A 45-foot long telephone pole, dripping with grease, juts off a pier 200 feet off Gloucester’s Pavilion Beach and people just can’t wait to run it. “Some contestants sprint out like racehorses hoping ...

Hundreds of spectators filled Pavilion Beach’s shoreline at this year’s greasy pole contest in Gloucester on Sunday. Every ...

The world-famous greasy pole contest started Friday at St. Peter's Fiesta in Gloucester.

Beach flags: A tall flag pole with one or two colored flags will often be one of the first things you see when arriving at a beach. These flags offer a quick glimpse into what beach-goers can ...

Last summer at St. Peter's Fiesta, Max Allen kicked off Day 1 of the Greasy Pole Contest with a Friday victory.

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 ...