Bird's Eye View Magazine - Holiday 2015 by Cape Air's Bird's Eye View Magazine

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CAPE AIR EXPANDS TO THE SEA

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e love islands. For over twenty-five years, geographically challenged destinations have been Cape Air’s niche in the far-reaching and ever-expanding airline industry. Providing air service to islands, peninsulas or land-locked cities Cape Air’s newest addition to the fleet, a Cessna Caravan seaplane, providing is one of the major keys to Cape Air’s success. air and sea service to the Bahamian island of Bimini. From Havre, Montana to Ogdensburg, New York, to a number of popular vacation destinations including Nantucket, Martha’s Vineyard, Provincetown and a number of Caribbean islands, Cape Air is committed to ensuring our smaller communities enjoy seamless connections to the nation’s major hubs and the national air transportation network. Continuing our entrepreneurial path we will soon be splashing down, literally, with our newest endeavor, seaplanes. We are launching Cape Air’s first seaplane operation in Florida, operating out of both the JetBlue terminal in Fort Lauderdale and the Miami Seaplane Base, with nonstop air service to the Bahamian island of Bimini. Our new Florida team, including pilots and ground crew, is completing the certification requirements and our Cessna Caravan seaplanes are ready to go. We are excited about the limitless possibilities our new seaplane certification brings to the Cape Air route map. Water, water everywhere; and not to get ahead of ourselves, but the summer skies are busy Cape Air’s CEO Dan Wolf surrounded by a sea of happy faces. between New York and Boston, and seaplanes may Find out what they are looking at on page 47. present a carpe diem opportunity for those flying to Cape Cod and the Islands so do stay tuned. We invite all of you to join us in celebrating exciting changes for 2016.

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A trail for all skill levels in the Adirondacks PUBLISHER: Dan Wolf EXECUTIVE EDITOR: Michelle Haynes Michelle.Haynes@capeair.com CONTRIBUTORS: Lisa Densmore Ballard Susan Biemsderfer, Gayle Fee, Ann Murphy, Todd VanSickle COPY EDITOR: Jim Hanson

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om Wolfe dubbed us the “ME” generation. Born between 1946 and 1964 we grew up reciting the Pledge of Allegiance with hand over heart as we faced a photo of Dwight Eisenhower. Our coming of age was almost immediate following the “Who says we need tickets?” phenomenon in a little farm town in upstate New York.

In Tanzania with Precious Project founder Gil Williams and friends

Personally impacted by civil wars both at home and in a country we barely knew existed, we joined hands with a rallying cry that echoed across the nation’s campuses. In the, more things change the more they stay the same, category today’s millennials face a lot of the same issues while the, not so aging, boomers defy the “me” moniker and find ways to make a positive difference. In this issue meet two Martha’s Vineyard boomers who are changing lives on the other side of the world with the Precious Project in Tanzania. Hopefully their mission will touch your heart as well as your wallet. At one time we ruled the world, or at least we thought we did, and although we may be a bit long in the tooth most of us have the resources, energy and gumption to make a difference. There, I just gave you a resolution for your 2016 list. Wishing good things for all of us in 2016,

Michelle and Rudolph—Christmas brings out the kid in all of us!

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“I always thought good photos were like good jokes. If you have to explain it, it just isn’t that good.” The source of this great quote eluded us but certainly describes the work of our talented family of photographers. A stretch of beach, the wintry light across the snow, or that one image that reaches out and touches your heart—our sincere thanks to our Bird’s Eye View team for all they do to capture the extraordinary beauty in our Cape Air destinations.

Dan McKeon, Provincetown,— kalel344@gmail.com Michael Valenti, Provincetown, whitewindinn.com

Susan Biemsderfer, Provincetown sbthewriter@gmail.com

Steve Simonsen, U.S. Virgin Islands stevesimonsen.com

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inter is coming, as they say on ‘Game of Thrones’ and in New England winter signals it’s time to head north and hit the slopes. The holidays typically launch Vermont’s ski season and the inns and resorts in ski country are all set to ho-ho-ho you right through to the New Year. A short drive from your Cape Air arrival in Rutland, Vermont is the Okemo Mountain Resort, where they kick off the season a full week and a half before Thanksgiving. “With the over $1 million in improvements we’ve made to our snowmaking system, we expect to be skiing top to bottom on opening day and that’s huge,” said mountain spokesgal Bonnie MacPherson. For Thanksgiving, the resort will feature a traditional holiday buffet featuring locally-sourced turkey and veggies and on the Saturday after Turkey Day you can run off that extra slice of pie at the resort’s Trot It Off, a 5K race that benefits two local charities. There’s even a Tots’ Trot for the kids.

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Christmas at Okemo, VT — Photo: ©Okemo Mountain Resort.

At Christmas, Okemo goes all out with a pre-holiday visit from Santa and Mrs. Claus, who land their sleigh at the mountain top and ride the groomer down to Jackson Gore for a cookie party with the kids. Then on Christmas Day, after all his work is done, Santa comes back to Okemo to ski and snowboard with guests. When visiting Okemo, stay in the lap of luxury at the Castle Hill Resort and Spa just three miles from the mountain in Cavendish, Vt. The resort, a member of the prestigious Small Luxury Hotels of the World and listed in the National Register of Historic Places, is the former home of Governor Allen Fletcher who served 1912-1915. The historic house has 10 rooms, two formal dining rooms and a beautiful library, all decorated for the holidays. The adjoining Pointe Hotel & Suites at Castle Hill features queen or king rooms, extra large family rooms or family suites. There are indoor and outdoor pools, a fitness center and a gourmet restaurant. Après ski, the staff at their Aveda spa waits to pamper.

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Killington, VT— Photos: Chandler Burgess

At nearby Killington, the snowmakers are planning to have all 155 trails on the main mountain and 57 more at Pico open by Christmas. “Last year Vermont had the most snow south of Alaska and there was never a thaw. We skied until Memorial Day,” said mountain spokesguy Michael Joseph. “So we’re optimistic that we’ll have a great season again this year.” In addition to skiing, Killington offers snow-tubing, snow-shoeing, snowmobile tours and at Christmas they’re planning a huge bash at the Killington Grand Resort Hotel. “There’s food, drink, entertainment, a Santa’s workshop for kids and a hall of Christmas trees,” Joseph said. For the quintessential New England ski experience, stay at the nearby Inn at Long Trail, a family-run lodge just six miles from Killington and right across the street from Pico. All 19 of the inn’s rustic rooms and suites feature cabin-like décor with private baths and fireplaces. There’s an on-site Irish pub featuring live music, dart boards and sports TV. “Make sure to check out the old-fashioned redwood hot tub, the perfect place to soak after a long day on the slopes,” said innkeeper Murray McGrath, who runs the place with his wife Patty. Murray said almost seventy percent of his guests are repeat customers who love the convivial atmosphere of the inn. “We get everyone from grandkids to grandparents,” he said. The Inn at Long Trail and Killington are less than 30 minutes from the Cape Air terminal at the Rutland Southern Vermont Regional Airport and the Okemo area is just 25 minutes away. So what are you waiting for? Winter is coming… okemo.com killington.com, castlehillresortvt.com and innatlongtrail.com

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The Inn at Willow Pond, Manchester, VT

or a quintessential New England winter getaway you can’t go wrong with the Manchester and The Mountains region in Vermont—and during the holidays the frozen fun never stops.

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Start your visit with a tour of Hildene, the Georgian mansion built by Robert Todd Lincoln, the only child of Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln to survive to adulthood. His father was born in a log cabin, but Robert Todd Lincoln was chairman of the Pullman Company, the largest manufacturing corporation at the turn of the 20th century, so his digs were quite a bit more posh. The 412-acre estate has 12 miles of cross-country and snow-shoeing trails on the property, so it is an especially fun winter destination.

