saving, earth-friendly way to prepare
beds for annuals and vegetables in the spring. She will give us a quick recipe
for making peat-free potting mix for use in your containers.
Rebecca Warner is a home gardener in Newton, Massachusetts with thirty
years’ experience working toward a sustainable garden. Her book, “The
Sustainable-Enough Garden,” is the story of her quest to make a beautiful
garden that’s environmentally friendly. Toward that end she has overhauled her
garden practices, from composting to mulching, lawn care to irrigation. She
blogs weekly at http://thesustainable-enoughgarden.blogspot.com/.
The deadline for priority admission has passed, but applications are still being accepted for the upcoming Gloucester Biotechnology Academy class of 2020!
Don’t miss out on this unique opportunity to learn hands-on science at the bench, and get your career started in biotech!
Visit gmgi.org/apply to learn more and download the applications.
Reach out to John Doyle, Education Director with any questions at john.doyle@gmgi.org
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