Butterflies on a daisy bush off of Shore Road is incredible, also on Stacy Boulevard, the flowers thanks to Generous Gardeners are attracting Butterflies and Bees. Take a walk and watch these beautiful butterflies land on the flowers and eat.
#GloucesterMA Good Harbor Beach Salt Island: Greenbelt in GDT & lifeguards interviewed for NBC Boston NECN news
Salt Island, Good Harbor Beach, Gloucester, MA, is for sale. Unimproved and undeveloped, Salt Island is a natural monument, a beacon. For generations,the Island seemed as free as the air and sea, the beaches and shore. All were welcome at the right tide– daily the beach and island are connected. There’s an innate understanding that visitors need to respect the natural property much as they would when visiting a national park. Yet Salt Island is owned privately; it’s simply left wild and public.
Yearly taxes were paid by the family. The City provided yearly services; for instance lifeguards to help stranded visitors, unaware of the tides.
Is it possible to compensate the owner in the most advantageous way (some combination of sale, waiving estate taxes, credit for donation) to clear up any future ownership confusion and protect the means of public access, minus vague qualifiers (“left open as resources allow”) or increasing any necessary costs? Land steward organizations sometimes sell property or limit access, laws and environment change, funds for care deplete. Is there a common sense path that considers Salt Island as Good Harbor Beach– it’s attached daily– and accorded the same balance of care that the beach has legally maintained since the 1920s?
above – Lifeguards have a summer suggestion in the VIDEO link For Sale in Mass: A $750K Island Packed With History. “This small island in Gloucester, Massachusetts has hosted a major salt theft, a lobstering hermit and a Hollywood production.” by Rob Michaelson for NECN NBC Boston
above- photos of Good Harbor Beach lifeguards moving a signature chair after a morning conditioning training session that involved swimming and running the length of Good Harbor Beach, twice. Foggy drizzle, low tide connection to Salt Island
below– link to Coalition Aims to Buy Salt Island: Greenbelt Negotiating Bid for Save Our Shores, by Ray Lamont Gloucester Daily Times
infinite moods of Salt Island
GMG post about Salt Island includes a historic timeline and links to prior ‘for sale’ stories published by Cape Ann Beacon and Boston Globe
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Ponant Cruise ship off of Shore Road
Beautiful cruise ship off of Shore Road. Look this Ponant Cruise Ships on line and seems that they are private cruises. Nice way to travel.
For more information please follow the link below:
https://us.ponant.com/transform-your-world/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_content=Lien_texte&utm_campaign=Brand&ectrans=1&gclid=CL_-i56w1NYCFU-HswodLncKeQ
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Just a small town buoy living in a lonely world
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Annisquam Exchange end of the season Sale
THE ANNISQUAM EXCHANGE
• Everything is NOW: 20% OFF
There is a wide variety of vintage collectibles, jewelry, artwork, textiles, kitchenware, gifts and more.
LAST DAY OF OPERATION: Sunday, October 8, 2017
Hours from 10- 4 during the Arts and Crafts Show
32 Leonard Street (Annisquam Village), Gloucester, MA 01930
info.annisquamexchange@gmail.com
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Half day trouble – accident on Cherry St
Go slow! First responders assisting O’Maley middle school student at Cherry Street. (May have been a scooter fall.)
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Gloucester Smiles-764
Breakfast with Friends
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Framed Paint Factory
The Paint Factory framed by The Ardelle last week as we were cruising out for a last sunset cruise for the season.
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That Ship Has Sailed
That ship has sailed….well, actually, The Ship has sailed.
I’m not sure how I missed this fact until just last weekend, because I’m fairly certain I’ve been by since its demolition, but regardless…it is gone.
What’s next? Hilltop or the Orange Dinosaur Mini Golf….oh, wait.
Local fun fact: I read last night that the ship was actually built by a retired Gloucester sea captain named James F. Wilkinson….back in 1925.
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Wednesday Café In The Cove Room of The Annisquam Village Church
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Community Gathering: October 2017 Domestic Violence Awareness & Prevention Month
Tuesday, October 3, 2017, at 12:30 p.m. Mayor Sefatia Romeo Theken, along with local abuse prevention organizations and gun violence awareness activists invites all to gather on the steps of City Hall to recognize October as Domestic Violence Awareness and Prevention Month.
