




My View of Life on the Dock







I was commenting about how I forgot my 30 oz double walled Oasis stainless steel tumbler at the dock yesterday and after having filled it with ice at 10 am yesterday there was still ice when I got to work at 4:30AM today. I posted this to Facebook and Rick suggested we come up with a mug club idea- read what transpired below-
(The short version is you order the tumbler here, put on the supplied GMG and Cape Ann Coffees Sticker and you get an XL hot or cold coffee for the price of a large.)
–Order the tumbler on Amazon here

10 hrs ·
Just got to work. Forgot my 30 oz double walled stainless tumbler here yesterday. Still ice left from 10:00 yesterday morning. Bananas! — at Capt Joe & Sons.
Katelyn Foley Marcy Myler Plante you need one of these.
Erin Wetson Damn

Katelyn Foley replied · 1 Reply
Joan Kimberley I think they reviewed in Consumer Reports and Yeti was not rated 1st. I’ll see if I can find.
Larry Marcantonio You need my address in Florida cousin? 😉
Marika Oliver Sold. I just ordered one! You should get a cut for your endorsement!
Rick Noonan jumping on capt joes band wagon, there may be a Cape Ann Coffees special in the works… bring your Bionic Tumbler and ….
Joey C Gmg What was the and part?
Rick Noonan haven’t come up with that yet…ideas ?
Joey C Gmg how about a 30 oz iced filled for lg price instead of xl?
Rick Noonan ok so how many of your 50,000 views a DAY have bought this tumbler …. we could put your decal on one side my on the other and start a hot & cold mug club brought to you by GMG and CAC
Joey C Gmg Love this. I’ll drop some GMG Stickers off
These tickets sell out FAST! Here is the link to AVP’s wonderful production of Beauty and the Beast
Beauty and the Beast Cast Photo from the Horribles Parade
Join the Annisquam Village Players for a magical time as they present BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
Performances run August 9-14 all at 7:30 PM
Tickets are currently available online
Starring:
NARRATOR…PAUL HOROVITZ
PRINCE…BEN FULLER
OLD BEGGAR WOMAN/ENCHANTRESS…DAPHNE PAPP
BELLE…KELLY DUFFY
MAURICE…ANDREW HANKINSON
GASTON…PETER NELSON
LEFOU…THOM SMOKER
MONSIEUR D’ARQUE…TERRY SANDS
COGSWORTH…KEITH McCARTHY
LUMIERE…WILL ROUSMANIERE
BABETTE…TS BURNHAM
MRS. POTTS…KAITI MADDOX
CHIP…CHARLIE ROUSMANIERE
MADAME DE LA GRANDE BOUCHE…STEPHANIE MOREY-BARRY
BEAST…DAVE SCANNELL
CASTLE RUG… ELIZABETH RANGER
THREE CARYATID SERVANTS…
AEDAN McCARTHY
LIAM McCARTHY
MICHAEL NEWMAN
THREE SILLY GIRLS…
CHLOE BEAULIEU
EVA-MARIE RUDLER
EMILY FRICK
GASTON’S CRONIES…
AEDAN McCARTHY
LIAM McCARTHY
SEANIA McCARTHY
MICHAEL NEWMAN
BEN FULLER
JACOB BROWN
LEVIN RUDLER
BETHANY WILLCOX
LEILANI BROWN
ADDIE PATES
WOLVES…
JACOB BROWN
LEVIN RUDLER
TOWNSPEOPLE/SERVANTS…
JOHN HENTSCHEL
JOHN MOSCAL
HEIKE BOETTCHER
EVY STEWART
MARY FLAHERTY
LIZZY HANSON
HELEN IVES
AMANDA MADDOX
MORGAN REILLY
PRINCIPAL DANCER… EMILY WHALEN
FRENCH CHILDREN/SERVANTS…
JACK ROUSMANIERE
C.C. HANSON
JEREMY ADAMSON
FLETCHER WILSON
About the Series
http://gloucestermeetinghouse.org/
This is concert three in a series of nine free concerts on the Meetinghouse Green at the corner of Church and Middle Street, from July 8 to September 2, 2016 from 6:00pm to 8:30pm
The public is invited to make free-will donations to the Schooner Adventure.
The family-friendly concerts begin at 6 pm. Bring a picnic, folding chairs or blankets. In case of rain, the events will take place inside the Meetinghouse (no food or drink permitted.)
About the Music
https://www.facebook.com/threesheetstothewindgloucesterma/
Three Sheets to the Wind is an old sailing term and refers to a ship whose sheets (lines) have come loose, causing the sails to flap uncontrolled and the ship to shudder and roll (like a staggering drunk) and meander at the mercy of the elements.
Three Sheets to the Wind is also a Gloucester chantey/sea music group. Many of the crew have years of established song and sea history to offer and create a perfect storm of song and good cheer. Their vocals, harmonies and instrument skills are phenomenal, and they have a great time performing and drawing the audience into the fun.
About Schooner Adventure
http://schooner-adventure.org/
The Gloucester Adventure, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit maritime historic preservation and educational organization. We are the stewards of the 1926 dory-fishing Schooner Adventure. Our mission begins with restoration and preservation in perpetuity of the National Historic Landmark Schooner Adventure, one of the last surviving Grand Banks dory-fishing schooners. The Schooner Adventure is a national treasure that has resumed active sailing as an icon of the American fisheries and as a floating classroom for maritime history and environmental education programs. The Schooner will be operated at sea, primarily along the New England coast, as a living monument to Massachusetts’ fishing heritage. As such, the Schooner Adventure is important not only to Gloucester, but also to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and all America.

