Fungal fruitings seem to be just about to take off in our woodlands. The weather pattern has been favorable with intermittent rain, and we have avoided a serious drought, unlike many previous years.
For decades, Essex River Day was the annual summer kick-off that celebrated the town and its river. The event began almost 20 years ago when Bob Coviello and members of the Essex Lions Club. Now, after a break, the free event returns on Saturday, Aug. 29 ...
Five Cape Ann artists take the familiar, discarded and sometimes overlooked and turn it into something entirely new in Piece by Piece: The Art of Assemblage, Where 1 + 1 = 3, opening Aug. 27 at Rocky Neck Art Colony’s Cove Gallery in Gloucester.
A very special night is in store for Saturday, Aug. 22 at Windhover Center for the Performing Arts in Rockport when the Boston Dance Theater debuts a contemporary dance production inspired by one of the North Shore’s defining landscapes.
A live falconry demonstration drew visitors to the oceanfront lawn behind Hammond Castle Museum in Magnolia on Friday.
Thousands of residents and visitors turned out Saturday for Manchester's annual Festival by the Sea, transforming downtown into a lively celebration of art, music, shopping, food, and community.
It sure helped that the night was a magical, perfect summer evening, with a setting designed to marvel at.
Kataline "Kat” Masella has never focused on success. And, yet, over decades of work, she has built a reputation for her work that extends well beyond Cape Ann, exhibiting nationally while maintaining …
One of Manchester's signature summer traditions returns Saturday, Aug. 1, as Festival-by-the-Sea transforms the downtown into a daylong celebration of local art, music, food and shopping.
The impatience of summer has set in. Warm, sunny days, and all I want to do is enjoy picnics at the beach, breakfast on our little patio, or supper in the backyard.
From the street, there's almost nothing to suggest that one of Cape Ann's newest farms lies beneath the weathered buildings of East Gloucester's working waterfront.
Five Cape Ann artists will explore the ties between landscape, community and artistic tradition in a new exhibition opening later this month at the Rocky Neck Art Colony.
A giant lion's mane jellyfish washed ashore at Tuck's Point in Manchester earlier this week.
Summer is for ice cream. It's also for lobster rolls. And for the first time in three decades, lobster has returned to one of Manchester's most recognizable waterfront landmarks.
It will be a remarkable moment at Reed Park on Saturday, Aug. 1, when “Atlantis,” a bronze mermaid sculpture created by Manchester artist Elisa Vanelli of the TideKeepers Foundation, will be unveiled to the public.
Manchester Summer Chamber Music returns this August for its 15th season, bringing internationally acclaimed musicians back to the North Shore for a series of chamber music performances.
Visitors to Hammond Castle Museum now have a new way to reach one of Cape Ann's busiest attractions, as the museum and Cape Ann Transportation Authority have partnered to establish a dedicated bus stop at the historic property.
Registration is now open for the 2026 Manchester-by-the-Sea Fishing Tournament, with organizers introducing several new programs aimed at bringing more young people and families into the sport. …
When dozens of tall ships and historic sailing vessels converging on Boston Harbor earlier this week for Sail Boston 250, the Essex Historical Society & Shipbuilding Museum reported that Essex was represented in a way few communities can match.
As a part of the monthly meeting of the Manchester-By-The-Sea Conservation Commission, the community was given an update on the sculpture installation titled “Atlantis” provided by the Tidekeeper Foundation.