Things to Do

The Gloucester Schooner Festival is THE maritime event of the year in Gloucester! This 3-day festival over Labor Day Weekend brings sailors, spectacular schooners, and enthusiastic spectators from all over the world. The Schooner Festival celebrates Gloucester’s maritime history and honored status as America’s Oldest Seaport. All eyes will be on Gloucester’s beautiful harbor, which […]

Rivers provide a perfect backdrop to summer and offer a wide range of outdoor activities. Boating, kayaking, swimming, fishing, or just dangling your feet off a dock and watching the tide are perks of river life. The tidal Annisquam and Essex rivers are part of the complex network of connecting waterways on Cape Ann. The […]

Yoga has wonderful relaxation and health benefits, which are perfectly in line with the benefits of going on vacation.​ This week, we’ve invited Dave and Elizabeth DeAngelis from Cape Ann Power Yoga to take over our blog and discuss how yoga can supercharge your vacation. Have you practiced yoga before? Great! Are you brand new to […]

Here’s the scoop: The towns of Gloucester, Rockport, Essex, and Manchester-by-the-Sea offer a wide variety of summer activities and entertainments. For our go-to list of the best things to do on Cape Ann when you visit, read on.  10. See the Lighthouses. You can drive or boat around Cape Ann to take in views of the Twin […]

Looking for some vacation-hack inspiration? Jonathan and Jordan, Guest Experience Specialists at Atlantic Vacation Homes, want to share their number one travel hack with you. As vacation experts and our resident Millennials, they are taking over the blog this month in order to help you live large this summer and vacation like a boss. Watch the video to […]

The rugged coastal landscape of Cape Ann has always held a strong magnetic attraction for artists. The challenge of capturing with paint and brush the magical light, the crashing of waves on rocks, majestic boats under sail, or the workday lives of fishing folk is too compelling for some to resist. Cape Ann has a long […]

If you are thinking about a vacation to Boston’s North Shore, consider planning your visit to coincide with one of the many local summer festivals. These widely celebrated North Shore events provide things to do for all ages as well as give a peek into local culture, art, music and more. North Shore Events in […]

Did you know that Cape Ann is a bird watching paradise, especially in the off-season? Even the middle of winter is a wonderful time to catch sight of the wide variety of migrating waterfowl and coastline birds that visit our rugged shores each year. What Birds You Might See In addition to a variety of gulls, […]

The dream of owning a vacation rental is being able to sit back and just watch the money roll in, with little effort. The reality is that managing and maintaining a rental home is quite a bit of work! Online marketplaces such as Airbnb, HomeAway, VRBO and FlipKey have made it easier in the last decade for […]

As you explore the North Shore this summer, don’t forget that there are many wonderful things to do in Cape Ann that do not require you to spend any money at all. You can enjoy a money-free day or weekend and still take part in everything that makes Cape Ann and the rest of the […]