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24. FALLING FOR CREATIVE CAPE COD Explore all the region has to offer with a trip across the Cape, sampling the art, food and culture of our colorful landscape.
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18. MORE THAN A MESSAGE Martha’s Vineyard artist Harry Seymour tells a story with his art, sharing his most personal influences through his own unique style.
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High Flying Dreams Fall is a particularly sentimental time of the year for me. My husband and I will celebrate 25 years of marriage this October. The concept of a celebration as well as the idea of a wedding have taken on a new hue this year as gatherings have been limited. But in this, our annual wedding edition, we will introduce you to a couple that stayed true to their commitment to get married on their chosen day, despite many obstacles. Starting on page 52, Allyson Plessner tells the charming story of their beachside wedding where attendees on Zoom out-numbered the ones by their side. We have rounded up some creative professionals who can take any gathering to the next level with their memorable contributions. Check out our Wedding Vendor Guide on page 56. Elizabeth Shaw continues her Art on the Plate series with the Hyannis Yacht Club who is serving up memorable wedding receptions, special occasion events and nightly cuisine. Read her story on page 62. Elizabeth also examined the art of the Vineyard’s own Harry Seymour, an artist allergic to paint. Seymour harnesses his unique life experiences to create his breathtaking works. What may have deterred many has served as the basis for his one-of-a-kind style. His LIFE’s Canvas story is found on page 18. Brenna Collins introduces us to Visionary Lauren Neidigh, who started a clothing line, Cape Camo, which is nothing less than a dream that has come true for her. Read her inspiring story on page 74. Growing up off of Ocean View Drive in South Wellfleet, there were countless sources of adventure within reach. One of my most vivid memories occurred one October weekend as we enjoyed the last few days of mild weather on our deck, a large shadow quickly past overhead. As we looked up, a man in a hang-glider silently soared just 20 feet above us, so close that we were able to have a conversation with him. We soon learned that a group of gliding enthusiasts made an annual pilgrimage to the dunes along Wellfleet and Truro each year. My mother wrote occasionally for the Cape Cod Chronicle and that year published a story entitled, “Flying Goblins” that recounted the group's love of flying and love of the Outer Cape beaches. To me, it all sounded like a perfect intersection. 8 | CAPE COD LIFE | S e p t e m b e r /O c t o b e r 2 0 20
Now, almost 40 years later, I am thrilled to be able to share the story of these intrepid flyers in Chris White’s story, “We First Flew in Dreams” on page 44. Photographer Nancy Bloom, who has been capturing the Outer Cape in her stunning photography for almost as long, never misses the group's adventures, and her shots clearly illustrate the sense of freedom and abandon the gliders yearn for. In researching this story, I stumbled upon a piece of history I never knew existed, and it was just one dune away form my home. At what is now Cooks by the Ocean, a seasonal compound of rental cottages next to Lecount Hollow, there was a glider plane flight school in the late 1930s. Chris White brings us that story as well in our Pages of History feature on page 12, and I guarantee it will thoroughly surprise most of you. The fall is a great time to explore the Cape from bridge to tip, and Susan Dahling Sullivan takes us across the region in search of arts, culture, gifts and culinary delights. Don’t miss her in-depth expedition on page 24. Autumn always brings thoughts of harvests to mind, and the ultimate beverage to pair with any good food: wine. Those who love wine usually love to uncover new vineyards, varietals and winemakers. Unfortunately, wine tastings have become one of the casualties of the pandemic, but some creative businesses have come up with unique and indepth ways to learn and experience the world of wine in today’s landscape. Sit back and maybe pour a glass as you read "Virtual Vines" on page 36. This fall, enjoy our landscape at a slower, calmer pace. We have so much to explore, perhaps, like the fearless hang gliders; just take that first step, and soar. Cheers!
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Kitty Hawk by Chris White
Before people began to take flying
machines—and even space bound shuttles and rockets—for granted, the innovations in flight fascinated much of the globe’s population. People had dreamed of flying, perhaps since they first saw birds in the sky and felt a desire to soar. Leonardo da Vinci loved the idea of flying and even tested an unsuccessful flying machine in 1496; the Smithsonian Institute states that he produced over 35,000 words and 500 drawings on the subject of aviation. His ideas about flight, especially those outlined in his “Codex on the Flight of Birds,” a twenty-odd page document published (posthumously, of course) in the 19th Century, significantly contributed to the development of human flight. Interest in flying has ebbed and flowed in popular consciousness, but the fact that the Smithsonian devoted an entire museum to “Air and Space” demonstrates its importance. What
has been nearly lost, and is certainly absent from basic history books, is the influential part that Cape Cod played in the development of flight; a soaring school in Wellfleet that operated for just a few years in the late 1920s laid the runway for aerial advancements around the globe. For decades, little balsa wood airplane kits with rubber band drives were popular kids’ toys. A variation on this flying design is the slingshot glider. These toys were usually racier, shaped more like jet fighters or darts or even hang gliders. Kids would hold the slingshot in one hand, hook the nose of the jet over a powerful rubber band, then pull the airplane back, stretching the band to its limits before letting go. Depending on the wind and the quality of the toy, the aircraft could glide impressive distances. However, very few children playing with these toys realize that they are miniature versions of the real gliders that helped
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advance the field of aviation. Similar to the rubber band launcher, the gliders used massive bungie cords, and instead of mere seconds, they would soar for minutes—and eventually hours or even days—at a time. The Wright Brothers 1902 glider presented a major breakthrough, and, according
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to the Smithsonian, the aerial pioneers would fly it between 700 and 1,000 times in September and October of that year alone. Orville Wright would note to his mother, “We now hold all world records” for flying. Their flights often took them on distances of 500600 feet and set the stage for their first motorized airplane, which they flew the following year. Even while the brothers worked on developing powered aircraft, however, they continued to experiment with glider soaring, and in their 1911 model, Orville set a new world record for time aloft, clocking in at nine minutes, 45 seconds in a 40 mph upslope wind. His world record would stand for 10 years, and it became a kind of standard that other pilots tried to beat. It wasn’t until 1929 that another American would top this achievement. And this is, indirectly, how the dunes of Truro and Wellfleet came into play. At the end of WWI, the Treaty of Versailles banned military aviation in Germany, so pilots there turned to non-motorized gliders. Because of the restrictions, they made significant advances, and in 1921 an engineer and pilot named Wolfgang Klemperer flew a “sailplane” for 13 minutes, breaking Wright’s 10-year-old record. Klemperer
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emigrated to the USA in 1924, where he played an important role in the area of aerospace engineering. It was soon after that another German took flight in Truro. On July 26, 1928, to the delight of a large crowd of aviation enthusiasts and golfers from the course nearby, Peter Hesselbach was launched from Corn Hill in Truro by massive bungie cords. He flew to the crowd’s astonishment for 58 minutes. In a film clip from the event, one of the spectators can be heard marveling, “Gee, he has perfect control, hasn’t he,” as Hesselbach buzzes past the throng of people at the top of Corn Hill. Three days later, Hesselbach would soar—without landing—for a total of 120 miles, making loops over Cape Cod Bay for over four hours. While the world record for soaring at the time had stretched all the way to 14 hours, Hesselbach’s Cape flight set the record for the USA, and the fanfare helped to establish a young gliding school in Wellfleet. The era between the wars would come to be known as the Golden Age of Aviation, and in 1927, Charles Lindbergh made international news when he flew the Spirit of St. Louis on what most people believe was the first
nonstop trans-Atlantic flight. (In fact, English pilot John Alcock completed a transatlantic flight with his navigator, Arthur Whitten Brown, and, according to the History Channel, “a sextant, whisky and coffee,” on June 15, 1919.) Lindbergh’s flight truly ignited the possibilities of flight in an entire generation, and gliding was seen as an entry point. In this regard, the USA had fallen far behind portions of Europe, especially Germany, where significant progress was being made. More people began building gliders at home, and the demand for actual training rose steeply. Enter J.C. Penney III, the son of the department store magnate. Although the Penney family hailed from Missouri (and thus shared a connection with the Spirit of St. Louis airplane), Penney chose Truro and Wellfleet for a glider school because this area of the Cape shared characteristics with a site in Germany. Bob Randall of Harwich, a soaring enthusiast who first flew at age 14 and who has been compiling a history of the glider school and its diaspora, explains that Penney had been working with the German pilots and had invested around $75,000 ($1.1 million in today’s value) in the development of a soaring program. “The Cape resembled Wasserkuppe
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with its dunes, the ability to land on the beach and the available west wind,” says Randall. In partnership with his American Motorless Aviation Corporation (MAC), a gliding club, Penney established the flight training school in Wellfleet. “The initial glider flights took place at Highland Light in Truro,” notes Randall. “In fact, a lot of the flying in America started here, then pilots moved on to places like Elmira, NY, Detroit and San Diego.” Penney’s MAC leased land in South Wellfleet from the Cook family, where David and Laurie Sexton currently own and run the cottages of Cook’s by the Ocean. Laurie Sexton’s grandmother was the owner of the property at the time, and she approved the construction of the school. Fairly quickly, Randall says, “they built cottages along with a maintenance hanger. About 150 students attended the school, and they paid $150 each, which was a lot of money back then (about $2,200 in 2020).” In a 1999 interview for Hang Gliding Magazine, Dave Sexton informed author George Ferris: “My wife tells me that her grandmother recalled that the local people did not like the German pilots being here. They were convinced that they were Luftwaffe (air force pilots) training for the next world war.”
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Regardless of the skeptics, plenty of people enjoyed watching the flights, the pilots and instructors were effective, and the school enjoyed publicity in the pages of Popular Science and National Geographic; the Boy Scouts of America would offer primary training here, says Randall. Penney drew publicity, as well, although more for his exploits as a playboy than for his prowess in the air. As South Wellfleet resident Pam Tice, who has been blogging about the area’s history since 2012, explains, “Penney was 24-years-old, a graduate of Princeton, and was fined for drunkenness and drunk driving on the Cape a month after [Hesselbach’s flight].” He
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Mostly due to the Cape Cod Glider School, the National Soaring Museum, in Elmira, NY, recognizes Truro as “Soaring Site #1.” One of the school’s most famous and most influential pilots was Ralph Barnaby of the US Navy, who would go on to a distinguished career in which he achieved the rank of Captain, though Bob Randall notes, “If he hadn’t been so focused on gliding, he probably would have made admiral.” Barnaby, who had previously flown with the Wright brothers, enrolled in the school and made news by quickly smashing Orville’s American gliding record (which still stood despite the times that German pilots had recorded both in Europe and on the Cape). In a 1978 article for Omni Magazine, Barnaby recalls his groundbreaking (pun intended)
flight, which happened almost by accident: “It was the Summer of 1929. I was just trying to get my certificate at the Cape Cod Glider School. I already had my A and B certificates. For the C, the soaring certificate, you had to stay above the altitude of your launch point for five minutes. So they launched me in a glider called a Prüfling from Corn Hill on the bay side of the Cape. I started cruising up and down the ridge and I passed the required five minutes. Then began thinking of that nine minutes and 45 seconds so I kept on until passed 15 minutes.”
Although the Cape Cod Glider School operated for only a couple of years, closing in 1930 after the stock market crashed, its impact upon the field of aviation continues to reverberate, nearly a century later, as humans continue to pursue the boundaries of flight farther into “Space: the final frontier.” Chris White, a frequent contributor, is an English teacher at Tabor Academy.
Captain Ralph Barnaby would go on to make history by dropping from the dirigible USS Los Angeles in 1930, a feat that set the stage for testing the X-15 rocket plane, and later, NASA’s Space Shuttle. He was recognized as an “Early Bird,” an award given to pilots who flew prior to 1916, and held the Glider Pilot’s Certificate No. 1, signed by Orville Wright, with whom he maintained an enduring friendship.
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was also already divorced, having been married while a student, for a grand total of two days in 1924. Tice writes that locals described the flying scene as “‘wealthy summer visitors’ motoring to watch the gliding activities.”
