Posts tagged: beverly

Beverly Homecoming – The Last Day

Well, here we are at the end of Beverly Homecoming.  A mix of the old – Lobster Fest, Lip Synch Contest – and the new – Gran Prix Bike Race, “train” at Lynch Park.  We managed to get about one hundred people up in the RE/MAX hot air balloon and my husband and I had [...]

Sunday August 8th, 2010 in , , , , | No Comments »

North Shore Lighthouses

Nothing says “Sea Coast” quite like a lighthouse, and the North Shore is fortunate to have a variety scattered around the region – some of them easily accessible to the public.
Visit the Salem Maritime Park, where you can stroll along Derby Wharf to the Derby Wharf Lighthouse at it’s end.  You’ll pass the replica tall [...]

Beverly Arts Fest: A Can’t-Miss Event

This Saturday, June 19th, from 10-4, the popular Beverly Arts Fest takes place in Downtown Beverly.  Something for everyone at this free outdoor festival.
This year, a new event is being spearheaded by Colleen Michaels, Writing Center Director,  Montserrat College of Art.  She explains:
“Arts Fest Beverly is proud to announce a new feature to its celebration of [...]

It's Planting Time On The North Shore

No matter the size of your garden -  a patch, a pot, a window box, an acre – May is the month for planting on the North Shore.  The area nurseries are chock-full of tempting plants and the weather has been delightfully cooperative.  This weekend, I visited Corliss Brothers in Ipswich and picked up tomato, [...]

There's A New Pet Store In Town – Unleashed Comes To Beverly

Unleashed, a division of Petco, has opened a new store in Beverly Plaza (think Shaw’s, Panera Bread). This weekend was their Grand Opening celebration and Casey and I visited this morning. Lots of people and their pets, along with a Guide Dog Organization, a Photographer (yes, I had Casey’s portrait taken), Cape Ann Animal Aid, [...]

Saturday May 15th, 2010 in , , , , , , | No Comments »

Beverly Household Hazardous Waste Day, Nature Walks, and more…

If you’re a Beverly or Salem resident, and you’ve managed to amass a collection of old cans of oil paint, pesticides, weed killers, and florescent bulbs; you’ll soon have a chance to get them out of your house.  Beverly is holding a Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day at Beverly High School on Saturday, April 24, [...]

On The North Shore, Everything's Coming Up Spring

No doubt about it, Spring is here! Everywhere you look, trees, shrubs, and bulb flowers are in bloom. Leaves are forming on the trees, and the lawns have turned green. The squirrels dug up and moved most of my bulbs, so they’re coming up in all sorts of places I didn’t expect. Serendipity. In downtown [...]

Spring's Coming To The North Shore. Really.

What a week!  We, along with much of the North Shore, lost our power in the wet and windy storm last Thursday. From Thursday through Saturday evening we had no electricity and no heat.   At least the temperatures weren’t below freezing, but a couple of 40-something degree nights and days, and the cold really started to seep in.  Trees, tree [...]

Here's to a New North Shore Year

Now that the excitement of the holidays is over, we have arguably the two bleakest months of the year to look forward to.  I, like countless others, have been taking stock of the past year and making some resolutions for the new one.  Last year, the year of the “Great Recession”, was challenging  for many of us.  [...]

At the Beverly Main Streets "Santa Shuffle"

Sunday at 10:30 a.m., Beverly Main Streets began registration for their first annual Santa Shuffle.  A mile run/walk that started out from Balance Training Studio on Rantoul Street and proceeded up School Street, along Cabot, and down Broadway back to the studio.  Luckily the rain held off for the event and it was warmer than [...]

Monday December 14th, 2009 in , , , , | No Comments »