Cape Ann Harbor Tours

08/17/2025

LOBSTER FAMILY FUN FACTS

Did you know that lobsters can live for a very long time? Some lobsters can even live more than 100 years.

In 2008 a twenty-pound lobster was caught off of Newfoundland. At 20 pounds, it is estimated that George the Lobster was 140 years old!

After a brief career of posing for pictures in a New York restaurant, he was returned to the ocean.

Learn more facts like this when you take a Lobstering Tour and demonstration aboard the King Eider.

Book your tickets at https://capeannharbortours.com/boat-tours/lobstering-and-harbor/

08/16/2025

LOBSTER FAMILY FUN FACTS

Did you know that if a lobster loses a claw it can regrow that claw ?

But, did you also know that they can regrow antennae and legs ? !!!

And, did you also know that they regrow that limb UNDER their shell and then, when they shed their hard shell, the new claw or leg “magically” appears ? !!!

Learn more facts like these when you take a Lobstering Tour and demonstration aboard the King Eider.

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08/15/2025

LOBSTER FAMILY FUN FACTS

Did you know that lobsters taste their food with their legs?

Lobsters have tiny little hairs on their legs. They use these hairs to “see” their surroundings in murky water, to navigate around the ocean floor, and yes, they even use the hairs to “taste” their food.

Learn more facts like this when you take a Lobstering Tour and demonstration aboard the King Eider.

Book your tickets at https://capeannharbortours.com/boat-tours/lobstering-and-harbor/

08/14/2025

LOBSTER FAMILY FUN FACTS

Did you know Lobsters are either right-handed or left-handed.

A lobster’s claws are called the PINCER (or “cutter”) CLAW and the CRUSHER CLAW.

The Crusher claw is the dominant claw which it uses for crushing, fighting, and opening shells. It can be on either side of the lobster making it right-handed or left-handed.

Learn more facts like this when you take a Lobstering Tour and demonstration aboard the King Eider.

Book your tickets at https://capeannharbortours.com/boat-tours/lobstering-and-harbor/

08/13/2025

LOBSTER FAMILY FUN FACTS

Did you know that older lobsters shed their shells once a year and young lobsters shed their shells several time a year.

When a lobster feels she is getting too big for his shell she ….

First grows a soft shell between its body and hard shell …. then …

Absorbs water to make its body grow fat until the hard shell cracks … then …

Wriggles its body and soft shell out of the hard shell … finally …

Walks around carefully until its new roomier shell hardens.

Learn more facts like this when you take a Lobstering Tour and demonstration aboard the King Eider.

Book your tickets at https://capeannharbortours.com/boat-tours/lobstering-and-harbor/

08/01/2025

LIGHTHOUSE FUN FACT

Annisquam Lighthouse

Did you know that the Annisquam Lighthouse has both a white light and a red light? These lights are arranged so that if you can see the white light, your ship is on a path to safely enter the channel. If you see a red light, then you are at risk of hitting the sand bar.

Learn more facts like this when you take a Round the Cape Lighthouse Tour.

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07/31/2025

LIGHTHOUSE FUN FACT

Straitsmouth Lighthouse

Did you know that the green light of the Straitsmouth lighthouse is part of a system of identification? Every lighthouse has a unique pattern of “light color”, “light pattern” (how long it is on and off), and “light period” (how long it takes for the light to complete a cycle). Sailors could identify where they were simply by identifying the lighthouse by its color, pattern, and period.

Learn more facts like this when you take a Round the Cape Lighthouse Tour.

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07/30/2025

LIGHTHOUSE FUN FACT

Cape Ann (Thacher Island) Lighthouse

Did you know that the two lighthouses on Thacher Island are aligned on an exact North/South axis? In the days before GPS systems, sailors could find “True North” and “Due South” simply by lining up their ship with the two lighthouses.

Learn more facts like this when you take a Round the Cape Lighthouse Tour.

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07/29/2025

LIGHTHOUSE FUN FACT

Eastern Point and Dog Bar Breakwater Lighthouses

Did you know that the the Breakwater that connects Eastern Point Lighthouse and The Dog Bar Lighthouse is made of over 18,500 granite blocks. Each block weighs 12 to 13 tons !

Learn more facts like this when you take a Round the Cape Lighthouse Tour.

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07/28/2025

LIGHTHOUSE FUN FACT

Ten Pound Island Lighthouse

Did you know that from 1925 to 1935 the Coast Guard manned a Sea Plane Station on Ten Pound Island. The planes were used to spot rumrunners trying to sneak alcohol into the United States during Prohibition.

Learn more facts like this when you take a Round the Cape Lighthouse Tour.

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07/21/2025

NO RESERVATIONS NEEDED!
Hop on our daily water shuttle and pay onboard!
When can you go? Check our website for boarding info
https://capeannharbortours.com/boat-tours/water-shuttle/

Harbor Tours Inc offers Gloucester, MA boat tours, that completely circle Cape Ann! Enjoy a fascinating cruise aboard USCG-certified motor vessels. Book online!