Beach Bothered

Perhaps I was trespassing when I visited and drew by Bass Rocks, overlooking Gloucester’s Little Good Harbor Beach on a beautiful evening in June. Nearby was a sign telling me that visitors were not welcome. However, I felt a little entitled to be there, actually. You see, nine generations ago, my ancestor John Rowe, an

North of Plymouth Rock

It’s about 78 miles from Plymouth Rock to this other rock in Gloucester, Massachusetts, by car—but shorter by sea. I’ve read that Anthony Day, my great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-grandfather probably sailed from one rock to the other around 1642. He was one of the earliest white settlers of the area, and not surprisingly, he was from Gloucester, England.