Happiness is good health and a bad memory.

Ingrid Bergman

If you cannot get rid of the family skeleton, you may as well make it dance.

George Bernard Shaw

If you only have one smile in you, give it to the people you love.

Maya Angelou

Laughter is an instant vacation.

Anon.

You don't stop laughing because you grow old; you grow old because you stop laughing.

Anon.

Laughter is timeless. Imagination has no age. And dreams are forever.

Walt Disney

If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.

J.R.R. Tolkien

Call it a clan, call it a network, call it a tribe, call it a family. Whatever you call it, whoever you are, you need one.

Jane Howard

Hard work spotlights the character of people: some turn up their sleeves, some turn up their noses, some don't turn up at all...

Anon.

Enjoy life. There's plenty of time to be dead

Anon.

Essex, MA

Coastal Visits - Guided Land Tours
Owned by local residents, Coastal Visits is Cape Ann's only Guided land tour of Essex, Gloucester and Rockport. Enjoy a relaxed atmosphere at their visitor center/gallery in Essex.

Essex Shipbuilding Museum
Come see the shipyard, tools, and artifacts that built and launched over 4,000 vessels since 1688 - the most in America! Long before fried clams came to Essex this was our claim to fame!! A wonderful history of a hard working New England town.

Essex River Cruises & Charters
Essex River Cruises offers narrated cruises, company outings and more.

Essex River Basin Adventures
EXPLORE the pristine beauty of the tidal estuaries or the Essex River in a sea kayak.

Essex National Heritage Area
Click on the link above to get an overview of our wonderful area. You'll be amazed at how much there is to do! Much more than just Essex.