We are currently touring New England with the kids. It’s a car trip, but we’re sticking close to the water. Today we arrived in Gloucester, MA. After reading The Last Fish Tale and stumbling upon some Gloucester blogs (see related post), I knew I had to come to Gloucester sooner rather than later. Joey of GoodMorningGloucester was incredibly helpful with advice on visiting his hometown. (His blog is a fantastic compilation of photos, videos, and news from America’s oldest fishing port.)
Upon our arrival in town, we made the obligatory stop at the Man at the Wheel, the Gloucester Fishermen’s Memorial.
From there we proceeded straight to Captain Joe & Sons to try to find Joey. He wasn’t hard to find:
When we got there, he was busy crating up lobsters and herring:
We chatted a bit, and he suggested some places to visit. So we headed off to the Gloucester Maritime Heritage Center, but first we had lunch:
There is a great pier behind the heritage center, and we sat there for a while as I took billions of pictures. Fishing boats of all varieties were headed out to sea:
Finally, heeding the call of our stomachs, we left the pier and headed for dinner, which we ate at Halibut Point, located in the building where Howard Blackburn had his inn.
I’m glad you had a chance to come up and visit. Joey is an ultra-cool and very community minded blogger. Hope you have a chance to post more of your Gloucester pictures. It is fun to see how others view our town.
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Glad you had a good time. Joey’s the man if you want to know what to do around here.
If your interested in Howard Blackburn, you should read Joseph Garlands book; Lone Voyager: The Extraordinary Adventures Of Howard Blackburn Hero Fisherman Of Gloucester.
Lone Voyager: The Extraordinary Adventures Of Howard Blackburn Hero Fisherman Of Gloucester
Thanks for the recommendation. I’ll put the book on my “to read” list. In fact, I think the person at the next table at Halibut Point mentioned it as well.