Pretty Light at Harbor Loop

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When I encounter visitors during my shift at the Stage Fort Park Welcome Center, I usually recommend they take a walk down to the pier at Harbor Loop. This lighting is one of the reasons it’s such an attraction there.

GMG Treasures: TREASURED AUDIO- CIGAR JOE FRONTIERO TALKS ABOUT FISHING OUT OF GLOUCESTER MA IN THE EARLY PART OF THE 20TH CENTURY

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TREASURED AUDIO- CIGAR JOE FRONTIERO TALKS ABOUT FISHING OUT OF GLOUCESTER MA IN THE EARLY PART OF THE 20TH CENTURY PART IV

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The family of Cigar Joe Frontiero brings Good Morning Gloucester these treasured recordings of Fishing out of Gloucester MA in the early part of the century. I’m happy that the family entrusted GMG with these priceless recordings and am proud to be able to have the platform in which we can archive and share with the community.

Thank you to the family of Cigar Joe Frontiero

Cigar Joe Photos Provided By The Frontiero Family
Cigar Joe Photos Provided By The Frontiero Family

Cigar Joe Frontiero born in 1898 these tapes were recorded in 1981 when he was 83 years old.

Click here or the arrow below to listen to the recording

The history behind the tapes: Someone had asked Cigar Joe for an interview for an oral history project but Cigar Joe decided to do the recording himself. At the time he was having trouble with circulation in his legs and spent most of the time at home so he bought a tape recorder. He had trouble with the tape recorder and threw all of the tapes away. His mailman took the trashed tapes, spliced them, and made copies. He gave Cigar Joe copies and kept backups (with Cigar Joe’s consent) in case the originals were lost. This occurred in 1981.

For The Other Parts Of This Series-

Treasured Audio-Gloucester History Cigar Joe Talks About Smuggling Liquor In the Early Part of The Twentieth Century Part 1

Treasured Audio-Gloucester History Cigar Joe Talks About Fishing In the Early Part of The Twentieth Century Part II

Treasured Audio- Cigar Joe Frontiero Talks About Fishing Out Of Gloucester MA In The Early Part Of The 20th Century Part III

Look for part V of VI April  13th and 16th

 

 

 

 

In the Midst of the Wildlife — pat morss

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It’s great when the local wildlife comes to us.

A young Osprey has taken over Hank (The Great Blue) Heron’s favorite branch near our house.
It departed and came back with a fish that it promptly devoured.
It could be one of Annie’s and Squam’s kids, Sunny or Stormy (seen on Essex Greenbelt’s Osprey cam).
Returning after a walk, a Garter Snake was chasing a House Mouse at our front door.
The snake headed the mouse off at a crack between RR ties, that was too narrow for the mouse.
So, off in a different direction with the snake in chase.
This continued until they both froze in place at a safe distance. I was betting on the mouse when we went inside.
Many Painted Ladies were feeding on our butterfly bushes. Upright wing undersides provide camouflage.
The open topsides are are bright like Monarchs. This butterfly is carrying on with a damaged wing.
Whereas, this one has near-perfect symmetry.
The proboscis (“straw”) that uncoils for the butterfly to sip nectar is pretty neat to watch.

Mid-September light

Posted on by Donna Ardizzoni

The weather on Saturday was beautiful.  It should be illegal to be inside on days like this.  The Magnolia Pier and surrounding flowers look so pretty.

Surfside Subs RAINY SUNDAY SPECIALS — 9/13! 🦞🍕🌧️

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Rainy Sundays call for comfort food! Skip the cooking and let us take care of lunch or dinner today! 🙌

🦞 $16.99 + tax Lobster Rolls
Served with chips & pickles!

🍕 Buy any 16” Pizza, get the 2nd 16” Pizza HALF PRICE!
*Limit of 2 per customer

🍕 Buy any 18” Pizza, get the 2nd 18” Pizza HALF PRICE!
*Limit of 2 per customer

Stay dry, grab your favorites, and make this rainy Sunday a delicious one! ☔️❤️

Excludes gluten free
Pizza specials cannot be combined
Excludes online orders

Fall Has Arrived at Marini Farms

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Like it or not, we are at the start of a new season. September and October are fantastic months here on Cape Ann but Mother Nature is signaling Fall. It’s evident at Marini Farms in Ipswich.