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The Manchester Lions Club’s Elf Express

The Viking Nordic Center offers 35 kilometers of trails for snow-shoeing, cross-country skiing and fat-tire biking. Also nearby is Wild Wings Ski Touring Center and Yoga, where you can cross-country ski, snow-shoe or hit the warming room to practice your downward-facing dog. 18

A popular holiday attraction is the Manchester Lions Club’s Elf Express, a whimsical holiday train trek that takes families on a one-hour ride through the Green Mountains of southern Vermont. Onboard, passengers are entertained with holiday songs and dance routines courtesy of the elves from the theater and dance program of Burr and Burton Academy. Of course, Mr. and Mrs. Claus will also pop in to bring every child a special gift. Other attractions include sleigh rides, fireworks and for shopaholics, Manchester Center’s many designer outlets. Plan to stay at The Inn at Willow Pond, a charming modern country inn located on an historic 1770s farm. The inn features spacious guest rooms and one- and two-bedroom suites with crackling fireplaces, plush designer bedding, balconies, and modern oversized bathrooms. The post-and-beam main lodge will be done up for the holidays and is the perfect place to unwind after a long day on the slopes or in the shops. “There’s always a fire going,” said innkeeper Stephen Bauer. “It’s a great time to be here.” Just 40 minutes from the Cape Air terminal at the Rutland-Southern Vermont Regional Airport, Manchester is waiting. visitmanchestervt.com, wildwingsski.com innatwillowpond.com B I R D’S

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NANTUCKET NOEL CHRISTMAS STROLL D E C E M B E R 4–6

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trolling carollers lit by the glow of a bazillion white lights, the Coast Guard standing in for Rudolph delivering Santa to the Nantucket waterfront, and 150 Christmas trees lining cobblestoned Main Street—and one of them is talking. The Nantucket Stroll is on. Picture Dickens’ Ghost of Christmas Present with that handy horn of plenty delivering doses of good cheer and you have the heart and spirit of the 42-year-old Nantucket Stroll. Events include an old-fashioned scavenger hunt—an energetic way to learn about Nantucket for first-timers or even those who may think they are Nantucket know-it-alls. Organized by the Chamber of Commerce and created by Barbara Tibbetts, author of The Look Book of Nantucket, the twenty questions can be found at the Chamber office in the heart of Stroll fun at Zero Main Street. No reservations needed at Nantucket’s Christmas Market in the town square, where you can find food, crafts, and games accompanied by a number of musical performances. Like a Disney visit, pre-planning is a must and a schedule of events can be found at the Chamber office or at nantucketchamber.org.

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When Santa is temporarily sans sleigh he can always count on Cape Air.

Look for Cape Air’s tree on Main Street.

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or over twenty years the Cape Air team has brought the spirit of the holidays to older folks in Nantucket. “They actually tolerate my singing,” says Cape Air’s Kim Corkran. “The local kids perform and of course Santa always makes an appearance. I have to say the Cape Air team receives as much joy from our annual visit as the residents do. If you are looking for the meaning of the Christmas look no further then the ability to bring the holiday spirit to these elderly folks who are truly appreciative of all we do.”

Nantucket’s “Ghost of Christmas Present,” —Kim Corkran

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FAR FROM THE MADDENING CROWD INSIDE—INSIDE STROLL TIPS FROM THOSE WHO KNOW, THE LOCALS Photos: Cary Hazlegrove/Nantucketstock.com

Something for everyone at the Nantucket Stroll.

fter four-plus decades, the traditional Nantucket Stroll is still de rigueur for hundreds of island visitors. The shops and restaurants burst at the seams and the Main Street cobblestones disappear under the footsteps of a bazillion stroller pushers, carolers, and other noel revelers. For where to find the warm fuzzy glow of the holiday, sans the crowds and the millionth version of pipers piping, we called upon the Bird’s Eye View Stroll experts. While they are usually busy decorating the trees, stringing lights and organizing events, our experts also know where to find peace on earth. Fortunately for us, they were good enough to share what’s fun and inexpensive, always a great combination, especially in Nantucket. “Start at the pharmacy on Main Street,” says local realtor Mary Malavase. In business forever, this old time drug store features a, back in time, soda fountain where you can pick up a hot chocolate to go and tour the perimeter of Main Street for a close look at the decorated trees. From local third graders to a number of island businesses, each tree is decorated with an individual theme with ornaments to match, and there are so many that this can easily take up an afternoon. The price is right for other than a couple of dollars for the hot chocolate, access to the trees is free. The Bird’s Eye View’s Kim Corkran says, “When the crowds of strollers go down Main Street, head in the other direction and follow the cobblestones all the way to the top of the street. Pass the historic bank pillars, pass the brick homes and keep on going to the Civil War memorial. Make sure you are there as it is getting dark so you can enjoy what is historically a spectacular show of light surrounding the house to the right of the monument. It is a serenely B I R D’S

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Delicious Food at a Great Price—Eat for a Cause

Follow your nose to the sausage with peppers and onions from the food vendors set up at the Stop & Shop parking lot, just off Main Street. Several of Nantucket’s non-profit groups are offering lunch which also includes the perfect answer to the winter chill, steaming bowls of clam chowder. Priced under $10, the price is right.

beautiful walk with benches and a mini park, so you can perch for a while with the holiday light show to yourself, even though the crowds are only about fifteen minutes away.” When the appetite bell rings, Kim says to follow your nose to the nearby Stop & Shop parking lot where no reservations are required. “I know this sounds odd but every year I look forward to the sausage, onion and pepper sandwiches served by the outdoor food vendors set up in the parking lot. Quick and delicious and under ten dollars, you cannot beat it. You can also enjoy a steaming cup of clam chowder with plenty of places to sit, eat and enjoy the street scene.” Tip here: The nearby Tavern Restaurant is closed for the season but they have an outside gazebo with plenty of seating, steps from the open air food market. HOLIDAYS

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Carolling on Nantucket’s Main Street

Thirty Santas go into a bar…

A Santa flash mob pops up in various locations around Nantucket. The Faregrounds is a great place for a possible sighting and is also one of the best sports bars on the island. Do not pass up the chowdah.

relatively new tradition, thirty or so people don Santa suits and travel en masse around the island spreading good cheer. The tough part here is no one seems to know where and when they may appear, but one of their favorite haunts is the Faregrounds Restaurant, a member of the Bird’s Eye View family. For those looking for a holiday selfie, getting a hold of the Santas’ itinerary is the ultimate “get.” Peter Greenhalgh from the Artists Association of Nantucket gives us an understandable artistic bent to his stroll list. “Go into the many island churches and enjoy the quiet beauty of the architecture, tromp l’oeil paintings, and St. Paul’s Tiffany stained glass windows. Watch Santa arrive up Main Street and listen to the Victorian carolers strolling throughout town and do not miss the Holiday Small Works Exhibition at the Artists Association of Nantucket’s Cecelia Joyce & Seward Johnson Gallery. Stroll is a wonderful throwback to a simpler time when the holidays were less busy and hectic and Main Street is truly magical when there is a gentle snow falling.” B I R D’S

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WHY DO THEY DO IT?

Nantucket’s Annual Turkey Plunge

hanksgiving morning for some of us, okay make that MOST of us, means getting cozy with the Macy’s parade while our aromatic sense goes into overdrive with the turkey roasting away and the apple pie just sitting there in all her scrumptious glory. Other folks may be preparing for the game or for the drive or the flight to somewhere for dinner; and then there are the others—around 800 intrepid souls who, come Thanksgiving morning, jump into the frigid waters of Nantucket’s Children’s Beach. A fourteen-year tradition, the aptly named Cold Turkey Plunge is a fundraiser for the children’s library and all proceeds are used to purchase books, CDs and DVDs with proceeds used to underwrite hundreds of year-round programs for Nantucket’s children and teenagers. “This event brings together both the island community and those visiting who want to have a memorable holiday on Nantucket,” says, Maggie O’Reilly, Director of Development at the Nantucket Atheneum. Walk-up plungers are encouraged as are costumes or outrageous head gear. This year’s Plunge happens on Thanksgiving Day at 10:00 a.m. at Children’s Beach. The cost is $50 for adults and $30 for kids age 12 and under and, for goodness sake, have someone at the ready with a warm blanket. Lots more at firstgiving.com/nantucketatheneum

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Photos: Kris Kinsley Hancock For over three decades an annual Thanksgiving visitor to Nantucketâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Vice-President Joe Biden and family

Taking the Plunge

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One of our Oldest Pastimes

By Gayle Fee Photos: Gayle Fee Provincetown woodcarver Geoff Semonian

Semonian will custom make anything a customer can dream up in any size or color. The pieces in his shop range from six-foot breaching sperm whales to small life-size quahogs. His house signs are made from solid mahogany and feature gold leaf, oilbased enamel paint and solid brass hardware. Prices start at $95 for smaller pieces and go up, depending on the size and intricacy of the carving. “I’ve done everything from tennis racquets to painter’s palettes to unicorns. You can have anything you want on a sign. Let your imagination run wild.” capecodwoodcarving.com

ooking to give a truly unique, historic Cape Cod-inspired gift this season? How about the one-of-a-kind, hand-carved wood signs, quarterboards and artwork found at Cape Cod Woodcarving and at the Chatham Sign Shop. Craftsman Geoff Semonian fashions stunning wall hangings featuring whales, fish, shells and other sea creatures as well as custom signage and quarterboards in his tiny shop on Provincetown’s MacMillan Pier. “I come from a long line of New Englanders who made stuff,” Semonian said. “My uncle, Stan Sparre, made his living as a bird carver. But he would always play the devil’s advocate and say, If you want to work with your hands, be a dentist!” Semonian didn’t take his advice. At the age of eight, he began whittling in his father’s machine shop. Later on, he worked as a builder and a cabinet maker, but his first love was carving. So six years ago he opened Cape Cod Woodcarving in one of the artists’ shacks on the pier.

