Taking a walk in the woods you never know what you will see.
Tag: FUN
New Years Day, 2021
Took a walk on New Years Day with some family members outside only and had a fun day. I love that my daughter’s dog Freddy wanted to me in the photo.
The fun and merry families on Magnolia Avenue
Love these families who celebrated Christmas on Magnolia Avenue.
Wall of water
On Saturday the waves at Magnolia Beach were awesome. They gave us a good workout.
Jump
Walking the Boulevard
John Rockwell is Fly Amero’s guest tonight 7pm @ The Rhumb Line. 10.2.2019…Come watch, listen and enjoy the fun!
Dinner Specials Each Week!
Wednesday, October 2… 7pm start
My Musical Guest: JOHN ROCKWELL!
You’re kiddin’ me, right? I get to do what I love to do for a
living… AND… I get to work with amazing people like John
Rockwell… AND… I get to hang out with fine people like
you? Pinch me. I must be dreamin’. However… such is
the case this Wednesday at the immortal Rhumb Line.
Please come and join me, John, Ellen, Carl and genius
Chef Morgan as we swing this happy little family into
action once again. All for you. Honest! ~ Fly
Dinner with great music!
*Each week features a special, invited musical guest
The Rhumb Line Kitchen……features Morgan Forsythe! Dishes are better than ever before!
Plus a fine, affordable wine menu!
Upcoming…
Lynne Taylor
Jon Butcher
Julie Dougherty
Visit: http://www.therhumbline.com/
Looking forward……to seeing you there 🙂
Harbor Loop Summer Concert Series 2019 ~ This week July 11th Nadia Robertson & The Mari Martin Band!
July 11th 2019
Nadia Robertson & The Mari Martin Band
Mari Martin Band
The City of Gloucester’s Harbor Loop Summer Concert Series Kicked off on the Fourth of July with Peter Hoare opening and closing with The John Jerome Band!
Special thanks to our main sponsor Salem Five Bank as well as to our community sponsors Cape Ann Lanes, Salt Water Grille & Pub, Sunbanque Tanning, Jerry Noble Electricians, Maplewood Car Wash & Pratty’s! We could NOT do this without you! And we hope all of you will visit our sponsors to give them your business and say thank you too! For helping bring the joy of music on hot summer nights to us all! See ya on the hill!
Here are some photos of last week’s concert by Sheila Roberts Orlando
Peter Hoare & The John Jerome Band
Another sign of summer
Pauline’s Gifts is opening for the summer 2019. Every time I go to Pauline’s Gifts, I always find great gifts and the warmth and fun of shopping at Pauline’s is a real treat.
Pauline’s Gifts
512 Essex Avenue
Gloucester, MA 01930
Serendipity’s Playhouse Grand Opening
MAR29
Friday at 4:30 PM – 7 PM
Serendipity’s Playhouse Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting!
Public

come to hear the story and build a steam shovel or create your own machine! Mike Mulligan and his Steam Shovel Lanesville #GloucesterMA
February 23, 2019 Lanesville Community Center Virginia Lee Burton Writing Center
Super fun winter vacation at Cape Ann Art Haven & Cape Ann Museum
It’s inspiring to see the creative collaborative energy among downtown Gloucester mainstays. Here’s Cape Ann Art Haven winter vacation line up with Cape Ann Museum: They often work together to present engaging camps and events. The 2018 winter vacation at Art Haven includes visits to the Virginia Lee Burton retrospective and the Cape Ann libraries’ Once Upon a Contest Selections from Cape Ann Reads travel exhibit at Cape Ann Museum. Both shows are ideal context for the camp’s theme: “Imagine and create new worlds!”
Eastern Point
Another beautiful place to reflect and realize how lucky we are to live here.
Great stormy day on Tuesday
Jingle Sip ‘n’ Shop – December 13
Find Unique, Locally Crafted Gifts & Have a Blast!
At 9 Wallis in Downtown Beverly
- 20+ Local Vendors, Artisans & Crafters
(Still space for a couple more vendors CLICK HERE to register) - Rockin’ Holiday Music by Beverly High School Band
- Fine Wines, Local Craft Beers, Specialty Cocktails & Top Shelf Spirits
- Fun, Hassle-Free Shopping in the North Shore’s Newest, Most Elegant Venue
Enjoy a relaxing drink, support local artisans and find unique gifts for the ones you love. This event is FREE and open to the public! Plenty of nearby parking (see map here).
Sign up for Mass Beer week, Applechusetts trail, Mass travel stats and FREE listings
News from Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism (MOTT) massvacation.com
Boston Globe Travel Show: January 18-20, 2019
MOTT is excited to announce plans to exhibit at the 2019 Boston Globe Travel Show, which will be held at the Seaport World Trade Center in Boston from January 18-20, 2019. We are planning to host a variety of costumed characters in our booth, so if you would like to feature your mascot, or wish to volunteer in the MOTT booth, please contact Phyllis M. Cahaly.
Congratulations Flynn Cruiseport Boston
Congratulations to the Flynn Cruiseport Boston on another record-breaking year of cruise passengers in the 2018 season. According to Tom Glynn, Massport CEO, Flynn Cruiseport Boston estimated that they welcomed 396,000 cruise passengers, 150 cruise ships and 20 different cruise lines to Boston. This translates to $485 million in economic output, $213 million to tourism-related businesses, nearly 2,000 jobs and $10 million in annual state and local tax revenues from cruise activity. Also, with the passing of the Economic Development Bill this past July, Massport will be spending $100 million in renovations for Flynn Cruiseport Boston which will include upgrades to efficiently handle 4,000+ passenger vessels.
