Early sunlight glints off the metal cross on the steeple of St. Ann’s Church.
Think About How Great It Must Be To Be Mayor of GTown
After looking over the blog today I’m saying to myself, “Wow look at all the incredible stuff happening in this town and all the great stuff that HAS HAPPENED in this town over the years”
Like the ridiculous art scene, food scene, music scene, natural beauty, funky urban-ness, beaches, schooners, industry, boating, cultural activities, museums,ect, ect ect….
So no matter how tiring it must be to have to listen to all the bullshit rhetoric from the pro-development and anti development obstructionists at the end of the day you’re the Queen or King of one of the coolest places on earth and people voted for you to be that person. What an honor.
Congrats CK.
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The Latest Stylebook Featuring Vintage Finds
If you like vintage goods, check out The Roving Home‘s most recent stylebook in collaboration with photographer Esther Mathieu.
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Pet of the Week-Cochise
Hi I am Cochise and I am here at the Cape Ann Animal Aid located at Four Paws Lane, Gloucester with my siblings. We are all playful pups. Our mom is a Beagle mix who weighs about 38 pounds. We think we will be medium in size, except for me, I think I will be the largest pup and the cutest. Whey don’t you stop by the shelter and see for yourself?!
Don’t forget the 2nd Annual Christopher Cutler Rich Golf Tournament Monday, October 15 with a 12 Noon shotgun start registration begins at 10:30 a.m. at Bass Rocks Country Club. Check our website at: CapeAnnAnimalAid.com or call us at 978-564-3486.
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Paint Factory in the Mist
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Mass Views: Fishing schooner and fish market, Gloucester Harbor 1940 aprox Boston Public Library
You see the building that says Fish Market? That is the building where the fire was last week that the Gloucester Fire department quickly snuffed out. Look at Jay Albert’s pictures here from the scene His pictures are from the back of the building which is now a wood furniture maker.
Look at the stern of the the big schooner in the middle of the photo. off the stern is The Phyllis A. The oldest gillnetter in Gloucester and undergoing a major restoration project.
Read about and look at pictures of the restoration here in these Phyllis A posts
Thank you to Adam Gaffin at www.universalhub.com for the link to the picture.
File name: 08_06_023528
Title: Mass Views: Fishing schooner and fish market, Gloucester Harbor
Creator/Contributor: Jones, Leslie, 1886-1967 (photographer)
Date created: 1940 (approximate)
Physical description: 1 negative : film, black & white ; 4 x 5 in.
Genre: Film negatives
Subject: Fishing industry; Fishing boats; Piers & wharves
Notes: Title and date from information provided by Leslie Jones or the Boston Public Library on the negative or negative sleeve.
Collection: Leslie Jones Collection
Location: Boston Public Library, Print Department
Rights: Copyright Leslie Jones.
Preferred credit: Courtesy of the Boston Public Library, Leslie Jones Collection.
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Thank you Donna Ardizonni, GMG, Rose, and the DPW for solving the trash problem at the Lighthouse!
6:30 AM This Morning
Just yesterday-
Trash at Eastern Point Lighthouse Parking Lot
Posted on September 25, 2012 by Kim Smith
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On a Mission from Bill O’Connor
Hi Joey,
While we were at the Eastern Point breakwater on Saturday, this guy walked by us like he was on a mission. He was going to have fish for dinner for sure.
The breakwater is a great excursion because you get some exercise and see a Gloucester from a unique perspective. B likes to go and check out what the fishermen are catching, and loves looking through the tackle boxes.
Enjoy!
~Bill O’Connor
North Shore Kid
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Tracking the Ardelle
Len Burgess writes-
As of Tuesday night the Ardelle was at the southern tip of New Jersey near Cape May and at the entrance to Delaware Bay and are planning to take the Intercoastal. The new site to track the Ardelle that seems to work is http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/. Once there enter Ardelle in the ship search box and hit enter.
-Len Burgess
This is the probable route for the Ardelle and crew to get to Washington.
-Len Burgess
Update from Al-
0530 9/26 wind SSW 18-21 kt and Ardelle is still making slow progress beating toward Cape May. Been a long night out there with the wind right on their nose If they go up the Delaware they’ll be having a nice ride once they get around Cape May and the tide starts flooding. Delaware Bay entrance will be rockn’ and rollin’ at the ebb with this breeze. The flood begins just before 2 PM.
If they reach Cape May entrance at the start of the flood they will be in tall clover for they will have fair current for over 50 miles to the C&D and thence fair current just starting and all the way through the canal and well down into the Chesapeake. Then fair wind down the bay to the Potomac.
