On WCVB Channel 5 Chronicle tonight: Cape Ann Museum Edward Hopper house tours

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Chronicle 7:30 pm tonight!

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BREAKING: STRANDED MINKE WHALE RESCUED GLOUCESTER HARBOR

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Early this morning Al Bezanson reported that a Minke Whale was caught on a small rock in Smith’s Cove, next to the Studio Restaurant. A kind group of Rocky Neck neighbors removed the rock and the whale swam away instantly. The whale appeared to be recovering from its entanglement and, as Mona Faherty reports, did an arcing dolphin-like move after swimming to the middle of the Cove.

The small rock, about a foot and half, that entangled the whale.

The Minke may possibly be injured. Please keep an eye out and if you see the whale contact the Northeast Marine Mammal hotline at 866-755-6622. Thank you!

NOAA official Ainsley Smith and Animal Control Officer Teagan Dolan looking for the whale.

Sharktivity

I downloaded the Sharktivity app yesterday and couldn’t believe how many sharks have been tracked this month alone off Cape Cod!  I mean, I know that there have been a lot of sightings but the numbers that are appearing in the app are staggering.

Check out the great work that the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy does HERE

http://www.atlanticwhiteshark.org/

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Timeout Boston Mentions Gloucester As One Of The Top Daytrips From Boston- Thanks For The Mention

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Check out number 4, and come check us out. Thanks for the mention.

https://www.timeout.com/…/things-to-do/best-boston-day-trips

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Crossfit Kids Program is Back!

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Our CFCA Kids program is back! Starting on September 11, kids (ages 6-13) will focus on skills, confidence, fun and develop a lifelong love of moving and exercise! Classes will run on Tuesday and Thursdays from 3:30 – 4:15. Online registration coming soon!

For more info – check out our website!

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Seaside Garden Club’s First Meeting

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Our new season will kick off on September 11 with “Confessions of a Seed Snatcher” presented by Marie Patrice Masse. Marie, an enthusiastic gardener and nature lover, has collected seeds for many years and more often than not can be found tending her 4500 square foot organic flower and vegetable garden at the Stow Community Garden. Her presentation will include a slideshow and lecture. It is a humorous and insightful journey of discovery into the world of seed saving from seed biology and politics, to seed quirkiness and adaptability. Attendees will learn how to save seeds from their gardens and enjoy entertaining stories of finding seeds in unusual places. Following the slideshow/lecture there will be an optional hands – on seed gathering from a large collection of flower heads, seed stalks, and pods. Beautiful photographs and entertaining story-telling promise to make this presentation a delight. Guests are welcome, $5 fee.

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PMC Kids Ride

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE         CONTACT: Pat Morris @ 978-815-2170 or Jennifer Doane @ 617-997-3772

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Register Today for PMC Kids Ride

It’s time to register your kids for this year’s Cape Ann Pan-Mass Challenge (PMC) Kids Ride!  Registration fee is $10 through September 22nd ($30 walk-on) with a fundraising minimum of $30, 100% of which will support cancer treatment and research efforts at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (DFCI).   Visit www.kids.pmc.org/capeann to sign up online.

This rain or shine event will take place at Masconomo Park in Manchester on Saturday, September 29th from 9am – 12 noon and will offer five different ride routes for kids ages 2-15. Routes range from the perimeter of the park for tykes on tricycles to a 10-mile mountain trail or an 11-mile road ride.

Kids are encouraged to register for a route that best suits their riding ability. All ride routes are posted online and every…

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The Crew on board The Schooner adventure

The hard working and talented  crew of the Adventure that treated us to a great parade and race day on Sunday.

HUNTING FOR MONARCH BUTTERFLY CATERPILLARS

I am super excited to give my children’s program at the Cape Ann Museum on Saturday morning. The program is free and open to the public. I hope to see you there!

 

Does anyone by chance have young caterpillars in the garden at this time? All my current, and very mature caterpillars, are about to pupate at any moment. I’d like to have more than chrysalis’s to share with the kids. Please email me at kimsmithdesigns.com if yes; I would love to stop by before Saturday’s program. Thank you!

GLOUCESTER’S BEAUTIFUL NEW FLOATING DOCK DESIGNED FOR SCHOONERS

If you had the opportunity to see the schooners docked at Gloucester’s gorgeous new floating dock, located at I4-C2, know that it was constructed by Beacon Marine Basin and installed by Brett Ramsey’s company Ramsey Marine and Dock Construction. The floating dock was created by Gloucester Maritime and the Schooner Festival Committee to provide schooners with a convenient place to moor.

Schooners Bluenose II, Columbia, Tree of Life, Brilliant, and When and If, along with the Tall Ship Lynx

The new dock was well utilized during the three day Schooner Festival event. By late Sunday afternoon, there were a total of five schooners, as well as the Tall Ship Lynx, moored at the floating dock!

The dock will be removed within the next few weeks, to be reinstalled next August for the 35th Annual Gloucester Schooner Festival.

Schooners Columbia and Tyrone moored at the floating dock.

 

Photographer Takes Family Christmas Card Photos at Stage Fort Park

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Beautiful Family from New Hampshire uses the Thomas E. Lannon in Gloucester Harbor as a backdrop.

Gloucester Rotary Club Announces Photography Contest

Gloucester Rotary Club Announces Photography Contest

The Gloucester Rotary Club will publish a 12-month Cape Ann photo calendar for 2019 as a fundraiser. All profits will go to the Gloucester Rotary Club’s efforts to raise money that supports the many community and international activities in which the club is involved.

In Order to publish a beautiful calendar, the Club is requesting high quality digital photos that show the unique beauty of Cape Ann throughout the year– landscapes, seascapes, harbor scenes, sunrises/sunsets, boats, wildlife, etc. As we will be featuring one photo per month, we need images from each season: winter, spring, summer and fall. Photographs from Gloucester, Rockport, Essex and Manchester will be accepted.

Full contest rules and requirements are available online at http://www.gloucesterrotary.org. All entries must be received by 12:00 p.m. on Friday, September 21, 2018.

More information about the Rotary Club of Gloucester is available online at http://www.gloucesterrotary.org and http://www.facebook.com/RotaryGloucesterMA .profits will go to the Gloucester Rotary Club’s efforts to raise money that supports the many community and international activities in which the club is involved.

In Order to publish a beautiful calendar, the Club is requesting high quality digital photos that show the unique beauty of Cape Ann throughout the year– landscapes, seascapes, harbor scenes, sunrises/sunsets, boats, wildlife, etc. As we will be featuring one photo per month, we need images from each season: winter, spring, summer and fall. Photographs from Gloucester, Rockport, Essex and Manchester will be accepted.

Full contest rules and requirements are available online at www.gloucesterrotary.org. All entries must be received by 12:00 p.m. on Friday, September 21, 2018.

More information about the Rotary Club of Gloucester is available online at www.gloucesterrotary.org and www.facebook.com/RotaryGloucesterMA

 

2018 Fish Box Derby

Sunday, September 16, 2018 @ 12:00 Rogers Street

Open to kids ages 8 to 14
Parents and kids build cars together
Used cars for sale — Building advice available
There is no entry fee, but
you must register by September 1st
Go to www.fishboxderby.org or contact us on Facebook @ Fishbox Derby
for details and simple rules

Sails on Parade from my seat

The Schooner Fest could not have had a better weekend!  The city was bustling and it seems like everyone was out enjoying these last few days of summer.  As we all head back to work this week I share my photo dump from my spot on Ten Pd Island…just me, my coffee and the seagulls!