Finley s adventures: Traveling to Gloucester on Cape Ann
Sherry Fendell/Special to the Crier
“White light flashing every 5 seconds . Eastern Point Lighthouse was erected in 1832 on Gloucester’s eastern point to mark the harbor entrance. In addition to the light, there is a lighthouse station, which continues to serve as housing for the U.S. Coastguard. One of the station’s more famous occupants was Winslow Homer. The noted artist spent a year living at the light in 1880.” from Cape Ann information
I knew that Finley and I could not delay our trip to Cape Ann, Good Harbor Beach in particular, for this beach was off limits to resident dogs and visitors from April 1-October 1, and today was March 29th. We decided to leave the forested landscape of home and take the hour’s journey north. I packed Finley’s dinner, my lunch, apple slices for us and 2 thermoses of water.
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Why this salty Massachusetts coastal town hooks artists
In Gloucester, maritime history and magical light lure visitors to the state’s lesser-known cape.
An aerial view of Gloucester, Massachusetts, shows off the coastal town’s fabled natural light.Photograph by Isaac J Aiello, Discover Gloucester
ByHannah Sheinberg
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THINK OF CAPE ANN as Cape Cod’s saltier sister, a hard-working fishing community that’s about as old as the Plymouth Colony. It’s weathered and welcoming, bucolic and blue-collar. In other words, it’s as quintessentially New England as a dropped “r.”
Its briny appeal partly explains why this cape, located about an hour outside of Boston, Massachusetts, seems to hide in plain sight compared to much-ballyhooed Cape Cod. Yet its combination of charming seascapes and colonial history have turned this spit of sand into an artistic hub one with a storied past.
January 9, 2021
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The award-winning photographer captured images of the iconic Massachusetts structures and recently shared them in a blog post called “2020 Best of Massachusetts Lighthouse Photography.”
“I’m happy that people can travel to places through my pictures, even through the pandemic,” he said.
The landscape, seascape, and Boston photographer from Natick is a native of Germany who moved to Massachusetts 20 years ago and operates Roth Galleries, a collection of New England fine art photography and Boston images.
“I keep telling everybody that I’m so lucky to call New England home,” Roth said. “There’s so many different parts that you can explore. It’s enough for a lifetime, actually.”