Tag Archives: Lobster Trap Tree

Taking down the Lobsta Trap Tree

So many volunteers today, Maryanne, Rich Bean, B.J. Mohan, Steve Douglas, Bree and her daughter, Patrick Kelly, Rick Moore, Oliver Cleary, Ed Collard, Melissa Cox, Andrew NiCastro, Peter Asaro, Little Jeremiah,  Justin, and dad Tim, Nick Zagami and Heather Smidt (they … Continue reading

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Big Time Kudos To Those That Step Up Long After The Glory Is Gone

Rich Bean Submits This Photo- After the thanks are handed out and the lobster trap tree is lit in the dead cold of the middle of winter the arduous task of taking the lobster trap trree has to take place.  … Continue reading

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Gloucester At Dawn- 2012 Lobster Trap Tree 4:57AM 12/19/12

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Gloucester Lobster Trap Tree 2012 Baby!

How bout those cool lobster trap wire rocking chairs right out in front?  Cool, huh?

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Gloucester Lobster Trap Tree Lighting Photos From Anthony Marks

Thanks to Audrey’s Flower Shop For The Decorative Bow On The Blinged Out GMG Buoy.  Paul Morrison I know you put Sista Felicia Up The Rubber Duck Elf Buoy!

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Patricia Walsh Sends In Photos Of The P-Town Lobster Trap Tree

You know by now I hope folks know that when I write the title of a post like – Our Always Fair and Balanced Lobster Trap Tree Poll and Gloucester’s Lobster Trap Tree and proceed to write- “Don’t forget to … Continue reading

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Buoy Painting To Adorn The Worlds Most Beautiful Lobster Trap Tree Has Begun at Art Haven!

For more info go to one of the greatest organizations GTown has to offer- Buoys Days at Art Haven Buoys Days at Art Haven Drop in at Art Haven to paint a buoy for our Community Lobster Trap tree. Each … Continue reading

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Our Always Fair and Balanced Lobster Trap Tree Poll and Gloucester’s Lobster Trap Tree Gets A Helping Hand From Our Awesome Fire Department!

vote in the poll mid way down in this post Don’t forget to bring your children down to Art Haven to paint a buoy to adorn the tree.  That’s what separates our lobster trap tree from all those horribly disfigured … Continue reading

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Now That The Lobster Trap Tree Has Been erected It’s Buoy Painting Time!!!! Starts the week of Dec.3rd

Buoys Days at Art Haven Drop in at Art Haven to paint a buoy for our Community Lobster Trap tree. Each day is geared to an elementary  school so friends can paint together. Parents can carpool and get some shopping … Continue reading

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High Speed Time Lapse Build of the Gloucester MA Lobster Trap Tree

Santa’s helpers were very busy today. Go full screen, crank it up to eleven.

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The 2012 Gloucester MA Lobster Trap Tree Takes Shape

Pics and Video From Niece Amandacakes click for video- Our Donna Ardizzoni Hard At Work

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Joey Ciaramitaro, a blogger from Gloucester, Mass., called it “ridiculously disfigured” and “horribly disproportionate.”

Yeah, that pretty much sums it up. New York Times, Front Page.  It’s What We Do. Click here for the entire story Excerpt- When Jonesport joined Beals to make a lobster trap tree on the island for the first time … Continue reading

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Get Down To The Lobster Trap Tree For Tonight’s Tree Lighting Tonight at 5PM!

2011 Gloucester Lobster Trap Tree Sista Felicia Pics VIEW SLIDE SHOW DOWNLOAD ALL

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Painting Buoys At Art Haven Today Pics From Sista Felicia

Get your kids down there tomorrow and be part of the great tradition. Take a pic of your kid’s painted buoy, send it in ahere at goodmorninggloucester@yahoo.com and I promise to post it on GMG.  Don’t forget to add your … Continue reading

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The 2011 Gloucester Lobster Trap Tree Is Moving On Up!!!!

Photo from Ed Collard

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David Brooks, Shane O’Neil and Jesse Cremeans Deliver The Last of The Lobster Trap Tree Traps

It’s all fun when you are building the lobster Trap Tree and there are a bunch of people lending a hand.  Dismantling it and delivering the traps long after the fanfare has subsided shows dedication. Huge props to the boys … Continue reading

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This Is It!!!!! Friday Night- The Art Haven Lobster Buoy Auction and Art Show

You know all that positive energy that began way back when the lobstermen donated the use of their traps, the merry elves from Art Haven and the usual suspects spent days coordinating and building the lobster trap tree, the kids … Continue reading

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Art Haven Buoy Auction Banner Made By Anna the Elf

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More Buoys To Paint During The Winter Carnival Block Party! Saturday Dec 18th

Art Haven Director Dawn Gadow Writes- Thanks so much to everyone who came out to paint buoys at Art Haven last weekend! We had a record number of buoys painted and wanted to make sure to say a huge thanks … Continue reading

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Be A Part of The Gloucester Lobster Trap Tree- Buoy Painting At Art Haven Dec 10th and 11th

What sets our lobster trap tree apart from the inferior sterile ones from Maine?  Well it’s the kids of course!  Our children get to paint buoys at Art Haven with their names or designs or Scenes on them to adorn … Continue reading

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Lobster Trap Tree Wars Covered By The Associated Press

Lobster ports create Christmas trees — from traps AP – In this photo taken on Dec. 2, 2010, Albert Carver, looks at a 50-foot-tall Christmas tree made of lobster … By CLARKE CANFIELD, Associated Press Clarke Canfield, Associated Press – … Continue reading

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2010 Gloucester Lobster Trap Tree Built In A Day

Decorating of buoys for the tree will take place at Art Haven on Dec. 10th and 11th from 10am-4pm with the official lighting at 5:00 pm on the 11th. Feel free to call for more information.    978 283 3888

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The 2010 Gloucester Lobster Trap Tree Is Up- David Brooks Has Some Words of Thanks

A special thank you to all involved with the 2010 Lobster Trap Christmas Tree. The tree isn’t as big as last year but It certainly is a beauty. Standing around 30 ft. topped off with a lobster trap star. Its … Continue reading

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The 2010 Gloucester Lobster Trap Tree Takes Shape Pics From Donna Ardizzoni

Rick Moore and Russell Hobbs In the Heart Of The Monster Russell Hobbs, Paul Morrison and Rick Moore In The Belly Of The Beast

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Gloucester Lobster Trap Tree ’10 -The Beginning

Featuring the 9:00AM Crew- David and Daniel Brooks, Paul Morrison, Shane and his brother The Emo kid, Scotty Horne, Ed Collard, Donna Ardizzoni and Rick Moore. If you have any time at all today they could surely use a hand … Continue reading

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