Photo: Jim Raycroft
A lighthouse stands watch at the mouth of Boston Harbor.
Photo: Jim Raycroft
Boats in these parts often have a traditional, salty look.
Photo: Jim Raycroft
Marblehead’s Corinithian Yacht Club from a stately angle.
Photo: Jim Raycroft
Sailing ships dot the harbor in Salem.
Photo: Jim Raycroft
Gloucester
Photo: Jim Raycroft
Photo: Jim Raycroft
Photo: Jim Raycroft
Photo: Jim Raycroft
Photo: Jim Raycroft
Photo: Jim Raycroft
Photo: Jim Raycroft
Photo: Jim Raycroft
Photo: Jim Raycroft
Photo: Jim Raycroft
Photo: Jim Raycroft
Photo: Jim Raycroft
Photo: Jim Raycroft
Photo: Jim Raycroft
Photo: Jim Raycroft
Photo: Jim Raycroft
Photo: Jim Raycroft
Photo: Jim Raycroft
Photo: Jim Raycroft
Photo: Jim Raycroft
Photo: Jim Raycroft
Gloucester, Massachusetts, is perhaps the most quintessentially salty New England fishing town. It has classic seaside attractions like the Gloucester Maritime Heritage Center and The Crow’s Nest (the red building seen here), the latter made famous by the film The Perfect Storm.