Goose down, sunny and snowing #GloucesterMA, Manchester, Rockport

February 6, 2022 – about 8 AM.

A bright winter morning. Snowing. 10 degrees.

winter octopus fence with snow pile like sea foam

Snowing Long Beach – circle view

Goose down– and goose up :). Vid. clip geese dropping down to marsh behind the Long Beach cottages

Discovery Channel ‘Expedition Unknown’ host Josh Gates is from Manchester by the Sea | don’t miss Billy Baker’s gem of a ‘secret’ story Boston Globe

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John Tlumacki Boston Globe photo The Krupat family found buried treasure in Boston's North End article by Billy Baker.jpg

excerpt –

“…Then early last year, “Expedition Unknown,” a television show on the Discovery Channel, did a special on “The Secret” that set off a new frenzy of treasure hunters.

“I’ve been making travel adventure shows for 10 years, and I’ve never seen anything like the reaction to that show,” said Josh Gates, the show’s host, who is a Tufts grad and a native of Manchester-by-the-Sea. “So many people contacted me, and a lot of them were from the Boston area because it’s long been believed that one of them was hidden there.”

The Krupat children, 12-year-old Molly and 10-year-old Jack, saw the episode and called their parents into the room, knowing this would be right up their father’s alley. Jason Krupat makes his living as a puzzle and game designer. Soon, the family began making weekend trips into the city to work on what had come to be known as “the Boston verse.”

Great read. Hidden treasure, a family’s quest, and ‘The Secret’ by Billy Baker Boston Globe, here.

photos above – John Tlumacki Boston Globe “The Krupat family found buried treasure in Boston’s North End” and West Construction Corp., Halifax.

 

ANTIQUE TABLE DINNER MENU!

We’re looking forward to trying Cape Ann’s newest restaurant this evening and will let you know how we fare 🙂 The menu looks very enticing.

Dinner Menu

Antique Table Dinner Menu

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Soups

$5.95 Minestrone Soup
$5.95 Chicken and Vegetable Soup
$6.95 Clam Chowder

Salads

$7.95 House Salad
Field greens, cherry tomatoes, red onions, cucumber, creamy balsamic vinegar dressing
$8.95 Caesar
Romaine hearts, caesar dressing and our homemade crostini, parmigiano cheese
$10.95 Caprese Salad
Fresh mozzarella, vine tomatoes, roasted peppers basil, extra virgin olive oil.
$8.95 Spinach Salad
Baby spinach, roasted peppers, tomatoes and honey-roasted walnuts with a lemon dressing.

Appetizers

$14.95 Antique Table Antipasto
Sampling of cured meats with vegetables and cheese
$12.95 Fried Calamari
Crispy fried Squid rings, and hot cherry peppers served in a spicy marinara sauce hot cherry peppers.
$14.95 Mussels
Sauteed with choice of garlic, olive oil and wine or marinara.
$16.95 Antique Table Clams
Sauteed with garlic, olive oil, onions, fresh tomatoes and baby spinach in a white wine sauce.
$13.95 Shrimp Grand Marnier
Egg battered shrimp, flamed with grand marnier liqueur and orange juice.
$10.95 Meatballs
Home made with mushrooms, in red sauce topped with ricotta cheese.
$11.95 Eggplant Rollatine
Stuffed with mozzarella, Romano cheese and basil, served in a marinara sauce with crostinis.
$12.95 Prosciutto Rollatine
Prosciutto rolled with provolone cheese, peppers & basil, drizzled with balsamic reduction.
$10.95 Bruschetta
Toasted bread, topped with diced tomatoes, basil, olive oil, garlic & pesto sauce.

Pizza

$10.95 Margherita Pizza
Roasted garlic, tomatoes, fresh mozzarella cheese and basil.
$11.95 Antique Table Pizza
Red and green peppers, onions, mushrooms, grilled chicken breast and mozzarella cheese.
$13.95 Shrimp Scampi Pizza
Baby shrimp with garlic, lemon, olive oil and mozzarella cheese
$10.95 Boscaiola Pizza
Marinara sauce, mushrooms, prosciutto and smoked mozzarella

Sides

$6.95 Broccoli Rabe
$2.95 Oven Roasted Potatoes
$3.95 Sauteed Spinach with Garlic and Oil
$3.95 Oven Roasted Seasonal Vegetables