At the Chatham Sign Shop, Bob Lacy has been carving signs for homes and businesses for 27 years at his shop on Kent Place, carrying on a tradition that began in Chatham more than a hundred years ago. “Quarterboards are nameplates that go on houses,” he said. “In the old days in Chatham there were a lot of shipwrecks. The locals would go out and grab the nameplates that were attached to the ship’s quarter and they would bring them back and stick them on their house.”

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Bob Lacy of the Chatham Sign Shop

Designer Pam Freitus making a Nantucket “Must Have” pearl bracelet for The Nantucket Pearl Company. nantucketpearls.com

Typically a quarterboard features a last name or address but Lacy has carved plenty with more whimsical messages like “Fantasea,” ‘Blowin’ A Gale” and “Mermaid Haven.” “There was a couple who had both been married before to other people and someone gave them a housewarming gift, a quarterboard that said Eat, Drink and Remarry,” Lacy recalled. House signs start at $220 and quarterboards at $340. chathamsignshop.com

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“Clay at Moshup Beach” by Michael Blanchard

GIVE THE GIFT OF THE VINEYARD By Michelle Haynes

“A Touch of Red —Cow Bay — Edgartown” by Vineyard Colors: Moira Fitzgerald and Yann Meersseman

n early morning newspaper delivery job planted the seeds leading to a virtual love letter to Martha’s Vineyard. One hundred extraordinary and evocative images of the island flash across an array of screens set up in the lobby of the popular Edgartown inn, The Kelley House. The brainchild of inn owner Brad Palmer, creating buzz of oohs and ahhs across the island, is the result of a shared vision between Palmer and photographer Yann Meersseman.

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“Philbin Beach, below the clay cliffs of Aquinnah” by Tim Johnson

“Edgartown Light— snow flying!” by Michael Blanchard

A few years ago following one of those periodic economic downswings, Yann Meersseman’s corporate high tech VP position ended abruptly, sending him back to his Vineyard home to regroup with an early morning job delivering the paper. “Driving at dawn along the empty streets and back roads was an amazing experience giving me an entirely new appreciation of the beauty of the island.” Out came the camera leading the way to his gallery and web site vineyardcolors.com, and eventually a virtual gallery of Vineyard images taken by an array of local photographers. “If you have the wall space you may have room for five or six photos plus add in the cost of framing,” says Meersseman. “Showing the photographs on HOLIDAYS

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a television screen means no framing costs and the ability to show dozens and dozens of photographs. Our only criteria are the photographers must have ties to the Vineyard and have no other place to display their work.” “Say what! You want me to give you my high resolution photos to put up somewhere on a wall?” Meersseman admits it was a bit of a rocky start to induce the photographers to hand over their work, but the show’s success with SRO crowds is sending dozens of other island photographers his way for both bragging and economic reasons. For these gifted photographers, having a place to showcase their photos leads to customers wanting to buy their photos. Folks see the photos on the screen and then choose the shots they wish to purchase. There are various sizes and prices but average around $200 to $300 for a framed shot of your favorite island scene. Do NOT miss a trip to the Kelley House in the heart of Edgartown for a spectacular showcase and for those unable to get there, the images are a click away at KelleyHouseGallery.com. 39

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Linking Martha’s Vineyard to Tanzania

The Precious Project children

By Michelle Haynes

D Reading time with Precious Project officer, Dr. Elliot Kronstein

uring a tour of Africa, Gil Williams and his wife Susie Rheault of Martha’s Vineyard visited a small Tanzanian village and took a walk that forever changed their lives. Pushing open the door to a small, two room cinder block building, Williams locked eyes with nine children ages four to eight living with two beds, few clothes, and little food; all orphans whose parents died of AIDS. The couple went to work. In short order they found a local truck, filled it with food and fed the children. “Poverty is not new to me,” says Williams, a former school principal, whose wife has worked with the Clinton Foundation in Africa for many years. “But I have to say I have never seen poverty on such a sustained level.” The village had no electricity, no clean water, no food source, nothing. The villagers have a life span of fifty-seven years, AIDS having been the latest culprit. I knew I had met my legacy. Give these kids a chance to succeed in life and I can die a happy man,” said Williams. There was no turning back and Williams enlisted the help of his long-time friends and Vineyard neighbors Elliot Kronstein and his wife May Baldwin. That was four years ago. What is now The Precious Project houses and educates 75 children and is growing. They are about to open a primary school B I R D’S

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The new Precious Project children’s residence and school in Tanzania

in January that will eventually have 230 students.“This project is the most satisfying endeavor imaginable,” says Kronstein. “These are bright, wholesome and happy kids who are engaged in life and can now imagine a future. The first time I arrived on site I knew immediately that I had found a place where we could make a difference. I am convinced that we do not get a free ride in life and you have GOT to give back. Gil and I, along with our families and hundreds of many other generous benefactors have found a way to give back which is making a huge difference in the lives of these children.” A specialized dentist practicing in Cambridge, MA, Kronstein reached out to his patients. In his letter he said, “The Precious Project is entirely supported by private donations and we welcome contributions to assist our ongoing efforts. To be sure that your donations go far and reach wide my wife and I will match dollar for dollar all donations received from this appeal.” Doctor Kronstein’s letter resulted in $60,000 in donations. HOLIDAYS

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Taking a walk with Precious Project founder Gil Williams

“Eat your peas—there are children starving in Africa...” is a familiar, if nonsensical, dinner table refrain. Thanks to The Precious Project you can do something far more effective. This holiday season pay it way forward across thousands of miles where you can make a difference. To make a donation go to: preciousproject.org

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ive the gift of Joy—Martha’s Vineyard photographer Michael Johnson’s iconic image on a carry everywhere beach tote. michaeljimage.com Photo: Myron Maynard Photo: Michael Johnson

Frame it, wear it or carry it, Michael Johnson’s photograph ‘Joy’ is everywhere.

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CLAMBAKE, THE MOVIE Photos courtesy of the Women Innkeepers of Provincetown The legacy of Women’s Week, chronicled in Clambake, includes an historic Kiss-In outside Provincetown Town Hall.

By Susan Biemsderfer

s Provincetown, Massachusetts plans to celebrate a new year, it’s paying tribute to a film that gives the community a well-deserved close-up. The documentary film Clambake is the story behind “Women’s Week,” an October Provincetown phenomenon for more than three decades. As captured by filmmaker Andrea Meyerson, it is one of the largest and longest-running lesbian cultural events in the world. On the heels of winning the Audience Award at the Long Beach QFilm Festival, the final cut of Clambake now hits the film festival circuit nationwide and beyond. “Women’s Week began in 1984,” says Meyerson, who attended her first Women’s Week in the late 90s. “Not long before that, in the 70s, women couldn’t even get a loan on their own, let alone start a business or event. The innkeepers who came up with the idea for the first ‘Women’s Weekend’ were pioneers in so many ways.” HOLIDAYS

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It started one day “right here in our kitchen,” Ravenwood Inn’s Diane Corbo tells the camera in Clambake. It was a Women Innkeepers’ brainstorming session in a challenging time. The AIDS epidemic had taken harsh grip of the country and the town. Its toll included a tough economic hit, as a three-month season was not enough to sustain all local businesses. Nor was it long enough to showcase all the community had to offer. So the women launched an event all their own. “It was a small but very passionate band of women,” recounts Women’s Week Coordinator Lynn Mogell. Clambake showcases interviews with nearly all of the co-founders, plus a cast of business owners, townies, performers and longtime devotees. “There’s everyone from gay guys who love women’s week and lesbians who are part of the legacy, and people who are just proud to be part of the town,” says Meyerson. There was no “shoulder season” in Provincetown before Women’s Week. Now a steady calendar of themed events draws post-summer crowds all the way up to New Year’s Day. And although this is a story of success, Meyerson also paints the inside story, of a community that knew how to come together. “Whatever your true self is, whatever decade you lived in, Provincetown has always been an accepting place, and you see it in the film,” Meyerson says. “It is undeniable and it is moving. Whether you love it for being an artists’ colony, for the sunrises and sunsets, for being so LGBTQ-inclusive, for being your hometown…it is a place that is loved by so many. And that is the story we get to tell.” For the latest on screenings and when Clambake is available on DVD, clambakethemovie.com.

THE LIGHTS ARE ON: Can you say “campership”? Photo: Camp Lightbulb staff Orange is the New Black’s Lea DeLaria (center, sunglasses) drops in on Project Lightbulb campers.

