First-floor galleries and Museum Store will remain open to the public
Image of the Palmer plaza in May 2021 by Sarah Anne Wharton
Image: Penn State
Palmer Museum to close second floor for repair work this summer
June 01, 2021
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – On June 7, the Palmer Museum of Art at Penn State will be closing the second floor of the museum on Curtin Road to complete much-needed repair work on the facility’s building envelope. The entire second floor, which houses special exhibition and permanent collection galleries, will remain closed through Aug. 26. The first-floor galleries and the Museum Store will be open to the public.
Massachusetts Fishing Report – May 27, 2021
May 27, 2021
Serious stripers have now invaded Massbay with talk now turning to taping fish in excess of 40”! Flounder fortunes remain positive while the hot haddock fishing continues unabated. Speaking of hot, the early season surge in temperatures is already bringing some southern visitors to our realm.
Massachusetts South/Boston Fishing Report
While not exact, generally breeder-size stripers that wind up as resident fish from the South Shore through Boston travel through the canal. North Shore through Cape Ann fish, however, are often inclined to migrate offshore and around the cape. For the time being, anglers fishing for bigs up north seem to be doing better than their South Shore/Boston counterparts as I’m hearing of fish up to the mid-40” range! That will change soon enough as more breeders move into the Bay State, meanwhile mackerel trolled around offshore ledges is right now a Scituate/Hull best bet for catching a “g
May 27—On Wednesday morning, Gloucester Harbor, in all its sparkle and sunlight, seemed under siege by shady folk engaged in nefarious pursuits. Good thing it was all for training purposes. In the Outer Harbor, east of the Pancake Ground, the scallop boat Natalia J. sat at anchor, drawing the suspicion of the Coast Guard and Massachusetts Environmental Police as a possible source of .
Massachusetts Fishing Report – May 13, 2021
May 13, 2021
As stripers fill in, “slots” are now joining the micros. More fish means more habitat where you’ll find them, with beaches and herring runs leading to bigger-than-average bass.
A few friends and I each year tempt fate and hop aboard Captain Jason Colby’s
Little Sister on Mother’s Day for a little flounder fishing. In addition to catching fish the priority is not to tick off the special women in our lives and make it home at a reasonable time. The bite in Quincy Bay started off slow but as typical of flounder fishing as the sun crept higher in the sky and conditions got more comfortable, the flounder began feeding. We achieved half limits, had a lot of laughs and reveled in what a difference a year makes as last season something like this would not have been possible. It’s been a tough year, but there’s good news on many fronts not the least of which is the flounder are back! Additionally, there was a nice