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Sail through the balance of the season with a treasure chest of activities A special publication of The Eagle-Tribune, The Salem News, The Daily News of Newburyport and the Gloucester Daily Times Friday, July 30, 2021
S2 North of Boston Media Group • SUMMER FUN • Friday, July 30, 2021 PAUL BILODEAU/Staff photo The schooners Adventure, left, and Columbia head down course toward the first marker during the 35th annual Gloucester Yo u r Fa vo r i tes Schooner Festival’s Mayor’s Race for the Esperanto Cup and Columbia Trophy in 2019. All All Year Long! Full speed ahead for # try_them_all the 2021 Schooner Festival BY JOANN MACKENZIE Vessels sail STAFF WRITER in the Outer Harbor on After sitting out 2020 Sept. 4, 2017, during the COVID-19 during the 33rd shutdown, the Gloucester annual Schooner Schooner Festival won’t Festival’s Parade just be some scaled-down of Sail. post-pandemic version of its former self. Instead, it AMY SWEENEY/ will be packed with plenty Staff photo of events and opportunities to get up close and personal with the kind of sailing R ANY EVENT NDAE PARTIES FO ships Gloucester is famous CUSTOM MADE SU rt s frozen yogu for. ice cream cake All winter long, festival chair Daisy Nell Collinson and her fellow organizers 210 conant street | danvers, ma at Maritime Gloucester 978.774.0519 | cherryfarmcreamery.com See SCHOONER, Page S4
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S4 North of Boston Media Group • SUMMER FUN • Friday, July 30, 2021 SCHOONER schooners, everyone was onboard. The interesting thing, Col- Continued from Page S2 linson says, is that it wasn’t just sponsor money, but a were keeping in touch with lot of small donations that schooner owners, hoping for started coming in. She says a 2021 iteration of the festi- that proves her point: The val. Back in the early spring, Schooner Festival, which she sent out a batch of ten- she has helmed for some tative emails: If we got the dozen years now, “is for green light, would they be everyone, and everyone in? The answer? A resound- wants it.” ing yes from no fewer than “Gloucester can claim 24 of them. schooners like New Bed- In June, with many state ford can claim whales,” she COVID-19 restrictions lifted, says. And this, being billed and with 24 schooners as the 37th Schooner Fes- onboard, the scramble to tival, will be a very special make up for lost time began. one, because it will, for its The annual Labor Day organizers and the whole weekend sailing extrava- community, “be a great way ganza may be priceless, but to celebrate the light at the it comes with quite a price end of the tunnel.” tag. For a complete schedule “We figured people might of events, dates, times and be financially tapped out, locations of this year’s that there might be a little Schooner Festival, run- hesitancy because there was ning from Friday, Sept. so much need, so we started 3, through Monday, Sept. asking businesses a little 6, visit the Gloucester sheepishly at first,” Collin- Maritime website at www. son says. maritimegloucester.org/ Then, just like those 24 schooner-festival. PAUL BILODEAU/Staff photos Several schooners head toward Stacy Boulevard during the 35th annual Gloucester Schooner Festival’s Parade of Sail on Sept. 1, 2019. The Cherry Street Fish Market Since 1983 NORTH SHORE’S #1 Seafood Market Salmon • Tuna • Halibut Halibut Steaks • Scallops Shrimp Skewers • Chowders Swordfish • Steamers • Oysters Haddock • Salmon-Burgers Now Celebrating 38 Years! CHERRY ST. FISH MARKET 26 Hobart St., Danvers • 978-777-3449 www.cherrystfishmarket.com Hours: Closed Mon• Tues-Sat 10-6• Sun 10-5 People block their ears as a cannon is fired at Stage Fort Park in Gloucester during the Parade of Sail in 2019.
