Register here: https://maritimegloucester.org/orders/register2.php?id=47 Discover the spooky side of Gloucester’s marine life! During this family-friendly educational program, we’ll be offering monstrous art projects and a chance to meet some live local sea creatures. Learn about scary deep sea creatures and the giant marine life of the distant past as we create a Sea Monster Chalk Mural. Paint a 20-foot long wooden sea serpent and discover the legend of the Gloucester Sea Serpent, said to have visited Gloucester Harbor in 1817. During our Creature Feature, children will get a chance to touch or hold exciting sea life, such as spider crabs, sea stars, and lobsters, as they learn amazing facts about these animals. The event will be hosted in our newly renovated Marine Science Classroom, which now features a giant squid mural and a vast collection of shells and skeletons of the sea!
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Well the original idea hatched last year came to fruition under stewardship of Brett Ramsey, Mike Costello, Daisy Nell and the Rest of The Gloucester Schooner Festival Committee.
We had to reload them three times with lobster as the line for lobsters at times stretched all the way from Maritime Gloucester to The Building Center.
I knew it could be big but never imagined in the first year out of the box just how big.
Next year Brett promises more cookers, more serving stations and even more fun (if that’s even possible).
Best part of it all and the reason for the idea in the first place was what made me most happy- It got the public down to Maritime Gloucester to check out one of Gloucester’s premier events- The Gloucester Schooner Festival!
Big time thanks to my Schooner Fest promoting partners in crime Al Bezanson and Tracy Arabian.
8:30 am Skippers Meeting This meeting is required for all Schooners sailing in the Mayor’s Race. Meet at Solomon Jacobs Park, immediately adjacent to the U.S. Coast Guard Station on Harbor Loop.
10:30 am to 12:00 pm Parade of Sail as Schooners proceed from Inner Harbor, past the Fishermen’s Memorial on Stacy Boulevard, to the race starting area off Eastern Point.
10:30 am Parade of Sail Party at Beauport/Sleeper McCann House — EVENT IS SOLD OUT
11:00 am to 1:30 pm Shuttle Bus to Eastern Point Light, from Eastern Point Gate (Eastern Point Boulevard at Farrington Avenue) to watch the start of the Mayor’s Race. Free of Charge, courtesy of Cape Ann Transportation Authority.
12:00 noon to 4:00 pm U.S. Coast Guard Station Open House Stop by the Station on Harbor Loop to learn all about the Coast Guard and its important role in Gloucester.
1:00 pm Start of Mayor’s Race for the Esperanto Cup, Ned Cameron Trophy and Betty Ramsey Trophy off Eastern Point. Click herefor information on reserving your space on one of the schooners during the Mayor’s Race.
6:00 pm to 8:00 pm Reception and Awards Ceremony for contestants and invited guests.
Fred Bodin adds-
Lobster Delivery Completed!
Lobster Bake at Maritime Gloucester. At $12 for a lobster dinner, we cooked and served over 800 lobsters, all from Captain Joe and Sons. I collected a scary amount of money for them. You gotta’ give back to the community.
Len Burgess submits-
Lobster Bake a giant success!!!
Sharon St Claire submits-
Joey, What a fantastic Schooner Festival so far! We are up from Florida and saw so many GMG folks at the Lobster Bake! Not only did we see you, but Sista Felicia was serving lobsta plates, Fred Bodin was selling tickets, and photographer Len Burgess was sailing on the Roseway. Here is a photo of the photographer enjoying the sail (center). The Festival continues tomorrow! Cheers, Sharon St Clair
Jane Gibbs catches Ed Eating (What a surprise)
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The Gloucester Gig Rowers and Maritime Gloucester are planning their 5th Annual Harbor Race for Sunday September 15. The 3+ mile triangular course is open to Pilot Gigs, Whaleboats, Dories and other traditional rowing craft. The course will start and finish at Niles Beach. Registration opens at 8AM, at Niles Beach,. At 9:00 there is a Captain/Cox meeting and heats will start at 9:30am. Pre registration is strongly encouraged, contact Debe Holland at debe.holland@comcast.net or 781 608-9006. The cost is $30 per person, $25 with advance registration received by August 30th.
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On our last visit to Maritime Gloucester, there was lots of activity going on. The Building Center had a crew installing a new specimen on cabinet in the lab building (made of recycled pieces fromtheir old kitchen display), and Jay McLauchlin was rounding the edges of the new handrails on the wharf with a router. The whole place is going to look awesome for the Schooner Festival this year!
For this week’s Catch of the Day program, you can participate in the Sail/Fish Project! Visit Maritime Gloucester this Wednesday and Friday, 1:30-2:30, and print fish and seaweed onto decorative sails! During these special drop-in hours, the Sail/Fish Project is included for free with your admission or membership. To register for the full day, click here: https://maritimegloucester.org/orders/register2.php?id=45
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Visitors of all ages are invited to participate in our Shark Week Chalkquarium! Drop by for this free event on Sunday, August 4, 10:30-3:30. Draw a “Great White Chalk” and other life-sized sharks and rays on the pavement around Maritime Gloucester! All of our regularly-scheduled drop-in programs will also be shark-themed until August 10.
We were up late last night turning our Museum Shop into shark central! Our Shark Week Sale starts this Sunday. We’ll be offering 20% off all shark and ray merchandise, August 4 – August 10.
