Major American Artists Created on Cape Ann.

Major American Artists Created on Cape Ann.

The fine arts are an important aspect of Gloucester 400th Plus in 2023. Many of the leading American painters and sculptors, summered, settled, and taught primarily in Annisquam, East Gloucester/ Rocky Neck, Lanesville, Folly Cove, Rockport and nearby Magnolia. A...
Cape Ann Artists

Cape Ann Artists

The Cape Ann and Gloucester which I knew as a teenager is unrecognizable today. From a stop in front of the Annisquam Village Church I caught the bus to town for movies at the North Shore or Strand theatres or to roam Brown’s Department store. A prevailing sense was...
Strawberry Banke

Strawberry Banke

The post and beam 17th century homes of New England were created in the manner of British homes of that period by Colonial settlers. While often restored, and stripped of later additions, a remarkable number of these dwellings still stand. Typically, they are built...
Down Maine

Down Maine

During the past three years Astrid and I have made but one road trip. That was a wonderful week in Gloucester in May to spend time with my sister Pip as well as explore our ancestral roots.  Recently we were three days in Boston then seven down Maine ending in...