On June 2nd, come and join Backyard Growers as we celebrate healthy eating, green living, and warm weather!
Free and fun for all ages.
Our Lobstermen Have Traps For Sale $25
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ANGIE’S ALPACAS <3
While ferrying plants from Cedar Rock Gardens to jobs this weekend I passed by Angie’s adorable Alpacas half a dozen times. Just had to stop and say a quick hello!
I think this one is named Magnolia, for the color of her softly hued hair. She was taking a languid roll in the grass. Doesn’t she look positively angelic?
Magnolia and Pippi Longstocking (please write Angie if the Alpaca’s names are incorrect).
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Helping Hand
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What a beach day on Friday
About 3:00 went to Magnolia Beach on Friday, actually went for a dip. The beach was happy …
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Gloucester Smiles-915
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PIPING PLOVER MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND UPDATE
Despite the throngs of beach goers and a full parking lot by noon time on Friday, the nesting Piping Plovers appear to be doing a-okay. Both Mama and Papa Plover were seen at the nest this morning (Saturday) at daybreak. They traded places on the nest without event.
Piping Plover volunteer monitors will be checking on the PiPl throughout the day. The parking lot attendants are keeping an eye out our feathered friends as well. With a hope and prayer, and lots of cooperation from the community, our little pair will survive the holiday weekend 🙂
At daybreak this morning, Mama left the nest to stretch her wings, forage, and take a bath, but only after Papa flew on the scene to relieve her; Papa on the nest Friday evening.
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Tribute to a Fallen Gloucester Soldier
Some food for thought for Memorial Day weekend: As the 100th anniversary of the end of World War 1 approaches later this year, it seems appropriate to turn attention toward a little known federal effort to provide some comfort to the the mothers and widows of fallen soldiers oversees. From 1930-33, the federal government provided almost 6700 mothers and unmarried widows of fallen soldiers to travel, all expenses paid, to visit the burial grounds of their sons and husbands oversees–mostly in France. These trips were two weeks in length and much appreciated by the women who chose to travel. By all account, this unprecedented federal effort was run efficiently and with great care toward the comforts of the women (or Pilgrims as they were known).
Ancestry.com provides access to records indicating that there were 4 women living in Gloucester around 1930 who were eligible Pilgrims: Mrs. Effie Kittredge (son Paul); Mrs. Joseph Kite (son Clement Cresson); Mrs. Josephine Karem (son Thomas) and Mrs. Edith Cunningham (son Philip). These are the records listed by county.
It is worth noting that by 1930, many of the widows and mothers may have moved from the original residence of the soldier. All had certainly aged. The health and mobility of the mothers in particular created issues for the trip planners and surely prevented some from traveling no matter how much they may have wanted to. We do not know for certain if any of these made the pilgrimage.
One of these families appears to have had a long history in Gloucester: the Cunningham family. William T. Cunningham and Edith (Rowe) Cunningham were native to Gloucester and had five children, including Philip. Ancestry.com further provides access to U.S., Adjutant General Military Records, 1631-1976 which includes Harvard’s Military Record in the World War:
It seems certain Philip represented Gloucester well in his service. He and his parents are buried at Oak Grove Cemetery. All are worth a moment’s thought some time over this Memorial Day weekend.
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NEW SIGNS AT GOOD HARBOR BEACH
Four years in the making and planning stages, both Good Harbor Beach and Wingaersheek Beach have been outfitted with lovely new signs housed in the glass kiosks. We can thank Cape Ann Coffees, Neptune’s Harvest, Patti and Howie Amaral, Laurinda Butcher and the Cape Ann Photographers Club, and the Friends of Good Harbor Beach for the good work.
Patty and Laurinda installing the signs tonight.
Laurinda Butcher of Cape Ann Creative designed the bulletin boards and she, along with fellow members of the Cape Ann Photographers Club, donated the images. Photos are courtesy of the following contributors: Betty Grizz, Dave Fernandes, Skip Montello, Doug Burgess, Roger Porter, Karen Burgess, Gary Lander, Cate Partridge, Sue Ann Pearson, Glenn Bowie, James Eason, Jr., Donna Ardizonni, Kimberlee Bertolino, and Laurinda Butcher.
