In The News: 10 Things to Do on the North Shore in January and February
January 09, 2023 / A Local Favorite, Art and Music, Food and Drink, History/Maritime, In The News, Outdoor Adventures, Things to Do & SeeExcerpt from 10 Things to Do on the North Shore in January and February | Written by Natalie Gale | Published in Northshore Magazine Instead of hunkering down this winter, take advantage of the quiet off-season here on the North Shore to explore all the offerings we have right in our own backyard. From outdoor… Read more »
Read MorePoetry About Dogtown by Diana Rose Lynch
October 07, 2022 / A Local Favorite, Art and Music, Good to Know, Outdoor Adventures, Things to Do & SeePoetry About Dogtown | Diana Rose Lynch Dogtown provokes two very large themes in my poetry. The first theme is the courage people exhibit when faced with the daunting task of survival. I researched Dogtown to find out about how history had remembered two women in particular, Ester Carter and Sarah Jacobs Philips, two citizens… Read more »
Read MoreThe Great Gloucester Pumpkin Expedition
September 29, 2022 / A Local Favorite, Art and Music, Food and Drink, Good to Know, Local Characters, Things to Do & See, UncategorizedThe Great Gloucester Pumpkin Expedition | Kathleen Williams Several millennia before Samuel de Champlain tossed his anchor into Le Beau Port, and before Captain John Smith figured out how to spell “Tragabigzanda,” there were…pumpkins. In fact, scientists estimate that pumpkins have been around for more than 9,000 years, or slightly longer than it takes the… Read more »
Read MorePoet’s Day Off: A Writer’s Eye on Downtown Gloucester
September 29, 2022 / A Local Favorite, Art and Music, Food and Drink, Good to Know, History/Maritime, Outdoor Adventures, Things to Do & SeePoet’s Day Off: A Writer’s Eye on Downtown Gloucester | Adam Tessier I learned quickly, as almost every aspiring writer does, that I’d probably never earn a living from poetry. Almost no one is a full-time poet. But the fantasy is potent: to travel through life collecting images, words, experiences, and then transform them into… Read more »
Read MoreSpending Time In Deer World
September 29, 2022 / A Local Favorite, Good to Know, Outdoor Adventures, Things to Do & SeeSpending Time In Deer World | By Heather Atwood Dogtown’s northern edges stitch to the Gloucester and Rockport neighborhoods that run along the shore: Pigeon Cove, Folly Cove, Lanesville, Hodgkins Cove. That stitching creates a zone where half-wild meets backyard. Every morning I begin my run along Granite street in Folly Cove, and turn… Read more »
Read MoreStep Into The Past In Dogtown
September 29, 2022 / A Local Favorite, Good to Know, History/Maritime, Outdoor Adventures, Things to Do & SeeStep Into the Past in Dogtown | Gloucester Writers Center A “ghost town,” most sources call it. But once you set foot in Dogtown, you’ll see just how alive it really is—with flora and fauna, history and mystery. Spanning thousands of acres at the heart of Cape Ann, Dogtown—like the rest of Gloucester—sits on… Read more »
Read MoreIn the News: Christmas Decorations Light Up Cape Ann
December 20, 2021 / A Local Favorite, Good to Know, In The News, Outdoor Adventures, Things to Do & SeeFeatured in NORTHSHORE MAGAZINE | DECEMBER 20, 2021 | Photo courtesy of Northshore Magazine Winter Lights on Cape Ann is underway for the holiday season! With just a few weeks left to experience our festive light display celebration, Northshore Magazine‘s Christmas Decorations Light Up Cape Ann shares fun ideas to plan your winter lights tour this… Read more »
Read MoreSecond Annual 2021 Winter Lights Display Celebration on Cape Ann!
November 28, 2021 / A Local Favorite, Good to Know, Outdoor Adventures, Things to Do & SeeThe Second Annual 2021 Winter Lights Display Celebration on Cape Ann is underway until January 2, 2022! Over 100 places are lit up throughout Cape Ann to help us all celebrate the joys of the season. A custom-designed Google Drive Map has been produced and available at www.discovergloucester.com/winter-lights-cape-ann highlighting Gloucester, Rockport, Magnolia, Essex and Manchester’s… Read more »
Read MoreNew England Clam Chowder Woodman’s Secret Recipe
November 18, 2021 / A Local Favorite, Food and Drink, Good to Know, Things to Do & SeeA sibling of stew, and long enjoyed in fishing villages throughout the world, chowder was certainly popular along our Northeastern coast before English settlers arrived and called it “New England”. Woodman’s of Essex shares their secret recipe for you to make at your own home.
Read More10 Years Later, Still Going Strong: Wicked Tuna Q&A with Captain Dave Carraro
September 07, 2021 / A Local Favorite, Good to Know, Local Characters, Outdoor Adventures10 years and 100 plus episodes later, National Geographic’s hit TV series, Wicked Tuna, is still going strong. We had a chance to “cast a line” of questions to Captain Dave Carraro to find out what it’s been like being part of this show that has brought our historic and authentic city worldwide.
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