
View from the Tower at Gloucester City Hall

My View of Life on the Dock

Santa, Ken and Pat want to remind you that a Cape Ann License Plate is a great gift. For years to come $40 every two years comes back to the Cape Ann Community Foundation and every year they give out grants to nonprofits and education programs on Cape Ann. Go to Lovecapeann.com and order a plate today!


The lobster trap tree in downtown Gloucester at Main and Pleasant Streets basked in glorious early morning light and festooned with buoys hand painted by kids at Cape Ann Art Haven.
A welcome pause any time any vantage.

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Topside Grill Seafood Casserole Was Outstanding. Great food, great service. Today’s Topside Grill is not your Grandma’s Topside Grill. Great specials, trivia nights, expanded beer list.

Bay View Cemetery, according to A Guide to Cemeteries in Essex County Massachusetts, is also known at Third Parish Cemetery. It is said to be the third oldest in Gloucester established in 1728 (according to Find-a-Grave). One of the most notable items from my recent walk through are the slate stones. These always fascinate me and it appears the slate stones in this cemetery are much wider than the slate stones I typically see in New York cemeteries. The etchings are art in themselves and it makes me want to study up on the stone carvers of the era.
It’s very hilly and uneven so take care. There are also signs of disrepair so be vigilant if you are doing your own walk through.



I wondered if there was ever a view of a bay from here and it seems perhaps so: water is visible off in the distance.

It shows beauty even in winter:

This is the scene that attracted me to this cemetery in the first place one October day a while back. Even cats sometimes want to pay respect, although I suspect a different motivation here.

Start off your week with a delicious brunch accompanied by the area’s most talented jazz musicians. This Sunday Jazz guitarist, Peter Fedele, takes the stage at Feather & Wedge entertaining diners lingering over their Mimosas and coffee. Local celebrities are often present so watch out for the Paparazzi. Reservations strongly suggested. 978.999.5917
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Come down today and take a Christmas card picture with the kids with Santa in a real Dory in Harriett Webster Dock at Maritime Gloucester

Crafts for the kids too!

Thanks to Lisa Smith and 1623 Studios, I Am More has a video and it was released the other day.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-QAkvNqoEo&feature=youtu.be
Lisa is apparently a genius because I was a nervous wreck and you really can’t tell! She did an amazing job of capturing the spirit of the project, so feel free to share!
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