2012 Cape Ann Guide – Experience Cape Ann…serving Essex, Gloucester, Manchester-by-the-Sea and Rockport. Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce.
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ARTS & CULTURE CAPE ANN Cultural Activities Don Mosher painting Rockport Harbor Photo by Mark Wile, Worth Wile Communications MOSHER GALLERY When on Cape Ann, visit the Mosher Gallery where you will 0nd award-winning paintings and Giclée prints by two of America's prominent artists. Don & Christine and their staf will always make you feel welcome whether you are a collector or just passing through... "Sea Horses and Starfsh" by Christine A. Mosher Giclée prints available 13 Main Street, Rockport, MA 01966 978.985.0010 moshergallery.com The Sargent House Museum (978) 281-2432 www.sargenthouse.org 49 Middle Street, Gloucester Once the home of Judith Sargent Murray, America's first feminist, this high-style Georgian house is prominently located on a hill overlooking the harbor. Its interiors feature ornate woodcarvings, Sheraton furniture, and an outstanding collection of family portraits. Works by John Singer Sargent, Mrs. Murray's great-great-great nephew, line the walls. Mrs. Murray led a tumultuous life fraught with writing successes and personal tragedies. To learn more, visit the Sargent House on Friday, Saturday or Sunday, June-September, from Noon to 4:00 pm. Admission charged. Schooner Adventure (978) 281-8079 www.schooner-adventure.org Rocky Neck, Gloucester Harbor The dory-fishing Schooner Adventure is a National Historic Landmark and the last of the great Grand Bank Gloucester Fishing Schooners. These vessels, and the intrepid fishermen that sailed them, were immortalized by Rudyard Kipling in his literary classic Captains Courageous. The Schooner Adventure is being restored to serve as a 44 Cape Ann Guide 2013 ~ Essex, Gloucester, Manchester-by-the-Sea, and Rockport