Beauport: Unveiling the Legacy of Henry Davis Sleeper
April 09, 2024 / Art and Music, Things to Do & SeeWelcome to Beauport, the Sleeper-McCann House, a historic marvel situated in Gloucester, Massachusetts, offering captivating tours and events to the public. Explore the distinctive world of Henry Davis Sleeper, one of America’s pioneering interior designers, who, alongside architect Halfdan Hanson, transformed a modest house in 1907 into a sprawling masterpiece featuring over forty rooms adorned… Read more »
Read MoreVisit Rocky Neck Cultural District & Spark Your Creative Side
September 06, 2023 / Art and Music, Food and Drink, History/MaritimeVisiting Gloucester often includes trips to the beautiful soft sand beaches that dot the stunning shoreline, stops at the many unique shops in the downtown district, and hours exploring the working harbor where schooners and other majestic vessels can be viewed. There is so much to see, do, and experience in Gloucester. If you are… Read more »
Read MoreIn The News: Gloucester Named One of America’s 15 Best Small Cities and Towns by CNN
July 31, 2023 / Art and Music, Food and Drink, History/Maritime, In The News, movies filmed in Gloucester, Things to Do & SeePHOTO: Walter Bibikow/ Digital Vision/ Getty Images 15 of America’s best small towns and cities | Written by Joe Yogurst | Published by CNN Travel CNN Travel named Gloucester among the 15 best small towns and cities in America! Click here to read the article which mentions our active working waterfront and freshest seafood offerings,… Read more »
Read MoreIn The News: 11 Adorable New England Towns You’ll Want To Visit in 2023
January 17, 2023 / Art and Music, Good to Know, History/Maritime, In The News, Things to Do & SeeExcerpt from 11 Adorable New England Towns You’ll Want To Visit in 2023 | Gloucester feature by Meryl Pearlstein | Published in Travel Awaits We gave our expert travel writers the impossible task of narrowing down which adorable New England towns they think our readers should visit this year. From New Hampshire’s cultured seacoast to… Read more »
Read MoreIn 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 MoreFall Poetry by Gloucester’s Jennie Meyer
September 29, 2022 / Art and Music, Good to KnowFall Poetry from Gloucester | Jennie Meyer As a Cape Ann native, the sea calls to me, as it has called to so many who have lived or visited here throughout the years, as it called to the Pawtucket people who first dwelled on these shores. And I respond. I walk Good Harbor Beach, off-season,… 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 MoreIn the News: Weekend road trip: Cape Ann, Massachusetts
August 08, 2022 / Art and Music, Food and Drink, Good to Know, History/Maritime, In The News, Outdoor Adventures, Things to Do & SeeExcerpt from Weekend road trip: Cape Ann, Massachusetts | Written by Robin Catalano | Published in the Albany Times Union Whale watching, historic architecture and coastal relaxation at the Bay State’s ‘other cape’ Celebrities, politicians and other glitterati have long flocked to Cape Cod for a seaside summer escape. But a more relaxed coastal experience… Read more »
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