Why this salty Massachusetts coastal town casts a spell on artists
Why this salty Massachusetts coastal town hooks artists In Gloucester, maritime history and magical light lure visitors to the state’s lesser-known cape. An aerial view of Gloucester, Massachusetts, shows off the coastal town’s fabled natural light.Photograph by Isaac J Aiello, Discover Gloucester ByHannah Sheinberg Email THINK OF CAPE ANN as Cape Cod’s saltier sister, a hard-working fishing community that’s about as old as the Plymouth Colony. It’s weathered and welcoming, bucolic and blue-collar. In other words, it’s as quintessentially New England as a dropped “r.” Its b...