In 1984, Mitch Eagan, a young man eager to grow his passion for art and photography, was hired by the GDT Managing Editor Bill McCulloch to replace Kenn Shrader as staff photographer. Arriving in Gloucester with his wife and their young child in time for the 1984 St. Peter’s Fiesta, Eagan found the community “down to earth, friendly, welcoming, and wonderful." Although his enthusiasm for the job was apparent, the work was demanding, and Eagan recalled that “every other night I slept with an earphone hooked up to the police scanner in the event of fire or other catastrophe.” Eagan left the GDT less than a year after his arrival in 1985 and went next to The Martha’s Vineyard Times. 

Gloucester, MA 1984. Mike Maloney (top) and Brad Anderson (bottom), crewmembers of the Regina Maris, guide the t'gallant arm gently to the dock. The removal of the arm is part of the preparations for winter. 

Gloucester, MA 1984. Eddie Morris (top) and Bert Ellis (bottom employees of Leonard Falk mason contractor. Weatherizing the Gortons office building on Rogers St. 

Gloucester, MA 1984. Voting booths.

Gloucester, MA 1985. Elderly center. The center offers a friendly place to get together with friends and have a cup of coffee. 

Gloucester, MA 1985. Ron Bernhard (left) and Chet Lesinski (right) climb Tablet Rock at Stage Fort Park. The rock is listed in the book "Climbing in Eastern Massachusetts." The particular route they took is called "The Waver". It is one of ten different climbs up the face of the rock.

Gloucester, MA 1985. Cross country skiers make the most of Sunday's warmer temps by trekking through Ravenswood Park.

Gloucester, MA 18985. Boat cleaner.

Gloucester, MA 1985. Harbor rats.

Gloucester, MA 1985. Helen Dorn Commercial Street.

Gloucester, MA 1985. A man pulls in a boat at Good Harbor Beach.