Watch for Where Zat #9 at noon today!!
Where Zat? Reminder
Watch for Where Zat #9 at noon today!!
My View of Life on the Dock
Watch for Where Zat #9 at noon today!!
Joanne Silva was the first person to identify the location of this week’s photo as the Dog Bar (with a little help from the clue!). She wins a $25 gift certificate from the Dogtown Book Shop. Thanks, Bob! And congratulations, Joanne!
If you are a business owner and would like to donate a prize for Where Zat?, just let Joey or me know. It’s free advertising and a lot of fun!
Watch for next week’s contest on Monday at noon! And remember if you have kids, visit my blog Flapping like a Haddock !

Last week’s winner was Zanny from Maine. She received a gift certificate from the Black Swan. Congratulations again!
Zanny wrote,” …I knew taking the Short Cut through that cemetery and checking out every single headstone would pay off some day! I’d like to thank My Mom, for telling me not to do that. Mrs Leslie Harris, my 4th Grade Teacher, who taught all of us Essex Kids a very detailed History of Essex, Joey, for making a fun blog to check into every day, and my neighborhood kids, for thinking that John Wise’s Grave looks like Aslan’s Table…”
This week the prize is a $25 gift certificate from Bob Ritchie at the Dogtown Book Shop, 132 Main St. downtown. All sorts of books…used and unusual. The shop reminds me of the old Magnolia Library. It’s very cool. Thank you, Bob!
Good luck everyone!
Last week’s winner was Janet (MacFeeley) Dunsky who identified the Island Rd., Essex photo. Congratulations, Jan! Enjoy your Dog Bar gift certificate! (And thanks again, Andy!)
Joey says to do another tough one, so here goes! This week’s prize is a $20 gift certificate from Lorre and David Anderson at the Black Swan on Main St. I love that store! There’s such a variety of cool stuff!
Good luck! —-Sharon

Here is this week’s photo for Where Zat? So everyone will know when the contest is up, I’m going to post it each Monday at noon.
This week’s contest prize is a $20 gift certificate from Andy Mulholland at the Dog Bar (formerly the White Rainbow). Great place to eat, drink and listen to excellent local music! Thanks, Andy!

Since Shawn Cromwell (Congratulations!) identified this week’s Where Zat? so quickly, I may as well show you the whole photo. Here’s where I hung out during my kid years, smashing periwinkles with rocks for bait to catch cunners with drop lines off the float. I remember my cousin Dickie caught a sculpin one time. Scared the crap out of all us girls!
Notice that the boards at the end of the pier are missing. Each year the city guys put the boards up and shortly after, the boards are gone. Kids need to get a running start to jump. And how can you ride your bike off the end unless you have a clear path? I’m sure 75 years ago my dad did the same thing. Life as a kid in Magnolia…there ‘s nothing better! —–Sharon

Last week’s contest winner, capeannpainter, identified the letters on the Birdseye tank down the Fort. Congratulations, Paul! Your t-shirt is on its way. A GLOSTA-phobic t-shirt or 6 photo note cards for this week’s winner! Good luck! —Sharon
“Last week’s contest winner was Karen who identified the photo as the top of the gazebo at Stage Fort Park . She got it within 6 hours of the contest posting! I guess I’d better make this a little more difficult! Karen, please contact me at sharone.lowe@verizon.net to claim your prize. This week’s contest prize is an assortment of 6 Cape Ann photo note cards (my photography, of course!) Good luck and have fun!”
Thanks, Joe! I’m passing your site on to everybody! I’m lovin’ your blog and everyone who I’ve met along the way! -Sharon
Here you Go-

Thanks Sharon for contributing to GMG!
This just in from Sharon Lowe-
“Here’s Where Zat? #2. Same great “Get me over the bridge… I’m GLOSTA-phobic !” t-shirt for the first person to identify the photo’s whereabouts! This game will close Friday, December 5. Good luck! “
-Sharon
