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PHOTOS CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: CAPTAIN BILL & SONS WHALE WATCH
(1ST, 2ND AND 4TH PHOTOS.) 3RD PHOTO: LEO KULINSKI, JR.
housands of tourists vacation on
Cape Ann every summer. One of the
most popular activities enjoyed by visitors
to our community is whale watching.
Visitors can taste the salty air as they cruise out of
beautiful Gloucester harbor past jetties, lighthouses
and even a historical castle on the way to Stellwagen
Bank, home to many kinds of wildlife, including the
beloved Humpback whale.
Gloucester is located eight miles from Stellwagen
Bank, a National Marine Sanctuary and even closer is
Jeffreys Ledge, and Tillies Bank, all prime whale
feeding grounds. Gloucester is the ideal place to
whale watch because of its proximity to these fertile
feeding grounds. Gloucester's whale watch companies are the only ones in New England who can easily
reach these feeding grounds on any given trip.
The ledges and banks of these feeding grounds
create a rich and productive marine habitat that
attracts numerous species of whales. Whale watching
season on Cape Ann begins when the whales return
to Cape Ann in early May, seeking our rich offshore
waters, and ends sometime in early November,
weather permitting.
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