This year, Mayor Romeo-Theken, accompanied by other community leaders, will highlight the dangerous intersection of domestic violence and gun violence with a moment of silence to honor victims of the Las Vegas massacre, as well as all victims of natural disasters within Texas, Florida, Puerto Rico, The Islands, and Mexico.
We invite all members of the community to join us to help heal while wearing purple – the symbolic color for domestic violence awareness. Wearing purple, shining purple lights in your homes, businesses, and other structures in the community generates discussion and awareness of domestic abuse and dating violence.
For more information, please contact Sunny Robinson (CPDA)…
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October, Ayurveda Awareness Month
Ayurveda is a natural system of health and wellbeing and the sister-science to yoga. It originated in India thousands of years ago.
As a Complementary and Alternative Medicine Ayurveda can support your health needs in various ways. Ayurveda uses diet, herbal remedies, lifestyle tools and body therapies to establish health in body and mind.
Like Chinese medicine, Ayurveda is based on the five elements of nature. They are earth, air, fire, water and ether. According to Ayurveda, these elements are present in our environment around us as well as within us.
Good health is a state of balance of these five elements. Maintaining balance is the key and that involves many things. Your diet, lifestyle, relationships and habitat are all factors which can affect your natural state of balance. If you know your body type you can create a healthy lifestyle and greater well being.
Discover Your Body Type
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Pier 23 Kitchen Chicken Caesar Wrap and Blue Zone Burger
Address: 23 E Main St, Gloucester, MA 01930
https://www.pier23kitchen.com/
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HELICOPTER CIRCLING ROUND EASTERN POINT AND FLYING LOW
Helicopter repeatedly circling over Eastern Point at mid-day today.
I am curious to know if that is a camera on the front of the helicopter.
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You Say “Halibut”, I say “Haul About”
Today we went on a tour of the Babson Farm Quarry at Halibut Point State Park with John, program coordinator. If you’ve been there, you know those massive pieces of rock that you walk by??? Well, John gave us a lot of insight as to their origins and the history of quarry mining in this area. First and foremost, he told us the original name of (what we know as ) Halibut Point was Haul About. This phrase apparent evolved into Halibut. Go figure.
Inquiring Minds Want to Know
The main quarry area at Halibut Point State Park is 65 feet deep and I have no idea how far across, but it’s a darn big bowl of granite. Any waste from wildlife or 2 legged creatures has never had a chance to be removed, so it’s not a safe place to swim or for other recreation. (You’ve been warned) Smaller mining areas, called motions, are also easily visible at the park and were generally used for things like pave stones. We saw 2 of these in the hour we toured around the larger quarry area. Well, to be honest, John pointed them out to us since we probably wouldn’t have otherwise noticed.
When you see things like this:
it’s evidence that derricks that were built to help haul the granite out were built in this area. These are called “dead men”(da da daaaaaaa). Apparently, technology (invention of concrete) and changes in workers rights (unions) were major factors in the demise of the granite quarry industry in this region.
It was fascinating and if you’d like to be similarly informed, you may still be able to catch a free tour at Halibut Point State Park before Columbus Day this year. Please be aware parking fees have changed since July, but it’s still a great deal!
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BEST EVER prenatal massages at Saltwater Massage Studio
One of our favorite services to provide at Saltwater Massage Studio is prenatal massage therapy (fancy lingo for massage during pregnancy). We have had the pleasure of supporting many Cape Ann women throughout the duration of their pregnancy and it is always so fun and special to be part of that journey. Last week, 3 of our clients gave birth and we couldn’t be happier to welcome these sweet little babies into the world!!
When we expanded last April, we upgraded our massage tables to higher-end tables equipped with a removable insert (aka “belly hole”) that allows women to comfortably and safely lie on their stomach during their massage session. Most women view this as an incredible gift, especially in the last 10-12 weeks of pregnancy when it becomes harder and harder to find a comfortable sleeping position.
