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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Brush with Blooms 83 A Artists Tilda McGee Bystrom and Pati DuVall find endless inspiration in their backyard gardens.
By the Sea 88 Living From an afternoon on the water to catching a show at the Chatham Orpheum Theater, a young couple shows off casual and dressy styles from local clothing stores on Main Street.
History 102 Hidden Landscape designer Joyce K. Williams uncovers an unusual bit of history while turning a simple yard into one with lush, year-round blooms and antique objects.
of Dreams 110 Field From sunup to sundown, Veterans
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Field is alive with baseball clinics, field prep, early workouts, concessions, merchandise sales and the game itself. We spent time at Veterans Field to watch the rhythms of days (and nights) unfold. Another Anglers’ season is at hand and it’s time again to “Play Ball.”
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Dame 120 Grande An iconic home gets an inspired dose of
and Keep 142 Catch An extensive remodel turns a run-of-
TLC from Polhemus Savery DaSilva and Classic Kitchens & Interiors.
the-mill colonial into a relaxed family retreat.
With a View 130 Dinner Along the shore near Chatham Fish Pier, guests connect with one another through locally sourced meals prepared by Outstanding in the Field and Chatham Bars Inn.
136 An Enchanting Garden Party
Diners enjoy exquisite cuisine at idyllic Chatham Bars Inn Farm.
on the Farm 138 Life Joshua Schiff takes pride in managing Chatham Bars Inn’s eight-acre property.
151 A Stroll Through
Main Street History Take a trip back in time with Chatham Jewelers, Chatham Candy Manor and Chatham Children’s Shop.
158 Shark-Inspired Fashion
On a beautiful summer day, laughter fills the air as local kids have some fun hanging out in Sharks in the Park and at Chatham Shark Center while modeling casual to dressy clothes from Main Street shops.
Guy 168 Salty Paul Shibles, owner of 1830 Sea Salt Co., revives a major industry on Cape Cod.
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Editor Letter
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Around Town Golden Anniversary: Creative Arts Center Bluefin Tuna 101 Postcards from Chatham Driving With Dan: Beauty + Beast Stars and Stripes Forever: Flags around Chatham Folk Art High in the Sky: Personalized weather vanes
58 Spotlight People out and about 66
A Look Back The 100th anniversary of flight
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People of Chatham Movers and Shakers: Meet seven individuals who are bringing new ideas to Chatham.
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New Eats Four new restaurants in town
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Restaurant Listings
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Event Calendar Events you don’t want to miss
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Final Thought
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Volume 1 • Issue 1 Spring / Annual 2019 EDITOR-IN-CHIEF / CO-FOUNDER
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Cheers to New Beginnings elcome to the inaugural issue of Chatham Living by the Sea! When we started planning this issue several months ago, our goal was to bring to life Chatham’s unforgettable people, places, history and events with stunning photography and celebrate everything that is great about Chatham. As you flip through the pages of this high-quality lifestyle magazine—hopefully
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while relaxing on a beach or lying in a hammock—you’ll meet seven local movers and shakers, the owner of a new sea salt company, the manager of Chatham Bars Inn farm and well-known artists who paint en plein air in their backyard gardens. One of my favorite parts about producing this issue was choosing fashion
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shoot themes and locations. These features are made possible thanks to the help of photographer Dan Cutrona, the shop owners, makeup and hairstyle assistants and the models themselves—many of whom live in town. Some of the locations included Chatham Shark Center, First Light Boatworks and Chatham Orpheum Theater. The kids had a blast getting dressed up and having their photos taken under the lights. Fashion shoots are a lot of work, but as you will see from the photos, they look glamorous and effortless!
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Since I am an avid runner, I often compare planning a magazine to running a marathon: Pace yourself, don’t start out too fast, and most of all, enjoy the ride. There’s no better feeling than crossing the finish line after months and months of training. Or in the case of building a magazine, countless hours of planning, writing, editing and fact checking, interviewing and photo shoots. Launching a new magazine and new company can be exciting, fun, stressful— and a little scary. But we have been deeply moved by the tremendous support and encouragement from the business community, my talented team of contributors, colleagues, friends and family. Thank you to everyone for supporting our new endeavor!
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IN THIS ISSUE
The fashion pages, “Living by the Sea,” feature the hottest styles and accessories from local shops, including the great white shark bracelet from Cape Clasp. Founder Patrick Clarke donates 15 percent of the profits to Atlantic White Shark Conservancy, a Chatham-based organization that supports white shark research and education programs. Page 88
The dish on dining scene: The new Branches Grill and Cafe serves Caribbean food, while Knots Landing Bar & Grill opens its doors for the first time with Italian cuisine, steaks and seafood. In addition, Mac’s Seafood has reimagined Chatham Fish & Lobster Co. and Emack & Bolio’s makes a fresh start with a new building at the same location. Page 174
Take a trip back in time and learn about the rich history of three Main Street businesses—Chatham Jewelers, Chatham Candy Manor and Chatham Children’s Shop— through the eyes of the founders themselves, their children and grandchildren. The evolution of main streets across the Cape is the subject of “Main Street Cape Cod” at the Atwood House & Museum opening May 24. Page 151
COVER IMAGE
Betty Wiley photographed this beautiful seaside garden overlooking Bassing Harbor in Chatham. See story, Page 102
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CONTRIBUTORS
Originally from New England, LISA CAVANAUGH summered on Cape Cod, where she now lives, and graduated from Boston College. After working in Off-Broadway productions in New York City, she moved to Los Angeles where she became a Hollywood story editor, producer and freelance writer. She moved back east in 2010 and now writes about the lifestyles, occupations and interests of Cape Codders. For this issue, she penned stories about four new restaurants in town and spotlighted local attractions inspired by the letters of Chatham.
