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Dinner Specials Each Week!
Wednesday, November 30th – 7pm
Special Music Guest:
CHARLEE BIANCHINI!

photo by Sheila Roberts Orlando
We are blessed to have the wonderful Charlee Bianchini in
our presence this week at the Rhumb. The Noise’s Lois A.
McNulty writes, “Charlee Bianchini, with Gloucester roots four
generations deep, went out to see the world, and came back
to her hometown with songs to sing.” I can tell you, these
songs are moving and soulful. Her music touches us all. ~ Fly
Dinner with great music!
*Each week features a special, invited musical guest
The Rhumb Line Kitchen…
…now features Janet Brown with some new and healthy ideas!
Plus a fine, affordable wine menu!
12/7 – Marina Evans (tentative)
12/14 – Liz Frame
12/21 Amero Family Christmas!
Visit: http://www.therhumbline.com/
Looking forward……to seeing you there 🙂
Hopefully a new place on Lexington Avenue
Donna Ardizzoni / Circle Consulting Group 978-526-9222

Mt. Cranmore in North Conway, NH peaking through the misty morning. 
On this #GivingTuesday don’t forget to donate to local non-profits, like Cape Ann Animal Aid! Your donations help many needy animals like Peanut below.


Beautiful and loving Peanut here! I am a sweet lady looking for a place to call her own! Unfortunately, my family was moving and wasn’t able to take me along. Thankfully the folks here were able to take me in to find me a new home! I get a little stressed out when I move into new places and I tend to hide but once I get settled in I love attention of my humans. I have lived with a dog and another cat and didn’t seem to mind sharing my space with either. So, I wouldn’t mind having another four legged friend to share my home with.
To see all of the available animals at the Christopher Cutler Rich Animal Shelter please go to our website: capeannanimalaid.org
Donate today: http://www.capeannanimalaid.org/donate/
It is that time of year again. Time to renew my boys’ magazine subscriptions. If you are looking for a gift that checks lots of boxes…think magazines. I know it is kind of old school, but I love it.
What first began as an attempt to boost my children’s desire to work on their reading at home, soon turned into a way for them to learn about some of the things that they had developed an affinity for…. Boats, Cars, the Outdoors.
Each Christmas I renew their subscriptions and they look forward to receiving their new magazines in the mail. It has been a great way for them to practice reading, spend time together, get off of their electronics, and learn more. They have also cut up their magazines for school projects and to hang their favorite pictures on their wall. The jagged and ripped photos taped precariously throughout their bedroom secretly makes me cringe a little bit, but they seem to enjoy it.
While they’ve had magazines like National Geographic Kids, Ranger Rick, and Boys’ Life in the past, right now they receive Automobile and Power and Motor Yacht. This year I’m also adding Sports Illustrated Kids to the mix.
More Cape Ann Dining News-
http://www.capeanneats.com
Good Morning Gloucester!
* Secret Sushi Service Pop up at “7 Central” in Manchester by the sea on Nov.30th Wednesday from 6pm to 9pm.
Limited 70 seats by reservation only.
About Chef Sang Hyun Lee.
Sang, originally from South Korea, moved to the states on Sep.11th 2001. Sang has worked at many Japanese restaurants around Boston and the New York area over the last 14 years.
Some Gloucester locals may remember him from Madfish sushi bar during the 2012/2013 summer season.
After Madfish Chef Sang moved back to New York City to continue his sushi skill under master Chef Kazuo Yoshida at “1or8” in Williamsburg Brooklyn.
Sang is currently sushi chef at Uni located in the Eliot hotel in Boston.
This will be Sang’s first solo pop up event. He is putting lots of energy and love into the preparations for Wednesdays event. With special focus on the sushi rice…
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More Cape Ann Health, Fitness and Wellness News-
http://www.capeannwellness.com
Hi Joey,
If you are listing Ladies Night specials as you did last year on Good Morning Gloucester, please include us. Thanks!
The Building Center, 1 Harbor Loop
20% Off entire store
Appetizers and goodies in the kitchen
Harbor Loop Gifts, 1 Harbor Loop
20% Off entire store
Raffles drawn at 8:30 include $50 gift card, $100 gift card and $150 gift card
Also raffled will be assigned Byers’ Choice Chocolate Santa and 2 other items
Must be present to win
The Byers’ Choice rep, Paul, will be on hand hosting a Carolers Clinic.
Bring in any Byers’ Choice broken Caroler and Paul will fix it up.
Thanks,
Laurie & Peg
Joey C ~ 3 Comments ~
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.
November 28, 2016 ~ brethays ~
For many people, the holiday season is anything but joyful. St. John’s Episcopal Church is offering a healing service for those who are alone, stressed, or in pain this Saturday at 5 p.m. The church will open at 3 for individual prayer and contemplation. All are welcome, regardless of faith (or lack thereof).
November 28, 2016 ~ backyardgrowersgloucester ~