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Editor’s note: When I posted this yesterday I forgot to take my watermark off which my blogging software does automatically for me. Al these photos were taken by Catherine Ryan-
Hi Joey
Phil Cusumano, artist/captain, and volunteer juror for the 2013 HarborWalk Public Art Challenge administered by the Committee for the arts, stopped by to inspect the public art in process on Parsons Street. The artist, James Owen Calderwood, was being filmed for an interview by Lisa Smith for Cape Ann TV. Dale Brown of the Committee for the Arts was there, too.
Jason Burroughs who is teaching with TAG is volunteering some hours yesterday and today for James’ project.
Though difficult for painting, the off and on rain does provide opportunities for visiting. Last week there were business meetings, here with Sarah Garcia Harbor Planning Director.
Today looking out from City Hall, peering past the high school kids cleaning, the bank, Parsons, and on to the harbor.
James visiting the Hive.
While there, we were privileged to witness GREAT news hot off the press and an intensity enough to match their vibrant space! TAG team members wrote and were awarded a $10,000 grant. Congratulations all!
Pictured are David Brooks(TAG Director) Emma Johnson(Forest Foundation Intern), Alex Barrett(Forest Foundation Intern) , Satomi Nishimiya, Rachel McClenagan, Rebecca Siswick Graham (Tag Open Studio Manager), Chrid Boudrow(TAG Assistant Director) , Lauren Horne, and Greer Viau. Also Not pictured is Katie Flores (Forest Foundation Intern) not pictured.
They were heading over to the Farmer’s Market and David promises to send in names and more information. They were also tracking down Mary Ann to share the news; she was at Maritime Gloucester with the Art Haven campers partnership week.
Next time we’ll head down Parsons over to see the permanent public art installation at Maritime Gloucester museum. The twelve foot diameter compass rose is being installed on city property where the HarborWalk crosses onto Maritime Gloucester. Two artists installing new public art downtown and connections—very exciting news.
Donna and Kathy documenting the compass rose on GMG:
Windowpane Flounder at Maritime Gloucester’s Aquarium
Our windowpane flounders are masters of camouflage and can change their color to match the seafloor. Lots of amazing sea creatures can be found in our outdoor Aquarium, open daily through October from 10:00-6:00.
At Maritime Gloucester, we are pleased to be SailBot headquarters! College and high school teams from Canada, Wales, and across the United States are competing in the SailBot 2013 International Robotic Sailing Regatta in Gloucester Harbor!
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BIG NEWS for the Backyard Growers Program fundraising campaign!
A fantastic anonymous donor has offered to MATCH EVERY DONATION that comes in for the next 48 hours up to $1,500. That would raise $3,000 for Gloucester’s school garden program in two days AND get us so amazingly close to our $7,500 goal!
Your $25 donation will automatically become $50! Your $100 donation will automatically become $200!! You will double the power of your generosity by TWO which is like having a SUPERPOWER!!!
If anyone has been on the fence about donating, now is really the time! Your donations need to come in between NOW and Friday at midnight!
And you generous, wondrous people who have given me hope for the human race by already donating to my campaign, please SPREAD THE WORD about this great, double-your-money opportunity!
And support the Backyard Growers Program’s expansion into the Gloucester Elementary Schools!
Thank you so much! Lara
Lara Lepionka
9 Beacon Street
Opening Day!
The day we’ve all been waiting for! Saturday, May 25th at 10:00 the doors to our exhibits will open for the season. We have lobsters and sea stars and eels, oh my! Look for new items in the shop, new floats off (and on) the wharf, and some familiar faces around and about: Capt. Harold on the Ardelle, Geno in the Dory Shop, Stubby making sure it all runs smoothly.
Coming soon: new look to the shop (see below), interpretive kiosks along the walk, the compass rose sculpture at our entrance!
From now until the end of October we’ll be here everyday from 10:00 to 6:00 everyday. Join us!
Where: Maritime Gloucester
23 Harbor Loop, Gloucester
A New Look at Maritime Gloucester
Aaron Snider works on a prototype frame for our new informational kiosks. The kiosks will line the walkway from Harbor Loop to the Harriet Webster Wharf. Each kiosk will describe a facet of life associated with Gloucester Harbor. Thanks to the City of Gloucester for help with this exciting project.
American Eels are the latest addition to the creatures in our Aquarium. Come by and check out the rock crabs, the skates, the sea ravens, and much more!
Our museum shop will be getting a facelift. Details are still in the works, but expect to see something like this. Many thanks to Monty Lewis Designs for his work on this and so many other things!
MG and the City of Gloucester are Winnahs!
Gloucester, Maritime Gloucester, and Untravel Media won the Gold Medal at last week’s American Alliance of Museums conference. In the "Audio Tours & Podcasts" category for Media and Technology, the HarborWalk’s "Walking Cinema: Posts from Gloucester, Maritime Gloucester and Untravel Media" beat some formidable competition — the Barnes Museum/Foundation and the National Museum of American History.
Beauport, Sleeper-McCann House opens May 25
Beauport, Sleeper –McCann House
opens for the 2013 season
on Saturday, May 25, 10 am – 5 p.m.
Come hear Oliver Horovitz talk
about growing up and looping on the Old Course.
"An American Caddie in St. Andrews"
When: May 25th, 1-3:00pm
Where: Bass Rocks Golf Club
Books available for purchase.
Great gift for Father’s Day!!
Bass Rocks Golf Club | 34 Beach Rd | Gloucester, MA 01930-0303 | United States
When you’ve been patrolling the wharf all night, standing daytime gate duty and greeting ARDELLE’S passengers you gotta catch forty winks when you can. Even in the blazing sunshine. Especially when you’re 72 in human years. Such is the life of a Maritime Gloucester Volunteer. Not complaining, mind you.
As told to Al Bezanson
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