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S6 North of Boston Media Group • SUMMER FUN • Friday, July 30, 2021 CRANE ESTATE Enjoy a summer ‘getaway’ with gorgeous views, beaches and concerts The Crane Estate at Castle Hill was once the get- away of a wealthy Chicago industrialist and his family. Today, the public may tour the ornate Great House and explore much of a 2,100- acre estate that includes manicured gardens and a restored Grand Allée lead- ing to Ipswich Bay. The Trustees of Reserva- tions estate is also home to one of the region’s most pristine beaches and offers a number of events, includ- ing summer concerts. Associated Press The property was a The Great House at the Crane Estate in Ipswich is the former gentleman’s farm when summer estate of Chicago industrialist Richard T. Crane Jr. bought in 1910 by Chicago and his family. industrialist Richard Crane Jr., president of his fam- Crane built an Italian 1928, he tore it down and ily’s foundry and plumbing Renaissance revival villa replaced the villa with the supply manufacturer, R.T. atop Castle Hill overlook- 59-room, Stuart-style man- Crane and Bro. ing Ipswich Bay. Then, in sion that exists today. See for yourself Castle Hill is open to visi- tors who want to wander the property, maps in hand. Let Us Treat Your Grounds are open daily FOOT & from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Park- ing passes may be reserved ANKLE PAIN (www.thetrustees.org/ content/passes) or pur- chased at time of entry. Grounds are open until 8 Dr. Matthew p.m. on Wednesdays from P. Butler Aug. 4 through Sept. 1. The ground floor of the Foot & Ankle Great House is also open Specialist to visitors from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays through Sundays. Note that masks Clinical are required for entry. Expertise Take a tour Guided tours are offered Includes: throughout the summer. 191 South Main St, • Podiatric Medicine Check online before you go — www.thetrustees. Suite 102, • Surgery org/place/castle-hill-on- Middleton, MA • Sports Medicine the-crane-estate — as the schedule is subject to 978-774-2800 • Orthotics change. Other Locations: • Pediatric “Cupola with a View”: Called Boston & Marlborough the “most Instagram-able • Diabetic Wound tour” of the Crane Estate, www.massfeet.com Management visitors see highlights of the Great House and have an opportunity to
S7 North of Boston Media Group • SUMMER FUN • Friday, July 30, 2021 PAUL BILODEAU/Staff photo Sunbathers and swimmers crowd Crane Beach in Ipswich on a warm day in August 2018. step onto the roof. Tours leisurely tour in an electric offered Tuesdays through golf cart. You’ll hear about Sundays at 10 a.m., 11:30 the history of the property a.m., 1:30 p.m. and 3 p.m. while visiting the gardens On Wednesdays from Aug. and enjoying views of the 4 through Sept. 1., “Golden water. Tours are offered Hour” tours are offered at 5 Tuesdays through Sun- p.m. and 6:30 p.m. The cost days at 10 a.m., 11:30 a.m. is $10 for adult members, free for child members, $30 and 1:30 p.m. Cost is $10 for adult members, free 978-304-1762 for adult nonmembers and for child members, $30 for 100 Newbury Street (Rte. 1) Danvers $15 for child nonmembers. adult nonmembers and Price includes admission to $15 for child nonmembers. Girls & Boys Classes State Of The Art Facilities • Cutting Edge Programming Gymnastics the estate. Price includes admission to “The Historic Gardens of Castle the estate. ymnastics Expert Olympic Instruction Preschool G Hill”: Tours of the grounds “Guest of the Cranes”: This address the property’s his- time-capsule experience sses Tumbling Cla tory, including the designs treats you as though you of the gardens and the were a guest in the house in ses YJ Ninja Clas Grand Allée. Tours are 1929, just after the Cranes offered Tuesdays through finished building it. Learn Teams Competitive Sundays at 10 a.m., 11:30 about all of the entertain- a.m., 1:30 p.m. and 3 p.m. ment offerings in the house, nics Camps & Cli Cost is $10 for adult mem- and see the second-floor bers, free for child members, bedrooms and guest rooms. ths to Adult Ages 18 mon $25 for adult nonmembers Tours are hourly Tuesdays and $15 for child nonmem- through Sundays, with the ed Coaches bers. Children 5 and under last tour at 3 p.m. Cost is USAG Certifi are admitted free. $10 for adult members, free “Highlights on the Hill”: for child members, $30 for Don’t want to walk? Take a See CRANE, Page S8
