I just love the way old signs call to us from the past. Some of these are current establishments and some are long gone, but they each have their own character and story to tell.
Voices from the Past
Book Reading and Tasting with Barbara Lynch Today at Savour Wine and Cheese
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Cape Ann Lanes weekly and February vacation specials
What’s included…Family deal February vacation
2 hours of bowling on one lane for up to 6 people
Shoe rentals for all bowlers
Large cheese pizza
Pitcher of soda
All for only $59.00 -You save $25!!
Valid anytime. Cannot be combined with other offers.
Reservations recommended. Call to Reserve a Lane 978-283-9753
weekly specials
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NEW!! Lahey Urgent Care NOW Open in Gloucester
https://capeannwellness.com/2018/02/16/new-lahey-urgent-care-now-open-in-gloucester/
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Chamber After Hours Event Video From Erich Archer
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Attention Breakfast Joints: Your Home Fries Are Either Crispy Or They Aren’t
It’s the barometer.
Soggy fries, soggy hash browns you get a demerit. It’s that simple.
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BRACE ROCK IN THE PINK
Cotton candy pink sunset colors –
Brace Cove Sunset
And further up the coast it was just as pretty.
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BEAUTIFUL FISH: TOMCOD -By Al Bezanson
They search the bottom by dragging the chin barbel and the sensitive tips of the ventral fins as they swim to and fro, either for food, or to stir up shrimps and other food items. (Herrick)
The maximum size is about 15 inches and 1-1/4 pounds, but few of them are more than 9 to 12 inches long. Most common close to stream drainage.
A delicious little fish that you won’t find in markets.
From Fishes of the Gulf of Maine by Bigelow and Schroeder, 1953
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Good Harbor Beach at low tide
It was warm on Wednesday, well it was 49 degrees, so I went for a walk on Good Harbor Beach. As always it never disappoints.
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Spent the morning in a fog . . .
It was a foggy morning in Gloucester today, loved being out enjoying the harbor.
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The Red Seat
The warm weather has given me baseball fever.. spending summer nights at Fenway never gets old. The red seat is supposedly the longest home run hit inside the ballpark,Ted Williams holds this.
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Afterglow at Dun Fudgin
Not much of a sunset last night but there was a bit of an afterglow so I stopped at Dun Fudgin to catch a pic!
…and while I was there…who doesn’t love a red boat house!
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Rare Bluefin Tuna Caught off of the Keys
SportfishingMagazine.com reported this week that a rare (actually “unheard of”) bluefin tuna was caught off the Florida Keys this week. A 600 pound one at that. Captain Alex Adler and Mate Rich Hill landed (and released) the giant on Monday on the Kalex.
We visited with Alex and his crew last April down at Bud N’ Mary’s Marina. My husband used to fish with Alex and the boys were thrilled to meet him and climb around his boat. While there they fed the tarpon, pet the manatees that were drinking out of the boat scuppers, and watched a shark circle the boat.
Bud N’ Mary’s is definitely our kind of place and we can’t wait to go back. Congratulations to Alex and his crew on the rare catch!
A group of anglers on a day charter to catch king mackerel off Islamorada with Capt. Alex Adler on the Kalex out of Bud ‘n Marys Fishing Marina ended up battling a bluefin tuna estimated to weigh 600 pounds, releasing it at the boat after a 2 ½-hour battle. The fish was hooked in about 50 feet of water on the reef.
This capture, on Feb. 10, of a bluefin tuna on a Florida Keys reef is unheard of in recent times, says Andy Newman, media relations director for Florida Keys Tourism Council, who was at the dock when the Kalex returned.
“Adler has been seeing packs of bluefin running over the reef line for a couple of weeks,” Newman tells SF. “He had the good sense to have a rigged mackerel in the boat’s freezer. After seeing a couple packs of big bluefin today, maybe 100 fish, Adler told mate Rich Hill to get the mackerel out.”
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Wave Rave
Up close and personal with our waves. I cannot stop watching them.
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Cape Ann Community Listings Update Including Art Haven, Backyard Growers, Wellspring House, Sawyer Free Library and GHS Summer Intern Program
Cape Ann Community
Cape Ann Community Bulletin Board
Welcome To Cape Ann Community Bulletin Board
JOEY C ~
A place where non-profit Cape Ann organizations can post press releases directly and then those press releases will be reposted to http://www.goodmorninggloucester.com . This is not an advertising space for businesses, fitness or wellness organizations, or music listings.
The web address will be http://www.capeanncommunity.com
To have your community organization news posted here, contact Joey C who will grant access for you to post directly.
Open Studio Every Friday
IMAGE ~ FEBRUARY 16, 2018 ~ CAPE ANN ART HAVEN ~
Kid’s Clay Classes
FEBRUARY 15, 2018 ~ CAPE ANN ART HAVEN ~
Next Session Starting Soon!
Mondays 3:30 – 5:00 p.m.
$110 per 6-week Session (Register by Session Required)
REGISTER at www.arthaven.org
Sibling Discounts and Scholarship Available
Kids love to get their hands in the clay! We will learn all the important hand-building techniques including pinch pots, slabs, coils, sculpting, slipping and scoring as we explore with clay.