Al Bezanson
Update:
As of Wednesday morning the Ardelle is still at the southern tip of New Jersey near Cape May and at the entrance to Delaware Bay. It is reported that the engine is down and needs a new part.
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“Save a Star” – 2nd Annual 5K Walk
Alicia DeWolfe wrote:
Here are some photos of the event.
We had some great support from our City Councilors.
Melissa Cox and her husband raised money and walked.
Sefatia is behind us every year supporting us and cheering Talia on!
Thanks
Alicia
Sandra my thoughts are always with you. Love Manny
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GLOUCESTER: A COMMUNITY OF NEIGHBORHOODS From Juni Van Dyke
The eight quilts that you see here were created by Senior Citizens in the art program at The Rose Baker Senior Center. It is our goal to create a celebration quilt for each of Gloucester’s sixteen neighborhoods. This is a huge challenge; but it is also very rewarding, and a great deal of collaborative fun. We invite—indeed we are hoping for…additional public participation. All ages, come and work with us! You will have the happy satisfaction of seeing your creative ideas come to life. Can’t draw a straight line? No problem! Have an idea but not sure how to share it? We will help. You shall succeed, and that’s a promise! We welcome your participation!
Almost without exception, the Senior Citizens involved in this project have had little, if any, formal art training or experience. Their remarkable work bears testimony to the truth that the gift of creativity resides within us all.
Juni Van Dyke
Art Program Director at The Rose Baker Senior Center
*Our thanks to the library for affording us this exhibition space, and to the Gloucester Cultural Council for their generous grant which made it possible for us to purchase the linen used in backing each quilt.
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Community Stuff 9/26/12
UU church auction/FV Holy Family ship’s clock
Joey,
Not to belabor you, but there’s interesting stuff here, almost 225 items in all. Look under “Home” for a piece of Glosta nostalgia – the ship’s clock from the FV Holy Family, a highliner in her prime. An explosion and fire blew out her stern while she was on the rails at Harbor Loop in 1982 and she was scuttled after 38 years of service. There’s also Celtics tix for 11/7 (v the Wizards), a Big Papi autographed jersey, a GMG tee shirt and LOTS of eating.
https://www.biddingforgood.com/auction/item/Browse.action?categoryId=168087872&auctionId=168087853
cheers — Jerry
Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce Businesswomen’s Fall Lunch featuring Dr. Patty Ann Tublin, author of "Not Tonight Dear, I’ve Got a Business to Run!"
During the Insider Secrets to Work-Life Balance Businesswomen’s Fall Luncheon, Dr. Patty Ann Tublin will show you the relationship skills and tools you need to create a life you love. Utilizing the relevant business and career building concepts from her Amazon bestselling book "Not Tonight Dear, I’ve Got a Business to Run!" Dr. Patty Ann will show you how to create a successful career or thriving business without sacrificing happiness in your marriage and family life!
Reservations may be made by contacting Sharon Bragg at sharon@capeannchamber.com or call 978-283-1601
The author of "Not Tonight Dear, I’ve Got a Business to Run!", Dr. Patty Ann Tublin, is an internationally recognized relationship and communication expert. She is a speaker, an author and a therapist. She delivers passionate and inspirational workshops and seminars all over the world for entrepreneurial groups and corporations in addition to her exclusive private practice. Dr. Patty Ann has been featured on hundreds of national and local television stations, radio broadcasts, including satellite and internet radio, and major publications.
Thursday, September 27
Bass Rocks Golf Club 34 Beach Road, Gloucester
11:30 am Check In and Networking
12:00 pm Program
$40 for Members-$45 for Future Members
Sponsored by Den-Mar, Rockport National Bank and Cape Ann Savings Trust and Financial Services.
Addison Gilbert Hospital Reunion
All current, former and retired employees, medical staff members and volunteers of Addison Gilbert Hospital are invited to a Addison Gilbert Hospital
reunion on Saturday, November 10 at The Gloucester House Restaurant, 63 Rogers Street, Gloucester, from 4 p.m. – 9 p.m. Buffet dinner $25. per person. Cash bar.
Please RSVP by November 1. Checks should be made payable to: AGH Reunion Committee and mailed to:
AGH Reunion Committee, Cape Ann Savings Bank, 109 Main Street, Gloucester, MA 01930.
Please bring your memorabilia, there will be a display table for photos, etc.