JULIA CUMES is a South African-born photographer based on Cape Cod. Her work has appeared in The New York Times and The Boston Globe. For this issue, she photographed new eateries in town; farm-to-table dinners at Chatham Bars Inn; farm manager Joshua Schiff; and guests at the Great White Gala. Her blog, “Apertures and Anecdotes,” which primarily focuses on her travel photography and photojournalism, features images from around the world and the stories behind them.
JOHN DEIGNAN Born and raised in Belmont, Deignan resides in The Seaport District of Boston. Deignan, who has fallen in love with Cape Cod, follows his passion for landscape photography and natural light photography by visiting beautiful locations across the Cape. For this issue, Deignan expresses his love for Chatham and Old Glory by capturing flags of all shapes, sizes and material around town.
DAN CUTRONA’s work has appeared in Gulfshore Life and Florida Design. For this issue, Cutrona photographed two fashion features; seven locals for “Movers and Shakers;” and Paul Shibles, the owner of 1830 Sea Salt Co. He also test drove a Lexus LC 500H and photographed the sleek car for his column, “Driving With Dan.” Cutrona lives in Cotuit with his wife and three young children.
A 20-year resident of Cape Cod, MARCY FORD has spent most of her education and various careers focused on the natural world and photography. For this issue, she photographed two artists—Tilda McGee Bystrom and Pati DuVall—painting in their gardens. A selection of Ford’s nature photos in Chatham also appear on the Final Thought page. Rarely leaving her home in Harwich without her camera, she spends her free time traveling around the Cape photographing landscapes, flowers and wildlife.
MADISON GRADY is a native Cape Codder and graduate of Sandwich High School. After completing her bachelor’s degree in communications and journalism from the University of Rhode Island, she returned to her roots. An aspiring writer and editor, she currently works in marketing. For this issue, she worked as an intern and compiled events and activities for the calendar section.
BILL HIGGINS is an award-winning former newspaper sports editor and writer who has covered everything from the World Series and Super Bowls to the Masters golf tournament and Boston Marathons. He’s happily married to a Yankees fan and likes to remind her that the Red Sox have won four World Series since 2004. For this issue, he spent a day at Veterans Field last summer for the story “Field of Dreams.”
MICHAEL and SUZ KARCHMER are Harwich-based husband-and-wife photographers who love to capture the people and places of the Cape. They share a particular fascination for photographing theater and musical performances. For this issue, they spent several days at Veterans Field to capture Chatham Anglers players, workers, kids and fans for the story “Field of Dreams.”
Brewster resident DEBRA LAWLESS, a former political press secretary, is a prolific freelance writer and published author. For this issue, she wrote about artists Tilda McGee Bystrom and Pati DuVall painting in their gardens and a history piece about the 100th anniversary of the NC-4 seaplane landing off Chatham waters. Lawless is the author of a two-volume history of Provincetown—“Provincetown Since World War II: Carnival at Land’s End” and “Provincetown: A History of Artists and Renegades in a Fishing Village.”
Born into a U.S. military family in Germany, MARJORIE NAYLOR PITTS moved to the Cape at age 7 and developed a deep love for all things Cape Cod. A graduate of University of Massachusetts, Amherst (B.A.), and the University of Idaho (M.A.), she worked around the country and abroad in the field of international education before returning to the Cape to teach at a local high school. For this issue, she wrote about two farm-to-table dinners at Chatham Bars Inn’s farm and along the seashore. She also wrote a profile of farm manager Joshua Schiff.
JOSEPH PORCARI is a Massachusetts native, graduate of Boston College and a former Woodrow Wilson Fellow. A founding partner of The Artful Hand Gallery in Chatham, he is interested in writing about history, people and places. For this issue, he wrote about the history of three iconic Main Street businesses, chatted with the new owners of Chatham Candy Manor, profiled seven movers and shakers in town and penned a story about Paul Shibles, owner of 1830 Sea Salt Co.
With over 20 years of experience in publishing, JENNIFER SPERRY has worked as both an editor and writer at a variety of luxury magazines. Her specialty is writing about architecturally significant homes, their owners and the designers who create them. By day, she works as a marketing director; on the weekends, she likes to play tennis, read, cook, sample wine, and play with her two young daughters. For this issue, she wrote about two homes: A beach house remodeled by SV Design and an iconic home updated by Polhemus Savery DaSilva Architects Builders.