By Susan Biemsderfer

f you’d like to go holiday shopping in Provincetown, Massachusetts, we’ve got a guy who’s happy to help. And there’s only one thing he hopes you want: a “campership.” Puck Markham is Executive Director of Camp Lightbulb, a week-long summer camp for LGBTQ youth. The campers (who stay at a local hostel) are between the ages of 14 and 17, come from across the United States, and identify along the full spectrum of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning. Because roughly 40% receive full or partial scholarships, that’s where the giving comes in. For $1,000, any elf out there can donate a campership for a teen who otherwise could not attend. “It’s a magical experience for our youth, and some have had very difficult times coming out as gay, lesbian, or transgender,” says Markham. “As a gay man, I wanted to create a safe and positive place for teens on the journey to who they are, surrounded by supportive peers and adults.” Just as Shakespeare’s Puck made the magic happen in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, this Puck is the spirit who built Camp Lightbulb from the ground up. About seven years ago the Dutch-American was in London working in finance, reading all too often about high rates of depression and suicide among gay youth—and the light went on and refused to go off. Markham chased and underwrote things, choosing Provincetown to pitch his tent. From licensing the operation and screening counselors to rallying donors and a board of directors, he didn’t stop until the first campers arrived in 2012. (Full disclosure: Puck’s dad was a hockey player hence his name, but we like the Shakespeare thing.) 46

Most activities are what you might expect: bonfires, cookouts, sloppy s’mores, and the great outdoors via whale watches, dune tours, bikes, kayaks, and the occasional homemade boat. It’s not the first camp to feature a drag queen at a talent show, although with support from local performers and salons, the hair and makeup are by all accounts first-rate. There’s also an art lab (Ptown reminds you it’s America’s oldest active art colony) with no shortage of local mentors. And, true to Lightbulb’s raison d’etre, there are sessions on self-esteem, pride, gender identity, and LGBT history. Of course, on the final camp morning following a grand, chaperoned disco party the night before, you’ll see the weepy hugs and heart strings getting ready to stretch for miles. As one social worker wrote after debriefing with a camper, “Everyone used the correct name for him, and the correct pronouns… ‘L’ said that for the first time in his entire life, he felt like exactly who he was supposed to be.” Now approaching its 5th anniversary, the camp has grown from 9 youth to more than 30 from both coasts and in-between. In light of growing interest and need, Markham and crew are planning a Holiday Camp in New York City at the end of this year, and possibly a 2016 Spring Break. If a campership is a gift you would like to give—or donate on behalf of a loved one—go to camplightbulb.org.

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scene somewhat beyond the imagination of the intrepid Pilgrims—Thanksgiving Eve and hundreds gather in the darkness, surrounding Provincetown’s Pilgrim Monument, the largest all-granite structure in the United States, located, appropriately enough, just across the water from the Mayflower’s first landing spot in the New World.

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The countdown from ten begins and as “one” echoes across High Top Hill, millions of tiny white lights cast the cape-tip town in a glow that extends for miles. Provincetown’s holiday season is off and running with this family-friendly lighting event open to one and all that includes free admission to the Provincetown Museum. 47

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The Jingle Bell Run, sponsored by Bird’s Eye View favorite BodyBody, the ultimate men’s store in Provincetown. Photo: Alexis Schee

Events continue during the Holly Folly weekend December 4-6. “We bill this weekend as one of the largest gay holiday parties in the country,” says Erin Atwood, executive director of the Provincetown Business Guild. “Our lineup includes a Jingle Bell Run, (think Speedos in the cold,) Drag Bingo, the Boston Gay Men’s Chorus, and it is the season of giving, so take advantage of huge savings at our Shop Hop.”

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In the space of a few songs they can move the audience to tears from both laughter and their soaring voices. The Boston Gay Men’s Chorus returns to Provincetown Town Hall for their annual Holly Folly performance. Bravos to this extraordinary group for their triumphant history making summer tour-first gay chorus to ever tour the Middle East including Israel and Turkey. Show details at ptown.org.

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Dec 31– Jan 3 Light your Fire in Provincetown and let the sparks fly for the New Year’s Fireworks display over Provincetown Harbor Saturday, January 2nd at 5:30 pm

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APPEARING AT THE CROWN & ANCHOR The season ends with a literal bang with a fireworks display over Provincetown Harbor for the New Year’s Eve holiday. Make your inn and dinner reservations right this minute for the town will be buzzing and Manhattan may have the giant ball but New Year’s Eve on Provincetown’s Commercial Street is like nowhere else. If you waited too long to make reservations, check out last-minute availability at provincetownchamber.org and ptown.org where you can also find a full lineup of events. 51

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Elf The Musical: Buddy and Santa

he wow attraction at Boston’s Citi Performing Arts Center is the grandeur of the theatre, easily as dazzling as the performances. Better known as the Wang or for boomers and onward, the Met, this palace is one of the grandest theatres in the country. Crystal chandeliers, columns of gold and sink your toes carpeting up the grand staircase take your breath away while making for a pumpkin-turned-coach ride back to childhood for those of us who grew up in Boston. A show at the Met was a singular holiday tradition calling for patent leather and white gloves. Two shows happening this holiday season provide perfect fare to re-live your back-in-the-day experience or introduce kids and grandkids—to their own lifetime of memories with the Boston premiere of Elf The Musical and a return of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: the Musical. citicenter.org B I R D’S

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By Michelle Haynes t is December 16, 1773 and in an ultimate show of, enough is enough, several hundred men donned Indian attire and dumped three shiploads of tea into Boston Harbor. The defiant colonists wanted an end to what they called, “unfair taxation without representation” and two years later the shot was heard “round the world.” The Boston Tea Party marked the first significant act of defiance against the British Crown and re-enactors are gearing up for the 242nd anniversary, located on the actual site where the historic night unfolded, now home to the Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum. The December 16th event includes a fiery tea tax debate at the historic Old South Meeting House, the actual hall where Boston colonists gathered to protest. Then it takes to the streets for a lively procession to Boston’s historic waterfront along the same streets the Patriots marched, ending at the ships. Here the re-enactors go to work and start tossing tea from the East India Company, which by the by, is the SAME company, still in business in London, from which the tea came during the actual Boston Tea Party. This march to the ships and tea throwing is free and open to the public. Tickets to the Old South Meeting House and lots more info at bostonteapartyship.com

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“Rockefeller Center’s got nothing on Faneuil Hall, which features the largest holiday tree in the Northeast,” — The Boston Globe.

By Ann Murphy n November 21st from 7 pm to 8 pm, the Faneuil Hall Tree Lighting launches Boston’s holiday season with musical events leading up to Governor Charlie Baker and Mayor Marty Walsh officially flipping the switch on the 80-foot tree decorated with thousands of blinking lights. The program also features Boston Pops maestro Keith Lockhart and the Boston Gay Men’s Chorus and signals the start of Blink!, a six week sound and light show timed to the music of the Boston Pops. Get your holiday season off to a glowing start at Faneuil Hall Marketplace! faneuilhallmarketplace.com HOLIDAYS

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View from the top—Block Island’s historic Spring House Hotel “...one of Block Island’s most elegant historic landmarks.” —Yankee Magazine

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uck two Cape Air tickets to Block Island in the Christmas stocking of someone you love. Romantic inns, hiking trails, miles of beaches, and award winning dining ranging from candle lit to the fun happening at The Oar, a waterside pub famous for great food and out of this world mudslides. Photo: Tim Johnson

Happy hour fun on the back lawn of The 1661 Inn. Come Spring, Cape Air resumes nonstop service to Block Island from T.F. Green Airport

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THEY WERE THE LAST TO KNOW Photo: Susan Biemsderfer A chance meeting in Scottsdale, Arizona led to marriage and a Provincetown inn for David Bowd and Kevin O’Shea.