Walt Kolenda owner of Cape Ann Estates Auction is holding an Auction on Saturday July 23, 2016. To see more information about this great auction please follow the link below. There is great merchandise to bid on.
http://us6.campaign-archive2.com/?u=7136cc04aff7fccdfd19075d1&id=50125ce766

This image is from the “Biggert Collection of Architectural Vignettes on Commercial Stationery”, Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library, Columbia University
There are 1100ft’ of commercial space available within the historic brick building — one small structure in the industrial complex that is still going strong, as in the Cutter family’s
In business since 1932, Strong Leather is a major player in producing essential gear for law enforcement such as leather belts, holsters, wallets and accessories. They wholesale to police and military suppliers. They have made local products for Gloucester and Rockport police and fire departments and sometimes Essex and Ipswich. Besides the leather factory, offshoot businesses on site for three generations of the Cutter family include advertising and product and promotional projects. Prior to the leather business, the historic factory was built and incorporated in 1884. Gloucester Net & Twine quickly ramped up as a major ancillary supplier for the fishing industry. It’s one of the largest oldest factories still standing and was placed on the National Historic Registry in 1996. Eight volumes of historic plan books for Gloucester Net & Twine Company are in the collection of Phillips Library, Peabody Essex Museum.
Gloucester Net & Twine Company is included in the National Park Service maritime history trail in MA. Gloucester is one of the cities with the most sites–only Boston has more. Besides this historic factory building, other Gloucester sites on the maritime trail include: Our Lady of Good Voyage, East Gloucester Square Historic District, Man at the Wheel, Schooner Adventure, Ten Pound Light, Eastern Point Light Station, and Annisquam Harbor Light Station.
People interested in the rental space:



I first saw this display at the White-Ellery House in Gloucester last month and most recently saw it again at Walker-Creek in Essex. This is collaborative installation called “CURRENT” created by Tim Ferguson Sauder, a design professor at Olin College and resident of Lanesville and Rob Alexander, a creative director of Office a firm based in San Francisco. It’s a sculpture created to explore issues related to Cape Ann’s Fishing industry. 
Insights On Site has sponsored this display at the White-Ellery House (1710), owned and operated by the Cape Ann Museum, which has served as the backdrop for a series of one-day contemporary art installations since 2010. The House is located at 245 Washington Street in Gloucester and is free and open to the public on select Saturdays from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. each month from May through October as part of Escapes North 17th Century Saturdays.

Next series of art-installations at the White-Ellery house include:
August 13
Kathleen Williams
In the Heart of Place: Image and Expression
Combining photography with the written word, Williams invites visitors to consider their sense of place, as well as their emotional connections to it. Kathleen resides in Magnolia.
September 3
Bobbi Gibb
26.2 Expressions
A selection of paintings, sculpture, murals and mixed media works by Gibb, the first woman to run and complete the Boston Marathon in 1966; the installation coincides with the 50th anniversary of her historic run. Bobbi is a Rockport resident.
October 1
Leslie Lyman and Karen Battles
Here – Long Ago
A collaborative mixed media installation intended to spark visitors’ imaginations about the stories held within objects and dwellings. Leslie creates art at her home in Beverly Farms; Karen is a graphic designer living in Newburyport.