S8 North of Boston Media Group • SUMMER FUN • Friday, July 30, 2021 AMY SWEENEY/Staff photo This evening view looks from the Great House on Castle Hill at the Crane Estate toward Ipswich Bay. Associated Press The Grand Allée at the Crane Estate, viewed here from the Great House, leads to Ipswich Bay. CRANE Sept. 2, Orville Giddings Band. The cost is $25 per car for information, and to get a health, with the beauty of Continued from Page S7 members and $35 per car pass, visit www.thetrustees. the Crane Estate as back- FARMING SINCE for nonmembers. Advanced org/content/crane-beach- ground. HER Wellness 1695 adult nonmembers and $15 ticket purchases are rec- admissions. presents “AllergEase — for child nonmembers. ommended, though not Herbalism and Yoga for the required. Visit www.the Crane Outdoors Season” from 10 to 11:30 Enjoy a concert trustees.org/things-to-do/?_ Explore the Crane Estate a.m. on Saturday, July 31, What better way to enjoy event_related_place=1834 from a new perspective, by and “Yoga and Herbal Tea a summer evening than by for more information. foot or kayak, in one of the for Immunity” from 10:30 having a picnic at Castle year-round programs sched- a.m. to noon on Saturday, Hill while listening to Visit the beach uled by Crane Outdoors. Aug. 14. Cost is $32 for mem- music? This pristine beach on CranePaddle: Take excur- bers, $40 for nonmembers. The grounds open at 5 Ipswich Bay is a North sions in the Crane Wildlife Visit www.thetrustees.org/ p.m. for Thursday night Shore treasure. Though Refuge, on Castle Neck program/craneoutdoors/ for picnic concerts, and guests Crane Beach is adjacent to River or around Choate more information. are invited to enjoy the the Crane Estate, admission Island as part of kayak Wildlife Refuge: If you’d grounds and gardens while is charged separately. excursions offered Tuesdays prefer to hike, find solitude they wait for the music to Parking at the beach on through Sundays, through on more than a half-dozen start. weekends is $25 per car the end of August. Trips trails that meander around Bring your own picnic or (with up to six people) for are offered to competent Castle Neck, Castle Hill, Our 300-year-old farm is the heart of buy food from the vendors, members and $45 per car swimmers ages 15 and older. Choate Island and Long the Richardson’s experience. It is where Riverview Pizza and Down for nonmembers. Additional Equipment is provided, Island. You’ll find salt River Ice Cream. Alcohol passengers are $5 each. though participants may marshes, stone walls, his- happy cows make our milk and we craft may not be brought onto Weekday rates are $15 per elect to use their own. Cost toric structures, rolling our high-quality ice cream. Visit the the property, but beer, car for members, $30 for is $52 for members, $65 for fields and wildlife. More farm and see for yourself. wine and cider are avail- nonmembers. Cyclists and nonmembers. Visit www. than 200 bird species have able for purchase. motorcyclists are granted thetrustees.org/program/ been identified, as well as Upcoming concerts free entry for members craneoutdoors/ for more rare plants, in the 697-acre WWW.RICHARDSONSICECREAM.COM include: Aug. 5, Entrain; and must pay $5 each for information. wildlife refuge. Visit www. Aug. 12, Soul Rebel Project; nonmembers. CraneWellness: Events thetrustees.org/place/crane- 156 S. Main Street, Middleton, MA | 978.774.5450 Aug. 19, The Great Escape; Advance passes are are designed to encour- wildlife-refuge-on-the-crane- Aug. 26, Disco Dream; and required. For more age physical and mental estate for more information.
