Articles for tag: Gloucester Massachusetts, Mackerel, Striped Bass

Karla News

Best Beaches in Gloucester, Massachusetts

I have spent much of my life hanging out at Massachusetts’ North Shore beaches. My grandfather lived on the North Shore in Ipswich. As a kid, I spent a wonderful week with him every summer at his charming home overlooking the ocean at Little Neck. Gloucester in particular, has some of the best beaches on ...

Karla News

A Surfer’s Quest for Gulf Wax

Tired of rashes that rendered him nearly comatose and a board that reeked of the smell of candy, the Jacksonville Surfing Examiner (or JSE, as he is so affectionately now known) had had enough. So he went on a quest: For Gulf Wax. Growing up in the sixties, there was no surf wax. Surfers either ...

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Why You Should Visit Gloucester, Massachusetts

When people talk about “the Cape” in Massachusetts they are usually referring to Cape Cod. There is another cape, however, which offers seaside New England charm without the congestion of Cape Cod. That cape is Cape Ann, which includes America’s oldest seaport, the town of Gloucester. Gloucester is located 35 miles north of Boston, and ...