Cape Ann Community Links

Museums, youth groups, art associations, community groups, links to maritime and historical information - all things Cape Ann!

• Nubar Alexanian
• American Storyboard ~ non-profit company produces documentary videos, including a documentary on the schooner Adventure.
  
• An Artful Touch
• ArtsGloucester -  A cultural space on-line
• Geoffrey Bayliss
• Cape Ann Artisans
• Cape Ann Art Collective
• Cape Ann Art Haven - Drawing the best of the community.
  
• Cape Ann Community Cinema
• Cape Ann Photographic Foundation
  
• Cape Ann Symphony  Dedicated to the joy of music. 
• Sven Ohrvel Carlson
• Correale Gallery
• Gloucester Stage Company
  
• Robert Gruppé
• Joy Halsted
• The Hive Cape Ann - a non-traditional arts and culture collective
• Iron Works of Art/Chris Williams Sculpture
  
• Sue Long
• Local Colors Cooperative Gallery
  
• Music at Eden's Edge
• Music in Gloucester - Contains information about about music programs and concerts produced by David Benjamin.  Includes a schedule for the concerts at the Stage Fort Park Bandstand.
  
• C.W. Mundy
• North Shore Arts Association

• Parlez-Moi Press  featuring poetry and other writing by Cape Ann authors.
• Random Arts Gallery
  
• Rockport Art Association
• Rockport Chamber Music Festival
• Rockport Legion Band
  
• Rocky Neck Art Colony
• John J. Ronan ~ poet, teacher, and journalist, award-winning script writer, children's author, and producer/host of  "The Writer's Block with John Ronan".
  
• Dana Salvo:  Mother of Grace: An Exhibition of Gloucester Photographs
• SEArts
  
• Carol StJohn
• State of the Art Galleries
• Michael Stoffa
• Paul Strisik
• Marilyn Swift ~ watercolors~
• Sympatiko Gallery
• John Terelak
• Peter Todd, Poet
  
• Robert E. Viau
• Anna Vojtech
• Wenniger Gallery
• West End Theater
  
• Windhover Center for the Performing Arts
  

• Boat Parade of Lights Committee Page ~ News and announcements about the annual Labor Day weekend event.
  
• BuyFresh.org  Your source for the freshest produce in Essex County. Support Essex County Agriculture.
• Cape Ann Amateur Radio Association
• Cape Ann Farmers' Market
  
• Cape Ann Figure Skating Club ~ Lessons and programs for all ages (tots to adults) and all skill levels.
  
• Cape Ann Fisheries Institute
• Cape Ann Forum ~ an independent, non-partisan community organization dedicated to increasing public understanding of local, national and international issues.
  
• Cape Ann Sportsman's Club
• Cape Ann Time Bank
• Cape Ann Yankee Swap - We are residents of the Cape Ann, Massachusetts cities of Gloucester, Rockport, Manchester and Essex who want to give and receive items with one another in a barter system which does not involve any monetary payment. This group will enable us to recycle and help save the planet, help citizens of all social classes and save resources and energy for people who want to get rid of old things to make room for new ones.
• Cape Ann YMCA
• Cape Ann Youth Basketball ~ Cape Ann Boys Youth Basketball Travel League
• Cape Ann Youth Lacrosse
  
• Fishermen Youth Soccer  Registration info, schedules.
• Gloucester Education Foundation
• Gloucester Fishermen's Wives Association (GFWA)  Information about the organization's many different activities and interests.
• Gloucester Fund ~ A non-profit umbrella group serving grass-roots organizations in civic, cultural, educational, athletic, or other benevolent purposes or activities.
  
• Gloucester Gig Rowers
• Gloucester High School Fishermen - Official site of GHS Football and Athletics
  
• Gloucester International Dory Racing   Race results and more.
• Gloucester Police Patrolman's Association   Educating members of the community regarding public safety issues/community policing/department happenings/etc.
• Gloucester School Connection  -  Our mission is to enhance education and reward innovation in the Gloucester Public Schools.
  
• Gloucester WWII Veterans Memorial - Support the effort to create a memorial for Gloucester's WWII veterans. There is also contact information if you have a story to tell or if you would like to provide additional information about local WWII veterans.
• "On the Cove" ~ a diary of living on Lanes Cove, a small cove in the Lanesville area of Gloucester Massaschusetts.
  
• Rockport LIttle League   Providing baseball and softball for the boys and girls of Rockport
• Rotary Club of Gloucester
• Rotary Club of Rockport
  
• SeniorCare
• St. Peter's Fiesta
  

• Cape Ann Paranormal Society
  
• Cape Ann Vernal Ponds  The Cape Ann Vernal Pond Team was established and began locating and certifying vernal ponds in 1990 as a joint venture with the New England Herpetological Society.
• Center for Oceanic Research and Education (CORE) ~  a non-profit organization dedicated to the study and conservation of cetaceans.
  
• Comet Hale-Bopp - Field image from Halibut Point
• "For the Birds" Message Board - sharing information about wild birds and the hobby of bird watching on Cape Ann and beyond.
  
• Gloucester Area Astronomy Club ~ The club meets at 8:00 pm on the second Friday of the month, at St Paul Lutheran Church in Lanesville.
  
• The Great Marsh - A coastal treasure in our backyard.
  
