"La Beba in Gloucester" a Gloucester Travel Page by la_beba

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Gloucester is America's Oldest Seaport...... founded in 1623 as a Massachusetts Bay Colony by the Dorchester Company. Fishing stages were set up in what is now called State Fort Park. Fishing is still a mainstay of Gloucester's economy and culture. You can really still walk along the Waterfront and see the fishing boats coming in and out of the harbor. Almost as old as fishing is to Gloucester is the tremendous wealth of the arts and cultural to the community. Writers such as T.S. Eliot, Henry Wadsworth Longellow and Rudyard Kipling were inspired here. Artists the caliber of Winslow Homer, Fitz Hugh Lane and Childe Hassam painted here. Rocky Neck Art Colony is the oldest, continuously work art colony in the United States. There are galleries and shops on the "Neck" as well as in other parts of the City. Many days you can see artists at their easels painting scenic views.
Sixteen years before Gloucester was settled, Samuel de Champlain sailed into Gloucester Harbor in 1604 and christened it "Le Beau Port". The stunning, rugged beauty of Gloucester's coastline, the long, sandy beaches and the clear blue Atlantic Ocean have attracted visitors every since. It has an attractive downtown, museums and tours on land and sea all make it a great destination.
Located 30 miles northeast of Boston, Gloucester is easily accessible by car or train.