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ehind every B&B is an innkeeper (or two) who’s made America’s quintessential hospitality their mission. The course they charted to their B&Bs are as distinctive as each of these properties. The Salt House Inn in Provincetown, Massachusetts is whitewashed and ship-lapped on the inside, with a lobby-slash-breakfast room that hasn’t seen a Fruit Loop in years. The community table is re-finished just so, in perfect proximity to the yogurt parfait station. The chalkboard tells you the morning special (Yelpers heart the breakfast burrito), along with the temp, tides, and what’s happening in town. The rooms are five-star meets Cape Cod light. The owners say they really didn’t know what they were getting into five years ago when they bought the place. Not that they weren’t ridiculously qualified. In fact, they met in 2007 because they were experts in their fields—Bowd a hotelier and O’Shea an interior designer—working in the corporate hotel universe. Soon they were a couple and by 2010, they were looking at B&Bs in Provincetown. O’Shea had launched his own design firm, and they liked the idea of getting Bowd away from his desk in Manhattan. “It was going to be one inn; David was going to get a Labrador and spend afternoons walk-

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ing the dog on the beach,” recalls O’Shea. Laughter ensues. Their negotiations for a B&B called Dexter’s hit a snag. Slight detour. They decided to get a rental in town. A realtor showed them nothing of the sort, “the old Martin House,” circa 1750, in deep disrepair and up for sale. A former home to fishermen, rumored abolitionists, and untold others, it had a celebrated 30-year run as a restaurant where Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis dined and Norman Mailer had a regular table in the bar. With a “sympathetic” renovation, they made the landmark home and were settled in by Christmas. Exhale. Just in time to learn Dexter’s would sell to them, after all. A major restoration followed, along with an appreciation for the business. “I’ve had 30 years in hotels and love hospitality, and I’ve run some of the biggest hotel companies out there,” says Bowd. “I thought taking over a 15-room inn would be a walk in the park. I had no idea what I didn’t know.” So they did what they knew, casting intense focus on all details. They landed on a new name. Turns out the place was originally built as three salt miners’ cottages in the mid-1800s, plus Bowd hails from an English village named Salt. They opened in May of 2013 to waves of accolades, including a spot on Condé Nast Traveler’s 2014 Hot List. Homestead: check. B&B: check. Let’s get married: check (on Provincetown’s historic Long Point in 2013). But wait. There was another local B&B they loved, The Fairbanks Inn, now on the market. By May of 2015, O’Shea and Bowd were re-opening it as Eben House, named after Captain Eben Snow who built the residence in 1776. Also in May of 2015, they opened The Chequit on Shelter Island, making for an official “collection” of inns. So um…three inns, no Labrador: Did they know it would go this way? “No, but apparently everyone around us thought we would do something like this,” say O’Shea. Laughter again. “I guess we were the last to know.” The Salt House Inn is open April through October, and Eben House and The Chequit are year-round inns. salthotels.com 59

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8 Dyer—Traditional Cape Cod on the outside, comfy chic on the inside.

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or some innkeepers, owning a B&B was never on the map. But for others it was always a destination. When Brandon Quesnell and Steve Katsurinis were living in Washington, D.C., they would muse about it. Quesnell, a Culinary Institute of America graduate, was moving up the food chain at an organic grocery powerhouse, with each advancement getting further away from what he loved the most. “The week I spend more time in unemployment hearings than I do working with customers and food is when I want out,” he told Katsurinis. That certainly made sense to Katsurinis, who always knew he had a life beyond attorney. If it please the court: He was a law student when first visiting Provincetown, Massachusetts in 1989 and stayed at a local inn. “I thought, this is what I want to do,” he testifies. “I figured I would practice for a period of time, but my goal was to do that so I could get on to this.” 60

Running an inn together became more than an idea bubble. Katsurinis and Quesnell were vacationing in Greece at a guesthouse that was gorgeous, but the service was a one-croissant-per-person, no-coffee-in-yourroom sort of deal. They knew they could do better and had reached that “I would quit my job and do this” point. It was only a matter of time, and that time became early 2013, when Katsurinis saw online that Provincetown’s 8 Dyer Hotel was for sale. First built in the late 1800s as a private home and transformed to a guesthouse in the 1970s, it had been painstakingly redesigned. While the property maintained a traditional look on the outside, it offered a contemporary yet cushy inside. There was the shiniest of kitchens for Quesnell to make things gourmet with no consumption limits, and amenities like a pool and indoor Jacuzzi that Katsurinis knew would translate to smiling guests (former property generations may or may not have been known as a tad risqué). In May of 2013 they signed the deal and took over. And guess what? “It isn’t that hard,” says Katsurinis. “You have to be kind to people, you have to like people, and you have to put out a good product.” And that’s how they embrace their mission at 8 Dyer, with a happy yearround clientele regularly filling seven rooms. The couple also lives on the premises—where, by the way, they had their family for Thanksgiving in 2013 and threw themselves a surprise wedding. Speaking of which, if anyone would like to surprise themselves with how it feels to jump into Provincetown Harbor in January, 8 Dyer is organizing a New Year’s Day “Polar Bear Plunge” in concert with Harbor Lounge, a local drinks outpost. If you’re in town at 2:00 p.m. that day, feel free to join and recoup with chili and beverages afterwards. 8dyer.com

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Photo: Susan Biemsderfer The glass is always half full at Christopher’s by the Bay with owners Dave McGlothlin and Jim Rizzo.

You never know what’s going to take someone from point A to point B&B.

ave McGlothlin and Jim Rizzo were restless, living in Virginia, near Washington, D.C. post 9-11. For relief they would go to Provincetown, Massachusetts whenever they could. McGlothlin was a teacher and Rizzo in leadership development, so their professional lives were portable if they decided to, say, run a B&B and still have some kind of job-job. These are two take-charge guys so there was a plan to execute: Find an inn in PTown, buy it, run it, love it. What did they need with serendipity? They got this. Realtor in tow, they looked at inns all over town for two years. This one was too big and fancy, that little one wasn’t their style. Then on an inn hunt in the fall of 2005, they stayed at Christopher’s by the Bay. “Dave came down the stairs one morning and said, ‘I really like this place, too bad it’s not on the market,’” recalls Rizzo. This one was just right. Well done Dave, someone was listening. Three months later, Christopher’s by the Bay was for sale. By April of 2006 they had their 10-room prize. HOLIDAYS 2015

Jazz singer Suede—You never know who will show up for holiday fun at Christopher’s by the Bay.

Sitting with them as they wind down season #10, they’re still beaming about it. They haven’t changed the place much—no gutting and making over here. They take pride in preserving the original 1840-ish structure and sense of oasis a few houses up from the iconic action on Commercial Street. “It has such a good feel to it, we never want to get in the way of that charm; our guests are so comfortable and happy here,” says McGlothlin, now a History teacher at Provincetown High School (as in 2015 Massachusetts History Teacher of the Year). “We wanted to keep the feeling that you can come into the living room and grab a book off the shelf, or put a DVD in and kick your shoes off and curl up on the couch,” adds Rizzo, who still does leadership development and training, mostly for non-profits. They’ve dug into the inn’s past, a feat because certain town records are said to have been lost in a fire. Scraps of information have floated their way from neighbors and strangers alike. Turns out a teacher lived there for a time (I knew it!) and at one point lesbian artist Edith Lake Wilkinson took a room (Google the documentary, Packed in a Trunk—McGlothlin was interviewed for it). If these walls could talk, we would be having some thoughtful and charming conversation. Oh wait, we just did. These guys really didn’t need any luck, but they got some anyway. They welcome guests April to November. christophersbythebay.com 61

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I’LL TAKE SOME OCEAN WITH MY SKI RUN.

ome to the distinctly different National Toboggan Championship, Camden’s Snow Bowl can lay claim to the only ski resort on the east coast with an ocean view. This year’s winterfest in this picturesque Maine village happens the first week in February and registration is now on for an event that includes snow sculpting, fireworks, dancing, a snowplow parade and plenty of skiing and tobogganing. Costumes are encouraged. A short drive from your Cape Air arrival in Rockland, Maine this is a great way to experience the fun of Penobscot Bay in winter. All you need to know at camdensnowbowl.com.

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A team from the Bar Harbor Fire Department darts down Cottage Street in the town’s annual Bed Race. Courtesy of the Mount Desert Islander Shoppers who roll out of bed and into the stores can score discounts at the annual Bar Harbor Pajama Sale.

By Gayle Fee

ar Harbor might be known as a top summer resort destination, but come the holidays, the little town in Maine gets its ‘ho ho ho’ on! The season kicks off the second weekend in November with a holiday shopping event that has become a fun annual tradition for residents and visitors, many of whom return to town for the festivities. “We start off the holidays with a really cool event, an early-bird pajama sale,” said Julie Veilleux of the Bar Harbor Merchants Association and the owner of Window Panes home and garden store. “It’s from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. and people go out and do their Christmas shopping in their pajamas. Most of the stores give extra discounts

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if you’re wearing pajamas and about ninety percent of the shoppers are.” Veilleux said you’ll see everything from bathrobes to fuzzy slippers and some shoppers even go all out with rollers in their hair! “It’s a hoot,” she said. “I’ll be standing there at the register ringing my banker, my lawyer, all dressed in their PJs.” A lot of visitors make a weekend out of the event and book as early as a year in advance. “Groups of ladies will spend the night here and have a big pajama party, planning their shopping strategy the night before, then getting up early and shopping ‘til they drop.” The PJ sale is followed by a Bed and Pajama Parade at 10 a.m. It runs down Main Street from the Village Green to the start of the town’s famous Bed Race on Cottage Street. Teams of five from area businesses and organizations decorate and race themed-beds down for cash prizes, given for ‘Fastest Bed’ and ‘Best Decorated’ bed. Bar Harbor’s holidays swing into high gear the first Friday in December with the Bar Harbor Village Holidays Celebration & Midnight Madness sale. “Santa rides into town on a fire truck and goes to the Village Green and lights the Christmas tree,” said Jenny Bishop of the Bar Harbor Chamber of Commerce. “There are lots of festivities for kids and the Midnight Madness sale goes from 8 p.m. to midnight, which is good for the night owls who missed the Pajama Sale.” HOLIDAYS

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BAR HARBOR Bar Harbor and the nearby towns of Southwest Harbor and Northeast Harbor are great places to shop for one-of-a-kind holiday gifts. Be sure to check out the spectacular sea glass jewelry at the Lisa Hall Studio in Northeast Harbor. Her pieces have been featured on Martha Stewart’s television show and magazine. Fiore in Bar Harbor has an incredible variety of flavored oils and vinegars and a tasting room where you can try them all. Check out the cutting boards made from recycled walnut, maple and cherry at Window Panes and after a full day of shopping, treat yourself to dinner at Red Sky in Southwest Harbor. Cape Air can fly you nonstop from its Boston hub at Logan Airport straight to Bar Harbor and that’s just the ticket to jump start your Christmas spirit. The Main Street Village Green

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The Queen is in residence. Attention shoppers: No need to try and figure out what stores are open in Bar Harbor, look for the snowflake flag.

