The community is pretty sure of itself, and it's not too intimidated by the outside world. Mike Costello, head of the Chamber of Commerce. CBS News Correspondent Jon Frankel reports CBS News Correspondent Lee Cowan reports on the science behind The Perfect Storm . And last week's St. Peter's fiesta is a celebration of that life. The harbor was full and for one rare day, everyone was home, on dry land, reports CBS News correspondent Jon Frankel.
Fishing is all that matters here.
It is a religion, right down to the blessing of the fleet, a highlight of last week's fiesta. It seems everyone in Gloucester is related to the sea. Once you get on the water and you live on the water, it just becomes a part of you, I guess. The oldest fishing village in the U.S., Gloucester trace sits roots back 300 years, long before the best-selling 1998 book The Perfect Storm made it famous. A film based on the book is set to open at theaters across the country Friday.