A New Chapter for the Cape Ann Museum After a $9 Million Renovation

On June 30, the doors of the Cape Ann Museum’s main campus in downtown Gloucester will open again for the first time since the fall of 2024. Many of ...

Delicious Dining Destination in Gloucester’s Rocky Neck

"This building was built in the 1900s,” says owner Patrick Hurd, ushering me into 51 Rocky Neck Restaurant, in Gloucester’s Rocky Neck Art Colony. Th...

The Cove at Rockport Expands Into a Year-Round Coastal Escape with New Oceanfront Rooms

The Cove at Rockport, a boutique hotel located in the heart of Rockport, Massachusetts, is officially expanding into a full-year destination, welcomi...

The Cape Ann Museum’s Newest Exhibition, Avery, Gottlieb & Rothko: By the Sea, Coincides With the Reopening of the Museum’s Main Campus

In the 1930s and ’40s, three influential American artists escaped the stifling crowds and heat of New York City summers for the rocky shores of Cape ...

Cape Ann in the Spotlight: Widow’s Bay Brings Hollywood Back to Gloucester and Rockport

The North Shore is once again taking center stage. The first two episodes of Apple TV+’s new comedy-horror series Widow’s Bay debuted this ...

Greater Cape Ann to Celebrate Third Annual Pride Month with Full Calendar of Events

The nonprofit Cape Ann Pride is coming back for their third year of events this year, during “Cape Ann Pride 2026,” featuring a vibrant schedule of e...

A New Chapter for Feather & Wedge: Under New Ownership, the Rockport Restaurant Continues to Shine

Feather & Wedge, which opened in 2016 in Rockport—back when the town had not yet approved the sale of retail alcohol (that change came in 2019)—s...

Cape Ann Tragedy: Gloucester Fishing Vessel Lily Jean Lost at Sea

North Shore mourns the loss of seven people after a Gloucester-based commercial fishing vessel was lost at sea late last week off the coast...

A New Winslow Homer Watercolor Exhibition at Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts Includes Pieces From His Formative Visits to Cape Ann

From The Fog Warning to The Blue Boat, Winslow Homer’s watercolor paintings are some of the most iconic and instantly recognizable pieces of American...

Cape Ann Museum Holds Free Screening of “Captains Courageous” on Aug. 28

As the Cape Ann Museum celebrates the official opening of its new campus, Cape Ann Museum Green, the public is invited to a free screening of the...