• Save Cape Ann  Working to protect Cape Ann's woods, wetlands and neighborhoods.
• Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary  Up-to-date, reliable and official information on the resources, history, research activities, education programs and management of the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary.
• The Trustees of Reservations - Conserving the Massachusetts Landscape
  
• Whale Center of New England  Regular Gloucester seal sighting updates, winter stranding reports, facts and photos.
• Whales and Wolves ~ Nature photography by Leo Kulinski, Jr.
  

• Action, Inc.   Providing Human Services for Greater Cape Ann since 1965. Serving Gloucester, Ipswich, Rockport, Essex, and Manchester-by-the-Sea.
• American Red Cross - Gloucester & Essex Chapter    Note:  The Gloucester & Essex Chapter of the American Red  Cross has closed.
• Cape Ann Animal Aid   Pet List, Wish List, News and Events
• Cape Ann Food Pantry/Open Door - Feeding the hungry of Cape Ann since 1978
  
• Cape Ann Habitat for Humanity - Building Houses.  Changing Lives.
• Help for Abused Women and Their Children (HAWC)   Services, volunteer opportunites, wish list.
  24-Hour Hotline (978) 744-6841     Gloucester Hotline (978) 281-1135
• Pathways for Children (Child Development Programs of  Cape Ann)
• Veterans' Services, Gloucester Office ~ News and information for and about Cape Ann's Military Personnel.
• Women, Infant and Children Nutrition Program -  Northern Essex WIC:  Local offices located at  180 Main Street, Gloucester, MA (978-281-4540) and 4 Ocean Street, Beverly, MA (978-922-2110)  Visit the program's main site at mass.gov's WIC Nutrition Program for more information
  

• Babson Boulders  Learn about these inscribed rocks in Dogtown.
• Essex National Heritage Area "There's More to Explore"
• Gloucester Fire Department History - Serving Gloucester since 1831
  
• The Gloucester Guide Stroll through time with excerpts from one of Joe Garland's Gloucester history books.
  
  • The Waterfront ~ an archived set of Chapters from The Gloucester Guide focusing on Gloucester's waterfront.
    
• History of the Shute & Merchant Company, Gloucester, MA  - Updated 08/19/04!  Now has pages with stereoviews, fishing industry and harbor photos.
  2/07/08 - updated with even more stereoview images, vintage magazine articles about the quarries, etc. and now one section related to the genealogy of the Shutes and Merchants of Gloucester Mass.
• Mason Walton, The Hermit of Gloucester ~ article at hermitary.com
• Out of Gloucester This site is dedicated to the thousands of men who have fished out of the port of Gloucester and their stories.
  Now back online!
  

• Gulf of Maine Ocean Observing System  Real time sea and weather conditions from the GOMOOS Buoy A located 7 nautical miles southeast of Gloucester.
• SandyBay.net   Marine directory, reference directory and links to local marine information.

• Andrews Woods - Rockport, MA
• Atlantic Path - Interpreter's Notes (Halibut Point State Park Blog)
• James Babson Museum ~ Route 127/Main Street, Rockport, MA
  The museum was originally built in 1658 and operated as a cooperage by James Babson.  In addition to the buildings importance as a historical structure, the museum provides an overview of the important trade of barrel making with tools from the era exhibited. The museum is operated under the custody of the Babson Historical Association.
  The museum is open during the months July and August, Tuesday through Sunday, with the hours of 2pm-5pm.  There is no admission fee to the museum.
• Beauport, the Sleeper-McCann House
  
• Cape Ann Historical Museum  Art exhibits, research library and archives.
• Cogswell's Grant ~ 18th-century farmhouse in Essex
  
• Eastern Point Wildlife Sanctuary - Mass. Audubon
  
• Essex Historical Society & Shipbuilding Museum Preserving the history of Essex and the town's shipbuilding industry.
• Gloucester Maritime Heritage Center  The Gloucester Maritime Heritage Center is the only working historic waterfront in the Northeast that combines a historic working marine railway, where wooden vessels are hauled and repaired, with a Gulf of Maine aquarium, vessels tracing the fishing history of Gloucester, ongoing construction of wooden boats, and educational exhibits and programs.
• GoodHarborBeach.com  A site dedicated to photos of Good Harbor Beach.
  
• Halibut Point State Park  A celebration and documentation of the natural beauty found in this coastal park - includes breathtaking photographs.
  Halibut Point State Park Blog
  Mass DEM site - Halibut Point State Park - includes a self-guided walking tour brochure, printable pdf file.
  
• Hammond Castle Museum  Includes events and photos in addition to great information about John Hays Hammond.
• New England Lighthouses   The home page of a virtual guide of N.E. Lighthouses. Specific Cape Ann lighthouse pages:

Annisquam Light
Eastern Point Light
Straitsmouth Island Light
Ten Pound Island Light
Thatcher Island Twin Lights

• The Paper House
  
• Ravenswood Park  Download pdf map at this Trustees of Reservations site
  
• Sargent House Museum  Built in 1782 for Judith Sargent Murray
• Sandy Bay Historical Society & Museums
  
• Schooner Adventure  History, stories, education.
• Thatcher Island Association   Thacher Island Association supports and encourages historic preservation and restoration of the structures on the Island.

• Cape Ann Beacon
• Cape Ann League Scores ~ Your Source for Cape Ann League Scores and Standings
  
• Gloucester Daily Times
• Moorestuffonline - Local sports coverage and news from Rick Moore

• North of Boston Library Exchange  Search libraries in nearby towns for that book you can't find. Lots of interesting links, too.