Pastas

$16.95 Chicken, Ziti, & Broccoli
Choice of garlic oil and fresh tomatoes or Alfredo sauce
$16.95 Penne Vodka
Sauteed chicken, bell peppers, onions, garlic and tomatoes in a pink vodka sauce.
$14.95 Cheese Ravioli
Our homemade Ravioli served with marinara sauce.
$18.95 Lobster Ravioli
Lobster filled ravioli in our delicious lobster cream sauce.
$17.95 *Gnocchi Basilico
Potato gnocchi sauteed with garlic, fresh tomatoes, basil, olive oil & romano cheese.
$16.95 Bolognese
Our delicious hearty meat sauce ,tossed with your choice of pasta
$15.95 Ricotta gnocchi
Hand Rolled with wild mushrooms & Alfredo or baked with marinara, mozzarella cheese & basil.

Entrees

$15.95 Eggplant Parmigiana
$16.95 Chicken Parmigiana
$18.95 Veal Parmigiana
Breaded, baked with marinara sauce, basil and mozzarella cheese served with pasta.
$16.95 Chicken Florentine
$18.95 Veal Florentine
Chicken or Veal cutlet, with roasted peppers and baby spinach in Alfredo sauce. Served with pasta.
$16.95 Chicken Marsala
$18.95 Veal Marsala
Pan seared with mushrooms in a marsala wine sauce. Served with pasta.
$16.95 Chicken or Veal Saltimbocca
Baked in Alfredo sauce, topped with prosciutto, provolone & romano cheese served with pasta.
$16.95 Chicken or Veal Francese with Pasta
sauteed egg battered chicken breast with artichoke hearts & fresh tomatoes in lemon & white wine sauce.
$17.95 Orechiette
Sweet Italian sausage ragu, sauteed with garlic and broccoli rabe in a light tomato sauce.
$16.95 Fettucini Carbonara
Prosciutto, onions and romano cheese in an Alfredo sauce.
$16.95 Fettucini Putanesca
Garlic, olive oil, anchovies, capers, olives and basil in a marinara sauce.
$18.95 Antique Table Fettucini
Sauteed with shrimp and spinach in an Alfredo sauce.
$18.95 Linguini Shrimp Fra Diavolo
Pan seared shrimp with garlic and basil in a spicy marinara sauce.
$17.95 Linguini Mussels
$18.95 Linguini Clams
With your choice of garlic, olive oil and wine sauce or marinara sauce.
$18.95 Chicken Valdostana
Topped with prosciutto and fontina cheese, stuffed with spinach, & roasted peppers over roasted vegetables & potatoes in a tarragon and truffle oil cream sauce
$16.95 Chicken Picatta
$18.95 Veal Picatta
Pan seared with capers and lemon in a white wine sauce, served with pasta.
$23.95 Di Mare- with choice of Risotto or pasta
Clams, mussels, calamari, scallops & shrimp sauteed with garlic. Choice of red sauce or garlic white wine.
$20.95 *Salmon
Pan seared and topped with tomato and caper sauce, served with roasted vegetables
$18.95 * Fried Haddock
Rolled in pecarino cheese and served with our homemade tartar sauce and roasted potatoes.
$18.95 *Antique Table Haddock
Panko crusted and pan seared haddock served over risotto in a lemon caper, butter and white wine sauce.
$21.95 Pork Chop
French cut and stuffed with bacon, figs and gouda cheese, served in a creamy port wine with mushrooms & roasted potatoes
* served with a side salad

Manchester 4th of July Parade

Hpapy Independence Day! The Manchester by the Sea 2019 parade  featured sports cars, vintage bikes, team floats, music floats, and militia and minutemen companies. Following the parade, parachute jumpers aimed for the X on the turf field.

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Manchester-by-the-Sea 4th of July Parade 2019

Hpapy Independence Day! Another beautiful day for parades on Cape Ann: Manchester by the Sea featured sports cars, vintage bikes, team floats, music floats, and militia and minutemen companies. Following the parade, parachute jumpers aim for the X back on the turf field.

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New restaurant Antique Table opening and summer programs in Manchester by the Sea

Antique Table tratorria opening soon in downtown Manchester on 7 Central Street where the restaurant 7 Central had been for decades. Established in 2008, additional Antique Table locations include Lynn, Winthrop and Salem. Dinner menu here and lunch menu here 

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Manchester by the Sea Public Library summer schedule offers recurring Monday, Wednesday and Thursday programs interspersed with special library events on site and at Singing Beach. Notices on display at Essen

 

 

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downtown Manchester Gladstone pretty flower boxes (view heading back in the direction of the library and Central street)

Enjoying children’s picture books with Manchester librarian Carol Bender and artist Leslie Galacar

Scenes from Manchester last week © Beth Welin, Director of Manchester Historical Museum

Librarian, Carol Bender, Head of Youth Services, Manchester Public Library, reading Where in the World is Catherine Abigail by Michael LaPenna and illustrated by Leslie Galacar. The children from Magic Years were visiting Once Upon a Contest at Manchester Historical Museum.