The holidays are almost here, and we’ve filled our office at 271 Main Street with veggie socks, garden books, children’s watering cans and more! Come shop our new and vintage funky clothes, gardening tools, cooking supplies, and books- plus our usual supply of seeds, organic fertilizers, and pest sprays.
We will be open every Monday–Friday 9 am- 5 pm
Also, shop late from 5-10 pm on Ladies Night Dec 1, Employee Night Dec 8, and Men’s Night Dec 15!
All proceeds benefit Backyard Growers’ school, community, and backyard garden programs.
November 28, 2016 ~ backyardgrowersgloucester ~
Artists: Backyard Growers invites you to Painting the Harvest Still Life, an evening of still life painting and tea. Please join us at our office on Main Street, where we will stage a lovely nature-based still life for you to paint. Bring your own easels and supplies. All proceeds benefit our nonprofit urban agriculture programs.
November 30, 2016
6:30 pm
271 Main Street
$10 at the door
Reserve your spot here!
I’ll be at the dock between 4AM-8:30AM and 9:30AM- 12PM for pick up.
Captain Joe and Sons Lobster Dock
95 East Main St
Gloucester MA
01930
Link to Purchase CD Case Calendar Here-
There are 8 CD Case Calendars Left if anyone wants to buy them this is your chance. I won’t be ordering any more for this season.
I also only had a handful of the New GMG Logo Pro Mesh Navy Caps. If you want to purchase one of those I’ll have some at the dock tomorrow as well or shoot me a message and I’ll put one aside for you while they last.
The lovely Kate modeling the new GMG No Compromise Cap.

This Is What the CD Case Calendar Looks Like-
Click to play video which shows exactly what the 2017 GMG CD Case Calendar looks like-
This is an awesome deal on a remote long range wireless thermometer like the one I use and paid twice as much for!
Knowing your meat temp is absolutely critical for BBQ or cooking success. 10 degrees over or under and it’s not even close to being as good as it can be.
Here’s the link to buy it for $39.99 which is way less than the $69.99 I paid for it.
Critical-

America’s growing demand for avocados is fueling the deforestation of central Mexico’s forests. Avocado trees grow at the same altitude as do the sacred oyamel fir forests in the mountains of Michoacán, the only state in Mexico permitted to grow the fruit.
The Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve, the Monarch’s unique winter habitat, is located in Michoacán and the state of Mexico. The area of deforestation is beginning to encroach on the butterfly’s sanctuary. Unfortunately the region is one of desperate poverty and avocado farming is extremely lucrative. Additionally, the avocado trees and chemicals used to maintain the farms are putting a tremendous strain on the crystalline mountain waters on which people, the butterflies, and myriad species of wildlife depend.
For more information, see links below:
http://www.fronterasdesk.org/content/9945/avocado-orchards-mexico-compete-forest-land

