The Glen T. MacLeod Cape Ann YMCA is preparing for its second annual Golf Tournament, to be held on Monday, October 2, 2023! This outstanding event is raising funds to benefit the children and families in our Cape Ann service area with a demonstrated financial need.  

This year, the goal is to provide nearly a million dollars in financial assistance for childcare, memberships, and specialized sports and wellness programs, including Cornerstone which provides complimentary access to our facility and support programming for those battling cancer.
Because of the generosity of the business and individuals in our community, we not only have the Y that Cape Ann truly deserves but we can also provide hope, health, and healing to friends, neighbors, and families in our communities. 100% of the proceeds raised will go directly into the Glen T. MacLeod YMCA’s financial assistance program.

The tournament is open to all individuals who enjoy playing golf and want to make a difference. Businesses can support by providing items to go in the raffle and/or sponsorship. Register and learn more here.

Here is one example of how life-changing financial assistance can be for our friends and neighbors:

This membership changed my life. As a single mom, the amount of resources offered to me at the Y is numerous. Being able to bring my child with me to the Kids’ Club while I explore new fitness opportunities has helped me reclaim my body and my life. I love trying new classes and programs- even things that are out of my comfort zone are made welcoming by how kind the instructors are and the culture created by other Y members. I never would have seen myself going to “strength train together” or “rise and shine boot camp” but the Y has allowed me to make fitness a central part of my life, in a way that no other gym could. The offerings at the Cape Ann YMCA feel akin to a boutique gym but are accessible to people like me with limited resources. Thank you. 

Send questions to Arthur Athanas: athanasa@northshoreymca.org

Down to Earth…

Sunday August 20, 2023, 7:00 to 8:30

MOVIE NIGHT!

The best popcorn in Massachusetts is here!  Children are especially welcome.  Folding chairs and blankets are good. 

Bob Rick, Conductor and Music Director

https://rockportlegionband.org/

Piece                  Composer/Arranger

National Anthem  Henry Fillmore

Aces High   Ron Goodwin, arr. Larry Daehn

Music from Jurassic Park   John Williams, Arr. Jay Bocook

Raider’s March   John Williams

The Great Escape   Elmer Berstein, arr. Robert W. Smith

Blues Brothers Revue   Arr. Jay Bocook

Dam Busters March   Eric Coates, arr. W. J. Duthoit

Aladdin (Medley)   arr. Paul Jennings

The Longest Day   Paul Anka

Guardians of the Galaxy   arr. Michael Brown

My Heart Will Go On (from Titanic)   Celine Dion; Arr. Paul Murtha

Colonel Bogey   Kenneth Alford (pseudonym for Lieutenant F.L. Ricketts) 

Magnificent Seven   Elmer Bernstein, arr. Roy Phillippee

Pirates of the Caribbean   Klaus Badelt, arr. Ted Ricketts

Tenth Regiment   Robert Brown Hall

God Bless AmericaIrving Berlin/ Arr. John Edmondson

We are open for business ~ by appointment only!
61A Grove Street Gloucester MA

Our website is still currently under construction..
If you would like to schedule a tour to see our facility or to rent a unit give us a call at 978-879-4524

Come visit the Lobster King today 11-9

To get your Tuesday Lobster Roll Special!

$15.95

147 Thatcher Rd Gloucester

978-281-1700

Cape Ann Light Station Thacher Island is a National Historic Landmark and I highly recommend a visit. Tickets for launch reservations are available on their website (click here for info) and it’s a very pleasant way to spend a few hours on a nice day. Jim had never been out there and it had been a while for me, so off we went a few days ago. It’s run entirely by volunteers who couldn’t have been more pleasant, even after we delayed departure due to our lack of attention to details like the launch location (now Rockport Granite Pier). I recommend wearing boots or sturdy footwear as the paths are a little uneven, but mostly due to bird poop. Jim climbed the 156 steps to the top of North Tower and wanted a photo as proof, so here you go.

Mass Audubon Tree Walk and Talk – Young Gloucester Scientist Club Field Trip

Accordingly, the 2023 commercial striped bass fishery will close effective immediately. Click the link in our bio to read the full advisory.

Link here:

https://www.mass.gov/files/documents/2023/08/11/Commercial%20Striped%20Bass%20Closure%20Advisory_230811.pdf

Last weekend featured the Gloucester Fisheries Heritage festival on the Jodrey State Fish Pier, as part of Gloucester’s 400+ year anniversary celebration. Elsewhere around Cape Ann life was playing out normally.

Dear Joey,

Manny’s photos are amazing!

He is a gifted, reliable, incredibly generous, SO creative and devoted contributor to making the magic of GMG fly.

I am in awe of how he can put people at their ease and draw them into spontaneous, natural, beautiful character studies…no matter what age, what background, their faces come alive and you just wanta know more about them, and you realize: Manny is truly our good-will Ambassador, welcoming them to Gloucester with photographic honor and hugs.

Just look at his work with happy people on the harbor shuttle, hard-working people on the docks (like you Joey!), school students in Gloucester, and man’s best friend: he goes for it, everyday, and it must take hours…

His posts about DES and Our Lady of Good Voyage and the St Peter’s Fiesta bring such important (and beautiful!) recognition to faith, family and generations of people who (along with many others) just make this place so real, so alive, so down to earth and not “fake for tourists.”

I grew up in Cape May long before it got discovered and so over-developed. We always called our walkway along the ocean “the promenade.”

Half the time i still call Stacyboulevard “the promenade” too! Why? Because people LOVE to walk this gorgeous, flower-filled (or sleet hammered) way, great for dogs and wheelchairs and strollers because people CRAVE being close to the Ocean, as close as they can get by “promenading” for joy, health, pleasure…

“Dar un paseo, dar un paseo.”

Manny, you and your photos are an absolute treasure and a magnificent monument to the real Gloucester, our Gloucester and its heart: our boulevard, our promenade.

Thanks Joey for sticking up for Manny (and our town) in the most positive, passionate way!

Abrazos!

Eleanor Marks

We will be featuring some of Gloucester’s best golfers on a special GloucesterCast to discuss what it takes to bring home the cup to Bass Rocks!!!