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THREE DISTINCT MOUNTAINS FOR BILLINGS SKIERS Photo: Jack Ballard

By Lisa Densmore Ballard

n 1882, Billings, Montana grew up seemingly overnight as railroad workers laid down track for the Northern Pacific Railroad. Though the city was named for railroad president Frederick Billings, the town quickly earned the nicknamed Magic City, because it appeared as if by magic, where the prairie meets the northern Rocky Mountains. Today, this bustling hub is surrounded by a different sort of enchantment, white magic. As the holidays approach, the peaks turn white with snow to the delight of both locals and travelers looking to celebrate the holiday season on the region’s ski slopes. Billings is an excellent springboard to three of Montana’s popular ski resorts, Red Lodge Mountain, Big Sky Resort and Bridger Bowl, offering three distinctly different experiences: Red Lodge Mountain is located 70 miles from Billings above the town of Red Lodge, an old mining outpost turned quaint resort town with an historic western flair. It’s the closest ski area to Billings and where most An award-winning writer and locals go, but it’s also a regional destination, drawing skiers from across the photographer, Lisa Densmore Ballard Dakotas, the upper Midwest and northern Wyoming. Situated in Custer has spent most of her life on the ski National Forest, the ski area’s Grizzly Peak chair climbs to the mountain’s slopes. A former member of the U.S. summit at 9,416 feet. Red Lodge doesn’t have expansive treeless bowls, but Ski Team, she hosts women’s ski events it does offer over 70 trails, plus chutes and glades, spread over 1,600 acres throughout the United States. When with 2,400 vertical feet of skiable terrain. Red Lodge’s greatest appeal is she’s not traveling to a ski area, she the proximity to Billings and the reliable snow conditions in December. A contributes to numerous national and family-friendly place, while Red Lodge is not fancy, its snowmaking system regional publications from her home has the largest capacity of any ski area in the northern Rockies. An adult in Red Lodge, Montana. one-day adult lift ticket is $59 holidays/$54 non-holidays. LisaDensmore.com Redlodgemountain.com

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MO N TA N A Photo courtesy of Big Sky Resort Remember him? Montana native and the founder of the Big Sky Resort, newsman Chet Huntley Photo: Lisa Densmore Ballard

Red Lodge Mountain

Big Sky is a world-class ski resort competing with places like Vail and Sun Valley for destination skiers. It boasts “the biggest skiing in America” and deservedly so, with 5,800 skiable acres spread out over four connected mountains, the most in the United States. With over 300 runs, you can ski at Big Sky for a week and schuss different trails every day! And there are lots of choices for every ability level. Lone Peak, elevation 11,166 feet, is the pinnacle of this expansive ski area, literally. You feel dizzy stepping off the tram onto a dramatic cliff top perch. After ogling the endless view, you can plunge down the North Summit Snowfields in one direction or Liberty Bowl in the other. There’s no wrong choice. It’s over 4,000 vertical feet to the Mountain Mall at 70

the main base area or the bottom of Moonlight Basin. Big Sky is too big and too far (190 miles) for a reasonable day trip from Billings, but it’s a must-ski for anyone looking for a weekend or a week-long holiday getaway. Of the two large resort hotels at the base of the ski area, the Summit at Big Sky and the Huntley Lodge, this long-time visitor to Big Sky prefers the Huntley. Named for the ski area’s founder, television news anchor and Montana native, Chet Huntley, it’s worth a stay for the gourmet buffet breakfast every morning. An adult one-day lift ticket is $106. Bigskyresort.com Bridger Bowl is Bozeman’s local mountain, but it quickly finds its way onto the skiing radar in the Billings. About 150 miles away, Bridger Bowl is slightly larger (2,000 skiable acres) and cheaper ($54 for an adult oneday ticket over the holidays) than Red Lodge Mountain. Occupying a two-mile ridge along the east slope of the Bridger Range in Gallatin National Forest, this ski area has a big western feel. Mundy’s Bowl on the south side and North Bowl frame its 2,000 acres of glades, chutes, gullies and wide open slopes. Bridger Bowl rates half of its trails as advanced to expert, and it’s not kidding. The ski area appeals to skiers looking for rugged un-manicured terrain. At 8,800 feet, the summit is not high by Rocky Mountain standards, but it gets an average of 350 inches of natural snow each winter. The ski area has a vertical drop of 2,700 feet though you have to hike to the highest 100 feet of it. It’s worth the walk! On a powder day, clouds of snow trail behind descending skiers. The mountain calls it “cold smoke”, but the ride is really white magic. Bridgerbowl.com

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THE ADIRONDACKS

WHOSE WOODS THESE ARE I THINK I KNOW…

Strap on the snowshoes and enjoy the Adirondacks.

nwind, unplug and enjoy the winter wonders of the Adirondacks at Loj, authentic get away from it all lodgings operated by the Adirondack Mountain Club, known as ADK. A short drive from your Cape Air arrival at the Adirondack Regional Airport in Saranac Lake, the rustic lakeside Loj, built in 1927, accommodates 38 guests with something for everyone options. Bring the kids and take advantage of family bunk bed suites or, for those opting for privacy, choose the private queen or king rooms. For the adventurous, a coed loft is available. This is communal living where friends are made rather swiftly. “We see the same people year after year and holidays at the Loj are an annual tradition for groups, families and couples,” says John Million, Deputy Executive Director of the Adirondack Mountain Club. “Hiking, camp fires in the snow under the stars, snow shoeing, skiing or game time around the fireplace, this is a place to put down the phone and email and experience the beauty of what we have here in the Adirondacks. Part of our mission is to protect the resource and promote responsible recreation and you have to care about something to protect it. Introducing visitors

The Loj offers home cooked meals enjoyed communally and with advance notice they will pack you a lunch to take along on the trail. They will also try to accommodate special diets. Worth noting—spirits are offered with the evening meal.

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to the spectacular wonders we have here is an important part of our job.â&#x20AC;? Open 365 days of the year, Loj offers home cooked meals and a lunch for your trail side hike. Rates start at around $144 per night. The kids may go into phone withdrawal but look around for a spectacular alternative, the snow-capped peaks of the Adirondacks. Sit on the Loj porch overlooking Hart Lake, with the frozen stillness broken only by the quiet coo of the loons. Stop the world at adk.org

Make your first stop, Blue Line Sports, a member of the Birdâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Eye View family located in downtown Saranac Lake. Find all you need to be one with the snow including snow shoes, toboggans and ice fishing equipment.

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THE ADIRONDACKS Photo: Nancie Battaglia, courtesy of the Adirondack Mountain Club

A cozy fire to keep you warm at the Adirondack Loj Photo: Seth Jones, courtesy of the Adirondack Mountain Club

Think Bunny Trail level on a Triple Black Diamond. To ensure you choose the right trail hike for your skill level see the knowledgeable team at Birdâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Eye View fave, Adirondack Lakes & Trails Outfitters. They will not only point you in the right direction with maps and the right equipment, but if you wish will also provide a personal guide. 74

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Aerial silk performer Amanda Georges

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“And the Award Goes to…”

ever let it be said that the British Virgin Islands does not know how to throw a party! First a bit of a, blow the trumpet, for Cape Air who made it to the top three in the ‘Best Air Travel’ category in the Virgin Islands Property & Yacht Reader’s Choice Awards. All of the finalists along with 300 of their nearest and dearest gathered at Tortola’s Nanny Cay for the gala awards ceremony featuring aerial silk performer Amanda Georges. “The voting numbers for this year’s Readers’ Choice awards were staggering,” says Erin PaviourSmith, for Virgin Islands Property & Yacht. “For the first time the voting was exclusively via Facebook, with fantastic results.” Social media is alive and well in the BVI with 15,186 people voting on line for their favorites in a number of categories.

