CALENDAR OF EVENTS PLACES OF WORSHIP REALTORS TRANSPORTATION & LINKS	Plan your trip Local Radar Detailed Forecast Need the Yellow Pages? Just Click CAPE ANN YELLOW PAGES	Local Transportation Information Gloucester is located 30 miles northeast of Boston. The city is part of "Cape Ann". A cape is a point of land projecting out into the sea. The main portion of Gloucester is an island, connected only by two bridges. Other towns making up "Cape Ann" are Rockport, Manchester and Essex. By car, it is approximately a 45 minutes ride. For directional information, click here. We are also on public rail service. Click here for information on the MBTA's train service out of Boston's North Station. Click here for AMTRAK train service information throughout the northeast and beyond. Gloucester has public bus transportation through the Cape Ann Transportation Authority (CATA). For their schedule, click here.
	HELPFUL LINKS Visitor Information for the Area: City of Gloucester Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce Cape Ann.Com Cape Ann Web Gloucester Area Guide History of Gloucester Ships and Fishermen Lost at Sea Gloucester Tips North of Boston Convention and Visitors Bureau Massachusetts Office of Travel & Tourism Essex National Heritage Commission  Massachusetts Turnpike Authority Over the Bridge Tours -978-282-3354 -Receptive Tour Operator and Step-on Guide Seaport Gloucester Destination Marketing Organization Maritime/Fishing Related Information: Gloucester's Adventure - A documentary of the ship, the City and the sea. Gloucester Fishermen's Wives Association Gloucester Maritime Heritage Center International Dory Races National Park Service Maritime History of Massachusetts Shute and Merchant - Part of Gloucester's History Whale Center of New England Art on the Internet: Arts Gloucester Society for the Encouragment of the Arts (SEArts) Gloucester, England Link Gloucestershire and the Cotswolds TRANSPORTATION A-1 Airport Livery of Cape Ann (978) 281-8121 1-800-326-8121 A&K Lighthouse Taxi 978-281-6161/1-888-281-6161 AMTRAK - MBTA * Commuter rail service to and from Boston (*MBTA - for Gloucester - Look for Newburyport/Rockport Line) 800 872-7245 A new feature by the MBTA is a coach for bike riders and their bikes.  On Saturday and Sunday out of Boston, the 10:15 AM and 2:15 PM will have this coach.  In-bound to Boston will have it on the 12:08 and 5:18PM trains.  See the MBTA press release for details of the coach. Cape Ann's Atlantic Taxi, Livery and Airport Transportation  1-888-334-4747 (Toll free) Fax: 978-281-1424 Nextel -  Contact dispatcher at 188*11*12748 Cape Ann Transportation Authority Bus service around Cape Ann (978) 283-7916 Enterprise Car Rental 50 Maplewood Avenue (978) 281-3288 MOTOR COACHES Motor coaches are very welcome in Gloucester.  Motor coaches parking is provided in the eastern end of Rogers Street which is in the downtown.  Motor coach drivers should look for signs indicating tractor trailer/motor coaches allowed.  Motor coaches can park on other sections of Rogers Street but those areas are metered. Motor coaches can drop off at any bus stop throughout the city before moving on and parking
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