February Break with Backyard Growers! Tickets selling fast!
FEBRUARY 14, 2018 ~ BACKYARDGROWERSGLOUCESTER ~
Tickets are selling fast for Backyard Grower’s February Break program– grab yours today! Contact Sarah: 978-281-0480 or sarah@backyardgrowers.org
Backyard Growers is hosting three days of children’s workshops during February break for children grades K-5 packed with hands-on activities. Each day children will learn and discover more about food and gardening though activities such as: grinding wheat to flour, making and painting with plant dyes, holding and learning about worms, dressing up like a plant, and more!
For more information go to: www.backyardgrowers.org/events
February Vacation Art Classes NEW!
IMAGE ~ FEBRUARY 14, 2018 ~ CAPE ANN ART HAVEN ~
Enroll Today!
IMAGE ~ FEBRUARY 12, 2018 ~ LWHEELS2636
SFL Events 2/12-1/17
FEBRUARY 12, 2018 ~ SAWYERFREELIBRARY
Students: Apply NOW for GHS Summer Internship Program!
FEBRUARY 12, 2018 ~ GLOUCESTERU ~
ATTENTION Gloucester High School Students and Parents:
Applications for 2018 summer jobs are now being accepted!
Apply for a GHS summer internship for July and August. Get a jump on your friends and nail down a summer job. THERE ARE ONLY 20 OPEN SLOTS, SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO REVIEWING YOUR APPLICATION ASAP!
As part of this internship you will:
- Be matched with a local company where you will gain important workplace skills
- Be paid minimum wage or a stipend
- Start to build a solid resume for college and future endeavors
Internship highlights:
- Open to students in 9th through 12th grades
- Applications are available starting NOW!
- Interviews will be conducted starting in March and we will let you know by April if you are accepted into the program
- Employee orientation will be held in June
- A 2.5 hour workplace skills workshop each Wednesday at GHS during the weeks of July 9th- August 17th, and an internship placement at least 10 hours per week (exact weeks/hours will depend on the employer but will mostly be over those 6 weeks)
Applications are available online through LEAP for Education’s website (www.leap4ed.org and wait for the rotating internship banner). You may also pick up and fill out a hard copy application in the Guidance Office. Or apply by contacting JoAnn Leavitt at 774-270-0119 or jeavitt50@gmail.com. There is also a QR code on the internship flyer below.
If you have any questions or would like further information, please contact your guidance counselor, or JoAnn Leavitt:
JoAnn Leavitt
Gloucester Program Coordinator
LEAP for Education
774-270-0119
jleavitt50@gmail.com
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Boston Casting Is Seeking Italian Men
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Summer Beach Traffic and Parking- discuss
February 15, 2018 meeting at Sawyer Free Library–Councilor Scott Memhard hosted another Ward 1 community discussion and welcomed participation. All hands on deck– Councilor O’Hara part of beach traffic task force; Council Lundberg, Holmgren, Cox and Hecht were there, too. I’ll add links soon.
UPDATE: Councilor Memhard added meeting notes to the comments (see below). I’ve also added them into a Part 2 post with the Beach & Traffic Ad Hoc committee presentation to City Council. Look for information and maps related to Long Beach, Good Harbor Beach, Stage Fort Park, and more. Chances are your ideas or concerns were mentioned–doublecheck and future public meetings to be announced.
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SAVE THE DATE AND SUPER EXCITING NEWS!
Save the Date! On April 12th from 5 to 7pm I am going to be the guest speaker at Salem State University as part of their Earth Day celebration. I will be giving my Monarch Butterfly lecture program.
A series of interesting, thoughtful speakers and exciting events are scheduled and I will post the flyer and more information as soon as is available. This program is open to the public. I hope to see you there! 
Dandelions for the Pollinators!
I think Dandelions growing in a lawn are lovely and they also provide nectar early in the season for bees and butterflies, as well as late in the season, especially for migrating Monarchs. It’s lamentable that the lawn care industry has convinced consumers that Dandelions are unwelcome in the lawn.
One morning in mid-fall I watched as hundreds of migrating Monarch poured in from over the water. They were tired and hungry but as it was late in the season, there were few wildflowers and garden flowers still blooming. Nearly every Monarch made a beeline for the Dandelions and even got into little tussles over who would drink first. The lawn was simply covered with bright yellow blossoms and orange and black flakes. Unfortunately, a maintenance crew arrived to mow the lawn. No matter how hard I tried to convince the guys that perhaps they could come back the next day, after the butterflies had departed our shores, they would have none of it. The lawn was mowed and the weary butterflies dispersed and did not return.
Next time you reach for a spray bottle of poisonous pesticide, such as Monsanto’s Round-up, think instead about the bees and butterflies. And, too, the strong taproots of Taraxacum officinale will aerate your soil and the tender, young greens are delicious in salads.
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Hanging Around
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Reflections under Frenchmen Pier
At Little River on high tide before the snow melted, the reflection was so clear.
Good Morning Gloucester 