LONG-TAILED DUCK PAIR AT THE FISH PIER!

Murky day and fairly far off but beautiful to see a male and female pair of Long-tailed Ducks at the State Fish Pier.

Afternoon at the State Pier

GLOUCESTER HARBOR GLOWING TWILIGHT

Gloucester Harbor twilight hues as the light shifts from saffron to cinnabar to rose-violet. Click through slideshow to see full size.

WOWZER!!

Head of the Harbor WOW factor sunset.

Not too shabby from the the state fish pier, either!

Plum violet – when red meets blue.

 

RACE WITH THE SCHOONER ADVENTURE ON MARTHA’S VINEYARD!

Join Schooner Adventure in Martha’s Vineyard September 16 & 17 for the 28th Annual Pat West Gaff Rig and Schooner Race on Saturday, September 17th! This annual race benefits the island non-profit program, Sail Martha’s Vineyard. Adventure will be docked at Tisbury Wharf in Vineyard Haven Harbor from Thursday through Sunday hosting several dockside and sailing events.

To purchase tickets and read more, visit the Adventure’s website here.Recent snapshots of the Schooner Adventure docked at the Jodrey State Fish Pier

TWILIGHT FROM THE STATE FISH PIER

View of Gloucester Harbor from the Jodrey Pier. Click image to see larger.

BREAKING NEWS: FIRST LOOK @USCGNortheast CUTTER KEY LARGO ARRIVES GLOUCESTER!

Under the command of Captain LT Nolan Cuevas, Gloucester’s USCG new Cutter, the Key Largo, powered through the harbor before docking at the Jodrey State Fish Pier.

 

Executive Officer Brandon McCampbell reports that the crew of the Key Largo is the same as the crew that operated the Grand Isle. Approximately 32 days ago, they picked up the Key Largo in San Juan, then onto Miami, then to Charleston, before arriving in Gloucester. 

Interestingly, I asked Executive Officer McCampbell what the symbols mean that are painted above the Key Largo sign, each with a red X. The seven snowflakes represent seven cocaine seizures and the plant, marijuana seizures.

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Silhouettes ~ Capt. Joe Fishing Boat

Yesterday afternoon as the sun was setting I stopped down the Jodrey State Fish Pier to see if there was any ice left in the harbor. There was some, but it seemed mostly along the edges. Snapping photos of the Captain Joe fishing boat, I met the captain of the Captain Joe and, no surprise, his name is Captain Joe! He was super personable to talk with and asked whether I was speaking American English or was from Great Britain. I asked him from where was his accent and he said a combination of Sicilian and Italian. One of the crew joked and demanded a $100.00 per shot as he assumed I was working for an international magazine. Funny! I told them all about Good Morning Gloucester. If you read this Captain Joe, thanks for the photos of your beautiful boat in the setting sun!

I think the photos would be prettier if it were high tide, and will try again one afternoon.

Winter Sky

Last night’s views from Smith’s Cove and Jodrey State Fish Pier

Rocky Neck

Paint Factory from Jodrey Pier

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Fish on Fridays

Kathy and Marty spent some time at the Jodrey State Fish Pier this week to see what was going on. This week, most of the activity centered on the herring and mackerel fleet consisting of the Challenger, the Endeavour and the Voyager. The fleet’s catch is processed whole and sold frozen as food to foreign markets or as fresh, frozen or salted bait for domestic use.

There is almost always something going on at the Pier including off-loading, salting, icing or maintaining vessels and gear.

      

Color photos ©Kathy Chapman 2013
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B+Ws ©Marty Luster 2013

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