Poetry 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 »
Read MoreIn The News: Hit the Road: a 40-mile getaway to Gloucester
July 19, 2022 / Art and Music, Food and Drink, Good to Know, History/Maritime, In The News, Outdoor Adventures, Things to Do & SeeEXCERPT FROM Hit the Road: a 40-mile getaway to Gloucester WRITTEN BY SARA FRAZIER | PUBLISHED BY BOStoday Last month, we kicked off our summer road trip series, Hit the Road, with an outdoor adventure to Acadia National Park. If you checked it out, we’d love to hear about it. This month, we’re continuing the… Read more »
Read MoreIn The News: 17 Ways to Eat, Shop, and Explore Your Way Through Gloucester
June 23, 2022 / Art and Music, Food and Drink, Good to Know, History/Maritime, In The News, Outdoor Adventures, Things to Do & SeeEXCERPT FROM 17 Ways to Eat, Shop, and Explore Your Way Through Gloucester WRITTEN BY SARAH SHEMKUS | PUBLISHED BY NORTHSHORE MAGAZINE Once you step off the beach in Gloucester, you’ll discover a community rich in heritage, food, and the arts. Here are a few of our favorite ways to enjoy this unique and dynamic… Read more »
Read MoreIn the News: Gloucester Has Plenty to Offer Beyond the Beach
June 20, 2022 / Art and Music, Food and Drink, Good to Know, History/Maritime, In The News, Outdoor Adventures, Things to Do & SeeEXCERPT FROM GLOUCESTER HAS PLENTY TO OFFER BEYOND THE BEACH WRITTEN BY SARAH SHEMKUS | PUBLISHED BY NORTHSHORE MAGAZINE Gloucester made headlines earlier this year when its justifiably beloved Good Harbor Beach was named one of the top 25 beaches in the country by Travel + Leisure magazine. But, while no one can deny the lure of Gloucester’s beaches,… Read more »
Read MoreAward-winning local filmmaker captures the beautiful journey of the Monarch Butterfly
June 20, 2022 / Art and Music, Good to Know, Local Characters, Things to Do & SeeDid you know that Gloucester is one of the many eastern coastal cities on the migratory path for the majestic Monarch Butterfly? Explore and marvel at the wondrous journey of the butterfly in the documentary, Beauty on the Wing: Life Story of the Monarch Butterfly, written and directed by Gloucester-based and award-winning documentary filmmaker, Kim… Read more »
Read MoreIn the News: The ‘Other Cape’ on Boston’s North Shore Has Gorgeous Mansions, Overstuffed Lobster Rolls, and No Crowds
June 10, 2022 / Art and Music, Food and Drink, Good to Know, History/Maritime, In The News, Outdoor Adventures, Things to Do & SeeExcerpt from The ‘Other Cape’ on Boston’s North Shore Has Gorgeous Mansions, Overstuffed Lobster Rolls, and No Crowds| Written by Robin Catalano | Published by Travel + Leisure The North Shore of Massachusetts may have a lower profile than other parts of New England — but that, according to one travel writer, is the whole… Read more »
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