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St. Peter's Fiesta 2025. There's more to St. Peter's Fiesta than the greasy pole contest. The celebration of Gloucester's ...
Sunday was the last day of the festival’s greasy pole competition, also being held on Friday and Saturday. Unlike Friday and ...
A 45-foot long telephone pole, dripping with grease, juts off a pier 200 feet off Gloucester’s Pavilion Beach and people just ...
Brave men and women work tirelessly to reach a flag at the end of a 45-foot telephone pole slathered in various slippery ...
Gloucester greasy pole competition, where participants take turns running down a greased pole to capture a flag before ...
"It's honestly what you dream of ever since you're a kid," said Tyler Parisi in 2024, just before he would compete and, eventually, succeed in capturing a flag at the end of a long, greasy pole ...
Five-time defending Sunday greasy pole champion Derek Hopkins came about as close as you can get to another victory on his ...
There's a Pride Month celebration and KidsFest happening this weekend, plus the return of the greasy pole at St. Peter's ...
It’s one of the most popular events of the summer in New England.SKY 7 HD was over the scene of<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More ...
The annual Greasy Pole contest during St. Peter's Fiesta in Gloucester, Massachusetts, brings the attention of the state and beyond to the Cape Ann fishing city.The Greasy Pole is a 40-foot ...
Derek Hopkins spent his childhood training to be a Gloucester greasy pole champion like his father. Now, at just 22, he’s an undefeated four-time champion, and some say the best to ever do it.