S9 North of Boston Media Group • SUMMER FUN • Friday, July 30, 2021 Visitors tour a motor lifeboat at U.S. Coast Guard Station Merrimack during an open house held for Yankee Homecoming in August 2019. The station will again welcome the public this year on Thursday, Aug. 5, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. History tours and much more highlight Yankee Homecoming Yankee Homecoming — up-to-date information, a Newburyport tradition check online at www.yankee since 1958 — will fill down- homecoming.com. town with music, tours, and things to see and do from Saturday, July 31, July 30 through its wrap-up through Saturday, Aug. 7 on Aug. 8. Chasing Port History — After a year off due to Starting at 10 a.m. on July the pandemic, many of the 31, pick up scavenger hunt traditional events have packets at the Custom returned, including Olde House Maritime Museum, Fashioned Sunday, Art on the library’s Archival Cen- the Bartlet Mall, the Water- ter or 51 Prospect St. and front Concert Series, Brew- then walk or bike through fest Fundraiser, a parade the beautiful neighbor- along High Street and fire- hoods (approximately 1.5 works to wrap up the week. BRYAN EATON/Staff photos hours). Learn about local The highlights also This model, featured during a past If This House Could Talk, history; visit the Museum include a series of history gives a history of the home behind it at 88 High St. of Old Newbury, Custom tours in the city that bring House, the Archival Cen- out Newburyport’s mari- through a local cemetery The following events are ter, Bartlet Mall and Joppa time past, its architectural for bird-watchers and his- all free unless otherwise Park; and discover house splendor and even a stroll tory buffs. indicated. For the most See YANKEE, Page S10
S10 A float in the 2019 Yankee Homecoming parade North of Boston Media Group • SUMMER FUN • Friday, July 30, 2021 honors the festival’s founders, including Jack Frost, Joe Mathers and George Cashman. This year’s parade kicks off at noon on Sunday, Aug. 8, at the intersection of Moseley Avenue and Ferry Road. It will follow High Street before ending at the Bartlet Mall. BRYAN EATON/Staff photo YANKEE 6 p.m., Oak Hill Cemetery, We can make the cake Brown and State streets. More than 30 gravesites Continued from Page S9 will be labeled — ministers; of your dreams. histories through If This House Could Talk posters in front of many homes benefactors; sea captains such as Francis B. Todd, who was buried in a rum barrel; artists; and the burial site Just give us a call at 978-865-4100 or and businesses. Return the of Anna Jaques, benefactor filled-out scavenger hunt of the local hospital. Enjoy a email at info@cakeann.com form by Saturday, Aug. 7, stroll through Oak Hill Cem- at 4 p.m. to participate in a etery while learning about Photos by Patrick Sporleder random drawing for prizes local residents from the past. that include local history “Newburyport’s Clipper Heri- Simple, really ... just one bite and you’ll know. Whether it’s for a books. tage Trail,” Volume I (published party or just bringing home a treat, Cake Ann offers extraordinarily Saturday, July 31, 2020) and Volume II (2022), 11 a.m. to noon, Newburyport delicious fine cakes and pastries from cakes, to cupcakes, quiches, through Sunday, Aug. 8 Public Library Program meat pies and the highly sought after Kouign Amann. We bake If This House Could Talk Room. Join Ghlee Wood- with the finest local and seasonal ingredients, purchasing food neighborhood stroll. City worth for a visual tour of residents will display post- more than 80 images of old from our local farmers and baking them into perfection. Inga ers with stories about their Newburyport. She is the McCarthy and her bakers find happiness every day thinking of homes. Stroll Newburyport creator and author of “New- neighborhoods, and look buryport’s Clipper Heritage new ways to bring you a delightful Cake Ann experience. for house stories promi- Trail,” a series of self-guided Let Cake Ann be part of your fall delights. nently displayed. For an online map of participants, visit http://map.walknew history tours accessed via a book, a website and smart- phones: www.clipperheritag- buryport.com. And for etrail.com. The Commons • 214 Eastern Ave., Unit 2 • Gloucester, MA 01930 all the details, see www. Newburyport Powder House SHOP HOURS: Tuesday - Friday: 7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. walknewburyport.com. Park and Learning Center, 1 to 3 p.m., 57 Low St. Visit the Saturday: 7:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. • Sunday: 7:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Saturday, July 31 restored Powder House www.cakeann.com Can You Find Us, 10 a.m. to built in 1822 on Godfrey’s