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For artist Harry Seymour, the beauty of Martha’s Vineyard and personal experiences come together, along with his personal style of creating, to form powerful narratives about the world around him. For Harry Seymour, art has always been a form of escape, while also a way to tell a story. “Ever since I was in elementary school, I would doodle, and it was about the process of creating something tangible. I noticed very early that it was something I could do more or less naturally, so I continued to do it, and I derived satisfaction from crafting something,” Seymour says of his discovery of art. “As I went through high school, college and my professional life, I always gravitated back to it for pleasure, as well as relief. For me, it’s very relaxing; when you’re creating something and you’re focused, it takes your mind from everything else and gives your body and mind a rest from all the noise. Over the years, that has not only been gratifying, but also therapeutic.” From Ecorse, Michigan, to Howard University, to The Ohio State University, to UMass Amherst to Martha’s Vineyard, 18 | CAPE COD LIFE | Se p t e m b e r /O c t o b e r 20 20
Seymour’s path has been more winding than most, but no matter the direction, his art has always been a constant, comforting presence. Seymour left Howard University with a degree in business administration, and after some time in the field, he jokes, “I was not particularly suited in temperament or otherwise to be the great entrepreneur I thought I was going to be.” At the same time, he met his wife, Charlena Seymour, who was pursuing a master’s degree in speech pathology. Though the idea was foreign to Seymour at the time, the thought of a career working with and helping people with disabilities appealed to him. “Next thing you know, I’m in a master’s program for speech pathology at The Ohio State University. I had no idea what that was all about 10 years earlier,” he says. From there, the two earned Ph.Ds. in speech and hearing science, as well as positions at UMass Amherst. All the while, Seymour continued to create and experiment with his
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art. “When I would get frustrated, or didn’t want to teach a particular class, do another research project, or write another grant, I would always gravitate toward creating art,” he explains. During that period, Seymour discovered that he was, in fact, allergic to most paint, but he wouldn’t let that stop him from creating. He began working with egg tempura, as opposed to traditional oil paint. Upon his retirement, he started looking into ways to keep creating without getting sick and came upon a style known as scratch art: the process by which black India ink is placed atop white China clay, all layered over a hard, Masonite board. The artist scratches away the black India ink to create the image. “As is my nature, which I think comes from my scientific background as a researcher, I’m always asking myself, ‘If I did this, if I did that, what would happen?’” Seymour explains. “It’s an approach of formulating hypotheses. As a result, my current artistic process that I know and love, is one in which I scratch, but instead of using the black India ink, I use wax pastel, rubbing it into the surface of the china clay.” Seymour describes it as a subtractive method
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“What I care about is producing a high-quality piece of art, one that might be relevant and might say something about the times in which we live, not just in 2020, but in 3020.” ~ Harry Seymour
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“Imperiled” · Pastel Scratchboard Early to jail, early to die Hold your ground Privilege belie Too many bound Incarceration is their fate Black on black won’t abate Stop and frisk Need to pray For those at risk Imperiled are they -Harry Seymour
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rather than the traditional, additive processes of painting. “I’m going to add stuff, sure, but I’m mostly taking away, scratching away. I call it scratch pastel painting,” he says of the technique that is all his own. Just like his art process, his pieces have layers that, when scratched at, reveal more about Seymour and his message. “Who I am, and what’s important to me, is critical to how I spend my time. And I spend a lot of my time on my art. I want it to be a narrative, to tell a story. And the story I try to tell speaks to ‘social justice issues’ that are important to me.” Across Seymour’s art, among the seascapes and lighthouses of Martha’s Vineyard, are images not traditionally shown in portraits of the island he now calls home. “I want to show Black people in my work, but not just to show Black people. I want to say something that has a universal appeal to all people. I want to make a statement. So, I show a little black boy on a beach,” says Seymour, referencing his piece “Imperiled.” Like many kids who visit Martha’s Vineyard, the little boy is sitting on the beach as a large wave approaches. But, unlike the white children dotting the beaches across the island, this little boy has more coming at him than just a wave. “There’s a difference with respect to him. That wave that’s about to hit him is a metaphor for that kid being Black and what happens to him when he leaves the island and as he grows up; what we know about what’s happening to Black boys all over this country, in terms of stop and frisk, mass incarceration, poverty and miseducation.” This messaging and subversion of traditional Martha’s Vineyard imagery is prevalent throughout Seymour’s art, all working toward his goal of telling a story. “My work, when you look at it,” says Seymour, “it’s ‘Gee that’s beautiful;
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“Although womanhood had withstood society’s turpitude Those who could, should, and now would in a more unified sisterhood A little girl’s intention to be President no longer a pipe dream of the indentured As female officeholders and voters have unparalleled power to really matter Suffragettes Stanton and Anthony dreamt all this would come true As Abolitionists Truth and Tubman would ponder how much more still to do.” - excerpt from Harry Seymour’s “Girl on the Run”
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that’s a little Black kid; I don’t see many Black kids in paintings.’ But, I’m making a statement beyond just having a Black kid in a painting.” While Seymour draws his inspirations from a lifetime of experiences, his two main influences coincide thanks to his many summers and eventual retirement to Martha’s Vineyard. He credits his wife and the thriving African American community on the island, specifically in Oak Bluffs, with forming this indelible bond with the Vineyard. His wife, a longtime island visitor, first brought him there for their honeymoon, and they continued to return summer after summer. “It appealed to us not just because of the beauty of the place, but because of our lives as two black professionals working at a predominantly white university. We lived in a community that was also predominantly white. That’s what our children were growing up exposed to. Not that that’s bad, but there was something missing from that experience, and that was other African American children and adults. One of the things that makes the island so very unique is that there’s a robust community of African American professionals and non-professionals. When we would come over in the summer, our children interacted with other children they wouldn’t otherwise get to back home.” This sense of community pushed the couple to eventually retire on the island. “We couldn’t come up with a better place than Martha’s Vineyard,” says Seymour. In his retirement, Seymour has expanded his artistic resume by writing poetry to accompany his artwork. “I don’t regard myself as a poet,” he says. “What art is, to me, is a way of evoking emotion. If I can’t do that, it’s an empty process for me. They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but if an emotionally evoking picture is matched with a strong, provoking poem about that piece, then it becomes magnified in its impact.” The addition of poetry to his already impactful work helps Seymour ensure that message is relayed loud and clear to all who view his art. “I’m reminded of a phrase, ‘If art is not political, it is simply decorative.’ I don’t think there’s anything simple about beautiful pieces of art that are for decoration, but those are not political or message-driven. Whereas my art takes it to a different level; it has an edge to it. When you do work like that, you have to accept the fact that your audience may not be as wide as it would be if you did more neutral work. I’ve dismissed that as a motivation years ago. If I’m going to spend one minute on something, it’s going to be something I want to do, and I’m going to do it the way I want to do it.”
You can find Seymour online at hseymour.artspan.com Elizabeth Shaw is the assistant editor for Cape Cod Life Publications
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Waters Edge, by Ed Chesnovich, Scorton Creek Studio
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Early in the morning of Thursday, Oct. 11, 1849, Henry David Thoreau set off on one of his iconic beach walks exploring Cape Cod. He had uncovered a secret that modern day explorers have only recently discovered — that fall on Cape Cod is perhaps the sweetest of all seasons. Warm days, cool nights, less traffic and the bogs and salt marshes begin showing their true colors. But did you know that fall is also the ideal time to explore Creative Cape Cod? The Cape is home to 45 Historic Districts listed on the National Register including the Old Kings Highway Regional Historic District, the country’s largest as it winds along Route 6A. The Cape also boasts 16 local Historic Districts, six Cultural Districts, and the Cape Cod Museum Trail which connects over 70 cultural sites across the region. 24 | CAPE COD LIFE | September/Oc tober 2020
Shining Been There, by Carol Odell, oil on panel, 48" x 48", photo by Orleans Camera & Video
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Yarmouth’s Cultural Center of Cape Cod is one trail treasure, hosting over 1,500 year-round events, exhibitions, and educational opportunities, as well as Gourmet Take-Out by a resident chef. The expansive campus is housed in the historic brick Bass River Savings Bank building, and truly represents “All the Arts for All of Us” through its extensive offerings. While in town, you’ll also want to stop at the Ann Sullivan Art Gallery to get your beach and boating fix through original paintings and prints. And for nature lovers, Brewster’s Cape Cod Museum of Natural History offers stunning hiking trails, 400 acres of diverse conservation land, a bountiful wildflower garden and programming for all ages.
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A Vibrant Canvas of Creative Hot Spots Fall is the perfect time to discover the hundreds of galleries, studios, and workshops that are housed in quaint shingled cottages, historic buildings, and artful living spaces. But even more special are the creative sparks that unite when you meet the artists and owners in person without the bustle of summer crowds. For one, Chatham is fueled by generations of creatives. Odell Studios and Gallery is literally home base for Carol and Tom Odell, a creative husband and wife duo who met 45 years ago at a Chatham arts fair. Living in an historic Greek Revival home and gallery on Main
Street, the magic really happens in the barn studio where Carol works in oils, encaustic and monotypes with a contemporary flair while Tom designs jewelry creations, hollowware, utensils and sculpture using precious metals, gems and Japanese alloys. Main Street is home to another family linked by their creative passions. Heather Struna, an artist, engraver and owner of Struna Galleries for the past 20 years also represents the work of her father, Timothy Jon Struna, an accomplished painter and printmaker, and her mother Barbara Eppich Struna, a historical fiction novelist. Their original paintings, prints, books and copper plate drypoint engravings illustrate how truly talented this family is.
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Known for exhibitions like “After Hopper” and “In Thoreau’s Views,” this gallery is an international destination with a huge local philanthropic heart. Community connections also run strong at Gallery 31 on Main where artist/ owner Sherry Rhyno is founding chairperson of the Orleans Cultural District. Representing pastel, Addison Art Gallery in Orleans, photo by Stephanie Foster Celebrating 60 years in Chatham, Munson Gallery originally opened in New Haven, Connecticut in 1860 and is one of America’s oldest art galleries. Run by Sally Munson, a fourth-generation art dealer and arts consultant, the gallery showcases world class fine artists at the Gibson Sotheby’s Real Estate office on Main Street, seasonal satellite locations and online. To
finish your tour of Main Street, The Hopkins Gallery sits in a renovated apple barn where Pat Hopkins’ paintings, prints and cards uniquely capture the beauty of Cape Cod. Onward to Orleans where one can literally step into history at the Addison Art Gallery, where the pine flooring and solid beams hail from Boston’s famed Faneuil Hall.
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Anchored, by Janell Bauer, Eastwind Studio and Gallery, acrylic oil, watercolor, and alcohol ink artists, this standout shop is known for its personalized service, art demonstrations and workshops. Nearby, Eastwind Studio and Gallery is a long-standing local Arts Cooperative providing fine art and hand-crafted goods that appeal to every budget and aesthetic. Tree’s Place Gallery is one of the nation’s leading art galleries
with a focus on representational painting including special exhibits on wooded landscapes, seascapes, still life and more by a wide range of contemporary artists. Recently opened, Kevin Rita of Garvey Rita Art & Antiques is following in his family’s footsteps with a focus on honoring quality artists who have lived and worked in this area. Be sure to watch for this fall’s Vernon Smith
Up the road a piece in Eastham across from the National Seashore Visitors Center entrance, the Eastham Painters Guild is celebrating 40 years at the 1869 Schoolhouse Museum. Their yearround shows and exhibits, include this year’s special exhibit, “400 Years of Eastham.” It includes work by Robin Wessman, a Cape native who started the first Barnstable High School Art Club while a student, and is now a well-known oil painter capturing the shadows and light of Cape Cod with a keen eye for detail; watch for his new online still life series.
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Odile Fine Art in Harwich Off of Route 6 in South Dennis is Miller White Fine Arts, an innovative contemporary fine art gallery with an international reputation that actively supports the local community. Founder Susan Reid Danton named the gallery as an aesthetic nod to her great aunt Dorothy Canning Miller, the first collections curator at New York City’s Museum of Modern Art, and Susan’s mother, Edith Canning White. Heading to Harwich? At Odile Fine Art you’ll meet artist/owner/ fashion designer Ruth Odile, a colorist who is often accompanied by her English Labrador “Castle,” creating large oil paintings depicting stunning skies over marshes, rivers, and oceans. While in Harwich Port, stop by the Cross Rip Gallery that was named by artist/owner Georgene Riedl for the legendary local water rips and artful currents. Family-owned for 50 years, the 1830s gallery often
Cross Rip Gallery in Harwich Port hosts Art in the Garden events set in her family’s perennial gardens. If traveling Route 6A, you’ll find the stunning marsh and twisting tidal river views from Ed Chesnovich’s Scorton Creek Studio in East Sandwich are beautifully captured in the bold colors and brushstrokes of his paintings. Once the studio of an accomplished decoy carver, the ‘bird barn’ is now Ed’s studio and will house his upcoming solo museum exhibit. Over in Cotuit, across the street from the Cahoon Museum of American Art, Chapman Art Gallery owner Tim Bates believes that art links people, places and things together in a beautiful way, and his exhibits spotlight artists who make those connections come to life. Chapman’s roster of artists keeps Bates busy with a robust schedule of openings exhibits and receptions, and in the era of COVID, an expansive
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outdoor space allows for social distancing. A jaunt to Cataumet should always include a visit to musician/music industry veteran Bobby Baker’s 1800s beautiful art barn and the dramatic display of his signature monochromatic coastal photographs and prints. Falmouth has a long history of fostering creative souls, including “America the Beautiful” author Katherine Lee Bates. Today, people like Julia O’Malley-Keyes, the resident artist and owner of O’Malley-Keyes Fine Art/Cape Cod Art Gallery, who is known for her “zero-pressure” mantra and award-winning gallery filled with oil paintings of Cape Cod vistas, sailing regattas, and coastal gardens, keep the tradition alive. For a different vibe, West Falmouth is the home to several artists and small galleries like The Village Gallery in West Falmouth where husband-wife artist team of Mindy
Romantics, by Julia O’Malley-Keyes, O’Malley-Keyes Fine Art/ Cape Cod Art Gallery, 26" x 45"
Mindy and Ronnie Reasonover, the Village Gallery in West Falmouth, photo by Michael Petrizzo and Ronnie Reasonover make art fun and accessible with bold and vibrant paintings including Mindy’s custom buoy paintings, Ronnie’s maritime woodcarvings, mural commissions and inspiring classes taught by both. Another artist in his own right, Paul Miskovsky of Miskovsky Landscaping has been making Cape Cod landscapes lush and innovative for decades. Miskovsky and the Reasonovers are good friends so it is not uncommon to find their art contributing to Miskovsky’s palette. At Mimi’s Art Gallery and Studio, everyone can enjoy locally Cape-inspired oil
Raining Fuchsia, by Aleta Rossi Steward, oil on panel, 14" x 18"
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striking Cape Cod Estuary series from the sights and sounds of Mashpee’s South Cape Beach. Jo Ann Ritter, a more traditional pleinair painter, is driven by a love of color and mixing representational art with impressionistic styles. And Joseph Cibula, renowned for his photo realistic oil renderings of decoys, will have you wondering if it really is a painting at all!