BRIAN VANDEN BRINK is an architectural photographer based in Camden, Maine. His work has appeared in Architectural Digest, The New York Times, Dwell and Coastal Living. He works extensively on Cape Cod and Martha’s Vineyard photographing houses, and has had six books of his own work published. He lives in Camden with his wife, Kathleen. For this issue, he photographed a high-profile historic home updated by Polhemus Savery DaSilva Architects Builders.
KEVIN WALSH is a civil trial attorney from the Boston area. In his free time, he enjoys writing about and photographing New England history and travel subjects. For him, a good day means photographing interesting subjects in good light. Walsh is an avid walker and has grown to admire the craftsmanship of weathervanes. For this issue, he spent a full day wandering around Chatham to photograph personalized rooftop ornaments for the story “Folk Art High in the Sky.”
Yarmouth Port-based BETTY WILEY moved from Las Vegas, Nevada, to Massachusetts nearly 30 years ago and quickly fell in love with the natural beauty of the area. For this issue, Wiley photographed a stunning seaside garden with an unusual bit of history. The cover image was also taken during this photo shoot.
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GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY CREATIVE ARTS CENTER CELEBRATES 50TH ALL YEAR LONG
Fifty years ago, the Creative Arts Center started with a group of like-minded artists interested in promoting the arts. Today, the center has grown into a vibrant, visual arts resource for all ages that offers classes, festivals and demonstrations from local and nationally known artists. While little has changed on the outside of the shingled building with its bold, bright red door, the inside buzzes with activity— ranging from dozens of jewelry, pottery and fine art classes to photo exhibitions, member and faculty exhibitions and workshops all year long. “I think we are still the best-kept secret in town,” says Angela Zoni Mault, executive director since 2013. “A lot of people only know us because they drive by us. When they come in, they are amazed to see what we have going on.” The center’s facilities include two exhibition galleries, a pottery studio—the largest pottery space on the Cape—a jewelry studio, painting studios, an art library and a children’s art room. To accommodate 150 classes and more than 1,200 students per year, the
The beloved late artist Elizabeth Pratt with Angela Mault.
center is open six days a week, Monday through Saturday. Although the center attracts art lovers of all ages, Mault says she frequently sees older students who are now getting back into their art studies. “Maybe in your younger years, you showed a natural ability in art and you were recognized as the artistic one and then life got in the way—you got married, you bought a house, raised kids, and now you have time to take an art class in a friendly, supportive environment,” she says.
The Creative Arts Center’s events this year include a 50th Anniversary Gala Celebration at Chatham Bars Inn on June 19 (their major fundraiser); the 48th annual Festival of the Arts in Chase Park, Aug. 16-18; and Chatham Sparkles, a plein air event on Oct. 12. A special members 50th anniversary celebration is being planned for the fall.
To all aspiring artists, Mault offers words of encouragement: “You can be a complete novice, a complete beginner. Start with a blank piece of paper or canvas, do your work, put a frame on it and put it in our student show. You have gone from a total beginner to something on a gallery wall in a student show.” –Lisa Leigh Connors
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BLUEFIN TUNA 101 SUSHI LOVERS ROLL WITH IT
Written by LISA LEIGH CONNORS | Photography by JULIA CUMES On a recent night at Bluefins Sushi & Sake Bar, Chef Kee is the teacher and his eight dinner guests are his students. The three-hour event— “Break Down a Tuna with Chef Kee”—offers not only the best and freshest fish you have ever tasted, but also a behind-the-scenes look at sushi making. Guests gather around and watch in awe as Chef Kee methodically breaks down a nearly 200-pound bluefin tuna (worth about $3,000) into bite-size pieces of nigiri and sashimi for an unforgettable 18-course meal with a full sake pairing. The dinner also featured different types of toro— the smallest and most expensive part of the fish. “This is just amazing!” says one guest.
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With 10 sharp knives of various sizes and other tools—even pliers—displayed in front of him, Kee gets to work. He picks a corrugated knife to cut off the tail first. He explains it’s the most difficult, so he needs a good knife. Bluefins owner Andy Baler says it’s important to conduct a tail cut first to inspect the color of the meat and the fat content. A core sample is also key because it reveals the fish’s color and texture all the way through. “The grade of the quality of the fish is so important,” says Baler. While Chef Kee slices different parts of the tuna—some needing more muscle strength than others—he shares facts and information with his rapt audience: the fins retract when the bluefin is swimming, its gills produce oxygen and there are several different kinds of tuna, including yellow fin and big eye. But the bluefin is the biggest and most prized of all. The format of the evening is casual, jovial and lighthearted. Chef Kee, half-Korean and half-Japanese, jokes at one point that sushi chefs have really nice hands because of the oils from the fish. “It’s a nice massage,” he says. “Fish oil is the best!’ Everyone laughs. The guests sit down at their tables to enjoy a few courses, then go back over and watch the chef conduct another demonstration, learn additional facts and watch the sushi chefs create works of art. Chatham residents Peter Starkey and his wife, Barbara, who attended the delicious dinner that night, say they crave sushi all the time from Bluefins and won’t go anywhere else. “We love sushi so much,” says Peter, “and we were interested in seeing how it’s prepared and what we are eating.” Baler says his own customers inspired the educational event because they ask a lot of questions and are naturally curious. It’s also helpful for the staff as well. “This immerses them into the whole fish and it creates a more exciting and artistic atmosphere,” says Baler. “They too have never seen this, even after working in sushi bars for 20 years.”
