Use Our Travel Guide to Plan Your Next Trip North of Boston

elax. Family vacation, romantic getaway, ocean adventure, fresh seafood — you

can experience all this and more on Cape Ann — America's oldest seaport and art colony. Just imagine what you could do in a week: lighthouses, antiques, art galleries, festivals & special events every week — all year long. Watch our videos, explore this Web site and see for yourself. Representing Gloucester, Rockport, Essex and Manchester-by-the-Sea, the Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce officially invites you to visit the prettiest stretch of coastline in all of Massachusetts. We are easy to reach, just 30 miles north of Boston, MA on Route 128. Map of Gloucester and Cape Ann
Young people ages 5 to 14, will spend the afternoon at the Manchester Athletic Club Tri Sports Challenge. The Challenge will run from 1pm to 4pm and will be conducted totally indoors.
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8pm. Making her Rockport Music debut, the 23-year-old jazz sensation Rachael Price sings beloved hits from the American Songbook, as well as original compositions.
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The Gloucester Lyceum and Sawyer Free Library will present a program by local sculptor and stonemason Martin Ray on Saturday March 13th at 2 PM in the Friend room.
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Traditional Celtic music and dancing. Proceeds to benefit the City Hall Restoration fund.
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Grab the family and come to Creature Feature--a live animal presentation. Live salamanders and frogs will visit the Center giving you a rare close-up view of these animals.
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7pm. The Gloucester Rotary Club presents "An Evening to Remember" with Gloucester's favorite crooners, Linda Amero, Vito Calomo, and Tony Verga.
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Home and garden enthusiasts will be flocking to the largest collection of industry professionals ever assembled under one roof on Cape Ann.
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2pm. the Cape Ann Symphony will perform Felix Mendelssohn's Fantasy and Variations for Two Pianos and Orchestra.
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Part Two: The Evelina M. Goulart Comes Home
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In its history, the Gloucester Pride Stride has raised over $680,000 to support numerous deserving local non-profit organizations.
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This year’s Show will take place at the Gloucester High School Field House on March 27 and 28.
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Cape Ann Symphony premiers "Newly Discovered Mendelssohn" on Sunday, March 28
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The Rotary Club of Gloucester presents local legends Linda Amero, Vito Calomo and Tony Verga, with piano accompaniment by Ferdinando Argenti, plus the Big Band Music of the Gloucester High School Docksiders.
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On Sunday, March 21, young people ages 5 to 14, will spend the afternoon at the Manchester Athletic Club Tri Sports Challenge. The course includes a swim, challenging and fun obstacle course and running track.
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Gorton’s has produced about Gloucester and Gorton’s special connection to the city
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The Evelina M. Goulart, a fishing schooner built in at the A.D. Story Shipyard in Essex, Massachusetts in 1927, is one of seven remaining Essex-built schooners in existence.
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Calling all photo enthusiasts for an expedition deep into the Essex National Heritage Area!
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The Trustees of Reservations is hosting a series of programs “February School Vacation = Exploration!” at the Cape Ann Discovery Center on Saturday, February 13 through Sunday, February 21.
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The Cape Ann Museum’s three temporary exhibitions are on view through January 31, 2010.
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Without tourists, Rockport is a quiet ocean retreat. Read this article by Roy Greene of the Boston Globe.
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