Cox Reservation is so pretty this time of the year.
BREAKING: HOORAY! THE GOOD HARBOR BEACH FOOTBRIDGE IS IN USE
Thanks to the hard work and dedication of Phil Cucuru and Mike Tarantino, it appears as though the footbridge temporary bridge construction is complete. When we taped the podcast this morning, I was under the impression an inspection was required, which may be the case however, folks are using the bridge, and it looks perfect!
Great Work Phil and Mike!!!
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Sunday Morning Bluefin Blowout Family Fun 5k Run
Starting at 8:00AM with Becca Pizzi leading the runners on the 5K from Stage Fort Park to Hammond Castle and back to the finish line at Stage Fort Park ! Becca is two time women’s World Marathon Champion …7 days, 7 marathons on 7 continents in world record time! The Waugh’s and so many supporters including Mayor Sefatia Theken were all there to support the Alzheimer’s Association. The run raised over $56,000 today. Now on to August and the Bluefin Blowout!!!
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GHS Baseball playoffs vs triton
GHS bats come alive in the last of the 6th and the boys win their first playoff game against Triton. A great effort by by John John Mondello and over all hitting and defense by a bunch of guys including Marcus Montagnino, E. J. Field, Matt Smith, and Ben Oliver.
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Out for a row
Jimmy T. and Stephanie O. out for a row last week.
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Free Event at Parker River Wildlife Refuge Saturday June 16
The sun came out, so I decided to take a ride up the Scenic Coastal Byway to Parker River National Wildlife Refuge. The light is so pretty in early summer! Perhaps it was my polarized sunglasses, but no matter. It was so beautiful I did not even mind the one lane traffic at the Essex bridge. It’s always a treat to see what I can find at Parker River. Though all the beaches are closed to accommodate nesting birds (except some access at Lot 1), I am always able to find cool stuff.
On June 16 from 10 AM – 3 PM, Parker River is hosting a free event they are calling “Let’s Get Outside”. It’s free and they are offering several interesting programs for families. Check it out here.
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Breakfast On The Red LE @WeberGrills Kettle for The Kiddos
I really like the Cook’s Essentials Double Reversable Griddle
It’s cheap and cleans up so easy.
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Jazz Brunch at Feather & Wedge – Sunday, June 10
Join Feather & Wedge for a special brunch featuring live music by the notable Boston jazz duo Scollins-Warsi. With Kevin Scollins on guitar and Sahil Warsi on double bass, these accomplished musicians have a wide repertoire of jazz standards, blues, R&B and more. If there is a better way to start your week, we haven’t found it.
Sunday, June 10
10:30 – 2:30 PM
Reservations suggested! 978.999.5917
Feather & Wedge Restaurant & Bar | 5 Main Street, Rockport, MA 01966
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GOODNIGHT SWEET PARKING LOT PLOVER FAMILY
Chicks Tucked Under Papa Plover
Thanks to today’s dozen or so volunteers, Gloucester’s DPW crew, and John and Jasmine from Mass Wildlife, our parking lot PiPl family made it through day one with flying colors (meaning all four chicks survived). It appears as if they are slowly advancing towards the beach. Plovers are active at night–perhaps they’ll make the migration tonight after the lot is closed–let’s hope.
We need more volunteers, at least two per shift would be fantastic. More eyes equals better coverage. Please contact Ken Whittaker at if you would like to be a PiPl volunteer monitor kwhittaker@gloucester-ma.gov.
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Community Gardens At Burnham Field A Huge Success
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“If you could save a piece of American history, …would you?” Naval Historical & Preservation Foundation
Yes! The Naval Historical & Preservation Foundation 1-888-895-2200 was at Stop & Shop today.
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In A Venice Shop Window
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Topside Grill’s 6th Annual Triple Crown Belmont Stakes Party June 9th
Come see the Fun! Win $$$, best dressed contest (best/funnest/original neck TIE), PRIZES, GIVEAWAYS! Can Justify win the ELUSIVE coveted Triple Crown this year?!?
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Cape Ann Farmers Market
So nice to have The Cape Ann Farmers Market starting up again.