Participate in Mass Beer Week
Calling all Massachusetts tap rooms, breweries, brew pubs, bottle shops, and restaurants. Join the Mass Brewers Guild, BeerAdvocate, Craft’d Events, Fat Basset Design, and the Mass. Brew Bros. in the celebration of Mass Beer Week taking place March 2-9, 2019. Joining is simple and only requires that you host an event focused exclusively on beer brewed in Massachusetts. Ideas for events include but are not limited to a Massachusetts tap takeover, beer/food pairing menus, specialty tastings, or panel discussion with brewers and consumers. For questions and additional details on how to get involved, contact the Mass Brewers Guild’s Executive Director Katie Stinchon.
New MOTT trail Applechusetts features Orchards, Cideries, and More-
Leading up to the 24th annual Franklin County CiderDays festival, MOTT released Applechusetts, a guide to apple goods, experiences, and traditions across the Commonwealth. Applechusetts features pick-your-own orchards, farm stands, sweet treats, events, and cideries along with apple variety notes, recipes from local businesses, and hard cider tasting tips. An index and resources section at the back directs readers to MOTT and MDAR web pages for listings, maps, and more. Hard copies of Applechusetts were distributed at Franklin County’s CiderDays 2018, and a digital version of the guide is available on MOTT’s website at massvacation.com/apples.
Speaking of Franklin County’s CiderDays, MOTT also partnered with Yankee Magazine to distribute Yankee’s fall guide and a special food edition at the standout harvest festival. Mark your calendars: CiderDays will be celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2019. That’s 25 years of cider tastings, tours, talks, and so much more. How do you like them apples?
Applechusetts – Congratulations Russell Orchards for representing North Shore (other regional options include: Brooksby Farm, Connors, Appleton, Smolak)
Gloucester and Cape Ann were represented in two other MOTT themed guides: the Massachusetts Whale Trail and the Massachusetts Masterpiece Trail
Notable Media Coverage of Massachusetts (other than sports)
Check out award-winning UK Journalist Mike MacEachern’s story on Springfield and the Dr. Seuss Museum, published on BBC Travel in October. With BBC Travel’s reach of over 78 million people, this is another great result of Mr. MacEachern’s media visit to Massachusetts this past summer. Ireland’s TV3’s The Elaine Show in Ireland recently featured a Halloween special on Salem. Fast forward to 29:30 in this clip, to follow presenter Sarah Cleary’s journey to Boston and Salem. The Elaine Show’s 1 million viewers in Ireland will be getting a taste of Halloween in the Bay State.
Check out – North Shore in the news – BBC featured Kim Smith, Gloucester, Cape Ann and New England
New International Flight
Delta will launch new nonstop daily service from Edinburgh, Scotland to Boston on May 23, 2019. Here’s the press release.
MA Sports Marketing Office Upcoming Sporting Events
International Volleyball Hall of Fame Enshrinement Ceremony, Springfield, Nov 10
135th “The Game:” Yale vs Harvard, Boston November 17
For a full schedule of major sporting events across Massachusetts, visit MAsportsoffice.com.
MA Film Office Film Festivals
Boston Jewish Film Festival – November 7 – 19
Northampton Film Festival – November 15 – 18
Boston International Kids Film Festival – November 16 – 18
For a full schedule of film festivals in Massachusetts, visit mafilm.org.
North Shore offerings: Cape Ann Cinema offers several festivals annually
BULLETIN BOARD – FREE means FREE!
With so many amazing free things to do in Massachusetts, we created a FREE category listing in our online calendar of events at massvacation.com. Now, you can feel free to add your organization’s cost-free events to MOTT’s year-round calendars. Just visit massvacation.com and click on ‘submit your listing’ on the bottom of the homepage. With questions, please reach out to John Alzapiedi.
By the Numbers MA Lodging Industry Performance
September, 2018 vs. September, 2017
Summertime
Synergy at Cape Ann Motor Inn Long Beach: Salty Frank’s Dogs, Cape Ann SUP, and The Cow mobile ice cream parlor
Veritable foodie and water sports holiday corner at the Cape Ann Motor Inn Gloucester side of Long Beach in the summer of 2018.
returning fav
Water sports galore: Cape Ann SUP returns with their awesome crew ensuring the beach is festive with all that good energy
new this summer:
Salty Frank’s Dogs will be on site Tuesday through Sunday fair weather days, and weekends after Labor Day. The menu changes up daily and goes beyond dogs (lobster rolls, mozzarella sticks, chicken…) One photo shows looking back to his childhood: his family stayed in the first house on the front cottages row. There used to be a store on the ground floor.
Testing the waters this weekend:
The Cow: mobile scooped ice cream parlor frappes, iced coffee and more
Check out the Cape Ann Motor Inn’s live beach cam
back and side Cape Ann Motor Inn; North Shore Music Theater flies Aladdin banner
Chris Stovall Brown Tonight! Dave Sag’s Blues Party 8:30pm @ The Rhumb Line 4.19.2018
Dave says,
Thursday, I’m wired to join Mr. Chris “Stovall” Brown at the Rummie. Chris and I have been whooping it up often lately and we have a nice little thing going, musically (see next paragraph). We have a lot of groovie toons and often the jokes fly like under-inflated footballs.
http://users.rcn.com/drhepcat/CHRIS_WEBSITE/Home.html
Mr. Mike Clarke, former L.A. drummer and Delbert Mclinton sideman will join us and fill the loose moments with a tutorial on Esalen hair gel. 830 to 1130.
40 Railroad Avenue
Gloucester, MA 01930
(978) 283-9732