The accessibility of individual virtual galleries offer opportunities for individual artists to shine, and since it is an online experience, the hours are up to the viewer. Aleta Rossi Steward, specializing in flowers and bird paintings, has delighted ornithologists and amateur art lovers alike while creating in a cozy studio that includes a nod to her father, a world-renowned violin maker. Faith Lund, a talented artist and faculty curator of Westfield State
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and mounts. Ron Lindhom and his family of museum-quality conservators run Cape Cod Picture Framing and Restoration in Dennis, where paintings, papers and even murals are saved from the ravishes of age, natural disasters, fire or flood. When visiting, be sure to ask about the 400+ damaged paintings that arrived in a semitrailer from New York City! Another 50 year-old family-owned business lies in the heart of Hyannis at the Marjon Print and Frame Shop where custom framing, restoration services and a gallery brimming with local art make it a one-stopshop destination.
Striped Bass, by David Riina, Great Water Gallery in Mashpee Commons David Riina and Abe Pieciak combine their love of fishing with marine and nature-inspired art and gifts as well as providing full onsite print production services and handcrafting reclaimed wood frames. Across the street, Amy Rice and her knowledgeable team provide more than just an artful eye at Woodruff’s Art Center, with monthly gallery exhibits,
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Anthi Frangiadis, the Drawing Room in New Bedford is. Just a short jaunt to the historic whaling capital of New Bedford, the Drawing Room is a haven for artful living and inspiration. Owner, visionary, and architect Anthi Frangiadis has created a unique destination shop with New England artist-designed home accessories of all types, design and architectural services, and special workshops working with local wineries and other boutique businesses. For art you can eat off, don’t miss West Barnstable Tables, where beautiful hand-crafted furniture made from reclaimed and new wood is showcased in two 1880s antique cranberry sorting barns. For more unique woodwork, continue on to Barnstable Village where Petty Folk Art and Carving specializes in hand-carved quarterboards, house numbers, and commercial signs. Brewster and Chatham also bring it home starting with Marsha Malone’s Nautique, where she offers relaxed home furnishings with a coastal flair as well as inspired design services sought by clients across the nation. Offering beautiful collectibles for over three decades, Chatham Pottery’s hand-made and hand-
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Finally, Creative Cape Cod isn’t limited just to galleries, studios, and shops; the culinary arts are
Encore Bistro and Bar in Dennis also thriving. Don’t miss Encore Bistro and Bar, Sesuit Harbor Café’s sister restaurant, which sits in the heart of the Dennis Art Campus. Chef/co-owner Tyler LaChance provides a tasteful, locally inspired menu in his scratch-made kitchen, providing year-round patio and tavern options. At the Chart Room, which sits on a converted barge on Cataumet’s Red Brook Harbor, fresh seafood combines with breathtaking sunsets for a special waterside dining experience. In nearby Falmouth, the Chapoquoit Grill (or “Chappy” as locals refer to it) offers the friendliness of a neighborhood gathering spot and a diverse menu that will satisfy any crowd. Want to add a Greek twist to your travels? Estia, with locations in Falmouth and Mashpee Commons, cooks up mouthwatering seafood, vegetarian, and classic Greek plates. Or venture around the corner to Trevi Café and Wine Bar in Mashpee Commons where fresh market pairings set the mood for memorable dining alongside Mashpee’s own “Trevi Fountain.” As Thoreau famously wrote during one of his historic fall visits to Cape Cod in the 1890s, “The time must come when this coast (Cape Cod)
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hether you just know what you like, or consider yourself to be a full-fledged oenophile, lovers of wine know that one of the most intriguing aspects of their passion includes an exploration of styles and varieties beyond what is immediately familiar to them. An examination of what influences a particular vintner’s latest, or even their most renowned offering, is what makes the journey of discovery rich and meaningful for those who want to expand their viniculture horizons. For those wanting to continue to try new wines as well as the professionals who need to increase their audience, the absence of
As people are literally living virtually, Tracy MacDonald and Heidi Holdgate (left) log on to Nantucket's Epernay's online sessions for wine exploration.
wine tastings and wine dinners threatens a drought that would render a thirsty public unfulfilled. As is usually the case, a need often develops into an opportunity, and during Governor Baker’s recent Stay-at-Home orders, some innovative entrepreneurs across the region started to create new ways to share their love of wine. Cape Cod Package store in Centerville has been a regular stop for Mid-Cape oenophiles as well as a destination for those from more far-flung areas like the Outer Cape as well as off-Cape. Second-generation owner, Danette Atsalis along with her sister Andrea
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Joey Casco, CSW/CSS from Luke's is always ready with the perfect wine suggestion. Pendergast have continued their father’s professional reputation for being a purveyor of distinction for those looking for depth and breadth in a collection of wine. In-store tastings were an integral part of the day-to-day activity in the busy store, until they weren’t. “My husband and I were supposed to go to Sonoma for a vacation this spring until it was cancelled due to the pandemic,” Atsalis shares. “It was a Christmas gift from our kids and we were so disappointed not to go.” That disappointment fueled Atsalis’ innovation to do something new and different for the business in the form of virtual wine tastings: a web-based presentation of wine and information to an online group that, in most cases, would pick-up the featured bottles of wine at the store prior to the event. The first of three virtual wine tasting events kicked off with a moderated talk by local winemaker Joseph Carr and was attended by over a
dozen online participants. The second event featured a French wine importer and featured a food pairing of Oysters Rockefeller. Atsalis leveraged her relationship with other local businesses by partnering with Cape Cod Oyster Company, which offered an online purchase of oysters, and chef Matt Tropeano, chef/owner of Spoon and Seed restaurant, who contributed his Oysters Rockefeller recipe and prepared them live in his kitchen for the event. The last event was a tour of Spanish wines and was promoted locally by groups like Cape Cod Young Professionals. The fall is a time that Atsalis expects to really get creative and offer a robust schedule of virtual events and new opportunities for local partnerships as she brings everyone together over a glass of wine. “People are very quick and efficient with their trips to the store, so the opportunity to spend some time learning and interacting isn’t
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happening as much anymore. A chance to connect virtually appeals to everyone,” Atsalis reflects. Stores such as locally-owned Luke’s Cape Cod, offered a “Virtual Visit to Duckhorn” (Napa Valley’s Duckhorn Vineyards) where Joey Casco, CSW/CSS, beverage marketer for the Luke’s organization, posted videos of conversations with the winemaker, as well as discussions of particular varietals in their weekly periodical, The Grape Bunch. “I think the real value is that most of these virtual tastings aren’t just tastings. They’re also webinars. You get to learn about the history of the wineries, the vineyard, even the region. People see and interact with the people who are involved in making these wines,” says Casco. The Grape Bunch, also spotlights fun in-home tasting packages. Six wines with a common theme are selected monthly by Casco and are presented in an informative and timely way. Some of the recent
“We see that it is such a great opportunity to expand wine adventures from home without traveling. I believe virtual tastings will still be going strong after this crisis is over, and that’s why offering things like free delivery just make sense for everyone.”
Nantucket's Epernay Wine and Spirits themes have been “The Grillin’ 6 Pack,” which offered wines that pair with food hot off the grill and included accompanying tasting sheets and recipe suggestions. Additionally, there have been “Rosés of the World.” This tasting offers a passport around the world, guided by the elusive pink summer nectar found in the world’s various wine regions. As people search for social activity during times of quarantine, or even as we remain socially limited, expanding not just one’s wine knowledge, but also one's tasting and cooking skills is the perfect passtime. A six-pack is under $80 and even includes free delivery in this age of COVID. According to Casco,
Wine suppliers such as Ethan Hunt, manager of Maisons and Domaines Henriot, have partnered with locally owned retail outlets such as Cotuit Liquors and Liquor & More to offer virtual tastings with a selection of wines at a favorable discount. Hunt, who resides in Sandwich with his family, represents a beautiful portfolio of fine wines hailing from France’s Burgundy and Champagne regions. He has offered informative and lively tastings such as “A Taste of Burgundy” and “Chablis & Oysters” to name just a couple. The events usually last about 90 minutes and feel like a mini-vacation to some of the most beautiful wine regions in the world. When discussing the benefits of virtual tastings Hunt says, “The prevalent benefit is pure escapism. I try to transport people to the very place we’re discussing through pictures and details about the winery, the vines and surrounding area.“ The tastings are entertaining and engaging, supplemented with regional maps and photos from Hunt’s personal collection of travels. "I like to encourage interaction so people can ask questions and get as involved as they would like to,” says Hunt. In addition, he also offers private virtual group tastings, allowing attendees to socialize, and absorb valuable information from a French wine professional. Those customized virtual events run the gamut from book club tastings to co-workers and friends hosting a private celebration of wine. Hunt also encourages those new to French wine to dip their toe in the eau de vie and says, “The fun part is to discuss and learn. Hey, at the end of the day, it’s simply wine. It shouldn't be intimidating, it should just be enjoyed!” On Nantucket, Epernay Wine and Spirits owners Jenny Benzie and Kirk Baker have been quite creative in replacing their weekly in-person store tastings. Previously, the events had typically been hosted by a winemaker or a beverage luminary. Now Epernay is successfully creating an alternative that aims to be an elevated virtual wine experience. “The idea of doing virtual tastings came to mind two-fold. First, this enabled us to include customers who enjoy our tastings
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in the summer but are not here year round.Secondly, we were able to revamp our Cheers to Charities program,” Benzie explains. The Cheers to Charities Wine Pack is a collection of four sommelierselected wines that complement the mission of the partnered nonprofit, and are featured for an entire month. One wine from the pack will be featured each week by Benzie on her various social media platforms. In addition, 10% of proceeds from each pack is donated to the monthly charity of choice. Past recipients have been Sustainable Nantucket and PASCON, the island’s palliative care organization. Subscriptions to the series are also available, which make unexpected gifts for those wine enthusiasts who seem to have everything.
Baker and Benzie, who are extremely accomplished sommeliers (Benzie’s credentials include Certified Wine Educator and a Diploma of Wine and Spirits), offer weekly virtual tastings featuring two wines per week. The wines featured are usually under $20 and the tasting lasts about 3045 minutes, depending on how many questions people have at the end of the event. Participation in one of these events is an amazing opportunity, given the extensive knowledge of the team at Epernay. The wines can be purchased online or by calling the store for pick-up or delivery; unfortunately, they do not ship off-island.
Wellbeing Plan in order to keep staff and guests safe. The Chatham Bars Inn Farm has had a bountiful harvest of vegetables and edible flowers this year and incorporates all of them into Chef Anthony Cole’s menus for the Wine & Dine dinners. The summer series has included exclusive selections from Joseph Carr, bringing a winemaking philosophy of balance and approachability to the beautiful atmosphere provided by these seaside wine experiences at the Chatham Bars Inn. Additional events in the Wine & Dine program included a dinner with the iconic Marlborough, New Zealand winery Cloudy Bay.
For those who are practicing social distancing and are ready for culinary adventures, the Chatham Bars Inn has implemented a comprehensive
Off-Cape, in the historic district of New Bedford, an intriguing artisan showroom called The Drawing Room introduced virtual tastings in
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pivoted to virtual tastings early in quarentine. The shop, licensed to sell wine and beer, was able to stay open, offering contactless pickup for wines that would be featured in that month’s online event.
Wine and Dine on the Beach at Chatham Bars Inn partnership with The Coastal Wine Trail (CWT) earlier this spring. Corey Nuffer, a vineyard representative from Westport Rivers (one of the several vineyards on the CWT), has led the in-depth discussion and journey for those saavy enough to
have discovered this hidden gem in the historic seaport. Nuffer first partnered with Anthi Frangiadis, owner of The Drawing Room, which now carries locally produced wine and beer, for a successful series of in-person Wine Salons. They
“While we had to adapt our original plans, the virtual wine tastings give us a way to keep connected and share some lighthearted moments with our community at a time when we all need it,” says Frangiadis. “The events are informative, and, above all else, fun. We get to learn and laugh together, while offering a toast to the local makers who create such delicious wines for us to enjoy.” Whether it's Methode Champanoise wines or Vermouth, talking wine comes easily to Nuffer. “Before Prohibition, Americans were doing
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Corey Nuffer, from Westport Rivers, offers virtual tastings from The Drawing Room in New Bedford.
a lot of very cool things with their alcohol,” Corey Nuffer explained during a Vermouth-centric virtual wine tasting. “After Prohibition, everything started to become more of this Mad Men-era of ‘we want as little flavor as possible, we want as much vodka as possible’ and that approach to Vermouth hasn’t changed — until recently.”
acre vineyard, standing in different rows of vines discussing varieties of grapes, different growing methods, and the history of the hybrid grape. And when Nuffer’s computer ran out of power, she sprinted over to Russell’s row of grapes to continue the conversation. Technical difficulties will inevitably happen, but will never stop the discussion, with Frangiadis stepping in to ask thoughtful questions from her shop’s wine room.