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WISH YOU WERE HERE!
Take a trip through town by following the letters of Chatham. By LISA CAVANAUGH | Photography by MARCY FORD | Photo collage by ERIC BRUST-AKDEMIR
COAST GUARD LIGHTHOUSE: Known as “Chatham Light,” this iconic lighthouse was originally called “Twin Lights” because the original station built in 1808 had two wooden signal towers. In 1877, the wooden structures were replaced with cast iron towers, one of which was moved to Eastham in 1923— known today as Nauset Light. Today, the former lighthouse keeper’s home is the active U.S. Coast Guard Station Chatham, while Chatham Light continues to guide mariners approaching the Chatham Bar. Chatham Light is periodically open for tours in the summertime.
HARBORS: Chatham has two main harbors, Chatham and Stage. Most of the local fishing fleet moors in the more easterly Chatham Harbor, where an observation platform above a fish off-loading facility allows visitors a chance to watch the busy business of fresh seafood harvesting. The ever-shifting sands of both its inlets, however, make boating in and out of Chatham Harbor quite challenging. To the South is Stage Harbor, which has several marinas, transient boater facilities and the town’s shellfish upweller. The natural barrier of Monomoy Island makes this harbor an easier one to navigate from the open ocean.
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ATWOOD HOUSE & MUSEUM: The home of the Chatham Historical Society was founded by members of the Chatham Ladies’ Reading Club in 1923. Determined to preserve artifacts and documents that chronicled the history of the town, they purchased a circa 1752 house built by Captain Joseph Atwood and turned it into the historical society’s headquarters. Expanded and renovated over the years, Atwood House is home to lectures, research opportunities and special exhibitions. Open to the public from May through October, the facility is also made available for special events and pre-arranged group tours the rest of the year.
TERN ISLAND: This tiny island located north of Aunt Lydia’s Cove, across from the Chatham Fish Pier, is Massachusetts Audubon’s Tern Island Sanctuary. With its low elevation and proximity to the shore, it is an ideal spot for birdwatching, as the island attracts many species of shorebirds for feeding and nesting, including Red Knots, American Oystercatchers, Piping Plovers and the island’s namesake, Least Terns.
HARDINGS BEACH in West Chatham is a great spot for sun bathing, beach bocce, frisbee, kayaking and sailing. With plenty of parking (complete with food trucks), three in-season manned life guard stations, and a bathhouse with showers, you can spend a day with the whole family or a group of friends at this spacious beach. There is also a sandy walking trail that offers great views of Stage Harbor Lighthouse and Monomoy Island.
AUNT LYDIA’S COVE: Home to fishing boats and gray seals, Aunt Lydia’s Cove is tucked between the shoreline beaches and the barrier islands of Chatham Harbor. The lady who inspired the cove’s name may be lost to history, but its overlook on Shore Road was already a coveted spot when the Chatham Bars Inn was built in 1914. Today, the inn provides a complimentary shuttle service for guests aboard their Bar Tender that traverses daily from Aunt Lydia’s Cove to North Beach Island.
MUDDY CREEK: Thanks to recent wetland restoration efforts by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Northeast Region and the towns of Chatham and Harwich, Muddy Creek has become a functional tidal wetland again—as well as a popular destination for paddlers of all kinds. The project included replacing culverts with a bridge to help restore the tidal flow between Pleasant Bay and Muddy Creek, which turned the brackish salt marsh into a fully functional estuarine and tidal wetland. The benefits include improved water quality, native plant species, fish populations, shellfish habitats and anyone who seeks to enjoy the serene beauty of the creek. www.chathamlivingmag.com
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BEAUTY+ BEAST STYLISH LEXUS LC 500H HYBRID OFFERS MORE THAN JUST GOOD LOOKS
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LEXUS LC 500H Hybrid SPECIFICATIONS
350 HORSEPOWER here are sailboat people and powerboat people. Usually, each side is adamant about which is better. In life, there are choices: You can either blast around Chatham with a 350-horsepower V6 engine, or silently cruise along, listening to the sounds of the sea.
35 HWY MPG RATING
In this case, I’m not talking about Stage Harbor. I’m talking about Stage Harbor Road. And the mode of transport in question certainly does not float.
4.7 Seconds 0–60 MPH
Either way, with the Lexus LC 500h hybrid, you don’t have to choose—it allows you to be as loud or as quiet as you want. I haven’t always regarded Lexus as a brand known for beauty.
