See Marty’s post yesterday for more information about the Picton Castle.
Found, USS Oakland Cap at the Sawyer Free Library.
Found! USS Oakland Cap
from the Sawyer Free Library Facebook page;
This cap was left at the library – does anyone know who it might belong to? I’m sure it is important to it’s owner!
“I know how valuable these are to Our great Veterans. Please help it find its Owner”
If so contact the Sawyer Free Library.
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Sawyer-Free-Library/202051117106
Telephone: 978-281-9763
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Celebration Time!
It’s time to celebrate!
Why?
It’s National French Fry Day!
French Fries are one of my favorite food groups. The best for take out in my uneducated opinion are the ones the Cupboard make. I’ve had them three times so far this summer and every time I’ve had them they’ve been hot, crispy and tasty. Also the Cupboards Location can’t be beat. I’m not saying there aren’t better Fries around. I just haven’t had the luck to find them.
I’m sure there are a lot of great fries to be had on Cape Ann.
What are some of your Favorite places to get “Take Out” Fries?
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Last Weekend of Greasy Pole, The Musical
… a few performances are left, at The Annie! If you haven’t seen it yet… what are you waiting for? I went last night for the first time, and there was a full house, so you might want to make reservations. The show was great! Here are a few photos. I’ll be posting these and a few more to my flickr photostream soon.
-Fr. Matthew Green
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Do You Care About The Olympics?
You know the last time I gave a shit about the Olympics?
USA v Russia 1980.
I was laid up in bed with a broken leg that I suffered when I fell off the t-bar on my way up the bunny slope to my first ever skiing lesson, my first time ever on skis.
That Olympics was great and I would argue the pinnacle of American pride that I can remember during my lifetime.
But now I don’t know a single person that cares a bit about the Olympics. No one. Well no-one except the athletes themselves and family members I suppose.
The amount of money poured into advertising for the Olympic games and the stadiums built are staggering. I don’t know if it’s worthwhile for these companies or not to spend this much dough on advertising. You would think their marketing teams would know what they are doing at these huge companies but then again think about all the companies that overpay for naming rights to stadiums when they are flush with cash and we only find out a couple years later they go bankrupt. I suppose blowing tons of money on stupid campaigns doesn’t help the bottom line but whatever, it’s not my dough.
As a devout and completely biased homer for all teams that represent our geographic region and USA in the Olympics this isn’t a slight to the athletes, I wish them the best. I just don’t know when the whole allure of the Olympics fell apart for me and I wonder if others feel the same.
Vote for how much you enjoy the Olympics below-
Matty Olson, owner of Surfside Subs just stopped by to pick up his lobsters to make his outstanding lobster rolls and I asked him when was teh last time he cared about the Olympics. his response- “Never” I asked what about the Miracle on Ice?’
His reply he was too young to remember that because he’s 35.
I rest my case.
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Cape Ann Giclee-The Video
James & Anna Eves of Cape Ann Giclee talk to us about their new shop and their expertise in Giclee printing.
Remember this Saturday to stop by the opening of The Art Nook in Rockport and Save the Date for Cape Ann Giclee’s Grand Opening in August.
~Alicia
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Kathy Chapman is interviewed in the July issue of abstraks magazine
Kathy Chapman is interviewed in the July issue of abstraks magazine with reference to living and working in Gloucester.
http://abstraks.com/?page_id=257
Good Harbor Beach surfer portraits.
Photo © Kathy Chapman 2012
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The Picton Castle On The Gloucester Adventure Webcam and From The Opposite View Out Of Kathy Chapman’s Window
Click On The www.gloucesterwebcam.com website under attractions and you will find the Schooner Adventure webcam where the Picton Castle is currently tied up.
Kathy Chapman writes-
Shot this picture of the Picton Castle out my window this morning. Marty Luster posted details yesterday as she entered the harbor..
https://goodmorninggloucester.wordpress.com/2012/07/12/picton-castle-in-gloucester/
Photo © Kathy Chapman 2012
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HarborWalk Comes to the West End of Main Street Gloucester MA
Fred Bodin writes-
Sean Marler from Mystic Scenic Studios levels the top of a Story Moment marker on Main Street in front of the Sargent Murray Gllman House. Sean estimates there are about eight more markers left to install signage on.
The narrative sign with smart phone QR code is then epoxied and bolted to the granite marker. The post card shows Main Street and Gray’s Hardware on the left, which I wrote about on GMG in September 2011. All I need now is a smart phone!
Fredrik D. Bodin, Bodin Historic Photo
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Community Stuff 7/13/12
Small sailboat rental?
Joe, a few years ago you helped me find Patty Page of GHS sailing. We went sailing with a GHS young man for an hour or so and in exchange, made a donation to the program.
I called her and they don’t do that anymore. I tried the YMCA at Patty’s suggestion, no good. I tried Brown’s in Gloucester and the Sandy Bay club in Rockport- all no good. No luck with internet searches either.
Any Idea where I could rent a small sailboat for a few hours between Aug 2 and 7? Thanks for help.
