My View of Life on the Dock
I happened across the newest (and final) mosaic being installed alongside the others on the Americold building on Rogers St. yesterday. Lesley Davison was also watching and let me know there will be a small event held Thurs Aug 31 from 4-6 to celebrate the mosaics held by Mosaic Gloucester. Hoping to see you there! These mosaics are just beautiful and well worth a stop-by.
Join the @gloucesteridrc for pennies a day to get access to dories that you can row in and around the harbor.
July 22, 2023 – October 16, 2023
Located at the Downtown Campus.
Timed-Entry tickets are required.
Morning Glory…
Adventure Calls!
New this year, Gloucester’s flagship and only National Historic Landmark vessel will be located at PierI4C2 during Gloucester’s 39th annual Schooner Festival. Sail an authentic part of Gloucester’s fishing heritage. Captain Miller-Shelley says” We’ve been preparing all season for this weekend. We’ve taken every tack and opportunity to train for the race in hopes of making the shortest time possible around the marks. I’m looking forward to the excitement and friendly competition of sailing alongside other schooners and their crews.”
For more information and tickets visit our website calendar
For more information and tickets visit our website calendar
Friday, September 1
Kick-Off Sail
10 AM – 1:00 PM
Catch a glimpse of the excitement building out on the water.
Festival Fleet Sail
1:30 – 4:30 PM
Greet the fleet as they begin to arrive.
Saturday, September 2
Heritage Day Sail
8:30 – 11:30 AM
Sail out among 28 other Schooners from around the nation.
Sunday, September 3
Mayor’s Cup Race & Parade of Sail
8 AM – 5 PM
This all day excursion complete with breakfast and lunch is the biggest sailing day of the year! Help Adventure’s captain & crew lead the parade and capture first place in the race!
with John J. Ronan
Season Premier of the 34th Season
September 7, 2023
1623 Studios and Gloucester resident John J. Ronan have announced the 34th season of the television series, The Writer’s Block with John J. Ronan. The award-winning production is one of the oldest, continuously-running public access shows in New England and has been recognized with a First Prize for an Educational Program at the New England Cable Television Association.
This season again kicks off with the winners of the Poetry Without Paper contest, held each spring for all Gloucester students by the Lyceum at Sawyer Free Library. The program airs Thursday, September 7, 2023, at 8:00 p.m., channel 12, and will repeat a week later. From September 19 onward, the series will move to channel 6. After their premieres, all programs are uploaded to YouTube for the general public.
John Ronan, producer and host of The Writer’s Block, is a former Gloucester Poet Laureate and a National Endowment for the Arts Fellow. His most recent book, Taking the Train of Singularity South from Midtown, appeared in 2017. (theRonan.org)
“I am happy that The Writer’s Block has been a part of the Gloucester 400 celebration,” Ronan declares. “We have survived the virus and are starting strong on the next 400 years!”
For more information, send an S.A.S.E. to: The Writer’s Block with John J. Ronan
Box 5524, Gloucester, MA 01930
Sushi Sang Lee Omakase bar open Thursday to Sunday.
2 seatings a night.
Reservation at Tock or
978-281-1700
147 Thatcher Rd Gloucester MA
We went for a beautiful evening cruise the other night. The light at the end of the Annisquam was beautiful.
With the Maritime Gloucester Schooner Fest just days away (Aug 31-Sept 4 2023), it seems appropriate to share this schooner model I noticed at the Essex Shipbuilding yard on Main St in Essex a few days ago. She’s a beauty! Hoping to see you along the Harbor Loop and out on the harbor for the Schooner Fest!
I’m getting a good sized power bank with usb outlets, some led rope lighting and fake neon signs and plugging them in. then zip tying it to the arch of our boat and joining the party!
If I wasn’t working so much this time of year at our lobster company I’d get more creative but what the hell, just being in the Boat parade is a blast. So much fun!
Here’s some links to our setup this year-
These rope lights have a 50% off coupon, sync to music beaing played and they are prime shipping which means I should get them within 2 days! Link to purchase here- https://amzn.to/3KWwRmE
Neon Bar Sign. This is 20 inches wide and also runs cool to the touch.
Link to order here- https://amzn.to/3OVLDLt
Zip ties to hang everything
Link to purchase here- https://amzn.to/3sx8TrV
Large Capacity Power bank- great to have in emergencies (we use it to run the podcast for hours with more intense lighting. Also check the box for $10 off.
Link to purchase here- https://amzn.to/3szBVHu
More info about the Boat Parade Of Lights- Link Here For ALL The Info- https://www.facebook.com/boatparadeoflights
Crabmeat is my favorite seafood even though they’re a lot of work to shuck. Crab cakes are really easy to make with mostly ingredients you probably already have in the pantry. YouTube any crab cake recipe- they’re all good! I did mine in the air fryer 15 minutes at 375. I highly recommend this method
I’ll never forget the day I showed up to work over 30 years ago and the Peavey boys had a pickup truck bed full of bluefish- loose and without ice the day following the Lan’s Cove Bluefish Tour
Good Morning Gloucester 