LEXUS SAFETY SYSTEM+
Futuristic and sleek, yes. But not beautiful. It somehow pulls off looking severe and attractive all at the same time. Sort of like a Versace model. Fortunately, its good looks are not just skin deep. The red leather
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interior is simply stunning. Every inch of the inside is covered in quality—and soft to the touch. The dual grab handles for the passenger give you a hint as to its sporting intentions. Hold on, everyone. You might as well call the seats hybrid, too—comfortable for all-day touring, but the prominent side bolsters keep you in place
10-SPEED DIRECT-SHIFT AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
for spirited driving. And you’ll need the support, since this hybrid goes from 0 to 60 in 4.7 seconds. Try doing that in a Prius. A quick rip around the on-ramp to Route 6 will soon have you forgetting that this car gets 35 mpg highway mileage. That number probably does not apply to “Sport+ Mode” and mashing the gas
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pedal, which lets out a fierce growl from the V6. The multi-stage transmission is apparently very complicated, but it makes it feel like the car is shifting actual gears—as opposed to the droning associated with CVT and normal hybrid cars, which is basically just one continuous gear. But once you’re settled in the luxurious cocoon, all of the technicalities are not what’s important. This Lexus has presence. With its massive front grill, 21-inch wheels and chunky back haunches, this car looks like it’s on the prowl. But on the prowl for what? It is a bit of a “tweener” as they say. Not quite a true sports car, but not exactly practical for a road trip, either. The two back seats really only work for children, (think Porsche 911) and the shallow trunk space can be described as adorable. Although it does pass the golf bag test (barely). It also weighs about 200 pounds more than a Honda Pilot. Considering how amazing it handles around corners, it defies gravity almost as much as it defies logic. But since when is art logical? This car is striking and makes me wonder, What is the quickest way I can get $104,000? As I silently coast through the parking lot at Hardings Beach in EV mode, listening to the waves, I contemplate whether or not this car is practical. However, regardless of whether or not you’re silently sailing, or letting it rip on a powerboat, I ask you—“Is this the most practical thing you could be doing?” Of course not. But you can’t wipe the smile off your face and that’s all the reason you need. Through a partnership with Lexus, Chatham Bars Inn has several models available for their guests. Sitting by the pool and want to make a quick trip downtown? Grab a Lexus and enjoy the sweet ride.
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RED, WHITE AND BLUE
STARS AND STRIPES FOREVER
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Photographer John J. Deignan expresses his love for both Old Glory and Chatham with his latest flag series.
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The Eldredge Family Trap Dock at Stage Harbor proudly displays the Stars and Stripes.
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ast summer, Boston-based photographer John J. Deignan set out to photograph as many flags as possible in Chatham from Memorial Day to Labor Day. “My love for the flag and my love for Chatham is my inspiration for photographing the Stars and Stripes,” says Deignan, a landscape photographer who began his journey behind the lens six years ago. While it wasn’t his original intent to single out Old Glory, Deignan kept noticing the flags waving somewhere in his frame— whether it be on a boat at the fish pier or in front of Chatham Light. In his series, Deignan captures flags of all shapes, sizes and material: wooden flags on homes, bunting in front of restaurants, decorative pillows on porch rocking chairs, flags fluttering on commercial fishing boats, and, of course, on flag poles. He also discovered interesting stories along the way: The enormous flag that flies in front of a home on Bridge Street, just behind Chatham Light, was once flown on a United States Navy war vessel. Deignan says the flag he loves the most, however, is located at one of the last remaining camps on North Beach Island. “It gives us, the viewer, the flag in the foreground and a vista featuring the unique light and dramatic skies of Chatham. It’s my go-to spot.”
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Top left corner, clockwise: Hayden’s Call stern at The Mitchell River Bridge; Chatham Squire at sunrise; a house on Main Street and Water Street, featuring an iconic beech tree; United States Coast Guard Station at Chatham Light; historic home on Main Street; Barn Hill Road; house on Main Street and Water Street in a different light; bunting on Main Street near Shore Road; A home on Stage Harbor Road. www.chathamlivingmag.com
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RED, WHITE AND BLUE
An enormous flag flying in front of a home near Chatham Light was once flown on a United States Navy war vessel.
My love for the flag and my love for Chatham is my inspiration for photographing the Stars and Stripes. — John J. Deignan
John J. Deignan’s Flags of Chatham series can be viewed on john-deignan.squarespace.com. You can also find him on Facebook and Instagram.
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FOLK ART HIGH IN THE SKY HOMEOWNERS AND BUSINESSES IN CHATHAM MAKE A UNIQUE STATEMENT WITH PERSONALIZED WEATHER VANES. Written and Photographed by KEVIN M. WALSH
Cape Cod Five attracts attention with a weather vane that is half fish, half map of Cape Cod.