Bill Rothschild
July 14 – September 30: water, water: A multimedia installation by Sarah Hollis Perry & Rachel Perry Welty
water, water is the first collaborative museum show for mother–daughter artists Sarah Hollis Perry and Rachel Perry Welty. In addition to maintaining separate practices, Perry and Welty have been working collaboratively since they overlapped as students at the School of the MFA, Boston in 2000. They have two permanent sculptural installations at Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts.
Perry and Welty organized and filmed their video performance "Drawing a Line with the Tide" in July 2011 using eighty volunteers from the seaside village of Annisquam in Gloucester, Massachusetts where they both live. Moving to avoid the inevitable, the performers demonstrate a futile attempt to control nature with its stubborn adherence to the circling of time.
Included in the installation are three short films in which the artists explore aspects of identity and the complexity of the mother-daughter relationship of dependence, independence, and interdependence.
Gallery Talk with Sarah Hollis Perry & Rachel Perry Welty
July 21 and August 1 at 9:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.
$10 members; $20 nonmembers (includes Museum admission). Reservations are required.
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More Photos From Inside and Out At The New Gloucester McDonalds From Ron Gilson
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Joey – our child is all grown up!
With apologies to all the good people who run the block parties now, I finally finished the new Block Party website with 9 days to spare before the first block party NEXT SATURDAY, JULY 21!
This block party crew has really taken it to a whole new level (more music, more dancing, more dining, more entertainment, magic, etc,) and next Saturday, you’ll see what I mean — our child is all grown up!
They call themselves Blockheads (see a whole page about them here) and they asked that I keep the page about the founders and guess what? I found a picture of an original Block Party committee meeting taken by our boy Joey using a timer (If you want to know why we’re all smiling so much click here and find out).
So what ever your plans are for the rest of this month, be sure to go downtown next Saturday at 6pm — stores are open ’till 11!
See you there . . .
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Joanne Aiello Represents! at Kings Gate Community Port Charlotte, FL
Hi Joey,
I’m attaching a picture of the GMG logo at Kings Gate community in Port Charlotte, FL taken this winter.
GMG is our link to home while away. Thanks.
Joanne Aiello
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Gloucester Gig Rowers get a new Gig! From Rick Isaacs
Hi Joey,
Gloucester Gig Rowers held our christening and launching party on Sunday evening, 8 Jul for our new 32′ Cornish Pilot Gig, custom-built for us by the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum’s Champlain Longboats School http://www.lcmm.org/education/champlain_longboats.htm . Here are a few pictures of our party party to celebrate the arrival of our new boat, and christen her. She can be seen moored at the Harriet Webster Pier at Gloucester Maritime, on Harbor Loop.
The boat’s name is the "Annie B", and one picture shows Annie Banks, her namesake and one of the chief founders of Gloucester Gig Rowers, breaking the traditional bottle of champaign over her bow.
Sorry this took a while – I needed to secure the club’s approval for all of these mug shots to be published before sending this. We would be grateful for any coverage which you could provide us!
All best,
Rick Isaacs
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Picton Castle in Gloucester
The Picton Castle is registered in the Cook Islands, in the South Pacific, and is owned and operated by the Windward Isles Sailing Ship Company, Ltd. The ship’s mission is deep-ocean sail training and long-distance education. Also, she carries supplies and educational materials to far-flung islands in the South Pacific. Her North American homeport is Lunenburg, Nova Scotia.
The ship is a completely refitted barque that observes the rigorous standards of Germanischer Lloyds for steel-hulled Cape Horners. She is 179 feet overall, with riveted steel hull, clear oiled-pine decks, steel masts, and wooden and steel yards. She carries 12,450 square feet of canvas sail. The ship also has a powerful 690 hp Burmeister & Wain alpha diesel engine for occasions when sailing is not feasible. The galley is on deck, and its 1893 cook stove is similar to those used on commercial sailing ships 100 years ago.
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July 12 Farmers’ Market
Off of the Breakwater
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Such a pretty day out on Eastern Point
The natural marsh around this house is amazing.
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Shari Barr Quote of The Week From Greg Bover
From the deck of SV Linnet in Casco Bay, heading home to Gloucester.
"Expecting life to treat you well because you are a good person is like expecting an angry bull not to charge because you are a vegetarian."
Shari Barr (no dates or Wikipedia article available) See www.Sharibarr.com
A self described country girl from southern Iowa, Barr is a mother and wife who writes children’s literature from a Christian perspective. Her books include those of the Camp Club Girls series.
Greg Bover
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Piston Castle Gets Thomas E Lannon Escort Into GTown
Hi Joey, The Picton Castle received a Schooner Escort by the Thomas E. Lannon into the Harbor today! Also Keep your eyes peeled for the Tall Ship HMS Bounty as she sails up the coast for her arrival in Newburyport sometime tomorrow morning. To track the Bounty, go to this page and click ‘Update’ to get the latest info! As I’m writing this the Bounty is just clearing the Cape Cod Canal! Enjoy! ~Bill O’Connor North Shore Kid
Good Morning Gloucester 
