My View of Life on the Dock
When we go out and clean, we see so much plastic and Styrofoam floating around in our waters and on the streets also the plastic bags in the trees is a problem. Hope we can do something. Thank you all.
Plastic Bag and Polystyrene Public Hearing
Tuesday, September 12, 2017 City Hall
Tuesday, September 12 at 7 PM – 9 PM
Gloucester City Hall
9 Dale Ave, Gloucester, Massachusetts 01930
Peter’s photos of the Gloucester Schooner Festival were taken from aboard the Schooner Adventure.
THE DONKEY DERBY: run your a** off for the Equine Rescue Network. A sporting event for elite athletes and their human companions To help bring awareness to the plight of unwanted horses and donkeys.
SPECTATORS WELCOME You may purchase General Admission or VIP Tickets at www.EquineRescueNetwork.com *VIP tickets include seating under the Myopia Polo tent, lunch, and spirits (beer/wine/mint julep). Derby Attire encouraged for VIP seating. Be advised – VIP Seating is limited.
The mission of the event is to ENJOY the day, raise awareness of donkeys: They make great pets! They are affectionate, agile & athletic – AND are highly sought after by the Chinese 😦 If we raise money to save more donkeys – even better!
Don’t have a donkey but still want to “Run your ass off for the Equine Rescue Network” – no problem. We have a ‘Human Only Race” for runners. However, if you want to race a donkey – we have them….actually – there are over 40+ rescue donkeys on the North Shore that you may be partnered with. The donkey races are 2 person-team (one to lead and one to follow).
If you want to race with a donkey, send email to info@equinerescuenetwork.com – space is limited. You will need met your donkey, and perhaps even train your donkey before the race. We will match teams with donkeys based on the location of donkey and team. The leader of the donkey may carry treats. The follower of the donkey may only use a sanction plastic fly swatter to encourage their donkey team member. There is no riding or beating donkeys!
The races will be as follows:
– Minature Donkey Race
– Minature Horse and Minature Mule
– Standard Donkey Race
– Corporate teams
– Steeplechase race
– Riding Mule Race
– Pin the Tail on the Donkey Race for Humans-only
CHECK OUT THEIR FACEBOOK PAGE HERE
Sunday, September 10th 1:00-4:00 in the lot behind the Police Station.
Raindate is Sunday, September 17th 1:00-4:00.
Essex Police Department – 4th Annual Car Show – ANTIQUES, CLASSICS, MUSCLE, SPECIAL INTEREST, TRUCKS & MOTORCYCLES!
– People’s Choice Awards for Best Car and Best Motorcycle
– Live Music
– Food and beverages served by the Essex Lions Club
FREE ADMISSION! No cost to enter your vehicle.
Sponsored by First Ipswich Bank.
Please contact Chief Peter Silva or Officer James Romeos for more information at 978-768-6628. Click here to see photos of last year’s show on Facebook >
SEE LOWELL PEABODY’S POST ABOUT THE 2nd ANNUAL CAR SHOW HERE (Great photos as well!)
30 Valley Road(Rte. 35)
Danvers, MA. 01923
Opening Date: Saturday, September 9, 2017
Closing Date: Monday, October 31, 2017
1. Visit Connors Farm after September 9th
2. Have a GREAT time
3. On your way out stop by farm stand and purchase your Bounce Back pass for $6.00.
4. Use your Bounce Back pass for general admission day time activities one time while we are open during the 2017 season.
Passes may only be used by the person who purchases them. They are not subject to transfer, refund, or exchange. Bounce back passes must be purchased prior to leaving the grounds. They are not valid with other special offers or birthday parties. So easy and so affordable!
We are excited with this years maze theme. It is a tribute to our good friend Bentley Warren a local race car legend. OPENING SEPTEMBER 9th!
As always, for a comprehensive list of family activities please visit our friends at North Shore Kid
Hi Joey!
How are you? Hope this finds you well! I am hoping you can please post about our upcoming fundraiser, the 3rd Annual Gloucester Harvest Music Festival on Saturday, September 16 from 10:30am-8:30pm at 65 Rogers St (Gloucester HarborWalk-the I4C2 space) The event supports the AGH Citizens Fund, a grass-roots non-profit that raises money for Addison Gilbert to support them in any way we can to sustain our local hospital!