Boats are lit up at Cove S11 North of Boston Media Group • SUMMER FUN • Friday, July 30, 2021 Marina in Salisbury, complementing the colors of the Yankee Homecoming fireworks shot off from Cashman Park in Newburyport in 2019. The fireworks will return this year, set for Saturday, Aug. 7, at 9:15 p.m. BRYAN EATON/Staff photo Hill. View the exterior and interior restoration and original cobblestone wagon interior and exterior archi- tecture, including the court- room where President John E.A. STEVENS COMPANY, INC. Insurance path. Members of the Acton Quincy Adams and Daniel SINCE 1903 Minutemen will be there to Webster tried cases. talk about the importance of Old South Church Tour, noon the early militias in all the to 1 p.m., 29 Federal St., towns of the Massachusetts www.oldsouthnbpt.org; A TRUSTED INDEPENDENT AGENT WITH OVER 100 YEARS IN THE BUSINESS. Bay Colony and to demon- 978-465-9666. Meet at the LET US WORK WIHT YOU TO DETERMINE YOUR INDIVIDUAL NEEDS AND ENSURE YOUR ASSETS ARE PROTECTED. strate the use and firing of front doors to learn about flintlock muskets and vari- how the church used to be ous marching maneuvers in the 1700s. Learn about from the Revolutionary War. Sunday, Aug. 1 Paul Revere’s bell, see spittoons in the sanctuary, • AUTO • HOME descend into the crypt and Feathered Friends and Long discover a forgotten Found- Forgotten Friends, 9 to 10:30 ing Father buried under the a.m., Oak Hill Cemetery, main gates, Brown and State pulpit. Clipper Heritage Trail’s Along • LIFE • BUSINESS streets. Join Sue McGrath the Water’s Edge Waterfront of Newburyport Birders Harbor Tour, 2 to 3:30 p.m., and local historian Ghlee boardwalk near Black Cow Woodworth. While learn- restaurant. Make reserva- ing to identify birds, see tions at www.harbortours. the graves of Newburyport com. Join Ghlee Wood- benefactors, sea captains, worth and marine ecolo- early American photogra- phers and abolitionists. gist and captain Paul Aziz aboard the Yankee Clipper Agent For Superior Courthouse open and enjoy a 90-minute AS WELL AS SEVERAL OTHER LEADING INSURANCE COMPANIES house, 10 a.m. to noon, Bart- cruise along the Merrimack let Mall. Visit the 1805 court- River. Step back in time Thomas P. Cares, Jr., CIC, President • Kelly Clifford Watrous, CPCU, CIC, Vice President house, designed by Charles and hear about shipyards, 205 South Main Street, Middleton, MA 01949 • 978-774-6126 Bullfinch, and learn about Caldwell’s Rum and a castle WWW.EASTEVENSINS.COM its history and beautiful See YANKEE, Page S12
S12 North of Boston Media Group • SUMMER FUN • Friday, July 30, 2021 YANKEE Harbor Tour, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., boardwalk near Black Cow restaurant. Make reser- FOSTER’S GRILL STORE Continued from Page S11 vations at www.harbortours. while cruising upriver to com. Join Ghlee Woodworth and marine ecologist and Amesbury. On the return captain Paul Aziz aboard the Your One Stop BBQ Shop for All Things Grilling leg, the Yankee Clipper travels along the shores Yankee Clipper. of Joppa, the home of Wednesday, Aug. 4 Grills, Fire Pits & Heaters – Parts & Accessories – Propane & Kerosene clammers, fishermen and A Newburyport Travelogue, 6 hunters. to 7 p.m., Program Room, Newburyport Public Library, New Sales & Repairs Monday, Aug. 2 94 State St. With guide Jack Feathered Friends and Long Santos, learn about New- Forgotten Friends, 9 to 10:30 buryport’s connections to a.m., Oak Hill Cemetery, the world. Find out how you main gates, Brown and can be a Global Newburyport State streets. Join Sue History Explorer. McGrath of Newburyport Birders and local historian Thursday, Aug. 5 Ghlee Woodworth. Clipper Heritage Trail, Down “Merrimack, the Resilient Along and the Ridge, 10 to River: An Illustrated Profile of 11:30 a.m. Meet at March’s the Most Historic River in New Hill (where the tour begins England,” 6 to 7 p.m., Pro- and ends), top of Bromfield