Trails & Sails
Essex County, Massachusetts
Now in its 24th year, Trails & Sails is your ticket to adventure across Essex County, Massachusetts – a region recognized as a National Heritage Area for its rich history,...
Free
12 events found.
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Patriots and Privateers of Revolutionary Middle Street
Cape Ann Museum
Friday, September 19, 2025 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Cape Ann Museum Courtyard, Downtown Campus 27 Pleasant St, Gloucester, MA, 01930 $10 for CAM Members, $20 for non-members Registration Required As a seaport town jutting into the Atlantic, Gloucester was of strategic importance during the American Revolution and always under threat of attack. The people...
$10 – $20
Newburyport’s Revolution: Through a Howling Wilderness: 1775 March to Quebec
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Newburyport
Newburyport's Road to Revolution Presents: Through a Howling Wilderness: Benedict Arnold's March to Quebec, 1775 📅 Friday, September 19, 2025 – 7:00 p.m.📍 St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Newburyport, MA Exactly...
Free – $10
Beyond Salem: The History and Legacy of the European Witch Trials
101 Forest Avenue, Swampscott, MA 01907
Most New Englanders are very familiar with the outbreak of the witch craze in 17th century Salem, Massachusetts depicted in Arthur Miller’s play The Crucible, but many have never heard...
Free
Architectural Walking Tours: Newburyport’s Fashionable Old Houses
Museum of Old Newbury
Architectural styles, like clothing, come into fashion for functional, aesthetic, economic and social reasons. Over time homeowners renovate, enhance, and adapt to reflect changing times and fashions. Join us for a walking tour of Newburyport’s architectural styles from the 18th and 19th centuries as found along High Street and the neighborhood near the Museum of...
$10 – $20
Walking Tour: Historic Dogtown, A Walk Back in Time
Babson Boulder Parking
Sunday, September 21, 2025 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Babson Boulder Parking Cherry Street, Gloucester, MA 01930 $10 for CAM Members, $20 for non-members Registration Required On Cape Ann, the name “Dogtown” conjures up many things — vast woodlands and trails; stone walls and cellar holes; tales of witches and widows; an ill-fated bullfighter; pastures,...
$10 – $20
The 1775 Quebec Expedition from Newburyport: Following Their Footsteps
Central Congregational Church Newburyport MA
On September 19, 1775, over 1,100 men departed Newburyport on a secret mission to capture Quebec—led by Benedict Arnold and planned with George Washington. Join Jack Santos as he recounts the stories of Newburyport’s patriots on this daring expedition through the wilderness as we celebrate its 250th anniversary. 250 years ago this year, on the...
Free – $10
Harbor Views: The Paintings of Fitz Henry Lane Walking Tour
Cape Ann Museum
Friday, September 26, 2025 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Cape Ann Museum Courtyard, Downtown Campus 27 Pleasant St, Gloucester, MA, 01930 $10 for CAM Members, $20 for non-members Registration Required Delve into the 19th century on this tour through the neighborhoods and waterfront areas that inspired the artwork of native son Fitz Henry Lane (1804-1865)....
$10 – $20
Walking Tour: Ed & Jo Hopper’s Houses, Views from Portuguese Hill
Cape Ann Museum
Saturday, September 27, 2025 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Cape Ann Museum Courtyard, Downtown Campus 27 Pleasant St, Gloucester, MA, 01930 $10 for CAM Members, $20 for non-members Registration Required...
$10 – $20
CAM Talk – Gloucester & Essex Shipbuilding Connections, with KD Montgomery
Cape Ann Museum Green
Saturday, September 27, 2025 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Janet & William Ellery James Center CAM Green, 13 Poplar Street, Gloucester, MA 01930 CAM Members Free, Non-Members $10 Registration is...
$10.
ARTIST TALK: Does Art Have to be an Object? | Deborah Read, Goetemann Artist-in-Residence
Cove Gallery
Join Gloucester-based artist Deborah Read at her Artist Talk for an engaging conversation about her art, process, and experience as this year’s Goetemann Artist-in-Residence at Rocky Neck Art Colony. Read...
Free
Historic Burial Grounds of Marblehead
Marblehead Museum
Join the Marblehead Historical Commission's Pam Peterson for a talk on her new book, A Guide to Historic Burial Grounds of Marblehead. Peterson profiles Marblehead's 13 cemeteries and the famous...
$10 – $15