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The new Carry In Carry out signs
Thank you to Laurinda Butcher, Cape Ann Photographers Club and our Patti Amaral for these beautiful signs at Good Harbor and Wingaersheek Beach.
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Come Try Our Corn Fritters From The New Menu At Lat 43
Seafood & sushi in a quirky harborfront space, plus live music in an adjoining pub & deck dining.
Address: 25 Rogers St, Gloucester, MA 01930
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June 17 Mark Twain Program
Mark Twain remains one of the most frequently quoted characters in American history. His fiery views on politics and religion angered the elected and infuriated the faithful. Well, just in case you missed his wit and wisdom about 150 years ago, he’s back for one more visit.
On Sunday, June 17, Mark Twain, played by professional actor Peter Berkrot, will deliver the sermon at the Gloucester Unitarian Universalist Church at 10:00 a.m. In this one-man presentation written and narrated by Gloucester resident Brent Wilkes, Berkrot delivers an unforgettable performance based on selected quotes from one of America’s most beloved writers. To place the narrative into historic context, the choir of the Unitarian Universalist Church will sing music of the period during the service.
Wilkes devoted extensive research into the life and writings of Mark Twain to create the narrative. He has produced and narrated the Mark Twain experience five times in three different states. “Twain was a master at exposing the hypocrisy of his time,” noted Wilkes. “His insights into the culture, beliefs, and practices of his time resonate even now with contemporary audiences.”
Peter Berkrot is a career actor who has performed on both stage and screen. He is a resident of Gloucester.
The Gloucester church was gathered in 1779 as the first Universalist congregation in the United States. For over 200 years, we have demonstrated our faith in support of justice, equity, and compassion for all. We are a Welcoming Congregation located at 10 Church Street in Gloucester. The Reverend Janet Parsons, minister. Information at www.gloucesteruu.org.
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A Few Recent Black & Whites Shot on a 51 Year Old Leica Using Kodak Tri-X and T-Max Film
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Magnolia Pier meeting
Magnolia Library
Donna Ardizzoni / Circle Consulting Group 978-526-9222
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The Ardelle
The pinky schooner Ardelle awaiting her passengers. Looking forward to taking a ride.
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Foster’s Grill Store Traeger Cookout Saturday May 26th 10AM-2PM
Happy Memorial Day Weekend!
Come Join Us for a Traeger Cookout!
Saturday, May 26th
10am to 2pm
We will be grilling and talking about Traegers rain or shine!
* No Purchase Necessary
* Kids Welcome
Traeger Deals Starting June 6th through June 17th
$100 off MSRP of Pro Series 34, Pro Series 22, Pro Series 20 and Select Pro
$50 off MSRP of Bronson 20 and Tailgater 20
– OR –
10% off Traeger Pellets, Accessories, and Grills with MSRP less than $1300
(Cannot be combined with MSRP $100 off or $50 off deals)
Summer Hours Starting Monday May 28th
Monday – Friday 8am to 5:30pm
Saturday 8am to 5pm
Sunday 9am to 1pm
Copyright © 2018 Fosters Grill Store All rights reserved.
Our mailing address is:
107 Eastern Ave.
Gloucester MA 01930
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Jazz Brunch at Feather & Wedge, Featuring Steve Lacey, Sunday, May 27, 10:30 – 2:30
NYC jazz guitarist, Steve Lacey, returns to Feather & Wedge this Sunday. Steve will be playing jazz standards along with some of his original compositions. There is no better way to start off your Sunday then enjoying a delicious brunch accompanied by music from this incredible jazz guitarist.