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A Bite of Delicious Culture By Todd VanSickle

Photos: Todd VanSickle

our trip to the British Virgin Islands is not complete, unless you eat one patty…or twelve. The patty is an enigma when it comes to determining when best to eat it: breakfast, lunch, snack or dinner. To me, anytime is the right time to devour a patty. And it is rarely just one patty. However, most bakeries prepare them fresh in the morning and have them ready for sale under a heat lamp throughout the day. A patty is a baked or fried doughy pocket filled with deliciousness, which is perfect for eating on the run. A patty is filled with either meat (beef, chicken, lobster, saltfish, conch or welk) or vegetable (mostly lentil). The design is simple and efficient, but not all patties are created equal and will vary from bakery to bakery and even island to island. Ask a Jamaican where to find the best patty and most will tell you: Tastee Patties —a Jamaican fast food franchise that even exports their products. In fact, frozen Tastee Patties can even be found in most BVI supermarkets. Jamaicans love their patties so much I once saw a woman at the airport with six frozen boxes of Tastee Patties in her checked luggage. But, despite being married to a Jamaican, I prefer the BVI—made patties. This is always a heated debate in my home, so most of the time I have to enjoy my local patty in privacy to avoid being labeled a traitor. Over the years I have sampled a lot of patties from around the Caribbean, but I can honestly say the best patty can be found at Crandall’s Pastry Plus in Road Town, Tortola. The small, family-run bakery has been operating for almost 30 years and makes about 1,000 patties a day from scratch. Very few are left over when the bakery closes its doors at the end of the day. Although there are other

baked goods to choose from, the long line of customers comes mainly for the patties. “I think in terms of culture and from a culinary side of things, it is one of those icons when you come to the BVI and are looking for local food you have to try the patty,” said Rosetta Crandall, co-owner and cook at Crandall’s. One of my favorite features of a Crandall’s patty is the fried dough that is used. It is similar to a Johnnycake. If you aren’t familiar with a Johnnycake, it is a smaller but denser version of an Elephant Ear treat that you might get at a carnival in the United States. Although Rosetta wasn’t certain about the history of the patty, she said its origins might be traced back to the Johnnycake. “I know that Johnnycakes were actually called journey cakes, because they would last a long time,” Rosetta said. “People would take them when they would be traveling a long distance. Over the years the name has changed.” Crandall’s bakery was built by Rosetta’s father, Walter, after his wife Mavis’ patties became so popular with her co-workers that the family decided to open a business. Mavis passed away a few years ago, but Rosetta said she would be proud of the patties that are still being made today. “I think that she just loved cooking,” Rosetta said. “If she is looking down, she is smiling.” crandallspastry.com

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Both shade and sun can be had at the popular Sapphire Beach in St. Thomas. This is a perfect place for a quiet read, (beach chairs available) or get moving with nearby kayak and snorkel gear rentals. No need to carry lunch for food and drinks are within walking distance of the beach.

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Pure luxury at THE BEACH HOUSE, Secret Harbour on the East End of St. Thomas offering its own white sand beach and dock, 3 bedrooms, 4.5 baths. Accommodates up to 8 in three bedrooms. calypsorealty.com 82

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e all probably know someone who owns a rescue dog, but a rescue horse is taking that commitment to an entirely new level. “When we moved to St. Croix from Alaska we fell in love with the island but soon noticed a number of horses not fed properly and left in the same spot, tied to a tree, for days on end. I love horses and knew I had to do something,” says Jennifer Olah. That ‘something’ is the family owned Cruzan Cowgirls, a flourishing riding operation that rescues and rehabilitates horses in St. Croix and then gives them a new life as guide horses along the island’s long stretches of beach and into the rain forest. Never been on a horse before? No fear the CruzanCowgirls have a horse for you. “We welcome all levels of riders, from novice to professional,” says Olah. “We keep the groups very small and tailor the ride to what our guests are looking for. We have had engagements happen along the trail, along with honeymooners, families and small groups.” Prices for the ninety minute rides vary depending on the druthers but average around $100 per person. cruzancowgirls.com

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S T. C RO IX Photos: Don Hebert

Fiercely proud of its island heritage and home to a number of serenely beautiful beaches St. Croix is a great choice for your Caribbean escape this winter. As one of the United States Virgin Islands no passport means no fuss to get between you and a tropical vacation. As for where to stay check out two long time members of the Bird’s Eye View family. Both are award winning resorts located steps from the crystal waters of the Caribbean, The Buccaneer and The Palms at Pelican Cove.

One of St. Croix’s most favored sons, NBA star Tim Duncan has played his entire career with the San Antonio Spurs. The Tim Duncan Foundation is a nationally recognized non-profit supporting sports programs for kids. 86

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SMALL BUT MIGHTY ST JOHN ... A SCENE TO KEEP IN MIND FOR THE UPCOMING ICE SCRAPING WEATHER

St. John may be the smallest of the United States Virgin Islands but has no shortage of postcard perfect beaches including tucked away Hawksnest Beach. Photo: Steve Simonsen

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Saba Bay | $7,900,000 | 19 Acres WATERFRONT DEVELOPMENT PROPERTY comprised of 19 ACRES with access to common beach parcel has breathtaking views up and down Sir Francis Drake Channel encompassing the British Virgin Islands, plus multicolored turquoise waters, and all parcels enjoy wonderful breezes! hese properties shall enjoy the rights to common Dreeketâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bay amenities including unsurpassed quality paved concrete roads and 2 cisterns, all bordered by tasteful, traditional island stone walls and lush plantings which disguise underground utilities; and a possible tennis court if approved; plus scenic viewing area with steps and pathway to oversized parklike sandy common beach parcel. MLS #14-266

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V I E Q U E S – THE PERFECT STOCK STUFFER!

ive the gift of a Cape Air flight to the Caribbean island of Vieques, a fifteen minute flight from San Juan and wrap it up in the ultimate beach guide, the Vieques Insider. A great investment for $3.99 and the only comprehensive guide for Vieques where you will not even find a phone book. With little to no signage on this gorgeous island paradise this guide is a must to find everything from the best beaches to the restaurants, shops and festivals. Order in advance at viequesinsider.com where you can also find a variety of Vieques items for sale including, kick up the morning, Puerto Rican coffee —another great stocking stuffer by the by.

“You could go to La Chiva everyday for week and still not see all it has to offer.” — Kelly Thompson, editor of the Vieques Insider.

s you stroll down the Malecón in the seaside village of Esperanza do not pass up a visit to the, “the little store with a lot of stuff,” Vieques Gifts. This is THE place for just about everything including locally made ornaments, and no need to schlep for they will ship your treasures home for you.

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Everyone loves a bargain, especially when it comes to airfares. Do not miss the latest and greatest when it come to Cape The best way to hear about special airfares andAir/Nantucket promotions isAirlines to join fare Capesales. Airâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;sLog on to capeair.com and click on ...check out details at capeair.com HOLIDAYS

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NEWS & VIEWS Photos: Maggie Bradley

n the quintessential right time, right place, aviation spotter (folks who like to watch airplanes) Maggie Bradley captured Cape Air’s 402 aircraft leading the way for Air Force Two at Boston’s Logan Airport. “I love to take pictures of airplanes,” says this amateur shutterbug, who makes her living in the health care field. “I knew that was the President’s plane and when I took the shot I never even noticed Cape Air was in front of Air Force Two’s 757. When I looked at the camera monitor to check out my shot there was Cape Air right in front.” We thank Maggie for sharing.

Photo: Katie Servis The Cape Air plane know as ‘Sharky’— Katie Servis, the Assistant Manager at the Barnstable Municipal Airport in Hyannis, Massachusetts caught this great shot of Cape Air’s Art in Flight Cessna painted by famed airbrush artist Jürek.

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THIS WINTER Bring your Business to the Pages of the Bird’s Eye View!