The Drawing Room’s virtual wine conversations include notes on flavor profiles, such as the description of the new Farmer’s Fizz Red from Westport Rivers as a “boozy berry popsicle.” They also include fascinating deep dives, such as the different ingredients you can combine to make your own Vermouth at home, to the proper safety tips for bruleeing an orange peel over an open flame (hint: use tongs). Willing to test the stability of Internet connections, Nuffer and Rob Russell, owner of Westport Rivers, joined one livestream from the 80-
The Drawing Room plans to grow its wine offerings, first by expanding its in-store selection to include wines from vineyards featured in the Coastal Wine Trail. It will also take the Wine Salon experience virtual with its first online wine class on Sunday, October 25th. Part tasting, part salon, part book talk, Nuffer will lead a transformative discussion combining the art and science of developing your palate. Nuffer decribes the unique class by saying, “It is informed by a more
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narrative-driven primer to wine, as well as a focus on science, all with some pointers from Bianca Bosker’s life-changing book, "Cork Dork: A Wine-Fueled Adventure Among the Obsessive Sommeliers, Big Bottle Hunters, and Rogue Scientists Who Taught Me to Live for Taste." Our goal is for people to learn just as much about how their body works through smell and taste. And we’ll explore the importance of words, something that’s often overlooked during tastings...and pretty much all wine lists everywhere.” As the crisp weather approaches, plans for a winery visit or events such as in store Grand Wine tastings would be in the works. But with a global pandemic limiting wine experiences, oenophiles have been forced to become creative in the quest for virtual vino. Luckily, many businesses on Cape Cod and the Islands are offering alternatives to keep the wine lovers’ palate peaked.
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“We First Flew in Dreams”
Each fall, a trip to the Atlantic coastline in Wellfleet and Truro might just include a sighting of
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On his album “The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars,” David Bowie, rock n’ roll’s angel of flight, space travel and extraterrestrial life, sang a bluesy tune written by Ron Davies of the Kinks that goes: “When you climb to the top of the mountain Look out over the sea think about the places perhaps, where a young man could be Then you jump back down... Think about all of the strange things circulating round It ain’t easy, it ain’t easy It ain’t easy to get to heaven when you’re going down.”
While both Bowie and Davies were probably imagining different subjects for the above description, the lyrics aptly fit two very similar and interrelated sports: hang gliding and paragliding. And, if you briefly classify the dunes of Wellfleet’s Whitecrest Beach as “mountains of sand,” the opening lines of this song relate all the more closely with gliding on Cape Cod. The concept of both hang gliding and paragliding (as well as wingsuit flying) is pretty simple. Pilots make their way to the top of something tall, ready their wings, and walk the proverbial plank off into the air. At this point, they make it look really “easy,” especially paragliders,
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who appear to simply sit in their harnesses and chill out like someone on a front porch on a hot summer day. Although they may soar up into the clouds, and they may fly farther than 100 miles at a time, they’re still a long way from “heaven,” and eventually, they need to float— hopefully gently—to the ground. If you’re wondering, the current world paragliding distance record of 588.27 km was set on October 10th, 2019 in Brazil by a trio of pilots— Marcelo Prieto, Rafael Saladini and Rafael de Moraes Barros—who flew for 11 hours and averaged 53.5 km/ hr over the “Brazilian outback” in the Northeastern part of the country.
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The New England Paragliding and Hang Gliding Club (NEPHC) lists four official flying sites: Mt. Tom in Holyoke, MA; Cannon Mountain in Franconia, NH; Plymouth, MA; and Wellfleet. Club president, pilot, flight instructor and instructor trainer John Gallagher notes that while these are the club’s official launch points, there are other unofficial spots to soar. In fact, he sometimes flies in his paraglider from friends’ lawns on Martha’s Vineyard, where he has a home. One might think that like skiers, when paragliders start at the top of a peak, they will lose altitude more or less continuously, making turns along the way to slow the descent and prolong the ride. However, this is not necessarily the case. Instead, paragliders or hang gliders will often launch and ride the air currents and winds upwards, far exceeding the altitude of their jumping off point. This is especially true of thermal flying, when pilots take advantage of columns of rising air. Gallagher says, “On a thermal, you can go all the way up to the cloud base. It might be 70 degrees on the ground, but by the time you get up there, the temperature could be as low as 40 degrees, even sometimes as low as zero.” Back in the 1920s, a couple of decades prior to the invention of www.cape codlife .com | CAPE COD LIFE | 47
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the hang glider, Wellfleet and Truro had become a soaring destination for traditional gliders of the type that resemble airplanes, so the wind properties of the dunes was well known. “In Wellfleet, there’s a lift band from the wind,” says Gallagher. This phenomenon is also known as a convergence zone, where the cooler air from the sea collides with the warmer air rising from the land. According to an excerpt from “Fifty Ways To Fly Better” by Bruce Goldsmith and Friends that appeared in the paragliding magazine “Cross Country,” the lift band is almost like a “soarable ridge” in the sky, one that a trained pilot can actually see. Goldsmith says there are two ways of flying such a lift: if there are thermals within the convergence, you simply fly ride those, but if not,
the pilot must “maintain height by doing beats along the line of convergence. The most important thing in this case is to pay careful attention to stay on the inland side. It is easy to accidentally slip into the sea air side, in which case you will go down very quickly.” In Wellfleet, pilots look for a west wind. Gallagher says, “It should be hitting directly into the dunes. From Whitecrest, you can fly seven miles down to Nauset Light, then turn around and fly all the way back up to Highland Light in Truro and then return to Wellfleet.” Hang gliding took off as a sport in the 1960s, and its epicenter on the Cape, starting in the 1970s, was the Seascape Motor Inn in North Truro. Owner/manager Charles “Chuck” Nyhan, who had also worked at the
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Andover Inn and at Killington Lodge, was happy to help build the scene, and he remained involved until he retired in 2013. Chuck passed away in 2015, but the community remembers him fondly. As has been the case with many innovations in aeronautics, hang gliding was developed as a military project. John Gallagher explains, “they saw a need for soldiers to soar and descend safely.” NASA engineer Frank Rogallo developed the first hang glider, known as the Rogallo Wing, in the late 1940s. According to the US Hang Gliding and Paragliding Association (USHPA), “It had a glide ratio of 3:1, which meant that for every foot it dropped it would fly three feet forward. The design was revolutionary at the time and although it was used by NASA and the military, it would eventually become famous for its original intent— foot launched personal powerless aviation or hang gliding.” Many consider this form of soaring the closest thing to “pure” human flight. In the National Air & Space Museum’s classic IMAX film, “To Fly!”, the narrator begins with the line, “We first flew in dreams, but the dream of flight has become real.” At the same time, audiences watch as a hang glider soars above volcanic islands. In a 2015 article for “Air & Space Magazine,” Paul Glenshaw wrote: “In almost every other kind www.cape codlife .com | CAPE COD LIFE | 49
of flight the pilot or passenger is seated, and the apparatus of the flying machine is visible—you see the fuselage around you, the wing above or below you. But in a hang glider, the wing is mostly out of your field of view. You look out ahead and see nothing but the sky and landscape. You look down and there’s nothing between you and the ground but air. You hang from the straps in the harness and your body is free to move. The air is tactile, the wind in your face and ears. The clouds are so close you can actually touch them.” Despite the thrills of flying and the growth of extreme sports such as big wave surfing, downhill mountain biking, aerial snowboarding and skiing, and all of the “cross” events, hang gliding has declined in popularity over the years. One reason for this has been a negative perception that it’s a dangerous sport. John Gallagher acknowledges the risks, but says, “It’s about like skiing, snowboarding or mountain biking. The biggest variable is the weather. But training and building experience are the ultimate steps in risk mitigation.” Another contributing factor to the decline in hang gliding numbers is the rise of paragliding. Unlike the “delta shape” of its aluminum-framed elder sibling,
the paraglider uses, Gallagher says, “an elliptical, ram-air wing.” As air forces its way through, the ripstop nylon inflates into a parafoil, like a giant kite with a harness seat for its pilot. Although the development of paragliding took place in the 1970s, it wan’t until 1989 that it started gaining popularity when the first school for the sport opened in France. Since then, the sport has grown; John Gallagher started paragliding in 1993 and has since flown all over New England, including from Mt. Ascutney in Vermont and across the entire state of Massachusetts. One of paragliding’s appeals is it portability. “You can just take your pack and go fly,” says Gallagher. “A light setup could weigh as little as 20 pounds, but the average pack is about 40. Compare that to a hang glider, which weighs 70-100 pounds.” For people interested in flying, tandem flights are a good option, and John Gallagher has been training tandem instructors for years now. “You can also take lessons at Morningside Flight Park in Charlestown, NH,” he says. Pilots receive licences with ratings of Beginner, Novice, Intermediate and Advanced. The USHPA includes multiple clubs nationwide with a total membership of about 9,000.
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NEPHC has 140 members, and Gallagher estimates that there are about 500 pilots scattered around New England. To fly solo in Wellfleet, a pilot must have earned a rating of Novice or better, and even at the Novice level must fly with a partner— not together in a tandem, but close by and in radio contact. There are seasonal limitations on flying in Wellfleet, however. “The National Seashore only allows flights from October 2 through April, when the plovers are not active,” explains Gallagher. “We’d love to fly here yearround, but still there’s a lot of flying in the mountains, too.” Halloween has traditionally been something of a festival weekend for Wellfleet flyers, but it’s unlikely that a big gathering will take place this year due to COVID-19. “For years, you couldn’t get a reservation at local hotels over Halloween,” recalls Gallagher. Nevertheless, Gallagher and other Cape pilots remain enthusiastic about their sport despite the pandemic, although tandem flights have largely been put on hold. Still, Gallagher cracks, “We’re still flying; it’s the ultimate in social distancing.” Chris White, a frequent contributor, is an English teacher at Tabor Academy
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s ' t a h eant to Be WM
“We just wanted to be married!” enthuses Brooke Littleton—now, Fitzgerald—about her recent wedding. June 13th, 2020 was a date Brooke and her husband, Patrick, had been looking forward to for almost two years since their engagement in November of 2018. Of course, fate is fickle—something the whole world has come to understand in 2020, and Brooke and Patrick could have never anticipated how their wellthought-out plans for a 225-person wedding on Martha’s Vineyard would be impacted. “Making the decision to scale back was hard at first,” says Patrick about the changes the couple made to their big day to comply with state regulations on social gatherings. “But, once we made it, we got excited.” Brooke adds, “We were ready to start our lives together.”
