Gloucester getaway: Escape to sea life in Massachusetts
February 06, 2020 / Food and Drink, Good to Know, History/Maritime, In The News, Outdoor Adventures, Things to Do & SeeExcerpt from Gloucester getaway: Escape to sea life in Massachusetts | Story written by Charlene Peters | Published February 6, 2020 | Photo: Good Harbor Beach by Anne-Marie Anderson / DiscoverGloucester Travel writer, Charlene Peters wrote about her recent off-season getaway to Gloucester, Massachusetts. The lulling sound of gentle rolling waves hitting the shoreline. The scent… Read more »
Read MoreJoin Sawyer Free Library Summer Book Club!
January 30, 2020 / Good to Know, History/Maritime, Things to Do & SeeGloucester’s is almost 4oo years old and filled with rich maritime history and many have written about it. If you are looking to read a good book about or inspired by this historic seaport or written by a local author, here is the reading recommendation list by the Sawyer Free Library. FICTION Decline of Fishes… Read more »
Read MoreLocal Character: Judith Sargent Murray
January 15, 2020 / History/Maritime, Local Characters, Things to Do & SeeJudith Sargent Murray was an 18th-century pioneer on women’s educational, political and economic equality. John Adams and George Washington kept copies of her book, The Gleaner. Learn more about this early American feminist and essayist.
Read MoreExplore Gloucester: 9 Best Things to Do
January 09, 2020 / Good to Know, History/Maritime, Outdoor Adventures, Things to Do & SeeExcerpt from Trip Savvy | 9 Best Things To Do in Gloucester, MA written by Kim Knox Beckius | Updated 11/21/19 Gloucester (pronounced Glaw-ster), Massachusetts—a city on Cape Ann about 40 miles north of Boston—is the oldest fishing port in America. Fiercely proud of its nearly 400-year history and its continued major role in the… Read more »
Read MoreNothing But Net – Captain Starts a School for Fishermen
September 26, 2019 / Good to Know, History/Maritime, In The NewsWRITTEN BY BILL BLEYER PUBLISHED BY SOUNDINGS ONLINE ON SEPTEMBER 4, 2019 This article was originally published in Soundings Magazine, © 2019. Commercial fishermen usually learn their trade the hard way—on the job at sea. But a former Gloucester fishing captain thinks he has a better method: in the classroom. Joe Sanfilippo, 47, spent 28… Read more »
Read MoreJudges Selected for Gloucester 400 Commemorative Medal Design Competition
September 25, 2019 / Art and Music, Good to Know, History/Maritime, In The NewsGloucester Celebration Corporation, the official organizers of Gloucester, Massachusetts’ 400th-anniversary celebration, announced the official panel of judges for Phase I of the Commemorative Medal Design Competition. The panel is tasked with selecting three finalists from over three dozen designs submitted in Phase I of the competition. Design entries were received from artists worldwide, including Italy,… Read more »
Read MoreThe Sea Is All About Us – Gloucester Review
August 16, 2019 / Art and Music, Food and Drink, Good to Know, History/Maritime, Outdoor Adventures, Things to Do & SeeWITH PERMISSION TO POST AND WRITTEN BY ROBIN CATALANO | FEATURED IN THE GREYLOCK GLASS ON AUGUST 8, 2019 Driving along the boulder-strewn coast of Gloucester, Massachusetts, gives the impression of endless shoreline. Beach rose, summersweet, and milkweed bloom in tight clusters above towering cliffs, their tops desert hues of clay and sand, their bottoms turned inky… Read more »
Read MoreDiscovering Gloucester with The Flying Couponer
August 06, 2019 / Food and Drink, Good to Know, History/Maritime, Things to Do & SeeWITH PERMISSION TO POST BY MARY | FEATURED IN THE ONLINE BLOG THE FLYING COUPONER JULY 30, 2019 As soon as we arrived at the Vista Motel in Gloucester, we knew we were in a very special place. The motel is absolutely lovely and its staff is so welcoming. We felt like we belong, right there. The view… Read more »
Read MoreA Coastal Treasure Chest Awaits in Gloucester
July 24, 2019 / Good to Know, History/Maritime, In The News, Outdoor Adventures, Things to Do & SeeWith permission to post by Linda Greenstein | Featured in The Boston Globe, July 20, 2019 A sunny July day just begs for a trip to the ocean. The North Shore offers many fine seaside communities, but Gloucester — Americas Oldest Seaport — was my choice. Read Linda’s full article here.
Read MoreA Captain Befriends a Sea Gull and Keeps the Crackers Coming
July 22, 2019 / Good to Know, History/Maritime, In The News, Outdoor Adventures, Things to Do & SeeWith permission to post by Billy Baker | Featured in The Boston Globe, July 20, 2019 It happens about 90 percent of the time. Maybe even more. But it’s not 100 percent of the time and this whole thing still seems so improbably – even after six years – that captain Heath Ellis says exactly nothing… Read more »
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