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Sunset over Boston on the far shore
viewed from Niles Beach
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Motif
#1 in nearby Rockport is said to be the most photgraphed
and painted site in New England |
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Notice
the belvedere of Hovey House visible through the spokes of Leonard Craske's
famous
Man at the Wheel above. |
Imagine
endless possibilities for exciting activities. A short walk down the
hill leads to America's oldest working seaport where visitors can stroll
the harbor side or pick up a whale watch or schooner cruise. Equally
accessible are world class museums, fun shops, art galleries, flea markets,
fine dining, historic junkets, bike and hiking trails, colorful local
festivals and glorious parks and beaches. Boston is less than an hour
away by commuter rail and the station is walking distance from the house.
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Area
attractions include:
ARTS & MUSEUMS
• Cape
Ann Historical Museum
• Rocky
Neck Art Colony
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North Shore Arts Association
• Rockport
Art Association
• Beauport
Museum
• Hammond
Castle Museum
• Sargent-Murray
House Museum
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The
Gruppé Gallery
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The
Manship-Quarry Gallery
•
Gloucester
Stage Company
•
Fishtown
ArtSpace
• Beauport
• Bearskin
Neck
• Cape Ann Symphony
• Gloucester Stage Company
• West End Theater
• Silent Men Speaking
• Windhover
Dance Company
• North Shore Music Theatre
• Music at
Eden's Edge
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Gloucester Maritime
Heritage Center
• The
Schooner Adventure
• Parlez-Moi Press
• Rockport
Chamber Music Festival
RECREATION:
Whale watches
and deep sea fishing trips
• Yankee
Fleet
• Captain
Bills
• Cape
Ann Whale Watch
• Kayman
Charters
Kayak rentals and river cruises
• Essex
River Basin Adventures
• North
Shore Kayak Rentals
• Six lighthouses
• Seven
public beaches
• The
Crow's Nest (infamous saloon featured in "The Perfect Storm")
• Halibut Point
State Park
• Birdwatching
• Much, much more
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Every
day you can see Gloucester's lobster fleet returning to harbor laden with
lobster for evening dinner.
Sunset
over Ipswich Bay at
Annisquam Lighthouse
Cape
Ann Community Links - dozens of links about everything Cape
Ann
Cape Ann
Salon - arts updates on Cape Ann
SeARTS - Society for the Encouragement
of the ARTS
Cape Ann Chamber
of Commerce
Stage
Fort Park Visitor's Center
Cape Ann E-Postcards
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Spend
a day browsing the art galleries of Rocky Neck,
America's oldest art colony
Other
area attractions of interest include:
Isles of Shoals
House of the Seven Gables
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Harvard University Art
Museums - Fogg Art Museum
Peabody-Essex Museum
Isabella Stewart
Gardner Museum
Society for the Preservation
of New England Antiquities
The Old Manse
in Concord
The Thoreau Farm Trust
Orchard House - Home of the
Alcotts
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Late
afternoon light washes over Good Harbor Beach,
a popular place for swimming, surfing, and strolling. |
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Early
morning light on Long Beach where visitors swim
and walk the beach searching for shells. |
The
Twin Lights of Thacher Island, accessible by boat.
Visitors can picnic on the island, explore an old graveyard
and climb the North Tower (on the right). |
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Call
978.281.7732 or email for
more information.
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