The End of Summer 2018 !

This is a collection of images from the last week of the Summer.

Among the gulls on Good Harbor Beach. Thacher Island in the distance.

 Sunrise above a blanket of clouds.

 Off shore fog bank.

 What's left of Hurricane Florence knocked off the leaves!

After the storm!

 The footbridge.

 Salt Island

 "The House"

 The 300' Great Lakes cruise ship Victory II between the hoops!

 Steaming by The Fort playground.

 Backing into the harbor.

 Another view as she backs in.

 Pulling up to Cruiseport Gloucester Terminal.

 Our Lady of Good Voyage Church above the bow.

 Dories

 Schooner Adventure.

 From Stacy Boulevard.

 Adventure under "Old Glory"!

 The Fisherman looks out.

 A closer look.

 Sunset behind the Fishermen's Memorial.

 Heading towards Boston.

 Hauling out.

 Seagulls over the Fish Pier.

 Contrails at sunset make an X.

 Sunset over Gloucester Harbor.

Mid September & Leftover Stuff!

Mid September beach crowd at Good Harbor Beach!

 Under a cloudless sky.

 A back lit lost file I took 7 years ago.

A back lit photo from the 2018 Gloucester Schooner Festival.

 Schooners gather.

 Sailing away.

 New & old designs.

 Seeing double!

 Gulls watch the Annisquam River boat traffic.

 Moon Dancer chugs by.

 Mooring field in a tranquil harbor.

 Ten Pound Island light peeks around the trees.

 A high tide beach walk.

 More fireworks.....

 Early morning surfers at Good Harbor Beach.

More Gloucester Schooner Festival and Then Some!

With 345 pictures taken during the Schooner Festival I got some more here. Also others from the last two weeks.

"Schooner Park"

  Preparing the bowsprit.

Houseboat

 Sailin along.

 Yachts and schooners.

 Working aloft.

 High perch.

 Small schooner meets large schooner.

 Ardelle

Sailing past the Beauport Hotel.

 Thomas E. Lannon

 Adventure off the Beauport Hotel.

 Adventure off Stage Fort Park.

 Bluenose II heads out.

  Umbrellas moving in!

 Hot and humid day at Good Harbor Beach.

 Looks like "The House" at Good Harbor Beach is melting in the heat!

 Daybreak over the harbor.

 Heathcliff watching over Gloucester!

 Sunrise over Harbor Cove.

Good Harbor Beach sunrise.

A week earlier, see the difference?

 Lobster boats pass coastal cruise ship American Constitution.

 Sunset over the Annisquam River.

 A jet ski passes by.

   Strange rainbow at dusk.

 Gloucester City Hall at dusk.