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General Tips: Hidden Gloucester gems
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  • Written by Pawtuxet on Jun 24, 2008
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    • Favorite Thing: When touring the gardens of Gloucester, we got to see behind the walls and inside the gates of several grand old homes not normally seen by the visitor to Gloucester. Even tho the tour was about the gardens...the general landscape and architecture of the sites was truly striking. I thought what made many of the sites special was that the landscape architect used the natural elements so well. This is perhaps the finest legacy of the craftsman era, which is what many of the homes were. I thought you would enjoy a sample of what was on the tour, but you could also find many other fine examples all along the shoreline from above Revere to the top of Cape Ann.


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    General Tips: Discover gateways ~ drive slowly
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    • Favorite Thing: There are so many creative and wonderful gateways to find in Gloucester. One of the things I've noted again and again is the use of stone. There is a granite quarry just north of Rockport, and it seems the abundance of materials has enabled the homeowners and designers to mix it lavishly into their landscape plans.


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    General Tips: Water elements everywhere
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    • Favorite Thing: The natural elements are revered in Gloucester , from the mammoth rocks to the nearby river and out to the sea from the harbour. Highlighting what is best about the environment makes it not only beautiful, but natural and comfortable.


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    General Tips: Remembering the women
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  • Written by Pawtuxet on Oct 29, 2005
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    • Favorite Thing: There is a wonderful statue of a woman with child at the west end of the main boulevard along the shoreline of Gloucester. Most people visit the famous fisherman's statue commemorating all the men who have gone to sea and many lost. However this statue tells the story of the women and children who waited at home and watched the horizon til their husband and father came back to them.


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    General Tips: Walk the beach along the Boulevard
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  • Written by Pawtuxet on Oct 31, 2005
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    • Favorite Thing: There is a stretch of beach along the Boulevard where the draw bridge and fisherman's statue are...and it's a wonderful place to play. I watched a man with his little girl playing on a Sunday afternoon in October. The day was sunny, folks were watching the ocean as well as the draw bridge...and it was a beautiful way to linger at the end of the summer.


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    JessieLang Sat Sep 26, 2009 21:27 UTC
     Love the castle!    		Beausoleil Thu Sep 17, 2009 00:29 UTC
     What a beautiful painting! Thank you so much for sharing it. I loved your draw bridge. We have one in Sacramento but it doesn't go up; it goes sideways and river traffic passes on either side, the Tower Bridge. Fun!
    Jenniflower Mon Oct 27, 2008 11:18 UTC
     That Hammond Castle is just gorgeous... my kinda place... dash it that it's too far for a weekend trip ;)    		deecat Sat Jul 12, 2008 18:09 UTC
     Super updates.. Love gateway photos! Garden tour would be my style. Hammond Castle, Beauport Mansion, Old Artist Colony, & Our Lady of Good Voyage...all spectacular.
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