Plans are being made for transportation options for those who do not drive. For further information, please
contact Judi Gross 978-283-2406 , Shirlee Farina 978-283-4782 or Judy Brosnan at 978-546-6204.
Two Day Exhibition & Sale
Nadine Boughton, Susan Erony, Paul Cary Goldberg
Saturday October 6, 1:00 – 5:00 PM
Sunday, October 7, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM
105 Maplewood Avenue, 2nd Floor
Gloucester, MA 01930
We hope to see you there.
Paul Cary Goldberg, Flammable, Chromogenic Print, 36 x 36 inches, 2005
Nadine Boughton, Peril, archival ink jet print, 2010
Susan Erony, Ocean Eyes, mixed media on canvas, 9 x 12 inches. 2009
In order to help people more clearly understand why such a debatable system is growing, returned Peace Corps Volunteer Richard Ross will examine the past and present traditions, the deeply-seeded religious and cultural factors, and the consequential impact on both urban and rural societies in Senegal. The presentation will furthermore address the grave challenges so many Talibe face: reintegrating and supporting themselves once the Koranic education comes to an end. Drawing on his three years of service in northern Senegal, Ross will provide first-hand observations on this particular issue while also shedding light on today’s Peace Corps, 50 years on.
Richard Ross, 27, known up and down Rocky Neck as the "ice-cream man," first became curious about foreign lands in an international relations elective at Gloucester High School. Graduating in 2004, he attended the American University in Washington, DC and pursued his fascination with global politics in the school of International Service. Spending a semester in Paris and the Balkans, he discovered the unparalleled learning experience that comes with living abroad. Immediately after graduating university, he moved to New Delhi, India in September of 2008. Splitting his time as a volunteer at a local NGO and as a research assistant for the International Center for Research on Women, Ross traveled extensively in India and throughout South East Asia. Completing his Peace Corps Application that spring, Ross was nominated as an Urban Agriculture Extension agent in Senegal, West Africa. Once arriving, he was soon posted to Senegal’s northern regional capital, St. Louis. He would remain there until May 2012.
WED, September 26, 7-9pm at The Cultural Center on Rocky Neck, 6 Wonson Street
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Homie Steals Video Camera in San Francisco, Records Flight!
Fred Bodin Submits-
Published on Sep 2, 2012 by Nathalie Rollandin
Funny video of how a seagull stole my GoPro, flew over the water in front of Golden Gate Bridge and how the camera incredibly managed to survive, recording everything! A flying video from a seagull’s mouth! A San Francisco sunset I will hardly forget..
I saw this on http://www.facebook.com/crockpotguys
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FOLLOW TO THE SEPT 3 FOLLOW UP ON MAHIBA INA IN MAGNOLIA From Irene Ina Shaker
Dear Joey,
I haven’t commented before because I wanted to send a picture of my mother of how she looks at almost 100 years old. I am Irene Ina Shaker and live in Cleveland, OH. I am the oldest of her five children. I helped my mother start the business and did all the book work until I got married. I used to commentate for her fashion shows. I am very proud of her.
I enjoy reading your blog every day. It brings back many memories. Keep up the good work.
Irene Ina Shaker
Joey C commentary:
I have faint memories of going in with my my mom to Ina’s when we were very little but I do remember it being a special place. A place way ahead of it’s time with serious sophistication.
Ina Shop In Magnolia Follow Up From Elinor Ina Bowes and Alfred Ina
Posted on September 3, 2012 by Joey C
I am writing in response to a message from a gal who shopped at the Ina’s in Magnolia. I am one of the daughters, Elinor, and happy to say that my mother, Mrs. Ina is still alive and living in Florida and we will celebrate her 100th birthday in January, God willing. She lives with my brother Al and she is amazing, she still loves to cook and enjoys having family visit.
Thanks, happy to know someone is still remembering the beautiful shops my mom owned.
Elinor Ina Bowes (Ellie)
Alfred Ina comments-
My mom, Mahiba Ina came to this country in 1933 from Lebanon as a new bride.My mom & dad had stores in Palm Beach in the winter & Magnolia in the summer. When my father died in 1943, the family spent the winters in Jacksonville and when we started high school we moved to Magnolia year round. Being the only store in Magnolia during the winter was a challenge but she had her mind made up to work hard and succeed in which she did. She loved her shop and her dear customers who she still talks about and she always say that she misses them so. We love West Palm Beach but Magnolia will always be in our blood. Magnolia in those days was like a piece of Heaven on Earth. It breaks my heart to see whats left of Magnolia and how it is neglected. My mom sends all her love to all of you and thanks you for remember her. You all made her day so special and I thank you all.