The Ice Palace—With the theme of super heroes and villains, Spiderman, Wonder Woman, Batman and Penguin may be etched in the Saranac Lake ice this February for one of the largest winter carnivals in the country.

rom the snow lovers heading to the winter wonderland in upstate New York,

New England and Montana as well as the snow birds finding their way to the white sands of the Caribbean, the commonality among the thousands of Cape Air passengers is they all reach into the seatback pocket for the Bird’s Eye View for info on where to stay, eat and play. Let them read about your business! The Bird’s Eye View advertising deadline for the Winter issue is December 1st. For details reach out to Kimberly.corkran@capeair.com, 410.829.1101 HOLIDAYS

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A BRUSH WITH HOLLYWOOD FOR CAPE AIR CAPTAIN YOSHITAKA MURATA

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Photo courtesy of Broad Green Pictures A scene from ‘A Walk in the Woods” with Robert Redford and Nick Nolte

Nick Nolte exiting the plane on the, ‘A Walk in the Woods’ movie set, Athens, GA

ape Air passengers are all abuzz over their airline’s appearance in the new movie, A Walk in the Woods, starring Robert Redford, Nick Nolte and Emma Thompson. Through the magic of Hollywood the town of Athens, Georgia is transformed into the Cape Air destination of Lebanon, New Hampshire. Appearing front and center in the left seat of the Cape Air 402, and playing himself, is Cape Air Captain Yoshitaka Murata. “I did not speak any lines but I did get to taxi in and out lots and lots of times,” said Captain Murata. “Most of

Cape Air Captain Yoshitaka Murata

the day was spent either sitting around or moving the plane from one place to another.” In the movie we see Nolte somewhat lurch down the Cape Air steps as he departs the plane, while Murata is in the, if you blink you miss him, category. “I did get to talk to Emma Thompson and Nick Nolte who were both very nice and it was actually kind of exciting but I have to say I much prefer being a pilot than an actor. There is a lot more action with flying than with acting.” B I R D’S

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romantic stay in a cozy inn, a gift certificate to one of our restaurants or a hand crafted ornament from Vieques, our Bird’s Eye View family of loyal advertisers is at your service. This holiday season stuff the stocking with a Cape Air adventure, sealed with a singular gift from one of our loyal family of advertisers. Merry and happy everything as we soar onward to new travel adventures in 2016. The Bird’s Eye View team, Chuck, Nancy, Kim, Laurie, Rosemary, Bobbie, and Michelle

BLOCK ISLAND, RI Ballard Hall Real Estate..................... 56 Phillips Real Estate............................ 58 Sullivan Real Estate........................... 58

BOSTON Boston Harbor Hotel........................ 53 Macdonald & Wood Sotheby’s, Duxbury..................... 55

CAPE COD Chatham Sign Shop.......................... 55

MAINE Fiore Olive Oils & Vinegars........... 62 Jill Hoy Gallery.............................. 62 Kimball Shop & Boutique.............. 67 Lisa Hall Jewelry........................... 67 Red Sky Restaurant....................... 67 Rockport Market Place................. 62 Rooster Brother............................ 65 Tea House 278............................. 65 Window Panes................................. 65

MARTHA’S VINEYARD Breakwater Real Estate................. 40 The Collection.............................. 40 Eisenhauer Gallery.......................... 3 Harbor View Hotel........................ 41 Island Art Gallery.......................... 41 Kelley House................................. 41 Martha’s Vineyard Buyer Agents............................ 40 Martha’s Vineyard Museum.......... 44 Vineyard Harbor Motel................. 41

NANTUCKET Brass Lantern Inn.............................. 30 Compass Rose Real Estate................ 25 The Downyflake............................... 35 Easy Street Cantina........................... 31 Faregrounds & Pudley’s Pub......... 34 Hawthorn House.......................... 29 Island Properties Real Estate............. 31 Johnstons of Elgin............................. 29 Maury People Sotheby’s Realty....................................... 22

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Michael Kane Lightship Baskets......................................... 34 Nantucket Bake Shop....................... 30 Nantucket Beach Chair..................... 34 Nantucket Coffee Roasters............... 35 Nantucket Health Club..................... 31 Nantucket Inns................................. 30 NantucketStock.com........................ 30 Nantucket Windmill Auto Rental........................................... 29 Nobby Clothes Shop..................... 34 Susan Lister Locke Gallery............. 35

NEW HAMPSHIRE Martha Diebold Real Estate.......... 99

NEW YORK Adirondack Outfitters................... 73 Adirondack Paintings.................... 73 Akwesasne Mohwak Casino Reosrt........................... 75 Blue Line Sports............................ 75 Guide Boat Realty......................... 73 Hotel Saranac............................... 71 Point of View Art.......................... 75

PROVINCETOWN/TRURO Christina’s Jewelry............................ 49 Christopher’s by the Bay................... 48 The Crown & Anchor....................... 48 Eight Dyer Hotel............................... 48 Provincetown Tourism Board............ 49 The Red Inn.................................. 49

VERMONT The Arlington Inn............................. 20 Birch Ridge Inn................................. 10 Castle Hill Resort & Spa.................... 19 ERA Mountain Real Estate................ 19 The Inn at WIllow Pond................... 10 Marble West Inn............................... 10 McWayne Jewelers........................... 13 Okemo Mountain Resort................... 7 The Red Clover Inn & Restaurant................................ 20 Southface Village at Okemo............ 17 Sugar & Spice............................... 15 Williamson Group Sotheby’s Realty....................... 15

CARIBBEAN: Churchill Yacht Partners.................. 2

THE BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS Antilles Helicopter Services........... 78 Fort Burt Hotel/Marina................. 76 Heritage Inn/ Bananakeet Café......................... 79 Plum Rose Restaurant...................... 76 Sol Y Sombra Villa........................ 76 Speedy’s Ferry.............................. 79 Surfsong Resort............................ 79 Tingalayo Villa............................ 100

THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS ST. CROIX The Buccaneer.............................. 87 Palms at Pelican Cove...................... 87

ST. JOHN Islandia Real Estate....................... 89 Gallows Point Resort..................... 89 La Tapa Restaurant....................... 87 Miss Lucy’s................................... 89

ST. THOMAS Bolongo Bay Beach Resort............ 82 Calypso Realty.............................. 84 Dohm’s Water Taxi....................... 83 Emerald Beach Resort................... 83 Inter Island Boat Sevices............... 84 Miller Manor Guest House............ 83 Virgin Island EcoTours................... 84

VIEQUES Black Beard Sports........................ 91 Vieques Gifts................................ 91 W Vieques Island Retreat & Spa....................................... 91

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EarthView FA M I LY A F FA I R S By Jim Wolf, Director of Sustainability

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his time of year is a good time to think about the “the family.” As far as who makes up “the family” at Cape Air, we take the inclusive approach. We’re thinking not only about our closest relatives, but I was fortunate enough this year also of our fellow employees, our customers, our communities, and to work with illustrator Anne Rosen the planet we all must share! to publish an e-book for children. Here are three 2015 developments that make the Cape Air family proud. The Magic of the Clam Flats is We hope you will be inspired. set on the tidal flats of Cape Cod, 1. A new 6.7 megawatt array of solar panels was switched on along the sides but it could be anywhere the dual of the runways at our home base, Barnstable Municipal Airport. This messages “take care of your local system, along with Cape Air’s two rooftop systems, places the airport in the top five nationally for production of clean renewable electricity on-site. environment” and “share with your neighbors” resonate. It is available to This phenomenal accomplishment has been made possible by collaboradownload to your device(s) either tion between private business, local, state, and federal efforts, and mostly by the people who dedicated themselves to working hard for the common from the Apple store as an ibook, or through Amazon.com for the goal. You could call it a family effort. Kindle version. I will donate my 2. In early August of this year, typhoon Soudelor struck at our Saipan locaroyalties for all books sold during tion. The storm created hardships for many of our employees and their families. The CARE Fund responded in glorious fashion. The CARE Fund November, December, and January, to the CARE fund, so if you feel was created, and is funded and managed by Cape Air employees as toa sustainability. sepA fuel-efficient Cessna 402 proclaims our commitment inclined to be family, why not arate 501 (c)3 whose mission is to provide financial support to employees 12 EPdownload RENEWING A a copy to 20 in their times of need. Funds were made available not only to those whose purchase and read with your loved ones over the houses sustained serious damage, but also to provide equipment for all festive season! employees to use at their homes for lighting andREDUCING powerCessna essential electriAto fuel-efficient 402 proclaims our commitment to sustainability. Happy Holidays! cal appliances during the prolonged power outages. Talk about CARING! 3. Cape Air is making a major commitment to invest in our Employee Stock 12 EPA RENEWING PARTNERING 20 Ownership Plan (ESOP). Now all employees who joined the company after 2001, and meet some basic qualifications for hours worked last year, CONSERVING REDUCING ta Committed to Sustainability. l M e ri t A w will become owners too. That’s the way it should be in a family!

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Our investment in solar energy to power our corporate headquarters, along with other efficiencies in roofing, insulation and lighting controls, bring us ever closer to net-zero electricity usage.

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We fly to some beautiful places and want to help keep them that way. To “green” our planet and have a good time doing it. That’s our commitment. Creative partnershipsBecause are partweofrecognize what make our approach to sustainability unique. that our own ability to thrive hinges on the health of our natural environment.

We work with airports, communities, and our employees on a wide range of local goals, from Farm to School agriculture programs to electric vehicle initiatives.

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