Sunday, May 27
10:30 to 2:30 PM
Reservations suggested! 978.999.5917
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Celebrate Pride Month at Beauport Museum
Celebrate Pride Month at Beauport Museum
Visitors to Beauport, the Sleeper-McCann House hear the story of the celebrated interior designer Henry Davis Sleeper. Sleeper was a gay man living in the early twentieth century and during Pride Month we celebrate and explore LGBTQ history at multiple public programs and tours.
In partnership with North Shore Pride, Historic New England is hosting A Celebration of Pride and History at Beauport Museum on Sunday, June 10 from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Special house tours discuss the challenges of interpreting LGBTQ history at Beauport and share readings from books and letters written by Sleeper and his social circle. Tickets available in advance or at the door for $25 ($20 for Historic New England and North Shore Pride members) by calling Beauport 978-283-0800 or visiting www.historicnewengland.org. Admission includes a light buffet reception served on the terrace overlooking Gloucester Harbor. Entertainment by local musician, singer, and businessman John Archer. This program is supported in part by Plug-In Cape Ann Tours providing shuttle transportation from overflow parking lots at Saint Anthony’s Chapel on Farrington Avenue and Rocky Neck Art Colony.
On June 28, Tripp Evans, professor of art history at Wheaton College, gives an illustrated talk at the Rocky Neck Cultural Center at 7:00 p.m. Codman, Sleeper, and the Gay Man Cave explores how Henry Sleeper and other interior designers created spaces that provided sanctuary and reimagined the historical past. Optional Beauport house tours are offered at 5:30 p.m. Advanced tickets are available for $15 ($10 for Historic New England members) by calling Beauport 978-283-0800 or visiting www.historicnewengland.org.
Guided Beauport house tours are offered all month Tuesdays to Saturdays, every hour on the hour from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Admission is $15 for adults, $12 for seniors, $8 for students/children, and free for Gloucester residents and Historic New England members.
About Historic New England
Beauport, the Sleeper-McCann House is one of more than three dozen historic sites owned and operated by Historic New England, the oldest and largest regional heritage organization in the nation. Historic New England saves and shares New England’s past to engage and inform present and future generations. We engage diverse audiences in developing a deeper understanding and enjoyment of New England home life by being the national leader in collecting, preserving, and using significant buildings, landscapes, archives, stories, and objects from the past to today. Visit HistoricNewEngland.org.
About North Shore Pride
The mission of North Shore Pride, Inc is to promote the general welfare and unity of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer community within the North Shore, and to advocate for the acceptance of the members of the LGBTQ community by the broader North Shore community. The organization engages in activities designed to promote greater understanding of LGBTQ issues by engaging in fundraising activities and partnering with allied individuals and organizations. Visit northshorepride.org.
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Seaside Sustainability Presents
Seaside Sustainability will host the first ever Cape Ann :A SIP FOR THE SEA”
The event will take place at 7 Seas Whale Watch, and include a night of drinks, snacks, and beautiful harbor views. We will set out on Friday, June 8 at 7:00 PM and cruise around Cape Ann. On board, you will find a plethora of lite bites (included in the ticket cost) provided by local restaurants and a cash bar. There will be a 50/50 raffle and an exciting chance to win lots of local products, services, and food! We will return to port at 10 PM to conclude this great celebration for World Oceans Day
Who: All Ages Welcome
When: Friday, June 8, 7 – 10 PM
Where: Seven Seas Whale Watch
Cost: $30 in advance and $35 at the Door
CONTACT:sorrentor@seasidesustainability.org
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Appraisal Day June 2 Cape Ann Museum White-Ellery Historic House
From the Cape Ann Museum – ONE DAY ONLY
“The Cape Ann Museum is pleased to present an appraisal day with Blackwood March Auctioneers & Andrew Jacobson Marine Antiques at the White-Ellery House (245 Washington Street, Gloucester) on Saturday, June 2 from 11:00 a.m. 3:00 p.m. Appraisals are $5 per item, limit 3 items. The historic house will be open for viewing without charge. Appraisal tickets can be purchased in advance by visiting camuseum.eventbrite.com or call (978)283-0455 x10.
