Gloucester is the nation’s oldest seaport, established in 1623. Today it is the ninth largest fishing port in the nation. It is a city with a vibrant cultural life punctuated with city-wide ethnic celebrations. Art, too, is our living heritage. Artists continue to come to this city for its reflected light, its working waterfront, and to join its large artistic community. | First fishermen, then artists and writers, industry, and innovation—Gloucester beckons and its allure hasn’t stopped. It doesn’t take much to imagine America’s oldest working waterfront/seaport as it was centuries ago in part because it retains the same bones and remains a working waterfront. Blessed with natural beauty and nearing five centuries of rich heritage, art, architecture, innovation, and culture, Gloucester continues to inspire invention, creativity, study, and reverence. |