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Historic Ice House Tours - Sundays

Tour Cape Pond Ice and chill wioth the coolest guys in town!

Chill with the coolest guys in town! Enjoy a cool visit to Cape Pond Ice Company, icing Gloucester's fleet since 1848. We were featured in Sebastian Junger's account of The Perfect Storm. Tours highlight the history of the ice industry, with vintage film of natural ice harvests. See first hand 300-pound block ice being made (up to 350 tons per day), fishing vessels taking on ice and ice sculptures being carved in our historic icehouse on Gloucester's working waterfront. Part of Trails & Sails.

When:

Sundays, September 17 & 24, 2017 11am-Noon

Saturdays, September 16 & 23, 2017 11am-Noon or 1-2pm

Fridays, September 15 & 22, 2017 2-3pm

Location:

Cape Pond Ice

Prices:

FREE

Phone:

978.283.0174

Email:

coolestguys@capepond.com

Link(s):

Cape Pond Ice

Cape Pond Ice on Facebook

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