Tag: Gloucester Harbor

Three Waters

Posted on by God's Morning

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On Eastern Point there is a lovely stately home called Three Waters, so named because from the property the inhabitants can view the three separate waters of Gloucester Harbor, Niles Pond and Brace Cove.

One night recently I had a rare sleepless night during which the words “three waters” kept running across my mind like a broken record.  Muses can be very persistent and annoying sometimes.  When I got up the next morning, I spent the day creating this montage called “Three Waters”, using 22 different photo layers.  I have slept just fine since.

E.J. Lefavour

http://www.khanstudiointernational.com/galleryphotomontage2013.htm

New York Times puts Gloucester’s big debate on the front page

Posted on by Vickie & Peter
from the New York Times story: “The harbor in Gloucester, Mass., part of the Northeastern fishery declared a disaster by the Commerce Department last fall.”
photo: Gretchen Ertl for The New York Times

The home page of today’s New York Times website features a story on Gloucester’s big debate about what to do with our waterfront (see story here).

Mayor Kirk is quoted a number of times promoting her vision of our port supporting both fishing and marine science, saying some of the $150 million Congress might appropriate should be used for “Programs that might attract those other uses that allow you to maintain a smaller fleet, and maintain an infrastructure for that fleet, and sit side by side.”

Everybody who’s seriously working on attracting marine science to Gloucester knows we need more than a port.  We also need a thriving cultural economy in order to attract the workers that power marine science.  Most of these workers are young, single PhDs who work very long hours and want to go out after work — and on weekends — for food, drink and music.  They want to feel surrounded by culture.  These people think they want to live in Cambridge.  What they may not know is that Gloucester has a burgeoning cultural economy.  Just look at all the live music available this weekend — and it’s supposed to be the dead of winter!

We’ve got momentum.  But in order to grow a sustainable economy for Gloucester’s long-term, we have to grow our cultural economy a lot more.  That’s where you come in.  Think of Gloucester FIRST when planning what to do at night and on weekends.  Not sure where to eat?  Check out this HUGE list of restaurants.  Check the live music schedule.  You’ll likely find music for every taste.  Want to enrich your life and the lives of your kids?  Check out this impressive list of galleries, studios, museums, theatres, etc.  Think you need to drive to the mall?  STOP!  Check this out and think again.

The secret to growing our cultural economy without losing our soul is to honor our past and embrace our future.  That’s precisely what Fred Bodin does.  His store honors our past by helping to keep the core of our history and culture alive.  And now, he’s taken to filming the future.  Here he is filming Jon Butcher with Dave Brown, Dave Mattacks and Wolf Ginandes at Jalapenos on Tuesday singing Sam Cooke’s classic Change is Gonna Come — how perfect it that!  Boston rock star Jon Butcher moved to Gloucester.  Let’s get out and support his decision, prove him right, boost our cultural economy and — most importantly — have a blast doing it!

Gloucester’s First Wind Turbine Photo Licensed for a Textbook

Posted on by Kimsmithdesigns

Gloucester First Wind Turbine ©Kim Smith 2012

I thought everyone would like to know that a photo of mine, Gloucester’s First Wind Turbine, has been licensed for a million-run children’s textbook on wind farming. I think its pretty exciting that our turbine and Gloucester Harbor will be featured not only in one million textbooks, but in the electronic version of the book as well. Upon publication, the publisher is sending a copy of the book and I plan to donate it to the Sawyer Free Library. This photo was shot at daybreak last October while filming the barge transporting the wind turbine through Gloucester Harbor.

Thanks to a google search, I found this very handy Stock Photo License Pricing for Editorial Use chart and it really helped to negotiate a fair price: Photographers Index

Baby, It’s Cold Outside!

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Fred Bodin Submits-

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Gloucester Harbor, circa 1900

This 5×7 inch glass negative was part of a panorama, that swept to the right to include Downtown and the Fort. At the time, horse–drawn wagons would transport fishermen to the ships and fish back to market. In my 33 years here, I saw the harbor frozen once. Being a foolish young man, I walked from the Old Yacht Club on Rocky Neck about 1/4 of the way out to Ten Pound Island. I turned around and creeped back. Lesson learned.

Fredrik D. Bodin

Bodin Historic Photo 82 Main Street Gloucester, MA 01930

info@BodinHistoricPhoto.com

Gloucester Harbor Dock Shots From 25 Years Ago Including The Hannah Boden From Ann Kennedy

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Ann Kennedy Writes-

Hi All! We haven’t really had any winter here yet this year, but we’re already thinking of our summer or fall return to Cape Ann. Here are some favorite dock shots, 25 years ago. Love the Friday series and now the faces–great stuff!

Say a Prayer for the Crew of the Bounty

Posted on by capeannpainter

Say a Prayer for the Crew of the Bounty

The crew of the Bounty were mostly young kids.

Views of Gloucester Harbor Calm Before The Storm From Seaport Grille YouTube

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Check Out The Seaport Grille Video Channel Here

George Krewson Talks About Navy Ships In Gloucester Harbor in the 1940s

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Hi Joey!  The Eurodam in Gloucester reminds me of the 1940’s when the Navy would have some pretty large ships stop in the harbor and outside, depending on the size.  My Dad, owner of the Oceanside at Magnolia, would invite the officers over for dinners. 

The guests got to meet them and were glad they could thank them personally for their service.   All windows in the hotel were required to be blacked out at night so as not to provide a background of light for lurking German subs, anxious to sink American ships.

George Krewson

Artist on Art: Clarke on Fitz Henry Lane and William A. Ellwell

Posted on by capeannpainter

From Deb Clarke;

I repaired the box.  The glass is plexi, it is pitted, scratched with mildew stains.  the box lining is warped.  the posters continue to shrink.  the bottom was coming apart, i screwed it back together.  wiped off a crust of pollen and grime.  gave it a wash of slow set gilder’s oil.  gave it a speed dry with the hot sun.  laid down aluminum leaf.  burnished the leaf to an almost hard tack (t?); rubbed in non oxidizing gold dust, light sipe with a milky tacky brush.  laid down more aluminum leaf.  inscribed sharpie drawing.  i saw the silhouette of gloucester in the leaf, then signed it.  one more burnish. done.  the only audience?  a man taking a deep lumbering nap on the rise behind me.

best,  deb.                                               http://debbieclarke.blogspot.com/

update From Deb Clarke;

Hi there! when i got to work yesterday Ed Collard was talking with Fred Bodin.  I reminded Ed the ‘fix it’ man about the bottom falling out of that information box at the Gordon Thomas Park.  He had me remind him of what it was.  Anyway, when I walked home from work yesterday I noticed that it was fixed!  Awesome.
Oh, and the art work is of use to someone, as I saw a man stop at it (i was so excited, he’s going to look…or is he going to paint?  he had some bags with him, i was about to take a picture) nope…he was just using the pedestal as a place to balance the trash bag so that he could put a knot in the bag.  then he dumped his trash in Public waste bin.  oh, well.  Vincent Ferrini once wrote a letter to Gloucester “use your artists.”  i guess gloucester finally does. hahahah

Deb

The 2012 Gloucester Schooner Festival “The American Eagle”

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The 2012 Gloucester Schooner Festival “The American Eagle”