SUCCESS!! Gloucester Cinema, 74 Essex Ave, Gloucester will be showing the locally made movie MANCHESTER BY THE SEA this week. “This movie has had a slow and limited release to the theaters across the United States, and until now Boston was the nearest theater playing it.” stated theater owner John Williams.
Gloucester’s first show will be on Thursday, December 1 at 7 p.m. On Friday and over the weekend matinees will start at 10 a.m. for MANCHESTER BY THE SEA, in addition to the regular show times. On Monday, December 5 thru Thursday, December 8 there will be shows beginning at noon for those who cannot make it over the weekend or want to see it a second time. “It’s not unusual for folks to get confused about what time or day a show will run” commented John so he is advising folks to check the website — gloucestercinema.com — or call the theater’s recording 978-283-9188 for the most up-to-date information.
“I am so excited we are getting MANCHESTER BY THE SEA. I am thankful that Director Kenneth Lonegran wanted to help us give local folks a chance to see his newest movie that was filmed in their home town.” Residents of the Cape Ann area will be thrilled to see the film at a theater much closer to home. It is a great way to get a group of family, friends and neighbors together to enjoy a story that features Casey Affleck and Michelle Williams in a local and well known backdrop. It has fantastic reviews, and it is expected to be nominated for several awards during the awards season.
Gloucester Cinema is easy to find on Route 133, Exit 14 off 128. It is handicap accessible with lots of free parking very close to the front door. While supplies last, there are small movie posters and postcards for those who purchase tickets at the theater. For large group reservations or questions, please call John directly at 781-724-5368.
The season is upon us..

This is called a Gudgeon, it attaches to the wooden rudder and attaches through the hole to the pintle.
Brought in by Toby Burnham Aboard The Jupiter II
To get an idea where this would reside on a Schooner or Brig check out our friend Tugster‘s Post here-
Vessel designer Gerald de Weerdt here takes measurements today to attach rudder to hull via pintles and gudgeons.

and this from-
http://www.archaehistoria.org/new-zealand-sites/32-union
The 158 ton brig Union would have been very similar to this one. This is the 162 ton, 90 feet long, wooden brig Annie Brown, which trading around South Australia from 1875. Source: p. 136 of “Sail in the South” by Ronald Parsons, Wellington, AH & Aw Reed, 1975
A bronze pintle with three through bolts from the 1823 wreck of the 432 ton sailing ship Brampton. The item was recovered by Kelly Tarlton from the wreck site in the Bay of Islands. This item was sold at Webb’s auction no. 862 in November 2002. Note as photographed the pintle is upside down. The Waimahana Bay trademe pintle did not have through bolts but was fastened by rudder nails and lag bolts instead.
More Reading about Gudgeon and Pintles- whats interesting here is this one from
http://home.vicnet.net.au/~maav/maid.htm

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| A Snow Brig. The Mountain Maid was a strongly built wooden snow brig. She had two square rigged masts and a smaller sail called a spanker, behind the main mast. (Based on a line drawing from Ships Rigs & Rigging, H. A. Underhill. Nautical Press, Glasgow. Colorised by EFL.) |
So I contacted my friend Will (Tugster) and he had a more intriguing information and photos to add to this-
Hi Joey–
Wow! My filing system works, and I located these photos about 5 minutes after I started looking.
The story is this: after a storm in spring (?) 1988, Mike Magnifico–then manager of Salisbury Beach State Reservation/Beach saw this as he was surveying beach erosion. He thought–he said later–those were gold, and the color is not exactly true in the photos. He called the Newburyport Maritime Museum, who called me, because I was Mr. Shipwreck before I was Tugster. I wet to Salisbury Beach, took the photos. A friend is standing in photo 1 to show scale.
I pursued it a while; a maritime archeologist up at Plymouth State (NH) looked it over carefully and declared the pintles made of “yellow metal” but further identification would likely not be possible. Last I knew, almost 30 years ago, Salisbury Beach Reservation kept them rather than donate to the N Maritime Museum.
Exciting. Feel free to post on GMG any text and photos.
Cheers
When you coming down to NYC?
Will



