By Mark Kanny Published: Saturday, June 8, 2013, 9:00 p.m. Updated: Sunday, June 9, 2013 Chances are you’ve seen Rockport and Gloucester, Mass., even if you’ve never actually visited them. The film “The Perfect Storm” (2000) starring George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg and Diane Lane was filmed in Gloucester and based on a book about the 1991 loss of […]
telegraph.co.uk: New England – a perfect break on the ‘other’ cape
Cape Ann was featured in an article on the telegraph.co.uk site that directly brought tourists here last month! Read the persuasive article below! “Cape Ann, home to the most oft-painted building in the US [Motif #1] – celebrated in a festival on May 18 – deserves to be better known in Britain, says Paul Wade.” […]
golocalworcester.com: Manchester and Essex in Top 50 Communities
golocalworcester.com: Manchester-by-the-Sea and Essex in Top 50 Massachusetts’ Best Communities 2013 #16 Manchester By The Sea For its first 200 years Manchester by the Sea thrived as a fishing community until 1845 when it became the summer home destination of choice for Boston’s wealthy elite. This trend was bolstered by the efforts of famous architects, who […]
farewelltravels.com Features Cape Ann in “Escape To: Gloucester”
Say the word “Cape” when referring to Massachusetts and inevitably, it is followed by the word “Cod.” But there’s another Cape many Bostonians and other New Englanders love to escape to: Cape Ann, which is on the northern edge of Massachusetts Bay. At the center of it all is Gloucester, which was actually one of […]
mainstreet.com: Untraditional Fourth of July Traditions
mainstreet.com Names Gloucester in Their List of Untraditional Fourth of July Traditions Listed at #8 is the Fishtown Horribles Parade in Gloucester, MA. 8. Fishtown Horribles Parade, Gloucester, Mass.: This old-fashioned parade is anything but traditional red, white and blue tributes. The parade got its start way back when farmers brought their farm animals to […]
boston.com: Rockport Listed On Top 25 Places To Live
Rockport was listed on the Top 25 Places to live in Massachusetts by boston.com. Below is the excerpt featuring Rockport at #22. 22. Rockport At a glance: Area: Rural Region: MetroNorth Population: 6,952 Rockport is both a residential town and a spot for tourists since it is surrounded on three sides by the Atlantic Ocean. […]