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84 GLOUCESTER HAS BEEN SYNONYMOUS WITH fishing for centuries, and its busy working wa- terfront proves that the industry is still alive and well, even if it's shrunk significantly from just a generation ago. But there's been a lot of other change, too, which has put Gloucester on a different kind of map: the tourist map. As little as 15 years ago, tourism was some- thing of a "dirty word" in Gloucester, but "now it's embraced," says Joey Ciaramitaro, creator of the popular blog Good Morning Gloucester and co-owner of Captain Joe and Sons Lobster. He says Gloucester has always had beau- tiful beaches and boating, but today the downtown is a world-class tourist destination, with e Beauport Hotel as its crowning glory. ere are also great restaurants (such as e Franklin Cape Ann, Short & Main, Tonno, Sug- ar Magnolias, and the newest addition, Yella on the Water), shops (like e Brass Monkey and Pastaio Via Corta), and events (summer block parties and the Harvest Music Festival). And then there's the Cape Ann Museum, which Ciaramitaro calls an "unbelievable treasure. ere are paintings from super-famous paint- ers and artifacts from the old fishing industry." Karen Hanson, license partner at Engel & Völkers By the Sea, which has an office in Gloucester, loves the way Gloucester has mar- DOWNTOWN GLOUCESTER A City on the Cusp Clockwise, Downtown block party, Karen Hanson of Engel & Volkers, Gloucester's waterfront and blogger Joey Ciaramitaro. ried its strong community and rich heritage with a creative revitalization of its downtown. "My favorite thing about downtown Glouces- ter is just the mix of people. It's a working waterfront," she says. "It's so exciting to see the mix of the old and the new." Of course, one of Gloucester's most im- portant treasures is the ocean itself, which continues to be central to Gloucester's identity and always will be. "I don't know too many cities that are right on the water," says Hanson. "ere's always something going on in downtown Gloucester." PHOTOGRAPHS BY ELISE SINAGRA North Shore Neighborhoods