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Though they planned for a big event at the Harbor View Hotel in Edgartown, June 13th ended up a more modest affair. “In hindsight, we can’t imagine doing a single thing differently,” says Brooke, who spent the morning of her wedding arranging flowers with her future mother-in-law and stepmother using vases originally intended for her bridal shower (also postponed to now be a post-wedding shower!). “Our day was so special. Yes, there were things, and most importantly people, missing on that day who we would have loved to have been able to be there, but June 13th was still all about us and our
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decision to become husband and wife. We felt the love from all our guests, near and far, to our very core.” On a delightful, sunny afternoon, Patrick watched as Brooke made her way down Dowses beach with her father—his favorite part of the ceremony, he says. She wore a silk dress that she ordered online from Reformation—not the ensemble she originally planned, but the perfect mix of elegant and understated for the couple’s beach wedding. “Dowses was always my favorite beach growing up,” explains Brooke, whose family spent as many summers and weekends as possible making the trek to the sandy shores of Cape Cod. “My dad has a home in Centerville now, and whenever we go boating we always have to go past Dowses; those excursions have been extra fun now that we can point and say that’s where we got married.” Everything seemed to align for Brooke and Patrick’s day. For weeks, the beaches weren’t even open to the
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Dan Cutrona public, and the waitlist for marriage licenses seemed insurmountable. However, the couple made it off that waitlist just in time for beaches to again welcome visitors. In fact, Patrick fondly remembers the hoots and hollers of beachgoers as he and Brooke said their vows. “The people on the shore got to be front row. It was really nice having everyone cheer us on,” he says. “And, we had almost 200 people watching via Zoom,” adds Brooke, noting the increasingly useful video conference service. “We made sure the laptop was fully charged, the Wi-Fi hotspot was
running, and we even brought back up chargers,” laughs Patrick. Brooke and Patrick, who initially planned to tie the knot in St. Andrews Episcopal Church on the Vineyard, were married by Brooke’s cousin’s husband, Cameron, and her cousin was her maid of honor. “We’re very close, and he was going to be at the wedding anyways,” laughs Brooke about their last-minute officiant. “We knew he would do a great job, and he helped us make sure the ceremony was perfect. In fact, the couple credit
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After the ceremony, the party returned to Brooke’s father’s house along the Centerville River for a plated dinner, provided by Cape Cod Private Chef. “It was really nice that we were able to spend significant time with each of our guests,” says Brooke. “We wouldn’t have had that quality time with our original plan.” With kids crabbing on the dock with Brooke’s dad and a first dance on the deck of his home, Brooke and Patrick say there was no thought of what could have been. “The way we thought of it was that life is short. Nothing is guaranteed. I knew I would never regret marrying Patrick—only ever not marrying him,” says Brooke. “We just felt so happy and grateful
for a gorgeous day with our loved ones and were so excited to finally be getting married. This is just our story.” Brooke and Patrick planned a party for October, but as the couple, who first met somewhat serendipitously through friends on a getaway to the famed Wellfleet OysterFest, have come to learn, everything happens for a reason. They had to make the difficult decision to postpone that celebration as well, but not even 15 minutes later, they had an offer accepted on a home. “Things work out how they are supposed to. We were meant to get married how and when we did,” says Brooke. And, not to worry, the everpopular Boston Common Band still has a deposit on file for Brooke and Patrick for a later date. Allyson Plessner is the digital editor for Cape Cod Life Publications
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their family for helping create such a special day. “When we first decided to scale back, everyone pitched in with ideas,” explains Patrick. “It was cool to have everyone play their part—my mom brought the cake, Brooke’s mom brought the flowers and candles to set up the 'alter' at the beach, her stepmom brought the flowers for the dinner, her aunt brought the bouquet, and her mom and cousin helped her get ready. It made it really special that everyone banded together to contribute.”
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A Recipe for a
Perfect Party
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lthough year-round events, this time of year on the Cape ushers in a flurry of bridal parties and large families gathering to celebrate the love of two people they care about. But, if it’s been said once, it’s been said a million times: 2020 is unlike any other year. This year, the wedding season is almost non-existent, as couples cancel due the global pandemic. But for those who don’t, opting for virtual receptions or inviting only enough people to max out the state limits on gathering, options are limited and constrained. In the following pages, meet some local vendors who are going above and beyond to help couples achieve their dream day, amid nightmarish circumstances. Whether you’re figuring out how to hold a wedding during the rollercoaster known as 2020 or waiting a year (or two), these wedding vendors across the Cape and Islands are here to help. Cocktail Barbone, an extension of the ever- popular Pizza Barbone, is bringing the bar to your backyard with their replica 1961 Shasta trailer. With services ranging from just the bar itself to a fully stocked bar and bartender to match, there are options for every wedding. Flora Cape Cod is here to make sure your wedding is filled with only the most beautiful flower arrangements. Karyn Metois opened Flora in June of 2020 and has been helping soon to be newlyweds navigate this difficult time by offering unmatched service. No wedding is complete without a delicious meal to fuel all the dancing. Treats Catering has been the premier catering company on the Cape for 40, and isn’t slowing down, not even during a pandemic. Top off the night with the perfect cake, created specially for you by Sara Sneed at the Bashful Tarte. Whatever your style may be, Sneed can craft your ideal cake. And when it’s safe to do so, what better place to tie the knot than overlooking the stunning Nantucket Sound atop the Nantucket Whaling Museum. Combining the unique experience of being married among antique whaling artifacts, and all the classic charm that comes with a Nantucket wedding, the Whaling Museum is perfect for anyone looking to make sure their day is one to remember. Nothing beats a Cape Cod wedding, whether it comes during a pandemic or quiet summer season, and no one is better equipped to bestow the perfect day upon couples than Cape Cod vendors. Now, more than ever, lets show some love to those who make Cape Cod weddings so magical. -Elizabeth Shaw
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The Bashful Tarte
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ara Sneed has transformed the business of wedding cake decorating into an artistic form.
Sneed creates original designs that run the gamut from classic couture, to sweet and simple or eccentric. The time she invests ensuring each cake reflects the style of her clients is immediately evident in the designs produced inside her stylish bakery, The Bashful Tarte. The business has been making waves across the Cape and is currently located in Yarmouth off of Station Avenue. Keeping with a popular saying, Sneed confirms “It's a labor of love.”
Sneed started The Bashful Tarte five years ago, which has been operating at its current location for nearly two and a half years. The bakery specializes in custom cakes, wedding cakes, and pies—the techniques for which she largely learned from her mother and grandmothers. “They helped me to learn tactile measuring and how to get a feel for when something is baked through,” she reminisces. “A lot of it is a feeling … sometimes you just have to have a feel for it.” Her decorating skills were learned later in her career as a baker with guidance from other pastry chefs, and honed with lots of practice, and a good measure of her artistic intuition. “I've been artistic my entire life,” Sneed explains. “All of the visual arts that I've ever been involved in help translate into creating wedding cakes, which are pieces of art in and of themselves.” Her designs draw inspiration from a variety of different sources, like wedding dresses and other fashions, images from nature, artwork, the atmosphere of Cape Cod, and, of course, the couples she works with. Creating custom wedding cakes is an intensive, personal process for both Sneed and her clients. She generally begins by meeting the couple in person to do a cake tasting and talk about their visions for the cake and the wedding as a whole. She aims to make the process an enjoyable experience and reduce the stress associated with ordering a wedding cake. “It's something the couple can really enjoy together,” Sneed says. “When they're coming in for their meetings, we sit down, they sample cakes and filling, and I ask them about their wedding plans. I get a feel for the couple themselves.” Based on this meeting, Sneed is able to discern what the couple wants and design something that completely fits the theme and energy of the wedding. “Every bride is different,” she says, as she begins recounting one couple that found their inspiration in an album cover. “They wanted the entire cake to be green fondant and cream all the way down the front of it, with a lady’s face on top of it,” she chuckled. “It was something else, and they told me it was exactly what they had pictured. I was happy to have made their dreams come true.” In addition to The Bashful Tarte’s wedding cake services, the bakery also sells a variety of baked goods like assorted scones and muffins, all of which Sneed makes daily. Recently the bakery opened an entire wholesale division selling freshly baked goods to other local vendors, including all of the Snowy Owl Coffee Roasters locations across the Cape. However, above all, artistic vision, creativity and customer service remain at the heart of everything Sneed creates. “To make other people happy with food,” she says, “is a great feeling.” -Katie Anastas
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Whaling Museum
C reate your own history by renting the Whaling Museum
for your next event. The museum provides a unique setting for intimate gatherings and grand celebrations. Located in the heart of downtown Nantucket, the Whaling Museum offers guests the perfect mix of modern design combined with history and tradition. The museum’s climate - controlled space features an unforgettable 46 - foot sperm whale skeleton, elegant art, and priceless artifacts. Flowing from the museum’s main hall is the Hadwen & Barney Oil and Candle Factory, a soaring 1847 two - level, exposed brick space with original wooden ceiling beams. Together, they form an extraordinary venue to host a wedding ceremony or reception, cocktail party, or private dinner event. Offering unparalleled panoramic views of Nantucket Harbor, the Whaling Museum’s outdoor deck, Tucker’s Roofwalk, is the largest rooftop party space in downtown Nantucket. Overlooking the landmark historic district with sight lines to the sea, it is the perfect location for wedding ceremonies, cocktail events, sunrises, and sunsets. -Katie Anastas
To learn more about Whaling Museum, visit nha.org.
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Treats Catering
I f you’re envisioning your special day unfolding
at a beautiful Cape Cod venue rich with tasty cuisine and customization a-la-you, Treats Catering of Dennis can get you there. As the exclusive vendor for the Dennis Inn, the Cape Cod Museum of Art and the Borsari Gallery, and consistently selected by clients including Corsair and Cross Rip Hotels, Treats brings over 40 years of expertise to the Cape Cod catering community. Quality and service have served as Treats’ guiding pillars since the beginning. “Our company’s distinguishing factors are our tremendous food quality and the ability to customize our work with our customers so that they don't feel like they're being served a standard menu,” says owner Mark Flanagan. Treats encourages clients to work with its chefs to create a menu tailored to each client’s individual desires. With a well-seasoned staff, dietary restrictions, personal preferences, and customer requests are all accommodated to the best of their ability. Treats’ ingredients are sourced with quality in mind and an emphasis on buying local when possible. And their signature dish? Well, it isn’t actually edible: “One of our signature items is high quality service,” insists Flanagan. “We try to accommodate our customers with whatever they desire.” In fact, Treats goes far beyond serving exceptional food when taking care of its clients. The team have also dipped their toes into the world of venues, an arena that is notoriously difficult to navigate in locations like Cape Cod which boasts an intimidating plethora of options. “If a client wants to have an event but they don't want to have it at their property, we actually have two venues under our purview that we own—the Dennis Inn and the Borsari Gallery,” Flanagan explains. Both the Inn and the Gallery are abundant in Cape Cod elegance and style. If clients decide to host their event at either of these venues, Treats is able to customize the client’s menu and event even further, making for a simpler, dreamier celebration. While perfect for weddings and larger gatherings, the Treats team are seasoned experts on catering for smaller events, holiday parties, and summer gatherings. Their renowned clambakes are a perfected art and can be serviced on-site or prepared off-site and dropped off. These clambakes regularly draw customers back year after year to enjoy the delicious summer tradition. From conception to completion, Treats’ customer-focused mission creates events that are both beautiful and abounding in delicious cuisine. When you add Treats to your team, your event will never lack flavor. -Emma Ryan
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Cocktail Barbone
N othing says fun like a retro trailer turned mobile bar
, and fun is what Cocktail Barbone is all about. After 8 years successfully running their restaurant and catering company, Pizza Barbone, Jason and Ali O’Toole, along with sous chef and business partner, Nick Pidala, discovered the mobile bar service scene. At the time, mobile bars were blowing up on the west coast, but the trio recognized a potential market on Cape Cod. After all, why would you go to the bar when the bar could come to you?
