BRYAN EATON/Staff Photo. The North of Boston Convention and Visitors Bureau recently held their annual meeting at Blue Ocean Event Center at Salisbury Beach where they presented tourism awards and mini-grants. Local recipents were Karen and Glenn Cook, Cider Hill Farm, Amesbury receiving the Anne Turcotte Leadership Award presented to an individual or organization whose innovation, expertise and energy serves as an inspiration for others in the tourism industry. The New Member Award went to the Briar Barn Inn in Rowley and the Award of Appreciation went to state Sen. Diana DiZoglio, the award given out to those individuals who have gone above and beyond to promote tourism in Essex County.

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