September beach days

Posted on by Donna Ardizzoni

Grateful to live where the beach is always around the corner.  By wearing my bathing suit under work clothes, can get to the beach immediately after work.  The last couple of days at Magnolia Beach have been wonderful.  The temperature of the water was 68 degrees.  perfect for swimming.

 

CITY OF GLOUCESTER AND METROPOLITAN AREA PLANNING COUNCIL TO HOST “THE POWER OF ARTS AND CULTURE PLANNING” EVENT

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GLOUCESTER, MA – The City of Gloucester, in collaboration with the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC), will host “The Power of Arts and Culture Planning: What Could a City-Wide Arts and Culture Plan Do for Gloucester?” on Tuesday, October 6, from 6PM to 8PM at the Kyrouz Auditorium in City Hall.

The community meeting will explore how a city-wide arts and culture plan could help support Gloucester’s vibrant arts and cultural community and strengthen the role of arts and culture in the City’s future. This would be a first for the City, as Gloucester has never created a formal arts and culture plan. 

The event will open with a reading from Gloucester’s Co-Poet Laureate Heidi Wakeman, and will provide an opportunity for residents, artists, cultural organizations, businesses, community leaders, and other interested community members to learn more about arts and culture planning and share their ideas about what such an effort could mean for Gloucester. Discussion topics will include what an arts and culture plan is, why it is important for a city to have. Speakers will include Mayor Paul Lundberg, Chair of the Gloucester Committee for the Arts Karen Ristuben, and Gloucester’s Arts, Culture, and Events Coordinator Miranda Aisling. 

This will be a community discussion that includes a question and answer segment so members of the public can ask our city staff and MAPC staff about what an arts and culture plan in Gloucester would look like for them. MAPC staff will help facilitate the conversation and share examples and lessons from arts and culture planning efforts in other communities.

Residents and community members are encouraged to attend and participate in the discussion. RSVP is requested.

What: The Power of Arts and Culture Planning: What Could a City-Wide Arts and Culture Plan Do for Gloucester?
When: Tuesday, October 6, 2026, 6PM – 8PM
Where: Kyrouz Auditorium, City Hall, 9 Dale Ave, Gloucester, MA
RSVP: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeW9q2EoPefMYkeEj-2husNkLSy7G25sx6ZACnNZiVWfCYp0w/viewform?usp=header  

Surfside Subs TODAY’S SPECIALS — SATURDAY 9/12! 🦞🍕🚨

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Saturday plans = solved. Whether you’re craving a lobster roll or pizza for the whole crew, we’ve got the deals today! 🙌

🦞 $17.99 + tax Lobster Roll
Served with chips & pickles

🍕 Buy any 16” Pizza, get the 2nd 16” HALF PRICE!
Limit 2 per customer

🍕 Buy any 18” Pizza, get the 2nd 18” HALF PRICE!
Limit 2 per customer

☀️ Good food + Saturday + these specials = the perfect combo!

📞 978-281-1700

Excludes gluten free
Pizza specials cannot be combined
Excludes online orders

Marini Farms Sunflowers

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We usually take time to visit Felix’s Family Farm for the sunflower field but this year it worked out that we went to Marini Farms on Linebrook Road in Ispswich instead. Though the sunflowers were a bit past peak, the entire flower field experience was pretty cool. You are invited to cut your own and there are plenty of colorful blooms left if you are interested. I hope to get to Felix’s Farm also in Ipswich before it’s too late in the season.

The Latest City of Gloucester Purple Beg Update

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Trash Talk – Purple Bags!

As we come to an end of the era of the purple bags, we’d like to remind everyone that they can still buy them at Stop and Shop and Shaw’s, and if you’re a senior you can join the Rose Baker Center for Aging Well Gloucester and get smaller purple bags there as well.

There is no refund on extra purple bags, so don’t get more than you need! The new cart program starts October 1st, so make sure to buy enough to last you through the end of this month.