The mobile bar is a replica of a 1961 Shasta trailer that can squeeze right into backyards for a wedding or party. The replica, constructed by CH Campers in Chatanooga, Tennessee, is “chic, midcentury and modern” as Pidala puts it. After it was shipped up to Massachusetts, close friend of the owners, Nathan Cox, finished the interior with eyecatching shiplap and necessary functions like hot water, lights, and even a kegerator. Cocktail Barbone offers several packages for customers to choose from, each lasting about five hours, or the time of a typical wedding. Their basic package provides the mobile bar itself, giving clients the opportunity to have it stocked and run by another catering company. Cocktail Barbone’s more inclusive packages provide certified bartenders to serve the client’s choice of beer, wine and cocktails, along with all necessary drinkware and barware. Since Cocktail Barbone only has a license to pour alcohol, not sell it, the physical liquor is something that clients do provide themselves, but it’s made easy by the company’s partnership with Cape Cod Package Store. Customers are directed to Andrea Pendergast at the Package Store where they choose beer, wine and cocktails from the Cocktail Barbone menu or provide the recipe for a unique drink. After the final selections have been made, Pendergast orders the alcohol and it can be delivered directly to the event location, making the whole process simple and easy. Pidala loves how the business thrives in the atmosphere of a wedding or party. “People are always happy, you know?” she enthuses. “Part of the restaurant business—any customer service busines—is making people happy and exceeding their expectations, and that’s what we strive to do. That’s what really does it for me, seeing people enjoy a service that we provide.” -Emma Ryan
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Flora Cape Cod
I f you’re in search of a florist for your upcoming wedding or event,
look no further than Flora Cape Cod. This local, female-run company is owned by Karyn Metois and located in the village of Osterville, right next to AMIE Bakery. Metois was originally a window dresser and started working with flowers six years ago. When the opportunity to open her own shop presented itself, she couldn’t resist! Flora Cape Cod had originally planned to open in April 2020, but due to COVID-19, they pushed their official opening to June. Luckily, they were still able to make deliveries for Mother’s Day and offer curbside pickup. The wedding industry has certainly taken a hit due to the pandemic, but Flora Cape Cod is still providing brides with beautiful arrangements. They have even had a bride come in on the day of her wedding for a bridal bouquet. The women of Flora are extremely grateful for the support of the local community during this time. “Everyone has been so welcoming, positive and very complementary,” says Metois. Flora Cape Cod is doing their part to bring light and joy to the community with their designs, especially with all the recent uncertainty of COVID-19. Whether it’s a birthday, special occasion or simply just because, flowers are the perfect way to bring a smile to anyone’s face. Their main focus is to work closely with their clients, so they can capture exactly what the customer envisions in an arrangement. Metois explains, “It’s important to us to develop a relationship of trust; we want customers to feel good about calling us.” With their talent and experience, the women of Flora Cape Cod are sure to bring your vision to life with their classic, yet whimsical designs. In the near future, Flora is planning on hosting bridal showers, baby showers and fun night out events. They also plan to offer unique workshops that can be booked for small groups. In these workshops, the women of Flora Cape Cod can teach you how to make your own bouquets, centerpieces, wreathes and even sailor’s valentines. -Christina Galt
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Hyannis Yacht Club HYANNIS YACHT CLUB · 490 OCEAN ST, HYANNIS · 508-778-6100 · HYANNISYACHTCLUB.ORG RESTAURANT MANAGER: BOB SIGNORIELLO · EXECUTIVE CHEF: SURAJ “SUNNY” CHOPRA
text and photos by elizabeth shaw The sun is shining on a perfect Cape Cod summer day; the seagulls cry overhead as kids board their Optis to learn the art of sailing. Sitting on the deck or in front of one of the endless windows inside, enjoying a gourmet meal, one can soak up the vistas of an idyllic beach day. Nestled along Lewis Bay, the Hyannis Yacht Club provides its guests with unmatched hospitality and show-stopping dishes. The dining room on the upper floor of the club, The Captain’s Table, features panoramic views of the stunning water beyond. Outdoor seating on the
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two decks offers an immersive experience, while the dark wood and endless yachting memorabilia inside is evocative of the below decks of any of the boats docked below. While the club is private, two levels of memberships are available, depending on interests. For those who want to take advantage of the beautiful bay, the Yachting membership is perfect. If fine dining is more your speed, the Associate Dining membership provides members with the top-notch service, food and impeccable views from The Captain’s Table Dining Room. “Being a private member service, we want to
ensure members have a great experience and feel valued. It’s not about the bottom line here; it’s about making sure guests enjoy themselves,” says Restuarant Manager Bob Signoriello. “I want people to feel like they’re special here. It’s their home away from home. Our goal is to have staff who remember everyone’s names, so when you come here, it’s more than just a restaurant, it’s a family.” Chef Suraj Chopra, known as Chef Sunny to his co-workers, creates fresh, innovative specials for guests at The Captain’s Table. For him, new ideas and creations are always on rotation, with a notebook filled with sketches of dishes he plans to cook. He says, “Every single special I do, or anything I’ve ever made, I always draw it out first. You have to draw it, otherwise, you won’t know what it’s going to look like.” He has always approached his cooking and plating with the knowledge that guests eat with their eyes first. “When the plate is put down, you want that ‘Wow.’ If you don’t have the ‘Wow,’ it’s not fun,” he laughs. Chef Sunny credits his mentor during an internship in India, who showed him a new twist on a classic Indian rice cake dish called Idlis, saying, “This chef took the rice cake, punched a hole in it, and filled it with chocolate. It blew my mind. I obviously knew what it was, I knew what chocolate was, but I didn’t know you could make something like that and mix them together. I worked under that chef for four months
“It doesn’t matter how long it takes to master your basic techniques, they will build the foundation upon which every dish is created.” - Chef Sunny Chopra and completely fell in love with cooking.” That love for cooking is clear in everything he makes. Above, pan seared scallops dusted with fennel pollen are accompanied by a triangle of watermelon, which was compressed for eight hours with a ginger sugar vinaigrette. It’s then topped with a shaved white asparagus, shaved fennel and frisée salad which is tossed with orange zest and olive oil, and dotted with an heirloom tomato and jalapeño jam, and a mango, kaffir and lime a la nage. Everything is garnished with Thai basil, chive blossoms and cress. Chef Sunny says scallops are some of his favorite things to cook, and that using them for this dish was an easy choice, but how to make them fresh and exciting
had him pulling out his notebook for inspiration. “I sketched for six days,” he laughs. He then experimented with the shapes and sizes of the watermelon before deciding on the perfect triangle, which then allows for symmetrical placement of the three scallops, one on each corner, while the cyclone of salad on top adds height and levity to the dish. When asked if there’s any advice he would give to aspiring chefs, Chef Sunny says “It doesn’t matter how long it takes to master your basic techniques, they will build the foundation upon which every dish is created.”
Elizabeth Shaw is the assistant editor for Cape Cod Life Publications
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Shooting in Style Eric Davis Jr. sees the Cape through his own unique filter, and his photography is a dazzling artistic representation of that personal style.
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“I had a friend in college who gave me my first camera,” says Davis, who is finishing up his final classes at Bridgewater State University. “He said, ‘As long as you use it, you can keep it.’” Davis has lived up to that promise, and has since found himself dabbling in drone photography and upgrading his equipment as his skills have progressed. His next step is a commercial drone license—a step above his current drone license. “I think having the drone teaches you to be respectful of what you’re shooting,” he says, referencing the many regulations surrounding drone flying. Davis has even researched a daring method of capturing the perfect photo of the Great White sharks that frequent
Outer Cape beaches. It involves chum, fishing line, his drone, and a very steady hand. “I have a plan,” he laughs. A plan is one element that is a constant with Davis’ work—essential, even, for a man who works two jobs and still finds time for his art. “Seeing other photographer’s work, like Chris Burkard, has inspired me to take my time and not rush,” he
says. “I like to have an idea of what I’m looking for—what type of shot, what angle, what time of day. When you plan all that out and then it comes together, that’s what I like best: experiencing that moment.” Davis describes his work as having a twist, that special style that makes it an Eric Davis photo. “It’s difficult to describe,” he says, but it’s clear
from the moments that Davis has managed to capture that “style” is not something he’s lacking. Looking at one of his photos is like seeing the world through his own, special filter. It’s a transcendent way to view photography, and Davis’ style is perhaps most evident in his favorite shot: a photo of a friend who recently passed. Davis is a connoisseur of moments; his work is more than simply a collection of photos, but rather a compilation of memories. That photo of his friend, Chase, is an emotional tribute to his memory. In “Hamlet,” William Shakespeare writes, “We know what we are, but not what we may be.” It’s a pervasive uncertainty that drives the famous tragedy, but one that perhaps suggests at a potential for greatness. And, in the case of Eric Davis, he knows he is a photographer; he knows he loves his craft; the greatness he will achieve by way of that passion is yet to be determined, but if his current work is any indication, then his future looks promising. See more on Instagram @edavis.jr Allyson Plessner is the digital editor for Cape Cod Life Publications.
Inset: Aerial views of the Bourne Rotary, Cape Cod
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From the moment Eric Davis Jr. picked up a camera, he was hooked. “Passion” is a word he uses often to describe his work, which ranges anywhere from photos taken on his iPhone to carefully crafted drone shots. A Falmouth local since about the age of 12 when his family moved from Cleveland, Ohio, Davis has found inspiration in the classic Cape Cod landscape. From The Knob in Falmouth to more adventurous days along the dunes in Truro, he has become a collector of experiences— ones he documents with breathtaking photography.
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Cape & Islands Visionaries
Creative DYNAMO
By Brenna Collins Photography by Elizabeth Shaw
The founder of Cape Camo is styling the Cape in a new kind of camouflage, one that showcases her positive spirit and love for this community. They say when a sailor finishes the day, he turns his anchor upside down to represent returning home to loved ones. For Lauren Neidigh, founder of Cape Camo, this is exactly what she wants her brand to be about: enjoying time with friends and family after a long day’s work. A story of determination, Neidigh taught herself to build every facet of her brand, all while working full-time and balancing being a new mother. In just a fourweek window, she signed the lease for Cape Camo’s first store and opened its doors on August 1st. With her vibrant entrepreneurial spirit and love for the local community, the horizon looks bright, and full of Cape camouflage. Neidigh calls herself a washashore, having worked on the Cape since 2011 and making the move here in 2013. Though her roots are in Dracut, 74
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MA, after her first trip over the bridge, she knew this was home. “I’ve been to different beaches around New England since I was little. The first time that I went to the Cape, I looked around and thought, ‘Wait a minute, this is very different. These are the beaches that you dream about. This is where I want home to be. This is where my heart finally feels at peace,’” she says. After studying business at UMass Dartmouth, Neidigh’s first job was in advertising at the Cape Cod Times. There, she met lifelong friends and formed connections on the Cape. “I started seeing all of these locals who created their own lives and businesses here. They all came up with these incredible, unique ideas, and that’s really what made me fall in love with how everyone here was a community.
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There is nowhere else like here. I was determined to come up with my own idea.” Finally, the idea came to light. “I wanted it to involve the Cape somehow and have the ability to be put on anything. I came up with the idea of the camouflage in 2017. It is all made up of shapes of the Cape. I taught myself the Adobe Suite and figured out how to make the design,” she says. “For the logo, the upside-down anchor represents sailors finishing their day to go home to family. That’s what we’re about here—relaxing, taking it easy, and being done with the workday.” With the design under her belt, the question became how to turn it into clothing. Like always, Neidigh jumped in and made it all happen.
At eight months pregnant, Neidigh did her first Love Live Local Fest to begin getting her name out there. “I have done every one since then. Love Live Local was the best thing for me. They do so much, that organization,” enthuses Neidigh. “Three or four of the local businesses that I have in my store today were people I met through that. We all became each other’s cheerleaders, and that’s definitely when it all began for me.” When the pandemic hit full force in March, Cape Camo’s inventory found a new purpose. A testimony to her generous character, Neidigh used her clothing inventory to make and donate over 1,300 masks. As that wound down, she contemplated her next step. “I was sitting there and wondering if I should just do it and open a store now. Because people are focusing on local, I thought, maybe now is the time. My husband said every time I try to focus on Camo, something happens. So, I took the leap. I randomly emailed Mashpee Commons to see if they had any openings. They had this one tiny spot and I fell in love with it. I took it and somehow made it happen in four weeks. And here we are,” she reflects. The opening process, according to Neidigh, was “hectic, but in such a good, positive way.” It was a team effort; her family came down, some of her best friends surprised her and
everyone united to get the job done. “It was such an incredible feeling to have my people around me,” she says. “Opening day, there was a line out the door and my mom was trafficking customers to ensure everyone was safe.” Tucked in a corner in Mashpee Commons, the store features Neidigh’s sweatshirts, tank tops, t-shirts, and the signature leggings, all luxuriously soft to the touch and perfect for everyday Cape wear. Local brands, like Washershore and Salty Sky, are also featured. Neidigh’s goals are to get past the pandemic and keep carrying more local brands, building a large space that gives all these small businesses a chance to showcase themselves and grow. “I just want to support my family and fellow local business entrepreneurs,” she says. “I would
Lauren Neidigh Owner of Cape Camo
love each year to be better than the last one.” As she delights in a new wave of this journey, each day still feels like a treat. This contagious energy embodies the Cape Camo brand, savoring each day in comfortable coastal clothing. “It still doesn’t feel real that I get to wake up and come here and that this is my store that I opened,” reflects Neidigh. “This is what I’m doing. It’s really cool; I am so grateful.” To see more of Cape Camo, head to www.capecamo.com or their Instagram page @capecamo.
Brenna Collins is the staff writer for Cape Cod Life Publications
Lauren hard at work on her dream.
