Glover’s regiment

Marching to the Beat on State Street

Another incredible Marblehead Christmas Walk is in the books and, as has been the case for the past few years, I set up along State Street to capture Glover's Regiment leading the annual parade.  This year I decided to bring along a single 35mm lens and set it to its widest aperture in the hopes of focusing on just one part of the parade.  As luck would have it, the drummer was on my side of the street and I captured this image of him drumming while the rest of the regiment was marching to the beat on State Street.

By |2017-12-04T21:22:30-05:00December 6th, 2017|Categories: Traditions|Tags: , , , |6 Comments

Marching in the Christmas Walk Parade

This weekend, the annual Marblehead Christmas Walk took place and, as an added bonus, my daughter was marching in the Christmas Walk parade for the first time.  I decided to set up along State Street hoping to capture images of Glover's Regiment and then her cheerleading group on this timeless street with the star hanging from a crane near the Landing.  I managed a few shots that I was happy with and then ran up State and across Washington Street to try one more shot of Glover's Regiment marching in front of Old Town House. As luck would have it, [...]

By |2016-12-04T20:18:05-05:00December 5th, 2016|Categories: Traditions|Tags: , , , |10 Comments

Marblehead Christmas Walk

The Marblehead Christmas Walk is this weekend and I thought I would share this image of Glover's Regiment walking down State Street at the conclusion of the 2011 parade to spread the word.  If you are new in town or haven't participated in the Marblehead Christmas Walk festivities, make sure you head to historical downtown this weekend. This year marks the 46th version of the annual event sponsored by the business community.  Tonight, there will be a Tree Lighting at the National Grand Bank lot from 6-7pm as well as a lobster trap tree lighting in front of Mud Puddle [...]

By |2016-11-30T00:13:17-05:00December 2nd, 2016|Categories: Old Town|Tags: , , , |5 Comments

Marblehead School Year has Begun

I dropped off my son at the Marblehead Community Charter Public School this morning and was excited to capture the annual ceremony declaring that the Marblehead school year has begun.  I learned today that Glover's Regiment has been firing this salute to start the school year since 1995.  This year the location was moved closer to the school which made for a much better photo opportunity than last year in the field.

By |2016-08-29T19:49:04-04:00August 29th, 2016|Categories: Traditions|Tags: , |0 Comments

Glover’s Regiment Starts the School Year with a Bang

This morning, the Marblehead Community Charter Public School will start the school year with a bang (or actually five) as the Glover's Regiment fires a five gun salute to open the academic calendar.  I first witnessed this Marblehead tradition last year as my son entered fourth grade.  I'll be returning this morning for the start of his fifth grade school year and this uniquely Marblehead way to start the school year.

By |2016-08-28T18:55:37-04:00August 29th, 2016|Categories: Traditions|Tags: , |4 Comments

Marblehead Christmas Walk – Waiting for Traffic to Clear

One last image from this year's Marblehead Christmas Walk.  Shortly after capturing Glover's Regiment marching up State Street, they stopped and stood and waited for traffic to clear.  I had my camera aimed at the regiment and missed what led to the stoppage but was thankful for the respite as I was able to snag one more image of the group with their historical attire.  Each member has such a unique expression on his face as they all peer out wondering what might be holding up the parade.

By |2016-11-06T12:03:52-05:00December 11th, 2015|Categories: Traditions|Tags: |0 Comments

Marblehead Christmas Walk – Glover’s Regiment Crossing the Harbor

I mentioned in Tuesday's post that Glover's regiment set about re-enacting George Washington crossing the Delaware river after the Christmas Walk parade concluded.  I set off for State Street Landing to capture the scene but quickly moved away from the crowd for this spot down near the harbormaster's pier.  I had realized there was no way to capture Glover's Regiment crossing Marblehead harbor without modern boats visible from the State Street Landing.  This location afforded just that view. I waited as the regiment boarded and then made their way out to mid-harbor.  There I was able to capture them with Marblehead [...]

By |2015-12-26T10:34:52-05:00December 10th, 2015|Categories: Traditions|Tags: , , |0 Comments

Marblehead Christmas Walk – Shots Fired at the Landing

After the annual Marblehead Christmas Walk parade concluded, my family and I walked the streets of historic downtown before heading home.  At 2:30pm, I ventured out again as Glover's regiment was due to re-enact George Washington's crossing of the Delaware.  I headed to the State Street landing where I made it just in time to capture the regiment firing three volleys from their muskets. I captured a lot of smoke in the first two volleys and quickly adjusted my settings in hopes of capturing some fire during the third.  Sure enough, I caught two eruptions of orange flame as shots [...]

By |2015-12-26T10:34:07-05:00December 8th, 2015|Categories: Traditions|Tags: |0 Comments

Marblehead’s Annual Christmas Walk

Marblehead's Annual Christmas Walk takes place tomorrow with activities planned around town throughout the weekend.  A few of the highlights include: Tree Lighting at the National Grand Bank parking lot tonight at 7pm Santa's Landing by lobster boat on Saturday at 9:30am at the State Street Landing followed by the Christmas Walk parade Gingerbread Festival at the Jeremiah Lee Mansion on Saturday from 10am to 4pm Plus stores in town will have a number of additional activities and promotions This image was captured in December 2011 and features Glover's Regiment leading the parade as it winds back down Washington Street [...]

By |2016-11-06T12:03:53-05:00December 4th, 2015|Categories: Traditions|Tags: , |0 Comments

Sunset Salute at Fort Sewall by Glover’s Regiment

This weekend, Glover's Regiment held their annual encampment at Fort Sewall.  The timing would prove to be perfect with incredible weather throughout the weekend and a supermoon making its appearance on successive clear nights.  I couldn't wait to share two images of the full moon this weekend but this image was an easy choice for next up to share. As I waited for the supermoon to rise on Friday night, I overheard some members of Glover's Regiment discussing a sunset salute.  The thought of capturing a volley of musket fire over Marblehead Harbor trumped any planned images of the moon [...]

By |2016-11-06T12:04:25-05:00July 14th, 2014|Categories: Traditions|Tags: , , |0 Comments

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