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Loblolly Cove, Rockport, circa 1920
Loblolly Cove, Rockport, circa 1920 Alice M. Curtis/©Fredrik D. Bodin
Gloucester photographer Alice Curtis shot this photograph from Eden Road, looking across Loblolly Cove. The tip of Emerson Point is on the right. Thacher Island sits in the distance, with its two 124 feet tall granite towers. Built in 1861, Thacher has the only remaining twin lights still operating in the United States. I’ve been asked several times in the gallery what loblolly means. Since 1597, loblolly was a restorative thick stew or gruel served on a ship to ailing or injured sailors, much like the way chicken soup is usde today for colds. Also an old British and American naval term, it refers to a warship surgeon’s assistant – a loblolly boy.
Printed archivally from the original 5×7 inch glass negative in my darkroom. Image #A8657-125
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Gloucester At Dawn 4:50AM 6/7/12 Good Harbor Beach at Thacher Island
Gloucester At Dawn- Good Harbor Beach and Thacher Island 4:50AM 5/20/12
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Thacher Island Newsletter
Ann Kennedy forwards-
Hi Joey. April’s Thacher Island News has a great piece on the Ocean Reporter, as well as other helpful information. Those who are interested can check their website, www.thacherisland.org. The whole newsletter, 8 pages, is a great read!
Sunrise this morning with 3 lighthouses
Rubber Duck Visits Thacher Island
Adam Bolonsky wanted to take Rubber Duck on a visit to Thacher Island. His friend Mike paddled out too. The three boats on the left were the transportation:
First up, a 102 foot climb to the top of the North Tower:
While Mike and Adam relax Dare Devil Rubber Duck:
After that the Homies were in total awe of the Rubber One.
Homie1 to Homie2: “Did you see how high she bounced?!”
Rubber Duck: “I meant to do that.”
Rubber Duck checking out the new light in the North Tower:
In the museum on the island you can check out the old light:
Magic Eraser in Photoshop could have helped out here:
South Tower with Rubber Duck Photo Shopped out:
In that last shot you can see the clearing on the right which is used for camping. Five bucks a night is the best deal on Cape Ann if you like the sound of two hundred seagulls as an alarm clock. Camping is July 1 to September 10 . Call ahead.
One last shot. This is from the North Tower looking down at the north end of the island. After Adam caught a 30 inch bluefish which he then calmly placed between his legs in his kayak he then preceded to paddle through these rocks. Yes, in between the surge and those nasty rocks. Rubber Duck may be a dare devil but she insisted I take the longer route around. 
8th Annual Thacher Island Art and Photo Show Sept 1-5
The Thacher Island Association and the Thacher Island Town Committee present:
Opening Reception Thursday September 1, 7–9pm
September 2, 3 & 4: 10am – 8pm
September 5, 10am – 3pm
Admission is free!
This year’s opening reception will also be a celebration of the 150th anniversary of the building of the current twin lighthouses on Thacher Island.
Rubber Duck at North Tower of Thacher Island
Looking at the South Tower.
Joey: This is not a photoshopped image. Our Boys are up there and we’re gonna bring you some craaazy footage!

Gloucester At Dawn 4:50AM July 24, 2011
Sunday 8/01/2010
Small World
The calm before all the reporting of the Block Party etc. I got a photo by email from a friend in Woods Hole of the Striper he caught before he went back to work. 32 lbs, 4 oz. A monster. When I got the email I went over to Maritime Traffic to see where his ship currently was. Since I have the New York Tug boat “Lincoln Sea” in “my ships” I could quickly see that he was coming out of Portland heading south. His northward trip turned at Thacher Island only two miles out so I emailed back to take a photo of the twin lights as he went by heading south. He’s now anchored off the Statue of Liberty but he sent me this:

Not the usual shot of the lights this time with the north light on the right. We were kayaking this morning off Straitsmouth for another view of Thacher but I couldn’t chance pulling the camera out.
Thacher Island First Visit
Thacher Island
Thacher Island
View from Loblolly



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