Prenatal Massage helps address the inevitable aches and pains that come along…
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Timeless
For how many eons have young people sat upon the shore and stared out to sea in hopes of discovering the world around them and their place in it?
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Fun day at the Topsfield Fair
This is the 199th year of the oldest Fair in the United States. I have been going for since a little girl. It is always the same and always fun. Really enjoyed a beautiful day on Sunday at the Topsfield Fair.
Cool looking sheep
Do not want to carry this around all day
Dave Fernandes 1st prize
There is always junk food
Brand new chick
cute
love these beautiful horses
Melissa Cox photo
Audreys of Gloucester award
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Gatorade High School Athlete of the Year gives $11,000 to Special Olympics
Riley James, a Junior at Barnstable High School and two time Boston Herald All Scholastic gave $1000 to a cause near and dear to her heart: Cape Cod Champs Special Olympics. She won the money from earning the distinction of Gatorade MA Volleyball Player of the Year. Riley went on to win the national Gatorade Play it Forward contest which awarded an additional $10,000! Riley wrote about her friend, Sara, and the programs in Barnstable schools and Cape Cod Champs where she volunteers. Sara is my goddaughter.
Coach Tom Turco led the Barnstable girls volleyball team to 18 Division One State Championships, the most wins in Massachusetts girls’ volleyball history. Turco established adapted physical education in Barnstable.
“Everyone has their needs, just in different ways,” (Coach) Turco
“You’re only as successful as the will of your players,” Turco said. “You have to practice and take time to develop the will of your players.”
Sara loves sports and manages the high school volleyball team. Here she is #16 with the Cape Cod Champs volleyball team at Special Olympics, Harvard, Boston MA.
Cape Cod Champs – team before game (riley speaking with sara)
Waiting for the next volleyball game Riley and Sara with Cape Cod Champs
volleyball Special Olympics Harvard field House Cape Cod Champs
The Cape Cod Champs Special Olympics equivalent organization here in Gloucester and throughout Cape Ann is Cape Ann SNAP. Learn more about the Cape Ann Special Needs Assistance Program http://capeannsnap.org/ Local friends and supporters include: CATA, Azorean, North Shore 104.9, Dunkin Donuts, The Bridge Cape Ann, Turning Point Systems, Maplewood Car Wash, Gloucester House, Beauport ambulance, Protective Packaging, Beauport Princess, George’s of Gloucester, Beauport Princess, USA Demolition, JM Vacation Home Rentals, Prince Insurance Agency, Jalapenos, Sudbay, Passports, Katrina’s, Destinos, Wicked Peacock, Lat 43, and microfiber greens towel. Support also includes Mark Adrian, Lone Gull, Kids Unlimited, Topside Grill, Marshall’s Farmstand and the Fish Shack
Read the fabulous Riley James Cape Cod Champs essay for Gatorade Massachusetts Volleyball Player of the Year, plus a bit more inspiration from amazing Coach Turco
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Alicia Unleashed- Photo talk with the Porters
Recorded Oct 1 with B-Side and Hostess Alicia.
We sat down with Award Winning Photographer Roger and Patti Porter.
Hot Plate-We discuss Puerto Rico and ways people can help and what some people don’t know.
Hugh Hefner’s passing, Joel Kalinowski’s event Yoga for Surfing event at Cape Ann Power Yoga October 14th.You have seen their photos. We are CONFIDENT you have! We talk with Roger about his process and his passion for taking Astrophotography photos, camera lenses, filters, Gloucester Area Astronomy Club.
Did you know you can see the Aurora Bourealis here in Cape Ann? They talk about photographing snowflakes and the process behind that. Patti discusses her mixed media art as well as macro photography. We also dive in to photographing the Eclipse that just happened and what it takes to film an event like that. We talk about Roger’s award winning photos at the Magnolia Library art show! Cape Ann Giclee is the best!
Shoutouts (on FB):
@KookIsland
@CapeannPowerYoga
Find the Porters on Social Media!
Upcoming Event-https://www.facebook.com/GAACpage/posts/1466507276771470
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Roger Porter Photography
Patti Porter Artwork
Society6.com:
Attempting Patti
Roger Porter
Good Morning Gloucester 