Cape Ann

Cape Ann on the Atlantic Ocean with the eastern headland of Essex County ( Massachusetts) and is located about 30 km northeast of Boston. The northernmost tip of Cape Ann is formed in the far north of Halibut Point. Cape Ann includes the Ipswich Bay and is cut in the north near Annisquam Harbor and in the south at Gloucester Harbor. These two ports are connected by the tidal 6.4 km long navigable Annisquam River. The Cape forms the northern terminus of the Massachusetts Bay, extending south to Cape Cod. On the cape are the cities of Gloucester, Essex, Manchester -by-the -Sea, and Rockport.

The first settlers arrived in 1623 thanks to the efforts of Rev. John White to Cape Ann, which made here by the Dorchester Company in the vicinity of present-day Gloucester build the first fishing establishment. They named the rocky picturesque foothills by Anne of Denmark, the wife of English King James I. ( The naming was carried out analogously to Cape Cod, which was formerly known as Cape James! )

One of the worst ever maritime disasters in the region occurred on 26 November 1898, when a severe storm that hit the coast of New England and more than 450 human lives, off Cape Ann went down the American passenger steamer Portland. All 192 people on board were killed. The storm is therefore ( roughly " The Portland Gale " ) called The Portland Gale.

Cape Ann is known for its picturesque fishing villages, tourist villages and artists' colonies. The most typical and famous places on Cape Ann are Gloucester and Rockport.