Glover’s Regiment Fires a Salute on Memorial Day

Memorial Day weekend has finally arrived and with it comes the promise of Summer with pools opening around town, boats heading to their moorings in Marblehead Harbor and the days getting longer and warmer. As part of the Memorial Day parade, the Glover's Regiment marches to Memorial park and fires a salute in memory of those whose sacrifices we remember on this day. This image was captured last year as the old muskets fired - in the case of a few rifles, you can see a significant flame erupt as well.

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:04:30-05:00May 23rd, 2014|Categories: Traditions|Tags: Glover's regiment, Memorial Day, Memorial park|2 Comments

Santa Claus comes to Marblehead

On Saturday, December 7th as part of the Annual Marblehead Christmas Walk, Santa and Mrs. Claus came to town. They arrived aboard a lobster boat and stopped for photos prior to making their way up State Street in the annual Christmas Walk parade. The weather cooperated with fairly mild temps for early December and the coating of snow that had fallen overnight put much of the town in a festive mood. Turnout was great and my family and I ended up on the corner of State and Washington streets with me hoping for a shot that would include the newly [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:05:47-05:00December 9th, 2013|Categories: Traditions|Tags: Christmas, Old Town House|0 Comments

At the Starting Line of the Redd’s Pond Model Boat Regatta

On Friday, July 5th the Marblehead Festival of Arts Annual Model Boat Regatta took place at Redd's Pond. As we have for each of the past three years, I took the kids to the lawn at Abbot Hall and we built a model boat to compete. It was the boy's turn for a boat (they alternate each year) so we ended up with a grey on black battleship that he named the USS Constitution and promptly painted on cannons to do battle with the other boats. We headed down to Redd's Pond at 3pm for the start of the model [...]

By Eyal Oren|2015-06-13T16:07:54-04:00July 6th, 2013|Categories: Traditions|Tags: people, pond, Redd's pond, regatta, sailboat|0 Comments

Firing the Cannon Under a Rainbow – Dolphin Yacht Club

Five yacht clubs in five weeks and it ends with a bang! For those who might have missed the start of this project, it all began on May 20th when I found myself facing a lackluster sunset and decided to shoot the first of the yacht clubs firing the cannon at sunset. It was supposed to finish on Tuesday night at the Dolphin Yacht Club. I had called ahead a week prior and spoken to a wonderfully friendly South African gentleman who ran the launch. He invited me down to shoot the cannon and the stars seemed to align well [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:05:55-05:00June 27th, 2013|Categories: Traditions|Tags: boats, cannon, Dolphin yacht club, lighthouse, rainbow, sunset, yacht club|0 Comments

Firing the Cannon at Sunset – Marblehead Yacht Club

On Wednesday, June 5th, I was able to visit the fourth of our yacht clubs and capture this image of the cannon firing at sunset over Marblehead harbor. I had phoned the Marblehead Yacht Club when the conditions looked good for sunset and received permission to head down and try to capture their cannon firing at sunset. When I arrived, I introduced myself to the launch driver and designated cannon shooter for the night - Dan. It dawned on me as I sought out a composition just how different each of the cannons had been. On this occasion, I had [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:05:55-05:00June 20th, 2013|Categories: Traditions|Tags: cannon, lighthouse, Marblehead yacht club, sunset, yacht club|0 Comments

Firing the Cannon at Sunset – Boston Yacht Club

After capturing yesterday's image of the woman running across the causeway and Monday's image of Castle Rock seen from Sky High, I decided to see if I could capture the third of five yacht clubs firing the cannon at sunset. As I mentioned in the two previous posts, the first image was a happy accident but quickly led to this project and a pursuit to learn more about when this great tradition originated in Marblehead. I crossed back over the causeway and headed to the Boston Yacht Club on what ended up being a day when they were closed. I [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:05:55-05:00June 13th, 2013|Categories: Traditions|Tags: Boston yacht club, cannon, Marblehead Harbor, sunset, yacht club|0 Comments

Firing the Cannon at Sunset from the Corinthian Yacht Club

Last week I shared an image of the cannon being fired at sunset from a yacht club. That image came about by chance as I happened to end up at that spot during a fairly lackluster sunset and got the idea to focus on the cannon fire. Click here to see that image and read a bit more about this tradition in Marblehead: Cannon at Sunset After that incredible experience, I decided to try to photograph the other yacht clubs firing their cannons at sunset. Next up was the Corinthian Yacht Club. I first ventured out here on May [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:05:56-05:00June 5th, 2013|Categories: Traditions|Tags: Abbot Hall, cannon, Corinthian Yacht Club, Marblehead Harbor, sunset|0 Comments

Firing Muskets on Memorial Day

With Memorial Day upon us, I went back to the archive and pulled out this image taken last year. Marblehead does an amazing job in remembering those who gave the ultimate sacrifice to this country. With a muster at Old Town House at 8am, a parade that begins at 9am at Old Town House and winds down to Memorial park, and a series of speeches at the park, there is much to do on this day. At the end of the speeches, Glover's Regiment is seen firing muskets to honor those lost in past conflicts.

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:05:56-05:00May 27th, 2013|Categories: Traditions|Tags: Memorial Day, Memorial park|0 Comments

Firing the Cannon at Sunset over Marblehead Harbor

On Tuesday night, I headed out after putting the kids to bed in hopes of capturing another good sunset. While the clouds and approaching storms should have combined to put on a strong show, the light never really materialized. I had driven to Chandler Hovey again but didn't make it out of the car before turning back. On the way back, I turned down Foster Street to see what the view was like. As I got out of the car, I noticed someone sitting by the cannon and realized I had made it in time to witness the great Marblehead [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:05:56-05:00May 23rd, 2013|Categories: Traditions|Tags: cannon, Eastern Yacht Club, Marblehead Harbor, sunset|0 Comments

Glover’s Regiment at the Christmas Walk Parade

This weekend marked the Annual Christmas Walk and, as the festivities began, a light snow fall commenced to add to the festive mood. After Santa landed by way of a lobster boat and took photos with the assembled kids, a parade took place led to Glover's Regiment. I happened to have ended up in front of Old Town House with my kids and, as the regiment marched up State Street, I quickly grabbed the camera and found an angle to capture this moment. When the lead drummers turned, I grabbed this image. The Regiment largely hid the assembled crowd and [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:06:07-05:00December 3rd, 2012|Categories: Traditions|Tags: Christmas, Glover's regiment, people, State Street|0 Comments