{"id":1988,"date":"2020-05-25T21:20:55","date_gmt":"2020-05-25T21:20:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/?p=1988"},"modified":"2020-05-25T21:20:55","modified_gmt":"2020-05-25T21:20:55","slug":"gerry-island-marblehead-ma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/2020\/05\/25\/gerry-island-marblehead-ma\/","title":{"rendered":"Gerry Island &#8211; Marblehead, Ma"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1990\" src=\"http:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IMG_7194-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IMG_7194-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IMG_7194-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IMG_7194-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IMG_7194-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Gerry Island is a\u00a0a 1.6-acre small island that was named after Thomas, the father of Elbridge Gerry.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>When the tide is low a natural bridge appears and people are able to get to the island by foot.<\/p>\n<p>The Island became part of\u00a0 The Trustees of Reservations ( a nonprofit organization) in 2018 by a donation of the owners, Ted and Julie Moore, who purchased the land in 1998 for $380,000.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1991\" src=\"http:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IMG_7204-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IMG_7204-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IMG_7204-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IMG_7204-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IMG_7204-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The organization opened the island for visitors but due to the correct world situations asks people to follow the social distancing guidelines.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1989\" src=\"http:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Screen-Shot-2020-05-25-at-4.51.18-PM-1024x187.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"153\" srcset=\"https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Screen-Shot-2020-05-25-at-4.51.18-PM-1024x187.png 1024w, 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https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IMG_7214-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IMG_7214-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IMG_7214-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1992\" src=\"http:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IMG_7213a-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IMG_7213a-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IMG_7213a-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IMG_7213a-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IMG_7213a-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gerry Island is a\u00a0a 1.6-acre small island that was named after Thomas, the father of Elbridge 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