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THE BEST PLACES ON CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS TO GRAB A BITE OR REST YOUR HEAD
BARNSTABLE DOLPHIN RESTAURANT For 70 years, and three generations, the family-owned Dolphin Restaurant has been a culinary landmark in Barnstable. Its menu bursting with mouthwatering choices, the Dolphin is an exquisite choice for those looking for a quality dining experience. Open year-round. For hours and more information, call 508-362-6610 or visit thedolphincapecod.com. BREWSTER EAT CAKE 4 BREAKFAST 26 Wampum Road (behind TD Bank). 508-896-4444. Serving delicious French pastries, specialty cakes, sweet and savory breakfast croissants, cookies, scones, and whole quiches and pies. Some glutenfree varieties. Home of the Brewster Bun. Also serving espresso and coffee. Open year-round, excluding February. Voted Best Bakery by Cape Cod LIFE readers. EatCake4Breakfast.com GUAPO’S TORTILLA SHACK 239 Underpass Road, 508-896-3338. Counter service & take-out for lunch and dinner. Enjoy burgers, tacos, burritos, quesadillas, salads, wings, and margaritas & craft beers on landscaped grounds with firepit. Full liquor license. Live music every Tuesday. Open May - mid-Sept. guaposcapecod.com THE BREWSTER FISH HOUSE 2208 Main Street, 508-896-7867. Rated “extraordinary” and “always fabulous, sometimes sublime” by Zagat, the Brewster Fish House boasts a menu full of top-notch seafood and a loyal following that reflects the quality of the food and service. No reservations are taken. Credit cards accepted. Open year-round, call for winter hours. brewsterfishhousecapecod.com
BOURNE THE CHART ROOM 1 Shipyard Lane/Kingman Yacht Center, 508563-5350. Enjoy the breathtaking sunsets overlooking Red Brook Harbor, freshly prepared entrees and live entertainment at the piano bar. Sandwiches, appetizers, cold plates and desserts may be ordered throughout the day. The Chart Room opens seven days a week beginning in mid-June through Labor Day. Closes for the season Columbus Day. chartroomcataumet.com THE COURTYARD RESTAURANT & PUB 1337 County Road & Route 28A. 508563-1818. A well-established and popular destination for people looking for good food and great fun. Offering Daily Blackboard Specials, and dishes such as clam chowder, stuffed quahogs, seafood specialties, salads, brick oven pizza, homestyle favorites and more. Inside or out, enjoy great nightlife and live entertainment! Check out CourtyardCapeCod.com THE LOBSTER TRAP RESTAURANT & FISH MARKET 290 Shore Road, 508-759-7600. Open yearround. The Trap is not just a clam shack, it is a Cape Cod experience, a relaxing place to eat and drink, water views and a local favorite. Offering classics like Fish & Chips, to something different like Tuna Pad Thai, the best ingredients are sourced and approachable dishes bursting with flavor are created. Live entertainment. lobstertrap.net CHATHAM PLEASANT BAY VILLAGE RESORT 1191 Orleans Road, 508-945-1133 or 800547-1011. Pleasant Bay Village is located on six acres of exquisitely landscaped grounds with zen gardens and waterfalls, offering luxurious accommodations including
rooms, efficiencies and suites. Enjoy our outdoor heated pool and Jacuzzi, or visit beautiful beaches nearby. Just minutes to center of Chatham. Open May-October. pleasantbayvillage.com CUTTYHUNK CUTTYHUNK FISHING CLUB 1 Road to the Landing, 508-992-5585. Set on 8 acres overlooking Vineyard Sound, located 12 miles off the coast of Massachusetts. Formed in 1864, the Cuttyhunk Fishing Club has been restored and has eight beautiful guest rooms, with both private and shared baths. Open from mid-May until early October. DENNIS ENCORE BISTRO & BAR 36 Hope Lane, 508-385-8500. Located on 6A in East Dennis Village. Offering both indoor and outdoor dinging on our covered rustic patio with a beautiful antique setting. Featuring creative dishes from scratch in-house recipes with the freshest locally ingredients. encorediningcapecod.com JASON’S TAVERN Patriot Square, off Route 6 Exit 9A, 508-3943534. Lunch and dinner daily year-round. Delicious burgers, gourmet sandwiches, salads and tavern favorites. Full bar, many beers on tap, signature rum punch. Voted Best Burger by Cape Cod LIFE readers. Early bird specials 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily. TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence. jasonstavern.com KREAM ‘N KONE SEAFOOD 961 Main Street, 508-394-0808. A landmark in Dennis since 1953. Family owned and operated. Known by locals and visitors for the best fried and broiled seafood, onion rings, chowder and burgers. Eat in or take out. Beer and wine available. Open daily from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Outdoor patio overlooking Swan River. kreamnkone.com
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SESUIT HARBOR CAFE 357 Sesuit Neck Road, 508-385-6134. Offering an authentic Cape Cod clam shack experience. Beautiful outdoor dining overlooking Sesuit Harbor and Cape Cod Bay with the highest quality seafood and menu options for the whole family to enjoy. sesuit-harbor-cafe.com FALMOUTH AÑEJO MEXICAN BISTRO & TEQUILA BAR 188 Main Street, 508-388-7631. Añejo’s fun, sophisticated atmosphere provides a unique twist on Mexican dining. Adventurously authentic dishes complement Añejo’s extensive list of tequilas and margaritas. Open for dinner from 4 p.m. nightly, lunch Monday through Saturday 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., Sunday Brunch from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. anejomexicanbistro.com CHAPOQUOIT GRILL 410 Route 28A, 508-540-7794. “Chappy,” as it is locally known, brought the first brick oven to Falmouth. Offering woodfired pizzas and unique, flavorful, gourmet pastas, breads and desserts made daily. A great selection of wine and spirits carefully selected from around the world. Known by locals for quality, value and great service. Open year-round. Call for hours. chapoquoitgrillwestfalmouth.com ESTIA 117 Main Street, 508-548-3300. New to Main Street, Estia offers a modern twist on Greek favorites. Try coal-fired pizza and wings cooked at 1000 degrees, or enjoy specialty cocktails and exotic Greek wines by the firepit lounge overlooking historic Main Street. Lunch, dinner & take-out available. estiacapecod.com FALMOUTH RAW BAR 56 Scranton Avenue, 508-548-7729. Located across the harbor from the Island Queen, with excellent harbor views. For excellent food, drink and nightlife (open seasonally), the Falmouth Raw Bar is exactly where you want to be! Some of the local favorites include: The Monsta Lobsta Roll, oysters on a half shell, and freshly made clam chowda. The bar offers the best mudslides and martinis on the Cape. FalmouthRawBar.com
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HARWICH A&W ALL AMERICAN FOOD 297 Route 28, 508-432-9838. Centennial Celebration. Family-friendly restaurant serving burgers, fried seafood dinners, hot dogs, kids’ meals and desserts. Dine in or take out. Cape Cod LIFE readers voted us Best Burger. Classic car nights on Wednesday evenings, weather permitting, from mid-May to Columbus Day. awharwichport.com 400 EAST RESTAURANT & BAR 1421 Orleans Road, 508-432-1800. Callahead seating. “Famous not Fancy,� serving quality food with friendly, efficient service for over 30 years. Innovative yet comfortbalanced menu along with creative daily specials. Charbroiled daily fresh ground burgers, grilled pizzas, pasta, seafood and
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AÑEJO MEXICAN BISTRO + BEECHTREE TAQUERIA 599 Main Street. 774-470-5897. Añejo’s fun, sophisticated atmosphere provides a unique twist on Mexican dining. Adventurously authentic dishes complement Añejo’s extensive list of tequilas and margaritas. anejomexicanbistro.com BOBBY BYRNE’S RESTAURANT & PUB 489 Bearses Way, 508-775-1425. An eating, drinking and talking establishment whose origin, meaning and menu themes are connected to New York City Third Avenue saloons. Eclectic, standard neo-American cuisine ranging from hearty burgers to formal dishes. bobbybyrnes.com BRAZILIAN GRILL 680 Main Street, 508-771-0109. This authentic churrascaria is a fun place to get together. Enjoy casual and affordable Brazilian cuisine with Rodizio-style barbeque and an extensive buffet. Voted Best Ethnic Restaurant in 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2019 by Cape Cod LIFE readers. braziliangrill-capecod.com
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GRAND CRU RESTAURANT Inside the Cape Codder Resort & Spa. 1225 Iyannough Road, 508- 535-5511. Featuring creatively prepared Italian and American fare in a warm, casual atmosphere. For a light bite or a complete meal, the menu offers a unique selection of appetizers, salads, entrées, thin crust pizzas and decadent desserts. Carefully selected fine wines, creative martinis, classic cocktails and craft beer. Live Jazz and Blues Friday and Saturday nights, no cover! GrandCruWineBar.com
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HEARTH ‘N KETTLE Inside the Cape Codder Resort & Spa. 1225 Iyannough Road, 508-568-2935. (Also in Yarmouth.) “H ‘n K” is a family-owned restaurant that’s been a mainstay for Cape Codders and visitors since 1973. Many entrées are prepared using ingredients that are all-natural, organic, hormone and antibiotic-free and also gluten-free. Breakfast is served ALL DAY! Great Kids’ Menu. Full liquor. HearthnKettle.com SAM DIEGO’S 950 Route 132, 508-771-8816. Friendly, comfortable, casual dining. Mexican/ Southwestern cuisine, award-winning BBQ steaks and burgers, daily specials, children’s menu. Outdoor patio. Take-out available, functions, private parties. Restaurant open until midnight, lounge until 1 a.m. samdiegos.com SPANKY’S CLAM SHACK AND SEASIDE SALOON 138 Ocean Street, Hyannis, 508-771-2770. Award-winning restaurant on the water on Hyannis Harbor. Dine inside or outside on the waterfront patio. Featuring fresh local seafood, lobster, fried clams, steamers, grilled steaks, chicken, pasta and salads galore! Spanky’s is like Cape Cod the way you remember! spankysclamshack.com
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MASHPEE BOBBY BYRNE’S RESTAURANT & PUB 6 Central Square, Mashpee Commons, 508477-0600. An eating, drinking and talking establishment whose origin, meaning and menu themes are connected to New York City Third Avenue saloons. Eclectic, standard neo-American cuisine ranging from hearty burgers to formal dishes. bobbybyrnes.com ESTIA 26 Steeple Street, 508- 539-4700. A popular staple in Mashpee Commons, Estia is well known for serving up Greek delicacies with a modern twist. Warm, welcoming ambiance provides the ideal spot to gather and enjoy specialty cocktails or exotic Greek wines. Lunch, dinner & take-out available. estiacapecod.com
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Chapoquoit Grill 1-508-540-5885 410 West Falmouth Highway (RT 28A) West Falmouth, MA chapoquoitgrillwestfalmouth.com
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SOPRANO’S 681 Falmouth Road (Deer Crossing). 508-477-7475. Bringing the taste and charm of Italy to Cape Cod since 2005, Soprano’s is an upscale Italian restaurant with an extensive wine list. Authentic Italian cuisine served nightly. All dishes are prepared with passion and tradition, using only the freshest, highest quality real Italian ingredients. NIGHTLY SPECIALS. Catering and takeout available. sopranos-ristorante.com THE SPICE & TEA EXCHANGE 13 Central Square, Mashpee Commons. (508) 419-6421. Find your way to flavor at the new Spice & Tea Exchange, offering a variety of Fine Spices, Custom Made Blends everything for steaks, fish, seafood, curries & more! Salts from around the world, naturally flavored sugars & exotic loose leaf teas! The handmade blends cater to the seafarer, land lover, and everything in between. SpiceandTea.com THE LANES BOWL & BISTRO 9 Greene Street, Mashpee Commons, 774-228-2291. An uncommon Bowling Experience, this innovative, multi-tiered concept combines upscale casual dining, bowling, entertainment and events under one roof. 10 “ten-pin” Qubica/AMF bowling lanes, and a seasonal outdoor bar, cafe and bocce court. Designed to intentionally break some of the stereotypes associated with traditional bowling venues. lanesbowlandbistro.com TREVI CAFE & WINE BAR 25 Market Street, Mashpee Commons, 508-477-0055. Inspired by Rome’s Fontana di Trevi, this cafe and wine bar has a contemporary ambiance and serves
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SIENA 17 Steeple Street Mashpee Commons, 508477-5929. Siena in Mashpee Commons is a place where everyone can vivere bene, mangiare bene, socializare; live well, eat well, and be social. The menu includes both familiar favorites and exceptional specials that you’ll love. The handpicked wine list is sure to impress, while Siena’s grill brings the taste of a Cape summer to your table year-round. Siena is the place for Italian dining on the Cape. siena.us
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Mediterranean-style cuisine using seasonal ingredients paired with unique wines. Serving lunch and dinner. trevicafe.com WASHASHORE BAKERY 14 Central Street, Mashpee Commons, 508-419-6835. A graduate of the Culinary Institute of America, Sandy’s specialty is baking pastries, cakes, and a variety of specialty desserts, from scratch. Stop in and try the popular cinnamon buns. If there’s something specific you’d like, just ask! Open Monday through Saturday 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and Sunday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. washashorebakery.com NANTUCKET UNION STREET INN 7 Union Street, 888-517-0707. The Union Street Inn lies just steps from the heart of Nantucket’s historic village. Each of the 12 rooms boasts private bathrooms, designer furniture, complimentary Wi-Fi, and an optional gourmet breakfast delivered right to your door. unioninn.com
Since 1983, Moby’s has been the place for friends and families to meet and eat. For a whale of a meal... grab your favorite beer or wine and visit us for a one-of-a-kind experience! Kids Menu - BYOB - Take Out
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ORLEANS GUAPO’S TORTILLA SHACK 136 Route 6A, 508-255-3338. Full service for lunch & dinner daily. Enjoy platos grande entrees, fajitas, tacos, burritos, quesadillas, salads, wings and grilled burgers in our dining room, bar or outdoor patio. Full liquor license. Rewards program, catering and take-out available. Open year-round. guaposcapecod.com OSTERVILLE CHART ROOM AT CROSBY’S 330 West Bay Road, 774-602-8156. The Chart Room at Crosby’s is a family owned and operated casual dining restaurant. Serving the same great food as the original Chart Room in Cataumet, guests enjoy freshly prepared entrees, sandwiches, salads and signature drinks. Seated either in the beautiful dining room or outside, guests enjoy breathtaking ocean and sunset views of North Bay, located on the south side of Barnstable. chartroomcrosbys.com CRISP FLATBREAD, INC. 791 Main Street, 509-681-0922. Crisp Flatbread, Inc. serves fresh wood-fired pizza and homemade pastas prepared with seasonal local ingredients. Crisp is 86 | CAPE COD LIFE | September/Oc tober 2020
