Good Morning Gloucester

Among the many fine events organized by the St. Peter’s Fiesta Committee, the Sunday procession is near the top of my favorites. We see so many familiar faces passing us during the procession and it hails back to traditions refined over the last 99 years. It’s such a warm feeling. This year, there were a number of floats which seemed to make many of the spectators very pleased. The procession is a well organized, well run event and Gloucester should be proud. Here are some of the images I collected.

Here are some additional pictures from the semi final Junior Men’s Seine Boat race held yesterday morning under foggy conditions. There was an enthusiastic crowd on the beach for the race. The community and all parents should be quite proud especially of the Young Guns for graciously acknowledging the efforts of their competitors.

As you have heard, the fog was very heavy throughout the Greasy Pole walk last night but the Champions Walk is always extra fun for people like me. I like hearing the names of the previous winners and remembering those walks as we wait for the next walker. The photos are hampered by the conditions but the joy was as apparent as could be! Congratulations to all the walkers, especially Derek who is a force to reckon with.

We went to The Lobster on East Main St to check out the margaritas. I asked for a recommendation and a raspberry coconut margarita was suggested. I am not normally a coconut fan but I went with the bartender’s suggestion. Superb taste! The margarita tasted a little sweeter than I was expecting but I loved it. Also, just FYI, the key lime pie there is nothing to sleep on. I should probably not be sharing how delicious it is because I want to order it every time I go. But you readers deserve to know…….

I believe I had that…

The Junior Men’s Seine Boat semi-finals had to be rescheduled for this morning due to conditions last night in order to determine which team would participate against Tonno and Warri-oars tonight. Young Guns won decisively although it was still fairly foggy this morning at the site. **Turns out niether of the Men’s Championship races could be held tonight due to heavy fog and are rescheduled to tomorrow Monday 5 PM Pavilion Beach** Congratulations Young Guns. We look forward to tomorrow’s race.

The conditions were dreadful and you can barely see the shadow of Derek’s walk out to the flag in the second competitive round of tonight’s Greasy Pole contest. But once again, Derek brought home the flag to the pure delight of the crowd in attendance. More photos tomorrow.

**Both seine boat race championships are postponed to Monday 5 PM due to the foggy conditions** See you again on Pavilion Beach tomorrow night!

Unzipped…

June 25, 2026 ~ Greater Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce ~ 

Date and Time:
Wednesday Jul 22, 2026
5:00 PM – 7:00 PM EDT

Location:
The Emerson Inn

1 Cathedral Ave Rockport MA 01966

Fees/Admission:
$5 for Members
$15 Non-Members

Women & Men always Welcome!

Website:
https://www.theemersoninn.com/

Contact Information:
Michelle 978-283-1601
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Description:
Join us for a summer networking gathering with light refreshments on the beautiful deck of the Emerson Inn.

*Limited attendance – please register early to secure your spot.

Businesswomen’s Mixer at The Emerson Inn 2026

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We couldn’t stay until the end of the Public Safety Seine Boat Race yesterday morning but I understand the Gloucester Police Department, Fire Department and Coast Guard had an impressive race. The Fire Department just finished ahead of the Police Department to the delight of the many family and friends in attendance. Also in attendance (from the water mostly) was the “Grease Gang” doing their fine prep work for the evening’s Greasy Pole Walk. Thanks guys! Special thanks to our public safety officers for their year-round efforts.

The Gloucester Fire Department reported the participants: Rowing (bow to stern, port to starboard): Firefighters Kyle Benson, Nick Meyers, Wellington Machado, Tyler Philbrook, Clay Whitley, Andrew Hugel, Tyler Rogers, Dave Elwell, Charlie Scola and Lukas McRobb

Coxswain: Firefighter Matt Aiello

Scuttling: Jimmy T. (Huge thanks from the FD!)

The semi finals for the 2026 Men’s Seine Boat Championship were held last night on Pavilion Beach under a threat of fog. Careless Whisper and Power Surge will be facing ZFG in tonight’s finals. Hope to see you there!

** Heavy fog postponed the Junior Men’s race until 9 AM this morning**

If Chase Sargent was the leading character in last night’s Greasy Pole Walk, the fog played a major supporting role. You can see from the variety of these images that the event started out reasonably clear but soon turned to severely reduced visibility for those of us on shore. Congratulations Chase and kudos to all the walkers!

In the Men’s Seine Boat Semi Final Race tonight, the Careless Whisper and Power Surge teams prevailed and will face previous champion ZFG in Sunday’s final. Despite the threat of fog, all the teams made the race exciting to the finish. See you tomorrow night!

**The Junior Men’s race was postponed to Sunday morning 9 AM due to the foggy conditions**