These are links to online Fort things -- stories, resources, and occasional oddities -- that we admire and support. 

GOOD MORNING GLOUCESTER
Good Morning Gloucester is a long standing blog created by Gloucester, Massachusetts lobster broker Joey Ciaramitaro. GMG is a snapshot of living and working on the docks of the oldest commercial fishing harbor in the United States. 

THE GREASY POLE
Created by Michael Pallazola, Emile Doucette, Tom Papows and Brian Wright, this mini-documentary about the Greasy Pole took home one of the three top awards given in an international competition that began with over 100 films submitted from around the globe.

THE FORT PROJECT
Photographer Ernest Morin’s beautiful black and white photographs of the Fort.

A WALKER IN THE CITY: WRITNG BY PETER ANASTAS
This Gloucester native and writer’s blog. 

POLIS IS THIS: CHARLES OLSON AND THE PERSISTENCE OF PLACE
The poet Charles Olson once called the Fort his home. Henry Ferrini and Ken Riaf’s fascinating film explores on Olson’s life and poetry. 

CHARLES OLSON PHOTOGRAPHS
A collection of photographs from Charles Olson’s life.

ST. PETER’S FIESTA
The St. Peter's Fiesta is a five day festival honoring the patron saint of the fisherman. The Fiesta originated and continues to take place annually in the Fort.

VOICES: AN ANTHROPOLOGIST’S DIALOGUE WITH AN ITALIAN-AMERICAN FESTIVAL
An excerpt from Richard Swiderski's book on the St. Peter's Fiesta.

FITZ HUGH LANE PAINTINGS
The Fort and Ten Pound Island, Gloucester, Massachusetts // 1847

CAPE POND ICE
Cape Pond Ice, a 156-year-old business, is an historical institution in its own right and a significant part of the neighborhood’s way of life, landscape and character.

ESSEX SHIPBUILDING MUSEUM
The Essex Shipbuilding Museum tells the extraordinary story of a small New England village that built more two-masted wooden fishing schooners than any other place in the world. The Essex Historical Society began in 1937, committed to collecting and preserving the unique history of the Village of Essex. The Museum was established in 1976 as part of the town's observation of the American Revolutionary Bicentennial.  The Museum maintains one of the best maritime collections in the region.

CAPE ANN MUSEUM
The Cape Ann Museum is dedicated to preserving and celebrating the art, history and culture of the Gloucester area, including Rockport, Essex and Manchester, and maintains a collection of historic images and artifacts of Gloucester neighborhoods, including the Fort.

GLOUCESTER MARITIME HERITAGE CENTER
The Gloucester Maritime Heritage Center is dedicated to the preservation of maritime industrial history.