When:
Saturday, May 05, 2018 2:00p -
4:00p

Where:
Cape Ann Museum
27 Pleasant Street
Gloucester, MA 01930

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Admission:
FREE

Categories:
Art, Lectures & Conferences

Event website:
http://www.capeannmuseum.org/events/dogtown-days-2018/

This program, presented by the Friends of Dogtown, offers an opportunity to remember the past and imagine the future of Dogtow. Free and open to the public.


Starting off with a presentation by local artists recalling Thoreau’s 1858 visit to Dogtown, Dogtown Days will present a collection of newly discovered historical photographs of the early 20th century landscape and will debut new poetry inspired by the “ghosts” of the old settlement. Members of the Gloucester Historical Commission will review the history of archaeological investigations, including the recent survey of Dogtown, and will explain the process and implications of its inclusion in the National Register of Historical Places. The City of Gloucester’s Dogtown Advisory Committee and privately-supported Cape Ann Trail Stewards will describe ongoing projects including site cleanup, trail maintenance, and the construction of a new footbridge at the site of Gloucester’s first mill. The program will conclude with a presentation by members of the Friends of Dogtown on a new project that is underway to restore key historical, ecological, and art landscapes in Dogtown.



Roger Babson's Granite boulders. c1932. Alice M. Curtis photo.

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