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A weather vane is a symbolic statement of something meaningful to the owner,” says John DaSilva, design principal at Polhemus Savery DaSilva.
hile wandering around Chatham, be sure to look up. Otherwise, you will miss examples of America’s oldest folk art—the weather vane. “Weather vanes have long been recognized as beautiful and representative examples of American folk art,” writes author and historical researcher Charles Klamkin in his book, “Weather Vanes: The History, Design, and Manufacture of an American Folk Art.” Weather vanes go as far back as ancient Greece and their use in America began centuries ago, most notably atop church steeples, where banners, flags or angels were visible from a distance. The wind indicators initially had a practical purpose—reading the direction of the wind—but given their prominent position in the sky, they also served as emblems for the establishments below. Eagles and roosters were popular in early America. Today, there are a variety of styles depending on the homeowner’s preferences. Over time, New England landowners began utilizing this rooftop art to advertise their professions, interests or possessions. “A weather vane is a symbolic statement of something that is meaningful to the owner,” says John DaSilva, design principal at Polhemus Savery DaSilva (PSD), an integrated architecture and construction firm that has designed and built many Chatham homes as well as designed their decorative weather vanes. The rooftop ornaments, according to Chatham metalsmith and sculptor Tom Odell, are a way for people to express their personal style. “A weather
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vane is an accessory for your house,” says Odell, who has designed several around town. In Chatham, weather vanes are often inspired by the town’s proximity to the ocean. Nautical themes dot rooftops, such as boats, birds, sharks, whales and other sea life. However, some residents have roofline accents that uniquely cater to their interests. For example, homeowners near the downtown area who hired PSD to design and build their home also had them design, fabricate and install a weather vane, which contains a coat of arms and a lion. PSD’s weather vanes are digitally designed and cut with a computer-controlled machine. The family created their own coat of arms to represent valued elements of their family’s heritage and history. They added the lion to honor their love of cats. Other standouts in town created by PSD include a mermaid holding a looking glass and sports-themed weather vanes that incorporate golf and tennis. Carol Sherman, owner of Monomoy Salvage, Ltd. in Chatham, says she sells several weather vanes that represent a variety of subjects, such as a baseball batter, lobsters, animals and ships. Sherman says that foreign tourists are especially fond of these unique works of art. For them, the creative vanes are prestigious items which, when displayed, “means you’ve made it.” The weather vanes have certainly “made it” to the top, but however one chooses to see these rooftop
Nautical and sports-themed weather vanes dot rooftops around Chatham.
works of art, each one adds history and personality to this town’s unique skyline.
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SPOTLIGHT
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SUMMER GALA The Creative Arts Center held its annual summer gala on June 13, 2018, at Chatham Bars Inn. Guests enjoyed a night of live music, great food and drink and a silent auction to benefit the arts center.
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A LOOK BACK
The NC-4 in Pleasant Bay on May 18, 1919
Naval Air Station Chatham
100TH ANNIVERSARY OF FLIGHT
A seaplane attempting to fly across the Atlantic Ocean landed near Chatham on May 8, 1919, because of mechanical problems. The Navy called in local resident George W. Goodspeed to repair the plane’s engines, which allowed the crewmen to complete their journey and make history in the process. Written by DEBR A L AW LESS
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George W. Goodspeed in 1979 at the bronze plaque on Strong Island Road.
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ne hundred years ago, the NC-4 seaplane was forced to land in choppy waters about 80 miles east of Cape Cod because of two faulty engines. The plane’s commanding officer, Lt. Cmdr. Albert Cushing Read, knew of a safe place: Naval Air Station Chatham, commissioned in 1918 to protect coastal shipping during World War I. Read, 32, a graduate of the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, was familiar with Chatham because his family had lived there in the 1890s. About 14 hours after landing, the NC-4 arrived at the mouth of Chatham Harbor where a “sea sled” towed the plane from the naval station to Pleasant Bay. The press dubbed the NC-4 a “lame duck.” The NC-4, carrying a crew of six, had taken off from Long Island with two other seaplanes—the NC-1 and NC-3. The three planes were attempting to make history by flying across the Atlantic for the first time; the initial leg of their journey would take them 712 miles to Halifax. The NC-4, which had an upper wingspan of 126 feet—just 4 feet short of a Boeing 707—was a clunky flying boat. “It was enormous,” says Don Broderick, a retired career Navy pilot and volunteer at the Chatham Historical Society, who added that it was the biggest plane built in America at the time. The 28,000-pound plane, run by four Liberty V-12 engines, had a combined horsepower of 1,600. The NC-4 could take off and land only on water—it had a hull instead of landing gear. To repair the plane’s two engines, the Navy called in George W. Goodspeed, a 22-year-old Chatham resident. It took him four days. “He was well known in the area for his ability to fix almost anything,” said his granddaughter Donna Lumpkin of Chatham. In 1986, the Navy honored Goodspeed with a commendation letter. His name also appears on the wall of honor at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. www.chathamlivingmag.com
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Once the repairs were complete, the NC-4 flew to Halifax on May 14 and rejoined the NC-1 and NC-3 in Trepassey, Newfoundland. Two days later, on May 16, the three planes took off for the longest leg of their journey: a 15-hour, 1,380-mile flight over the Atlantic to Horta in the Azores. The pilot and the co-pilot sat on what Broderick calls “little park benches” in an open cockpit. An observer rode in front of the pilots and three more crewmen rode in the back. To communicate with the pilots, “they would write notes and crawl through a tunnel and hand them to the pilot,” says Broderick.
Pilot and co-pilot seats in the cockpit of the NC-4.
