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Exploring Blatchford’s Waterfront

August 9, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Down to the Sea screenshot

Saturday, August 9, 2025
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. 
CAM Green
13 Poplar Street, Gloucester, MA
01930
Free and Open to the Public
Parking is first come, first served

Every Saturday, 10:00am – 12:00pm, join us for a family-friendly tour at the CAM Green with a guided tour in the galleries (ages 4+) followed by a guided activity on the patio (weather permitting).

Saturday, August 9 and Saturday, September 13: “Letters from the Waterfront” – Tour the gallery to explore the work of Ernest Blatchford and learn about sea travel in the early 20th century. Imagine seeing Cape Ann through the lens of a postcard sent to a friend or loved one. Then, colorize a photograph and turn it into a postcard. Mail it here at the Museum!

Plus, take part in our ongoing self-guided scavenger hunt, “Tools of the Tide” – use a scavenger hunt as you tour the gallery to learn about the working waterfront. Draw what you think is outside the photo frames to reveal more about Cape Ann’s busy waterfronts.

 

Image Credit: Schooners at wharf, including Rita A. Viator and Edith Silveria, and the tugboat Priscilla, 1907, photograph by Ernest L. Blatchford (1868-1947). Gordon W. Thomas Collection of the Cape Ann Museum Library & Archives, Gloucester, MA. Museum Purchase/Gift [2794]. 

 

 

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    Gloucester, MA 01930 United States
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  • CAM Green
  • 13 Poplar Street
    Gloucester, MA 01930 United States
    CAM Green