gram Room, Newburyport Street. Walk along High Public Library, 94 State Street, and hear about the St. Author-journalist history of March’s Hill and Dyke Hendrickson will the homes of sea captains, an talk about the history and architect, an American Revo- health of the Merrimack lutionary soldier, a writer River. It is the birthplace of and benefactors. the Coast Guard, the home of the first major hydro- Saturday, Aug. 7 powered mills in America, Uncommon Ground — Pawtucket the source of a new sci- Spaces and Colonized Places on ence of clean drinking the Molodemak River Frontier, 10 water and the site of one to 11 a.m., Firehouse Center of the first successful labor for the Arts, Market Square. actions in the U.S. Join Kristine Malpica on this walking tour that explores Tuesday, Aug. 3, local and regional history of through Saturday, Aug. 7 Pawtucket-Pennacook spaces “Our House is Your Home for and colonized places along Maritime History,” 10 a.m. to the Molodemak (Merrimack 4 p.m., Custom House Mar- in English). itime Museum, 25 Water Can You Find Us, 10 a.m. to St. The museum’s exhibits 6 p.m., Oak Hill Cemetery, have a fresh look with new Brown and State streets. objects for education and More than 30 gravesites enjoyment. Docents will be will be labeled — ministers; on hand. See the Fresnel benefactors; sea captains Certified Alliance Dealer lens adorning the entrance such as Francis B. Todd, who before it returns to its was buried in a rum barrel; original home at Pomham artists; and the burial site www.fostersgrill.com Rocks Lighthouse in Riv- of Anna Jaques, benefactor erside, Rhode Island, on of the local hospital. Enjoy a Sept. 1. Pick up Chasing stroll through Oak Hill Cem- You Can Find us on Facebook and Instagram Port History scavenger etery while learning about hunt packets to learn more local residents from the past. about Newburyport his- 107 Eastern Ave. tory. For more information, Sunday, Aug. 8 Gloucester, MA 01930 visit www.thechmm.org or “Our House is Your Home for call 978-462-8681. Maritime History,” noon to 4 (978) 283-1275 Tuesday, Aug. 3 p.m., Custom House Mari- time Museum, 25 Water St. Clipper Heritage Trail’s Along Visit www.thechmm.org or the Water’s Edge Waterfront call 978-462-8681.
S13 North of Boston Media Group • SUMMER FUN • Friday, July 30, 2021 Welcome To one of the most scenic nine holes you can play anywhere ! OPEN DAILY YEAR ROUND weather permitting Call for a Tee Time 978-768-7544 Gift certificates available. Great present for any occasion! Visit Open 11am • Daily Pub Menu • Daily Specials The newly renovated Fairway Pub at Cape Ann Golf Club features delicious pub style fare created with Stavros family recipes and the freshest ingredients available. A rotating menu of daily specials includes Norrie Stavros’ homemade clam chowder, native steamers, fried clams, clam rolls, fish & chips, curried chicken and garden fresh salads, sliders, sandwiches and kids pizzas made to order. Our bar is stocked with a full selection of cocktails, wine, beer, craft brews and draughts on tap, flat screens and lottery games. Golfers and non-golfing visitors are invited to enjoy a meal overlooking the most scenic, challenging public course on the North Shore – all are welcome! 99 John Wise Avenue, Essex MA 01929 For more information go to capeanngolf.com directions | rates | history | course layout & more!
S14 North of Boston Media Group • SUMMER FUN • Friday, July 30, 2021 A tidal wave of fun at Hampton Beach Festivals, fireworks, films and more serve up a full plate of enjoyment Hampton Beach is a popu- com/HamptonNHBeach lar tourist destination thatfor more information and spans just over a mile of potential changes. New Hampshire’s 18-mile FIREWORKS DISPLAYS shoreline, which includes WHEN: 9:30 p.m., Seabrook, Hampton, North Wednesdays throughout the Hampton, Rye, New Castle summer, as well as Sunday, and Portsmouth. Sept. 5, and Saturday, Sept. Considered to be the busi-11 est beach along that stretch, WHERE: Between B and C Hampton Beach boasts a streets, Ocean Boulevard boardwalk, many shops HOW MUCH: Free and businesses, several DETAILS: Fireworks seasonal hotels and restau- displays are held on the rants, rental properties, and beach at the top of B and C the Hampton Beach Casino streets. 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