Most of the leg over the Atlantic was flown at night. The primitive instrument panel offered the pilot no way of knowing the plane’s attitude (yes, attitude)—its orientation to earth. At night, you cannot see a plane’s wings in relation to the horizon. “The pilots don’t know if they’re climbing, descending or turning,” says Broderick. “Your brain gets totally confused and it’s deathly.” Over the Atlantic, Navy ships stationed every 50 miles sent up flares in the dark to help guide the pilots. Despite search lights and radio communications, the planes still got lost several times. Both the NC-1 and NC-3 went down in fog, leaving only the NC-4 as the sole plane to reach the Azores. From the Azores, the NC-4 flew 800 miles to Portugal, landing at twilight on May 27 in the harbor at Lisbon. “We are safely across the pond. The job is finished,” stated Read’s message as the NC-4 made history. From Portugal, the NC-4 flew to Plymouth, England. It was 24 days since the NC-4 departed Long Island. Total flying time was 53 hours and 58 minutes. Read and his crew received the Distinguished Service Medal for the flight. Chatham residents never forgot the NC-4. The plane’s propeller hung for many years at Chatham Municipal Airport while a model of the plane dangled from the ceiling of a fruit store on Main Street. In 1979, Chatham erected a bronze plaque at the end of Strong Island Road, close to where the NC-4 was repaired. Goodspeed, who became a licensed pilot in 1932, unveiled the plaque. The flight of the NC-4 was recreated in 1986 and today the restored NC-4 is on display in the National Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola, Florida.
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The Chatham Historical Society, 347 Stage Harbor Road, will sponsor a talk at 2 p.m. on May 19: “100th Anniversary of the NC-4 Flight to Chatham,” by David Crocker. Its exhibit on the centennial of the NC-4 flight will open Memorial Day weekend and run through October. For more information, visit chathamhistoricalsociety.org.
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Mary Cavanaugh EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF CHATHAM CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
typical day for Mary Cavanaugh consists
executive director role. She worked for Cape Cod
of fulfilling the needs of tourists, planning
Community College, where she helped complete two
community events with town merchants,
multi-million-dollar capital campaigns. She has also
managing the annual budget and explaining town
contributed her time to the Chatham Food Pantry, WE
initiatives, such as the pending sewer project, to residents
CAN, Philanthropy Partners of the Cape and Islands and
and business owners. But she admits, she could never do
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her job alone. “I believe that more can be accomplished
This year, Cavanaugh helped spearhead “Downtown
when people work together,” says Cavanaugh, who describes her leadership style as collaborative and team-oriented. Named executive director in October 2018, Cavanaugh promotes Chatham as a destination by working with the interests of the business community, year-round residents and seasonal visitors.
Derby,” a new event in May that coincides with the Kentucky Derby. Held in Kate Gould Park, the special event featured a fashion show, Derby hats and gift certificates. In lieu of actual horses, there will be an oversized board game called a “seahorse race,” and students from Cape Cod Regional Technical High School
Cavanaugh grew up spending summers in Chatham
will handcraft the essential game pieces—three-foot-high
and moved to town full time with her husband and two
sea creatures. Although she is only a few months into
daughters in 2010 after living in New Hampshire and
her new job, Cavanaugh appears to be well on her way
Chicago, Illinois. Her background in sales, marketing,
to fulfilling a goal: “I was looking for a leadership role to
fundraising and communication—in both private and
promote the town which is near and dear to my heart.”
nonprofit sectors—has prepared her for the high-profile
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Lindsay and Fred Bierwirth FOUNDERS OF CHATHAM WORKS
indsay and Fred Bierwirth believe in the future of Chatham as a year-round community and are committed to making it a reality. In late spring, the entrepreneurs plan to open Chatham Works—a combination fitness center and shared workspace located next door to Chatham Perk. The building is 10,000 square feet, three stories high and topped with an atrium that fills the space with natural light. For the fitness center, the Bierwirths envision an encouraging environment centered on health and wellness, or in their own words “a gym for normal people.” The layout incorporates areas for cardio equipment and weights as well as room for group exercise classes and a separate spin studio. The shared office space, part of a growing national trend, will be available for rent by the day, week, month or year, and will offer flexibility for small businesses, startups, entrepreneurs and remote workers. The business concept dovetails perfectly with Lindsay’s efforts as a founding member of the Chatham 365 Task Force to create a viable year-round community with more opportunities for young families. The premature loss of their parents over the span of only a few years prompted the Bierwirths to reassess their priorities and focus more on health and wellness. After living in Hingham for several years, they relocated to Chatham—Lindsay’s hometown— to raise their two young daughters. The idea for Chatham Works came about serendipitously. While living on the South Shore, Fred took a particular interest in a strip mall in Cohasset. There were two businesses just a few stores apart—a coworking space and a gym—and he was struck by the potential synergy of a business combination. It wasn’t long before he and Lindsay hatched the idea for Chatham Works and found the right location in North Chatham.
