To welcome the holiday season, Harbor Holidays is set to return to Marblehead this weekend. Beginning this Friday from 6 to 9 p.m. and ending on Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., this free event will be open to the public on both days. Each year, approximately 23 artisans gather at the venue, offering arts, crafts, and holiday gifts. A cash bar will be available, as well as … [Read more...] about Harbor Holidays Returns to Boston Yacht Club
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Historic Building of the Week: 116 Front St.
For longer than I would like to admit, I believed that the word “cordwainer” had to do with making ropes or, well, cords. In fact, I just assumed that a cordwainer wained cord… whatever that meant. I believed this for so long because “cordwainer” does not come up very often in my day-to-day life. But when you deal in New England history — Marblehead history, in particular — … [Read more...] about Historic Building of the Week: 116 Front St.
Historic Building of the Week: 68 Front St.
Many readers will be familiar with the local dispute over the origin of the American Navy. Both Beverly and Marblehead claim that the Navy was born in their waters, and both point to Gen. John Glover as the one who founded it. Beverly lays claim to the Navy because Glover’s fishing business was there and the first boat to be fitted for what would become the Navy, the … [Read more...] about Historic Building of the Week: 68 Front St.