The weather on Tuesday was typical March skies. Sunny and then cloudy within a couple of minutes. When I was in Rockport Tuesday afternoon, the sun came out at Front Beach exhibited mother nature’s beauty.
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Literary Cape Ann Holiday Book & Author Fair at Brackett’s #RockportMA & more this Sat. Dec. 2
December 2nd, 2023 is busy all over Cape Ann! Activities in Rockport are scheduled all day (from 11-4) leading up to Rockport’s Tree Lighting Celebration in Dock Square. Literary Cape Ann’s 2023 Holiday Book & Author Fair at Brackett’s, next to Brother’s Brew, will be bustling 12-3.
Meet special guest Andre Dubus III along with 22 authors of fiction, memoir, cookbooks, mystery, sci-fi, children’s books, local culture…and many more books from The Bookstore in Gloucester!
SHOP FOR THE HOLIDAYS
Literary Cape Ann poster 2023
Dock Square singers for Rockport’s annual tree lighting meet up to practice at 2pm. See below.
caption: Literary Cape Ann poster 2023; photos Rockport, MA 2023; upcoming events Dec. 3 & 9th
more special seasonal events Upcoming in rockport Dec. 3 & Dec. 9
Rockport Public Library Sat. Dec 9th 10:30-11:30: Celebrating the History of Rockport’s Annual Tree Lighting on its 38th Anniversary. A conversation with Mike Costello, former Executive Director of Greater Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce and Dorothy Ramsey Stoffa, Time Honored Emcee and Lyricist for “Christmas in Rockport” with Jean Woodbury, author The Tree in Dock Square.
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Little buddy joined the walk
We had some company on a beautiful day! Did you see a praying mantis, too?
photos| video clip: praying mantis walking, Long Beach walkway Oct. 27, 2023
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Visitors from as far away as Rockport
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Gloucester Smiles – 2134 with Local Artist Stapleton Kearns
Stapleton Kearns Fine Art link http://stapletonkearns.net/collections/71925
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Mayflour on the move on Cape Ann from Whistlestop #RockportMA to #EssexMA…
After five years on the block of Whistlestop mall in Rockport, Mayflour (and its bakery/coffee shop formerly known as Blume) is temporarily closed. Mayflour is reopening in 162 Main Street, Essex come Spring 2023, just perfect timing for new beginnings. How will they build out and design their new space?
Photos: Mayflour, Rockport. November 21 and December 30, 2022
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Gloucester Smiles – 2082
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Gloucester Smiles – 2033
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Fireworks Rockport Illumination Night & Day Saturday August 13, 2022
Reminder this coming Saturday: Rockport Massachusetts is hosting the annual Rockport Illumination day of free family summer fun!
Volunteers help place the enchanting paper lanterns in earnest this Thursday.
Illumination Day Schedule 2022 – Saturday August 13th
11:00-2:30Art and merchant raffles. Join us in paint your own lantern, face painting, kids activities, and…storytelling! Sponsored by “Institution for Savings”
Storytime Readers
11:00 Rockport Chief of Police John Horvath
11:30 Selectman Paul Murphy
12:00 Selectwoman Denise Donnelly
12:30 Emily Souza Children’s Librarian Rockport Public Library
1:00 Jean Woodbury local author of “The Tree in Dock Square”Music in Dock Square
2-4 Rhiannon Hurst, Steve Lacey, Jace Mason / Jazz Music
4:15-6:15 – RPS Band / Rhythm/Soul
6:30-8:30 Northwest Fox Trio / Alternative RockFireworks
9pm (will last about 20-25 minutes)
Rain date August 14th.
paper lanterns photo- c. ryan, 2016
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Gallery Number One Reception
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Motif
No matter how many times you visit Rockport, the Motif never disappoints.
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Gallery Number One
Went over to the gallery on Saturday, great space and beautiful artwork. 1 Main Street Rockport, MA. Please remember to shop local. Thanks Deb, John and Stephanie for creating a wonderful place to shop and enjoy art.
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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
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Carlson’s Quarry
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Greenlight for Granite Street Crossing senior residences and townhouses coming | 5 Granite Street Rockport
Michael Cronin writes about the project. See the Gloucester Daily Times article here.
“Granite Street Crossing will feature a two-story complex with 17 supportive senior units and six, two-story family townhouses. It will be built at 5 Granite St., a plot of more than an acre previously owned by Silva Brothers Florists.”
Michael Cronin, Gloucester Daily Times, July 18, 2021
Were you a Silva Brothers Florists customer?
‘before’ photos: c. ryan, Residences coming to 5 Granite Rockport, MA, July 2021
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Happy Earth Day 2021 🌎
Earth Air Fire Water
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Gloucester Smiles-1621
Gloucester Smiles in Rockport
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RIP remarkable Nan Webber
Sad news. Gloucester Daily Times obituary by Michael Cronin- Nan Webber, community theater matriarch, dead at 89. Wonderful quotes from Martin Ray.
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Little red library, rocker and door
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Visiting Sea view Farms in Rockport
Seaview Farm
38 South St, Rockport, MA 01966
wwwseaviewfarmrockport.com
Good Morning Gloucester 