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They met special guest artist Leslie Galacar.

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Last chance to catch Once Upon a Contest in Manchester-by-the-Sea and temporary public art by Leslie Galacar

Tomorrow is the last day to catch the travel exhibition Once Upon a contest in Manchester. Explore fantastic new children’s books by local authors and artists at the lovely Manchester Historical Museum. Friday will also be the last chance to catch Leslie Galacar’s temporary work consisting of a series of intricate illustrations that progress from the entry to the main gallery. Can you find this one on site?

The exhibition changes with each installation as each locale and architecture is unique and special-  as are the programs and public art component. The reading and art exhibit is coming to Essex next, opening on May 4th at TOHP Burnham Library.

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Skipping to storytime! Big little crowd for Once Upon A Contest event featuring artist Juni VanDyke at the museum Manchester-by-the-Sea

Today’s program Seaside Saturdays: Cape Ann Reads Book Fun was enjoyed by all ages and featured the Once Upon a Contest group exhibition, stories and special guest artist, Juni VanDyke, who illustrated the If I Were series by James McKenna. Seaside Saturdays is a joint offering by Early Childhood Partners/CFCE, Manchester Public Library & Manchester Historical Museum. Once Upon a Contest Selections from Cape Ann Reads by the four libraries of Cape Ann is on display at Manchester Historical Museum through April 26th. In addition to the new and original books by local artists and writers, don’t miss Leslie Galacar’s four part public art sequence made just for this venue.

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perfect timing- skipping to Story Time? (I wondered if they were going to the museum. They were!)

 

Bustle of arriving, exploring (nifty new museum display!), visting, settling, and seat selecting

 

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Celebrating collaboration and picture books- photo L to R: Beth Welin, Director Manchester Historical Museum, Carol Bender Librarian (and former Cape Ann Reads jury member) Manchester Public Library, and Melanie Wood with Early Childhood Partners

 

AERIAL Once Upon A Contest program featuring Juni VanDyke at Manchester Historical Museum_20190413_©catherine ryan (20)Busy, busy- Children chose drawings VanDyke created especially for this event and set to work collaging. 

 

detail from public art in four pieces for Once Upon a Contest by Leslie Galacar for the Manchester leg of travel show
detail from site-specific public art in four parts by Leslie Galacar for Once Upon a Contest, Manchester Public Library at Manchester Historical Museum

 

Jordan Marsh: New England’s Largest Store special lecture presented by Manchester Historical Museum (Jordan family had a summer “cottage” Manchester-by-the-Sea)

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photo: Mr. and Mrs. Eben Dyer Jordan II, “The Rocks” or “The Eben Jordan Cottage” was built in 1903 and designed by Edmund Wheelwright* (*Longfellow Bridge), 50 Harbor Road, Black Beach Cove, Manchester by the Sea.

Eben Jordan II was born in boston on Nov. 7, 1857, the son of Eben Dyer Jordan and Julia M. (Clark) Jordan. Jr. founded the Boston Opera House, was president of the New England Conservatory of Music, and director of the Royal Opera in London and the Metropolitan Opera.

APRIL 16th Program

information and visuals from Beth Welin, Director of Manchester Historical Museum:

Anthony Sammarco lecture Jordan Marsh: New England’s Largest Store presented by Manchester Historical Museum at First Parish Chapel (across from the museum) on April 16th. Stop by Manchester Historical Museum to see Once Upon a Contest and head over for refreshements and a great talk!

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Scenes from art opening at the Historical Museum Manchester-by-the-Sea

These photos are mostly installation views BEFORE the lovely reception for Once Upon a Contest at the Manchester Historical Museum. The show continues through April 26th.  There was quite a turn out on that gorgeous sunny Saturday so I fell off duty taking photographs during the party. The Editor of the Manchester Cricket was on site; I will add a link to any story/photos. Please visit the beautiful exhibition, read the books explore the museum and library, and discover Leslie Galacar’s temporary public art installation created just for this site.

photo: Beth Welin Director of the Manchester Historical Museum and Sara Collins Director of the Manchester Public Library 

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