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Gloucester Art News From Catherine Ryan
Gloucester Art news 1: Wednesday September 26th
Gloucester is gearing up to become the first town in MA to be awarded 2 Cultural Districts. Rocky Neck Art Colony Cultural District is flying! Amazing seARTS— a committed partner for ALL the regional cultural districts–has graciously invited the volunteers hustling for a DOWNTOWN Gloucester Cultural District to give a brief update at the seARTS meeting this coming Wednesday at Sawyer Free Library, 4PM. Please stop by. (While you’re there: have a peek at the Sawyer Free Library 2012 Art Auction and see the neighborhood quilt project!) Contact: Judith Hoglander, judith@nii.net.
Gloucester Art news 2: Tuesday, October 2nd, 7PM, City Hall
The exciting process for commissioning NEW public art for the Gloucester HarborWalk is off and running! At the direction of Mayor Carolyn Kirk and the Community Development Department, the Gloucester Committee for the Arts has been asked to plan and implement the process for selecting a work, or works, of public art to be installed that were inspired by Gloucester and the HarborWalk.
Gloucester’s Committee for the Arts is hosting a dynamic introduction session and encourages you to attend. Committee members suggest that people, “Please come a bit early to bring and pin up any image of public art that you are (or aren’t) keen for, so that we can assemble a lively backdrop for the evening’s discussions.” City Hall’s stellar murals will inspire and connect us, too.
The session is designed for artists who may be considering responding to the City’s eventual request for submissions. Come to learn about the selection process, review general guidelines, hear themes of the architect’s vision, view examples of other public art installations, and be part of the unfolding plans. This is to be public art created for our unique environment and the artist’s response to it.
You don’t have to be an artist to come. Hearing and participating in the discussions about ideas for art in the public realm are part of the pleasures of seeing commissioned projects brought to completion. This process will occur over a period of many, many months and involve visits, interactions and working in conjunction with many. The ideas and debates around art, public space, and culture add enormously to our enjoyment and our community –and are already very Gloucester . Be part of it!
For those unable to attend or who have questions, visit www.ghwalk.org or email gharborwalk@gmail.com (subject line public art)
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Pathways "A Place at the Table" Gala Tables From Diane Anderson
Stephanie Terelak’s table for Pathways "A Place at the Table" Gala
2 tables done by Stephanie Terelak for the Pathways Gala and auction on Friday 11/9 at Cruise port Gloucester.
Loren Doucette putting the finishing touches on the table she has painted for the Pathways Gala celebration and auction “A Place at the Table” to be held
Friday November 9 at Cruise port Gloucester.
Jan Charles has painted a table for the Pathways gala and auction “A Place at the Table” to be held Friday, November 9 at Cruiseport Gloucester.
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Go For It!
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Municipal Building Survey Reminder From Mayor Carolyn A. Kirk
Dear Citizen,
We are interested in your views about the future use of certain municipal buildings in the city. Please take a few minutes to complete the Municipal Building Survey.
Click here to take the survey.
The survey will be available until October 5. For anyone without access to a computer, the survey is available on computers located in City Hall outside the Mayor’s office, the Sawyer Free Library, and the Rose Baker Senior Center. Visit the city’s website ( www.gloucester-ma.gov) and look for the link on the home page.
Thank you.
Mayor Carolyn A. Kirk
City of Gloucester
9 Dale Avenue
Gloucester, MA 01930
978-281-9700
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Burnhams Field Community Gardens
On Saturday, September 22, 2012, the gardens were getting ready for the winter. These gardens are really wonderful. Well tended and taken care of.
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Great Local Poet Reads at Khan Studio and the GMG Gallery
During the Captains Courageous Festival this weekend, we had the real pleasure of readings by Gwendolyn Carr. The reading started and ended with her poem, Gloucester with manywonderful poems sandwiched in between, all on the subject of water.
Gloucester
I live close to the shore,
close by the men,
who go to sea,
who weather sun and storm
alike — they say they are free.
But are they free?
Or only slaves of water,
that vast expanse
which calls them every day.
They cannot stay away,
but must set out
to ply their trade,
to bring their living
to the shore.
They can do no more.
Their fathers did it,
so must they
live to obey the water.
I live close — close enough
to watch them though.
My danger lies on land.
Gwendolyn’s books can be purchased at Gordon College Bookstore and The Bookstore at Beverly Farms.
Good Morning Gloucester 