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FIVE BAYS BISTRO 825 Main Street, 508-420-5559. Five Bays Bistro features award-winning new American cuisine with neighborhood appeal, together with a carefully selected wine and cocktail list. A lively bar and intimate dining room offer a modern yet classic atmosphere. A big city dining experience in the heart of Osterville. Serving dinner nightly from 5 p.m. fivebaysbistro. com PLYMOUTH MIRBEAU INN & SPA PLYMOUTH 35 Landmark Drive, Plymouth 1.877. MIRBEAU. A French dining experience just minutes away. Offering a relaxed, casual atmosphere, perfect for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. The menu features delicious comfort food and the bar boasts an extensive list of wines by the glass as well as handcrafted, small-production spirits. Seasonal outside dining in The Garden Bar overlooking the verdant Monet gardens. plymouth.mirbeau.com
Best Waterview Dining Indoor & Outdoor Dining Fresh Local Seafood Wellfleet Oysters and Littlenecks Lobster ~ Steaks Daily Lunch & Dinner Specials Exclusive Selection of Wines, Beers & Divine Cocktails! One-of-a-Kind Bookstore Functions Children’s Menu Gluten Free & Vegan options
SAM DIEGO’S 51 Main Street, 508-747-0048. Friendly, comfortable, casual dining amid festive Southwestern surroundings. Just a block from Plymouth Rock. Southwestern cuisine, award-winning BBQ steaks and burgers, daily specials. Takeout, functions, private parties. Open until midnight, lounge until 1 a.m. samdiegos.com
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PROVINCETOWN LOBSTER POT RESTAURANT 321 Commercial Street, 508-487-0842. Two waterfront dining rooms, spectacular harbor views. Voted “Best of” by Cape Cod LIFE readers, one of the “Top restaurants on Cape Cod” by Zagat, and repeatedly a TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence Winner. Extensive menu offering finest, freshest seafood, Portuguese specialties, steaks, poultry, vegetarian and light fare. Cocktails served in our “Top of the Pot” bar. Open April through late November. ptownlobsterpot.com
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sophisticated yet fun, with an eclectic selection of beer and wine, and features an outdoor bar and patio, two fire pits and outdoor table tennis. Serving lunch and dinner seven days a week and brunch on Sundays. crispflatbread.com
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THE INN AT COOK STREET 7 Cook Street, 508-487-3894. One of the Distinctive Inns of Provincetown, The Inn features two private cottages and six guest bedrooms with private baths. Many of our accommodations have private entrances and access from the beautiful, secluded gardens complete with a koi pond. Full breakfast is served daily. Voted “Best of” Inn, 2017-2019. innatcookstreet.com VICTOR’S RESTAURANT, BAR & CATERING
175 Bradford Street Ext., 508-487-1777. This culinary standout offers a unique dining experience, geared toward people who enjoy upscale, casual dining. We offer a delicious “small plates” dinner menu of New American cuisine, sized for tasting and sharing. We graciously serve dishes individually at their hottest and freshest in our open, airy, cottage-style atmosphere with cathedral ceiling and central stone fireplace. victorsptown.com SANDWICH BOBBY BYRNE’S RESTAURANT & PUB 65 Route 6A, 508-888-6088. An eating, drinking and talking establishment whose origin, meaning and menu themes are connected to New York City Third Avenue saloons. Eclectic, standard neo-American cuisine ranging from hearty burgers to formal dishes. bobbybyrnes.com DAN’L WEBSTER INN 149 Main Street, 508-888-3622. Elegant, historical inn. Forty-eight individually appointed rooms/suites, full-service spa, award-winning restaurant serves breakfast, lunch and dinner daily and Sunday Brunch. The famous Tavern at the Inn also serves lunch and dinner daily. Spectacular wedding receptions and functions. Open year-round. danlwebsterinn.com NONNA ELENA 508-744-7062. Dedicated to bringing Italy to the Cape, and the Cape to Italy! Nonna Tours escorts small groups to less-traveled areas of Italy to experience local culture, food and wine. Nonna Cooks teaches classic Italian dishes to small groups. Bring the whole class or join an existing group. nonnaelenaimports.com
WELLFLEET BEACHCOMBER OF WELLFLEET 1120 Cahoon Hollow Road, 508-349-6055. The ‘Comah has been a must-visit summer destination for surfers, families, beachgoers and music lovers since 1978! It’s the ultimate beachside oasis location, with something for everyone: Live music, cool cocktails, fantastic food, stunning scenery and friendly atmosphere. Open Memorial Day Weekend through Labor Day Monday. thebeachcomber.com BOOKSTORE & RESTAURANT 50 Kendrick Ave., 508-349-3154. Enjoy the spectacular view of Wellfleet Harbor and Great Island while having appetizers & cocktails on one of the outer decks. Menu includes Wellfleet oysters and littlenecks, native seafood, steaks, pasta dishes, sandwiches, salads. Children’s menu. Serving lunch and dinner daily. Bomb Shelter Pub is open year-round 4 p.m. 1 a.m. Bookstore has collectors’ items. wellfleetoyster.com C*SHORE KITCHEN & BAR 554 Route 6, 508-349-7500. Serving delicious, fresh, local farm-to-table/ dock-to-table fare. Dinner nightly 5-9:30 p.m. Seafood, raw bar, poke bowls, hush puppies, burgers, steaks, pizza and daily specials. Beer, wine and cocktails. Outdoor dining and fire pit. cshorewellfleet.com CATCH OF THE DAY SEAFOOD MARKET & GRILL 975 Route 6, 508-349-9090. Enjoy delicious locally caught seafood in the casual dining room, outdoor patio or to take to the beach. Lunch and dinner, full-service, friendly waitstaff, cocktails, wine and beer. Appetizer Happy Hour 3-5 p.m. Open MayOctober, 11:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Fish market offers freshest tastes of Cape Cod, produce and specialty items. wellfleetcatch.com MOBY DICK’S RESTAURANT 3225 Route 6, (508) 349-9795. We are Fresh, Friendly and Fun! Since 1983 “Moby’s” has been the place for families and friends to meet and feast on the finest seafood Cape Cod has to offer. Open for lunch and dinner daily. Kid’s menu, gluten-free menu and take-out. Order online at mobys.com
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PEARL RESTAURANT & BAR Located on picturesque Wellfleet Harbor. 508-349-2999. Open from 11:30 a.m., MayOctober. Pearl is the quintessential Cape Cod dining experience: indoor-outdoor dining on multi-level decks, panoramic views, and an extensive menu specializing in local seafood. Special happy hour menu with live local music 3-5 p.m. select days. wellfleetpearl.com VAN RENSSELAER’S RESTAURANT & RAW BAR 1019 Route 6, 508-349-2127. Celebrating our 40th season. Superbly prepared regional cuisine, local seafood & lobster, Wellfleet oysters, Angus beef and vegetarian dishes. Delightful salad bar, fabulous martinis, wonderful wines. Breakfast and dinner daily in season. Voted one of the best restaurants on the Outer Cape. vanrensselaers.com WINSLOW’S TAVERN 316 Main Street, (508) 349-6450. We feature New England classics and innovative coastal specialties, a full bar, and the best wine list on the Cape. Our beautiful garden courtyard and tree-lined terrace are open for lunch and dinner daily. Check winslowstavern.com for hours. YARMOUTH CAPTAIN PARKER’S PUB 668 Route 28, 508-771-4266. A congenial Cape Cod pub with plenty of local color that serves a very varied menu. Casual dining with water views. Dine in or take out. Daily specials. Voted Best Chowder, Best Lunch and Best Seafood Restaurant by Cape Cod LIFE. captainparkers.com OLD YARMOUTH INN 233 Route 6A, 508-362-9962. Since 1696 the Old Yarmouth Inn has welcomed travelers from near and far. The unique character and charm provide the perfect setting for any occasion. Menus change seasonally. Attentive service. Expertly prepared food at down-to-earth prices. Offering Curbside Take-out nightly with Daily Specials prepared with the same care and attention to detail as your dine-in experience. oldyarmouthinn.com
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The Belmont is situated on a 20-acre oceanfront site with dramatic views of Nantucket Sound and the Cape Cod shoreline. This resort style setting offers tennis courts, a salt water swimming pool, spacious decks with ocean views, acres of sandy beach and a private oceanfront restaurant, where you can enjoy dining and dancing in the summer. Professional on-site management and gated entry.
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My thanks to the entire Cape Cod Life staff for doing such a great job! For months most of us were working from home. I worked in my office at home beginning in March. The first in-person company meeting I attended was held the last week of July. Much of my time needed to be spent balancing the budget. Thanks in no small way to the help of Cape Cod Five Cents Savings Bank. We are proud of our recent issues of LIFE, HOME and ART and hope you have enjoyed them. Thank you also to our many advertisers, the finest businesses serving the Cape and Islands. I always appreciate advertisers offering testimonials to the effectiveness of Cape Cod Life Publications. Our many, many loyal readers breathe life into our magazines as they share their issues, plus saving and referring back to the issues for months, and in many cases for years. All of this results in the effectiveness for businesses to advertise during challenging economic times as an investment in the future of their own business.
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also to our many advertisers, the finest businesses serving the Cape and Islands."
At the in-person company meeting in July our sales staff shared reports of good news and positive happenings for many of their customers. Let me share a few of them with you. The Cape Cod Beach Chair Company, located in Harwich, was very effective in growing their business. Put a little bit of Cape Cod in your own backyard. The results of their marketing efforts were due very much in part to their reliance on digital and online social media programs. We at Cape Cod Life have been delighted to see the growth in numbers of visitors to capecodlife.com online. Gallery 31 Fine Art in Orleans said this, “The pandemic is an unforeseen challenge for the entire world, yet when the going gets tough, the tough find a way to survive. We reach out periodically to clients through e-newsletters, telephone, and email communications. We share images of beautiful new art with messages of hope, perseverance, and patience. We reserve paintings for pick up and/or shipping. We keep our website current, and offer online bookings for oneto-one visits to the gallery with social distancing. In lieu of receptions we arrange private meetings between featured artists and interested buyers. And we continue to advertise;
promoting the gallery in Cape Cod LIFE, the ART Annual, and capecodlife.com continues to pay off in dividends. Be well, be safe, and believe in better times.” Bobby Baker of Bobby Baker Gallery in Cataumet expressed his commitment through his sales rep, Laura Taylor, “The fact that Cape Cod Life offered the added value of additional editorial in an Art & Culture story as well as the online Art & Culture Guide, made him really happy to see the adjustments Cape Cod Life is making.” Kingman Marine, Cataumet Boats and Nauset Marine, along with many other fine companies in our marine industry, report that 2020 has been a very successful year. We have heard similar reports from the business of bicycles, motorcycles, fishing gear and real estate. Not unlike many other restaurants, The Chart Room in Cataumet seemed to match the scope of their traditional indoor dining capacity by providing tents and shaded areas. Reservations were often sold out! The last week of July a friend reported they were surprised to be able to arrange accommodations at the Sea Crest in North Falmouth, with only a week’s notice. Two days later another friend reported that they called the Sea Crest only to find out all rooms had been taken. That week the beach at the Sea Crest was absolutely packed!
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Wendy Northcross from the Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce says that she feels as though she and her staff are attending physicians at an Emergency Room for business, particularly as they helped local businesses navigate available resources during the pandemic. She also says that Cape businesses are faring much better than other parts of the country since people are making deliberate choices to be here. Joe Della Morte, owner of Cranberry Liquors in Harwich Port, took a minute out of his busy, busy day to tell us that the liquor industry, with bars and events being banned, has simply exploded. An unforeseen benefit he says is that the phone orders now allow him to be more of a consultative resource for his customers as they call and say, “Joe, put together a case of red and white wine, based upon your recommendations.” Guaranteed Fresh Produce & Dairy Company in Hyannis had a business model of delivering
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wholesale to restaurants but when COVID-19 happened they changed their model to include the general public. The change to serving a new segment of customers has brought in an excellent influx of business and they are very happy. Spoon and Seed in Hyannis launched a pay-it-forward program early on in the COVID-19 crisis. The chef/owner Matt Tropeano accepted donations for family-sized trays of comfort food he prepared each day, with the help of staff and family members including his dad. His dad came to help in early March and has never left his side. Matt would stack the prepared food trays near the front door. The meal trays were to feed hospital workers, nurses, doctors and emergency workers, or at risk older people who may need a hot-cooked meal. He had volunteer workers, “angel couriers,” who knew of struggling families, and would pick up meals and deliver them to a home or medical facility. When a customer would
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come to pick up a food order for take out, staffers point to the table with food trays and ask if they would like to donate or deliver. People have paid forward with donations of both monetary and time investments. Mid-Cape Home Centers raised over $14,900 for the Cape Cod and Islands Veterans Outreach Center. Mid-Cape Home Centers hosted the “Flag a Yard” Fundraiser. In this event, people were invited to make a $25 minimum donation and in return, flag a friend. Flagging consisted of about 36 American flags of various sizes being placed in a family member or friends’ yard. Often times, these were veterans, making the gesture even more powerful. Another large portion of the funds raised came from the Mid-Cape team themselves. Leadership and team members alike got behind this great initiative and donated straight to the fundraising campaign, bringing the total funds raised to just under $15,000. Today more than ever, “Mid-Cape Home Centers is dedicated to providing the building supplies that will help southeastern Massachusetts remain one of the best places to live in America.” The Cape and Islands are magical and always will be, as long as we are careful. I applaud the leadership of Governor Baker and his staff for all their help to the residents of Massachusetts in the year 2020 and for so carefully helping to revitalize our local economy.
Josh Shortsleeve
My Best,
Brian Shortsleeve, Publisher
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