Historic houses like the Cape Ann Museum’s White-Ellery House remind us that old things are worth hanging on to and when they are properly cared for they shine. In conjunction with the special exhibition Unfolding Histories: Cape Ann before 1900, the Museum presents an appraisal day, encouraging local residents to bring out their treasures, heirlooms and antiques, which illustrate the history of this area. Join appraisers Michael March from Blackwood March Auctioneers and Andrew Jacobson from Andrew Jacobson Marine Antiques
For two generations Blackwood March auctioneers and appraisers, based in Essex, have appraised and sold at auction fine art and antiques for trusts, estates, attorneys and individuals. In the art market they have established auction records for such artists as: Aldro Thompson Hibbard, Emile A. Gruppe and Frederick Mulhaupt, while selling antiques and accessories for strong prices for various clients. In addition to fine art, participants are encouraged to bring: silver, nautical antiques, Chinese items, Art pottery, Oriental carpets, quilts, Textiles, glass, china, and diverse accessories.
For over twenty years, Jacobson Marine Antiques, based in Ipswich, has dealt in ship models, half hulls and pond models; nautical paintings and prints; rope work and curios; artifacts, medals and commemorative items; vintage photography; navigational instruments’ scrimshaw and whaling implements; ocean liner, steamship, lighthouse and life-saving memorabilia; and out of print books.
The White-Ellery House, located at 245 Washington Street in Gloucester at the Route 128 Grant Circle Rotary, was built in 1710 and is one of just a handful of First Period houses in Eastern Massachusetts that survives to this day. (First Period means c. 1620–1725.) It is a 2 ½ story “saltbox” structure with a massive central chimney that once serviced six fireplaces. Unlike other structures as old as this, the White-Ellery House has had very few interior alterations over the years. Stepping inside today, visitors enter much the same house they would have 300 years ago.
The White-Ellery House is on the National Register of Historic Sites because of its unique construction and important interior features. The house was built for the Reverend John White (1677–1760), brother-in-law of Cotton Mather, former Chaplain at Fort Saco, author of New England’s Lamentations (1734) and Gloucester’s first settled minister. In keeping with White’s esteemed position in the community, the House exhibits a certain elegance and refinement, perhaps best reflected in the surviving interior details.
At the time the House was constructed, the surrounding area was Gloucester’s Town Green—the center of the community. The Reverend Mr. White’s church, also called a meeting house, was located on the Green and most of the townspeople lived in the immediate area. The Annisquam River was readily accessible and was an important means of transportation for early residents, most of whom were farmers or simple tradesmen, and their families.
The second owner of the White-Ellery House was James Stevens who kept it as a tavern between 1735 and 1740. The House was owned next by the Ellery family who retained ownership of it until 1947. Although the center of Gloucester long ago moved from the Town Green to the Harbor Village, the site remains the entrance to Gloucester and an important historical site.
In 1947, plans were unveiled showing the soon-to-be-constructed Route 128 coming into Gloucester directly through the Town Green and literally on the doorstep of the White-Ellery House. Realizing the House’s importance, the City of Gloucester took it by eminent domain and sold the building to the Cape Ann Historical Museum with the proviso that it be moved immediately. Under the leadership of Museum president Alfred Mansfield Brooks, the House was picked up and moved approximately 100 yards to its present location. For the next decade, Brooks oversaw restoration of the structure, a process which successfully preserved much of the original fabric of the House and which has allowed visitors today to see this gem of First Period architecture, still standing on the edge of Gloucester’s former Town Green. The barn alongside the White-Ellery House is also a First Period structure, built in the mid-1730s, exhibiting the same early construction techniques as the House.
Today, the White-Ellery House serves as a study property, inviting visitors to explore not only the history of early American architecture but also the story of an ordinary New England family who worked hard to provide for themselves and to raise their children, who took part in events of local and national importance, and who sought to preserve their legacy in the face of an ever changing world. The House also serves as a unique venue for art installations and related programming which are held at the site during the summer months.”
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