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willow trees, is situated the oldest house in Gloucester, 
Riggs house, built in 1660. Before and after passing the 
arch of willows, we view lovely Annisquam with its blue 
river and small tributaries winding in and out of the tall 
sea grass, and white sands. In the background of the 
scene are the beautiful sand dunes of ‘Wingaersheek 
Beach and Winnihadin, glistening white in the sun, while 
the wooded hills of West Gloucester stand out in striking 
contrast. We can see many fine summer estates on the 
Annisquam shore, the yacht clubhouse and Wonasquam 
Lodge, the latter on a height in the center of the colony. 
Passing out of Annisquam, on beyond the old Uni- 
versalist church and several quaint houses with their 
flower gardens, we come to Bay View with its deep pic- 
turesque vale. Here is the granite industry of Cape Ann, 
owned by the Rockport Granite Company. Under the 
long shed we hear the buzzing of machinery and the 
clicking of hammer and drill, while hundreds of work- 
men in their white duck suits appear like busy bees in a 
hive. Outside of the shed are huge piles of small granite 
blocks ready for street paving and at the granite pier be- 
yond lie a sail sloop and steam freighter, ready to carry 
off the weighty cargo. Some of the large government 
buildings have been built of Cape Ann granite, from the 
Bay View Quarries. Among them are the Boston Post- 
office and the Baltimore Postoffice, the stairways of. the 
Navy Department building at Washington, the basement 
of the Postoffice at Deadwood, South Dakota, many pub- 
lic buildings of Philadelphia, including the interior of the 
Philadelphia City Hall, which is polished granite, and the 
Suffolk County Court House, Pemberton square, Boston. 
The sub-base of the monumént of Gen. Winfield Scott, 
erected at Washington, one of the largest monuments in 
the United States, is estimated to weigh 140 tons, and 
is probably the largest piece of stone taken from the 
Bay View quarry and transported in perfect condition to 
its destination. 
Lanesville is the next place we reach. — Here the 
granite industry is also located and the deep quarries will 
be found interesting to visit—if one cares to go by foot 
some distance from the beaten road. Continuing we pass 
granite piers that form a sort of breakwater for shelter 
for small craft and fishing boats, while great heaps of 
granite paving blocks show us the handiwork of the pav- 
ing cutters of Cape Ann. 
Folly Cove is a charming spot in Lanesville. At one 
time there were many old fish houses there. Years ago, 
fish were plenty in the bay and the fish were salted in 
these little houses. The point of land making out into 
the bay is attractive with its base of colored rocks. There 
is grass and shrubbery, but no trees, which is generally 
characteristic of the bold shore line of the Cape. Charles 
Grafley, the noted Philadelphia sculptor, has a charming 
studio cottage at Folly Cove, where he does much of his 
fine work during the summer and early autumn. 
After passing the stone piles at Lanesville, we enter 
Pigeon Cove, a surburb of Rockport. Previous to the 
Revolutionary War, only a few settlers were scattered 
around Pigeon Cove and in 1762, thirteen boats fished 
from it. In 1840, a portion of Cape Ann was set off from 
the town of Gloucester and called the Town of Rockport. 
Pigeon Cove was known as the North Village of Rock- 
port. All the stone quarries are located in this section. 
Pigeon Cove is a favorite summer resort. It has beautiful 
woods and a splendid ocean view from: the highlands. 
The first summer hostelry we come to is the “Glen Acre,” 
which is the oldest resort in the place. Here the poets, 
Ralph Waldo Emerson, James Russell Lowell and Wil- 
liam Cullen Bryant, came to enjoy the scenery and find 
inspiration, Another personage at “Glen Acre” was 
NORTH SHORE BREEZE and Reminder 
Aug. 25, 1916. 
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Gloucester Day Fete, August 16th, 1916 
Stage Fort Park 
HE above reproduction of a crayon drawing by a young 
artist, A Sheldon Pennoyer, pictures the crowd at the 
Gloucester Day Fete, at Stage Fort Park, Gloucester, ou 
Wednesday of last week. Mr. Pennoyer is one of the 
group of artists spending the summer on Cape Ann. With 
Mrs. Pennoyer he is spending the summer at Brookbank 
Inn, Freshwater Cove. He comes from California; this 
is his first season on the North Shore, which he thinks 
offers some grand opportunities for the artist’s brush and 
pencil. He has studied architecture at the Ecole des 
Beaux Arts, Paris, and also at the Pennsylvania Academy 
of Fine Arts. Some of his works were shown at the 
-Panama-Pacific Exposition last year. 
President Pierce of the United States. 
Nearly across from the ‘Glen Acre” is the old 
“Witch House,” so named because two brothers had the 
house built during the Salem Witchcraft days, bringing 
their mother here to escape persecution as a witch. 
The new Hotel Edward, erected a few years ago, is a 
first-class resort entertaining prominent people. The 
Edward is also popular for afternoon tea, luncheon and 
dinner parties and every day brings motor guests to this 
splendidly appointed house. Mr. Wilson of Pittsburg, 
Pa., is the proprietor. 
The Pigeon Cove colony has two summer shops of 
interest, “The Sign of the Lantern Shop” on Green ave- 
nue, near The Edward and “Ye Old Tavern Shop.” Both 
are gift shops, but at the Tavern, teas and luncheons are 
served. The latter place located near the postoffice was 
a tavern in the time when the old highway to Salem was 
open. The house is over 150 years old, and -still has 
many features of its early days. 
As we go along into Rockport we cross the bridge 
of the Rockport Granite Company and looking down, we 
can see into the very bowels of the earth, where thou- 
sands upon thousands of tons of granite have been re- 
moved from the quarries, From the height, men appear 