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BREAKING NEWS: OUR PIPING PLOVER GOOD HARBOR BEACH PARKING LOT CHICKS HAVE HATCHED!!!
Our Piping Plover chicks began hatching yesterday afternoon. The fourth chick hatched today at 7:50am. We have all been on pins and needles and are overjoyed that all four babies appear to be healthy and vigorous.
Hopping over the yet-to-hatch egg and testing out tiny wing buds.
Piping Plovers lend true meaning to the expression “take under a protective wing.”
With thanks and gratitude to Joe Lucido and our amazing DPW, Gloucester’ s conservation agent Ken Whittaker, Mayor Sefatia, Dave Rimmer from Greenbelt, Jonathan and Jasmine from Mass Wildlife, and to all our volunteers (especially Heather Hall who has been at the GHB parking lot every single day for several hours) for helping us get this far. Now the truly challenging phase begins, which is helping the chicks grow to the next stage of life. Piping Plover Chicks fledge on average at about 35 days, which is almost to the day when last year’s Little Chick departed our shores.
We were hoping to keep the hatching on the down low for a few days, but the PiPl is out of the bag, so to speak. Volunteer Piping Plovers are most definitely needed. Please contact Ken Whittaker at kwhittaker@gloucester-ma.gov
The first to venture out of the exclosure (at 7am this morning). Piping Plovers are precocial birds, which means that within hours after hatching they are mobile and relatively mature. Piping Plover chicks begin to feed themselves within the first 24 hours after hatching.
Kenny Ryan, Cindy Frost, Cliff King, and Joe Lucido
DPW Crew laying out the temporarily restricted parking area. The cordoned off zone will be in place this weekend and until the PiPl migrate to the beach.
Cliff King and Jasmine Weber – Jasmine joined the team yesterday. She is an intern at Mass Wildlife and will be with us all weekend.
Early this morning the Bachelor appeared on the scene, again, causing yet another kerfuffle. Papa leapt off the nest and chased him away, with a good bit of ruffled feathers.
A few more snapshots–see how adorable they are–wouldn’t you like to be a Piping Plover monitor this upcoming month ❤
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Half Off Menu At The Rudder On Rocky Neck Today June 9, 2018
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Lupines at Sugar Hill, NH
I’m pretty sure when my husband married me he didn’t think I’d be dragging him up to NH at 1 AM to stand in a very dark field of lupines, waiting two hours for the Milky Way to come into the frame, all the while looking for the cellphone I dropped somewhere in the field because i thought there was an animal coming lol! Also, I’m pretty sure he didn’t think we’d be sleeping in the car for an hour while we wait for the sun to rise up over the White Mountains so I could get a few more shots of the silly flowers! He’s a keeper!! Off for a nap!
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New Book Now Available Sandy Bay National Harbor of Refuge and the Navy
New Book Now Available
Sandy Bay National Harbor of Refuge
and the Navy
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Safe Harbor at Sandy Bay
In 1885, construction began on the second-largest deepwater harbor in the world—second only to Cherbourg, France—to be called the Sandy Bay National Harbor of Refuge. It would consist of a giant 9,000-foot granite breakwater that would offer safe harbor to over 5,000 vessels and enclose an area of 1,600 acres.
As it was being built, the US North Atlantic Fleet began making annual visits to Rockport with its newest and largest warships, including most of Teddy Roosevelt’s Great White Fleet. These visits were designed to facilitate the fleet’s training maneuvers in the waters of Cape Ann as well as demonstrate the need for a protected harbor for national defense and security.
Over a 30-year period, 21 annual visits occurred with more than 100 naval vessels, including battleships, cruisers, torpedo destroyers, submarines, dispatch yachts, and other support craft, anchoring in Sandy Bay Harbor.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Paul St. Germain, local Cape Ann author and historian, has been a Rockport resident for 20 years and has written three other books in the Images of
America series. With assistance from the Sandy Bay Historical Society archives, official US Navy files, and other private collections, he has developed a revealing record and interesting history of the building of the breakwater, the men, the ships, and the events surrounding the Navy visits that occurred from 1899 to 1919.
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