On Thursday the fog came rolling in, I actually like the fog.
Tag: Greasy Pole
Fiesta expressions in the year of Covid-19 #GloucesterMA
FIESTA at the fort
St. Peter’s Club
FIESTA LONGING
aka seeing Fiesta where it isn’t
Always fiesta – Pop Gallery Main Street Gloucester MA
They had big plans to celebrate their 10th anniversary and Fiesta 2020
Fiesta blues
Fiesta and Summer Reads at The Book Store of Gloucester
Fiesta inspiration – Juni Van Dyke drawings from Italy at Jane Deering Gallery
Greasy Pole
Greasy Pole shrine
Fiesta amid Be Sargent’s EPIC mural
Drift cafe – Mario and Luigi
Virgilio’s is open
Great Read – Gail McCarthy Fiesta 2020 articles
Fiesta and Friends Forever: Celebrating a Generation of Local Women Gloucester Daily Times 6/26/2020 Grace Favazza and Rosalie Laiachino
Also Remembering those who held St. Peter’s Fiesta close to their hearts:
“…Joe Novello, the committee’s president, said he was saddened by the sheer number of names — more than 70 — this year. In recent years generally 20 to 30 names have been read.
“The St. Peter’s Fiesta Committee sends out its condolences to all those families who have lost a loved one, and their memory will be in our thoughts and prayers at this time,” he said. Among those lost this year are…
Gail McCarthy, Gloucester Daily Times
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The kid does it…He won all three this year…derrick hopkins
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GREASY POLE WALKER SIGN UP DATE THURSDAY JUNE 13TH
The St Peter’s Fiesta Committee is happy to announce that the sign ups for the 2019 Friday Saturday & Sunday Greasy Pole Contest will take place on Thursday
June 13th 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm at the Saint Peters Club on Rodgers St.All walkers must be 18 or older,
June 13th 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm at the Saint Peters Club on Rodgers St.All walkers must be 18 or older,
No exceptions
All walkers must pay the fee
All walkers must sign the waiver release formOnce again there will be a zero tolerance for disrespect towards any st Peters Fiesta Committee members or other walkers.
All walkers must pay the fee
All walkers must sign the waiver release formOnce again there will be a zero tolerance for disrespect towards any st Peters Fiesta Committee members or other walkers.
Good luck to all walkers, lets make this a great experience for all participants and lets make this an event that the city can always be proud of.
Let the Games begin
Viva San Pietro
The St Peter’s Fiesta & the Greasy Pole are trademarks of the St Peters Fiesta Committee.
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Bloopers and Blunders: Greasy Pole Edition
These guys. All so much fun to watch. Those winning walkers get lots of press, and rightfully so, but also worth celebrating are some of the Greasy Pole’s unsung heroes. Cheers to those who hit the water with no flag in their hands.
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Congratulations, Randy Sweet! Fiesta Sunday Greasy Pole Champion, 2018!
Another St. Peter’s Fiesta is in the books and this one ended with Randy Sweet making the winning grab for the flag. Congratulations, Randy, Sunday’s Greasy Pole Champion, 2018!
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Congratulations, Michael Sanfilippo! Saturday’s Greasy Pole Champion!
Only the 2nd walker of the first “real” round, Michael Sanfilippo grabbed the flag in what I have to believe was record breaking time.
Congratulations, Michael! Saturday’s Greasy Pole Champion!
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SCHOONER LANNON SAILING BY THE GREASY POLE
Picture perfect view of the Greasy Pole and Schooner Lannon!
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24 hours before the walkers arrive
On Thursday when I was walking near the Greasy Pole, it looked like it was resting for the walkers.
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Capt of F/V “Hard Bottom” sports Greasy Pole Tattoo
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1973 Greasy Pole Walker Fiesta photo challenge
“4th of July greased pole walk over water Glouceter, MA 1973” by Spencer Grant
Can anyone identify the Greasy pole walker, boat leaper, and little boy in the cool inflatable (50 something years old now)? Are you in this photograph on the platform or watching from the water?
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Sun Kissed Harbor
The best light for photographing sunsets is always after a heavy quick moving thunder storm this image I took last year.. image size is 9×20 I will only be printing 10 images at this size please feel free to contact me at (978) 559-1944 or email at marlexop@yahoo.com
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Old, New, and Blue
The beautiful Beauport Hotel and historic greasy pole taken from an evening cruise with Steve Douglass of Cape Ann Harbor Tours on Friday evening.
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ONLY TWENTY WEEKS TO GO!
A mere twenty weeks away exactly!
Greasy Pole Gloucester
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BEAUTIFUL SNOWY DAY IN GLOUCESTER TOWN -By Kim Smith
https://www.instagram.com/p/Be57j4yFP2N/
How the day began
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BEAUTIFUL GLOUCESTER HARBOR FOGGY MORNING AND CRUSIE SHIP AMERICAN CONSTELLATION DOCKED IN HARBOR
Foggy early morning scenes around the Harbor.
Castle in the Fog
City Hall and the Paint Factory
UU Church 
Cruise Ship American Constellation with Ten Pound Island and the Greasy Pole
The American Constellation is a 175-guest room cruise ship from American Cruise Lines. From the company’s website, “Designed to navigate the inland waterways of the East Coast, American Constellation brings guests to beautiful ports the larger ships can’t access. In the intimate atmosphere onboard, guests will find the largest staterooms in the industry, spacious lounges, as well as observation decks and private balconies that offer spectacular views of the passing landscapes.”
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LIVING LEGENDS!
Legendary Greasy Pole Champions Peter “Black Frontiero” and Salvi Benson meet up on Pavillion Beach during Sunday’s Greasy Pole. Salvi has the most wins (11), followed by Peter (9). Salvi walked the walk Sunday.
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Capturing the Flag…and Bloopers and Close Calls
While we all know by now that Randy Sweet captured both Friday and Saturday’s Greasy Pole flags and that Jake Wagner is Sunday’s Champion, it is worth mentioning that there were several other, less glorified, close calls on the pole. There were also pretty epic falls.
Here’s just a bit of Sunday’s action in video and photos
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Things are Looking Up for the Greasy Pole Champ, Jake Wagner
Or at least I was looking up at Sunday’s Greasy Pole Champion, Jake Wagner. I learned quickly from my vantage point just under the pole that that grease is no joke. Thatch, Finn, and I came home covered in it.
Congratulations to all of the walkers! There were several very close calls this afternoon! Good showing by all!
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Only in Gloucester….Only During Fiesta
Clowning around. Caption this, please.
