On December 22nd, the Gerry 5 opened its doors and showed off the great miniaturized town of Marblehead. I headed down with my kids as we had missed this in years past and we all gazed at the incredible work that lay before us. There were a half dozen readily recognizable scenes of Marblehead and a train (seen in the background above) to recreate life as it was decades ago. If you missed this next year, make sure you visit next December. And look below for two more images […]
Back to the snow of December 30th for this image of a house on Hooper Street. I’ve wanted to capture this house for a long time and found myself in front of it as the light rose on December 30th. I had already photographed State Street and the sunrise from Front Street. I had made my way to try to capture Old Town with the benefits of the parking ban when I came across the great contrasts here. The snow along the clapboard panelling and the wreath […]
During the Festival of Arts weekend that took place not too long ago, I decided to walk down Washington Street to view the exhibit at Old North Church. As I made my way down (with my camera conveniently draped over my shoulder), I noted the houses displaying flags. This one was clearly the champion on the block with the long, old flag draping down. I had to wait for the wind to calm […]
This week’s Keep it Local entry is one of the newer businesses in town – Captn’s Bakery on Washington Street. Captn’s Bakery opened in early June at the site of the Sea Gull gift shop. Since opening their doors, the bakery has been turning out artisans breads, bagels, pastries, cupcakes and always seems crowded (at least every time I pass by). I actually had to wait a solid 20 minutes for the place to empty […]