About the White-Ellery House
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. Unlike other structures of this period, the largely unfurnished 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. Parking is available off Poplar Street in the field behind the house.
I was lucky to catch a small part of the Blackburn Challenge the other day. I wasn’t able to find our very own Paul Morrison and RD, but I did chance upon these pretty cool 6 person outriggers headed under the Cut Bridge.


Hi Joey,
I was a beautiful night on the harbor last night and I took this 30 second exposure around midnight. The fog was an added bonus!
Enjoy!
~Bill O’Connor
North Shore Kid
Bobbie Brooks writes:
This Fri, Sat, Sun – the 22/23/24 from 9-1
HUNDREDS OF HYBRID DAYLILIES AND THEIR COMPANIONS ARE IN PEAK BLOOM!
73 Langsford St, Lanesville 127, Gloucester
Yes, there are SELLING BEDS – you point, we dig! or order for a Sept pick up.
Bring a camera! Bring a friend! Bring your wallet!
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.
Join us this Thursday, July 21 at 7 p.m. at the Sandy Bay Yacht Club in Rockport for the second in the Thursday Talk series titled “Navigating the Cosmos” with William Waller, Ph.D. Bill will take us on a cosmic journey — from Rockport’s Front Beach into the Solar System, Milky Way and beyond. Along the way, he will show how astronomers reckon distances and sizes of myriad celestial wonders. It can take a lifetime to effectively navigate the currents, waves, winds, and shoals of Sandy Bay. It is another thing altogether to navigate our planet, galaxy, and universe. Bill is a former NASA astrophysicist and Tufts professor of astronomy. He currently teaches physical sciences at Rockport High School and writes general interest books on astronomy. Refreshments provided. All invited to attend!
Make your bids now–the Annisquam Village Church online auction ends Wednesday night, 7/20, at 9:00!

It is being widely touted as an extreme value. Small package with DSLR quality. Love my Sonys.
With sadness, but not entirely unexpected, I am sorry to report that only one baby Piping Plover chick remains at Good Harbor. The good news is that the one surviving chick is doing fantastically as of this writing. Don’t worry when I write too that the Mom has left the family. She has begun to migrate southward. This is somewhat normal and I don’t think she would have left had not the chick been doing so well. Dad is minding the baby full time and he is doing a tremendous job.
A week since the Plovers hatched and it sure has been a joy to film, and wonderfully educational. I am very inspired to work on this short film and hope to have it ready for our community this summer.
A heartfelt reminder to please, please, please let’s all work together to keep the dogs off the beach. I had a terrible encounter, really frustrating and the owner and his friends very cruel. Ninety nine point nine percent of dog owners are wonderful and respectful and are rooting for the Plovers as much as are non-dog owners. The Plovers are all over the sandy beach, at the water’s edge, and down the creek. Although growing beautifully, the chick is still about the size of a cotton ball, maybe a cotton ball and a half. Up until fourteen days old, they are at their most vulnerable.
As with before, please fee free to share the photos and information on social media. The more people know about the garbage and dog owner trouble (certain dog owners that is), the more likely the chick’s chance of survival. Thank you!
Garbage left on the beach late in the day and overnight continues to be an issue. Bring a bag with you and we can help the DPW by cleaning up after the the folks who don’t know any better. Garbage strewn on the beach attracts gulls, and they, especially Great Black-backed Gulls, eat baby Plovers.
Piping Plovers, like many shore birds, are precocial. That means that within hours after hatching, they are ready to leave the nest and can feed themselves. They cannot however immediately regulate their body temperature and rely on Mom and Dad to warm them under their wings. Although the chick is six days old in the above photo, it still looks to Dad for warmth and protection. Examples of other precocial birds are ducks, geese, and chickens.
If you spot the baby and want to observe, I recommend staying fifteen to twenty feet away at least. Any closer and Dad has to spend a great deal of energy trying to distract you. We don’t want him to get tired out and unable to care for the baby. Also, you’ll appear less threatening if you sit or kneel while observing the chick. No sudden movements and talk quietly and the baby may come right up to you!
A sweet dog with a very unkind owner.
Around 6pm Saturday evening, this playful dog came bounding down the water’s edge, within inches of the baby. I stood between the owner, dog, and Plovers, with cameras in hand, and cell phone unfortunately back in my bag. After a good twenty minutes of arguing he and his equally unkind friends departed. In the mean time, the Plovers were able to get away from the dog and further down the shore line.
Dad and chick this morning Monday, the 18th, exactly one week old!
Please spread the word with regards to our sunset harbor cruise on the 26th of July!! Love to see you there, good food, drinks, drones and conversations.