People are encouraged to bring their chairs, blankets, appetites and dancing shoes! We will have music all day by local and national bands, food, beer, wine, alcohol, over 30 vendors in our artisan marketplace, exclusive festival merchandise, live art demos, children’s activities and more!
Tix are only $20 and kids get in for free so it’s very affordable for families! Tickets, full music line-up and concert details can be found at:
www.gloucesterharvestmusicfestival.com
Thank you Joey!
Hope you can come out too! We’d love to see you!
Carol
volunteer
September is the most abundant time of the year for our farmers. The season’s produce is at its peak-onions and garlic have been cured and are ready for storing, vegetables and herbs are plentiful, summer fruit and berries are ripe, apple season is starting, and the winter squash are on their way!
Join us at the market today for fruits, vegetables, baked goods, cheese, pickles, mead, wine, and much, much more!
The Cape Ann Big Band ensemble called Jumbalaya Horns is playing this Friday September 8th 2017, from 6:00 to 8:30 pm. This is the last concert in a free Summer Series called ‘Music on Meetinghouse Green’ hosted by the Gloucester Meetinghouse Foundation. Each of the nine events features a different musical group and highlights the work of a North Shore non-profit organization that works for the good of the whole community. Free-will offerings from the crowd support their work as performers transform the front steps of the Meetinghouse into a concert hall stage.
This final event is also a celebration by the Gloucester Meetinghouse Foundation as your free-will donations will benefit the fire-sprinkler & deterrence system now being installed in the historic 1806 Universalist Meetinghouse. Through public and private gifts nearly $500K was raised for this project…
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Channeling Edward Steichen
Jones River Salt Marsh West Gloucester
Evocative September light makes for striking foggy morning sunrises.
Good Harbor Beach yesterday morning
Brace Cove today
Redbird and Daisy Nell
Columbia and American Eagle
American Eagle
GSF Chase Boat
KATHLEEN GERDON ARCHER
Friday, September 8th, 5-8:30pm
A SINGLE PICTURE APPEARED, 2017, 34X48”
Show Dates: August 31-October
photo = BEFORE 2017 parade of lights
FROM THE PARADE OF LIGHTS FACEBOOK PAGE
Official Results of 2017 Boat Parade of Lights
First Pirate Ship Tobin Dominick
Second Deep Blue Sea (string of boats) Glenn Towne
Third Jelly Fish Bloom Bill & Leslie Lahey
Tied Fourth Superman Josef Boreland
Under the Sea Adam & Elizabeth Mara
Please Share these results to other pages, friends and Cape Ann folks.
“Thank you to all the Judges that were on the Cape Ann Watch Watch – Hurricane. Thank you to the Gloucester Police Boat crew and Harbormaster. Thank you Mt. Gay Rum for the great Hawaiian shirts for all the participants, and maybe some more from Mt. Gay at the Awards party at Mile Marker One…so stay tuned on a date, coming soon.
Still on the hunt for more photos of each boat, so please post or FB message @boatparadeoflights or email.
Thank you to all participants it was a great parade and always so fun to be in it!”
ed. note: Another try. I am re-posting as I had some technical difficulties uploading content and scheduling remotely from Boston yesterday.
On assignment “Gloucester Glows for Parade of Sail”: photographer Joseph Prezioso captivating coverage of the 2017 Gloucester Schooner Festival heralded a full color spread in the Boston Herald newspaper yesterday. Prezioso anchored his point of view from the Schooner Ardelle, embedded in the Parade of Sails action.
These photos are crisp and clear in the digital publication and there are more photographs of Captain Harold Burnham, the crew, Schooner Ardelle, Schooner American Eagle, Schooner Fame, Schooner Thomas E Lannon, and Stage Fort Park spectators.
Last Saturday Night’s Block Party..
They are from Pennsylvania, but summer in Gloucester, they are avid viewers of the blog. Mother and daughter enjoying a walk on Dogbar before heading back to school.
Just a couple night views from our trip to St. Louis. Downtown St. Louis has some great green spaces with fountains, sculptures and gardens!
It made me swoon a little bit that, after kind of a long day, my boys wanted to pull down to Granite Pier to “look at the full moon and think about how great summer was” before heading home and to bed on the night before school began.
Goodnight Rockport, Goodbye Summer.
Full moon, full summer, full hearts, back at school full-time today!
Good Morning Gloucester 