Over 5368 Gloucester men perished at sea in nearly 1000 ships since the town began in 1623, and a single storm alone in 1862 took 15 schooners and 120 men. This famous statue, erected in 1923, honors them...
Since my last time here several decades ago, they have added a second statue nearby to honor the wives who stay home and tend to the family as their fishermen bravely go to sea...
A twin lobster meal with fresh bi-color corn made its contribution as we endeavor to eat our way across New England...
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