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The Bierwirths are a dynamic couple with complementary styles. Fred, who holds an MBA from Babson, likes to research an issue (he wrote a lengthy business plan for Chatham Works), while Lindsay likes to jump into action. “Fred is ‘think’ and I am ‘blink,’ says Lindsay. “He is my rock and I am his balloon.”
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Gary Thulander MANAGING DIRECTOR OF CHATHAM BARS INN
wenty-eight years ago, Gary Thulander worked at Chatham Bars Inn as a resident manager, then other career opportunities took him off Cape. Today, he is happy to have come full circle as the new managing director of Chatham Bars Inn. With his wife, children and grandchildren all living on the Cape, Thulander feels at home. “I’m where I want to be,” he says. The Cape is where Thulander’s career in the hospitality industry began. On summer breaks during college, he worked as a dishwasher and busboy at restaurants in Wellfleet. The energy and team environment of the industry inspired him to switch his major from economics to hotel management at the University of New Hampshire. With a management career spanning three decades at luxury resorts ranging from the Caribbean to New England, Thulander is known for his holistic approach to managing high-profile properties. At his previous position as general manager of the historic Woodstock Inn in Vermont, he directed a major renovation of the resort and was lauded for his leadership and community activism as well as his commitment to the economic sustainability of the region. Thulander has similar plans for his new job. He is determined to partner with downtown businesses and the local community to make not only CBI a year-round resort, dining and shopping destination, but the entire town as well. He loves the classic small-town character of Chatham and its Main Street, ocean setting, cool breezes and the history of Chatham Bars Inn—first built as a hunting lodge by Charles Hardy in 1914. A major renovation of the property is scheduled, but Thulander promises it will be informed by a sense of place: “It will polish what we have.” He also intends to upgrade the spa and wellness facility at the inn, hoping to make it a destination in and of itself. During his career, Thulander has preferred working for independent resorts over urban hotels: “It’s more than four walls,” he says. “People come to a
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resort to celebrate and enjoy—it’s a true hospitality experience.”
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Charles and Christina Caron OWNERS OF IMPECCABLE CLEAN AND FOUNDERS OF ENTREPRENEURIAL NETWORKING GROUP OF CAPE COD
hristina and Charles Caron’s tagline at their business Impeccable Clean is “hard work, determination and dedication to detail.” The slogan also perfectly describes the dynamic twentysomething couple. Sweethearts since eighth grade and married two years ago, the couple started their careers as entrepreneurs after graduating from Chatham High School in 2010. When the opportunity presented itself to start a residential and commercial cleaning business, the Carons wasted no time and went full-speed ahead. To cover startup costs, they delivered local newspapers from 2 a.m. to 6 a.m. seven days a week. “It helped us develop a strong work ethic,” says Charles, who launched Impeccable Clean with Christina in 2013. A year later in 2014, the enterprising spirits created the Entrepreneurial Networking Group of Cape Cod to help local business owners cultivate relationships and raise awareness about local charities, nonprofit organizations and volunteer opportunities. Among their many efforts, the group has spearheaded food and toy drives for the Family Pantry of Cape Cod and volunteer drives for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Cape Cod and the Islands. The “freestyle networking” events are held at local restaurants, such as Bluefins Sushi & Sake Bar in Chatham and the Cleat & Anchor in Dennis Port, and attract as many as 100 attendees. Like many Cape Codders, Charles works multiple jobs. He is also a real estate agent with Robert Paul Properties in Chatham, where he specializes in luxury and waterfront properties. Overall, he believes that local business owners and entrepreneurs must work together to create a year-round economy and prosperous future on the Cape. The Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce reports a high number of entrepreneurs on the Cape; in fact, the number of sole proprietor businesses on the peninsula is double the national per capita average. So it’s no surprise that at a recent networking event at the West End in Hyannis, everyone from bankers and realtors to blacksmiths and edible garden landscapers packed the house. “We encourage people to get out of their box and connect the dots,” says Charles.
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Sandra Wycoff
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hatham clothing retailer Sandra Wycoff has earned a reputation for bringing the community together. Not only does she own three stores on Main Street, but she also helps raise money for local charities and has served on many boards and committees. As a college student, Wycoff fell in love with the Cape. During her summer breaks, she lived with her aunt and worked at Thompson’s Clam Bar and the Christopher Ryder House. She was especially attracted to Chatham because of its charming Main Street and aura of small-town America. Since opening the first T-shirt store in Chatham in 1978, Wycoff has built a small retail empire with three successful clothing stores: Chatham Clothing Bar, Chatham Chatham Clothing Company and Chatham T Kids. She also owns a fourth store, the Woolen Mill, which is located in her hometown of Meadville, Pennsylvania. Wycoff takes a hands-on approach to her businesses, which keeps her busy, but she also finds time to give back. Every year, she donates one of her retail spaces for Chatham First Night’s seasonal headquarters, and she is committed to local charities like Monomoy Community Services, which provides affordable childcare for working families. Wycoff also sits on the board of the Eldredge Garage Property Planning Committee because she believes parking is one of the town’s biggest challenges. Wycoff’s passion for making Chatham a better place is rooted in gratitude: “Chatham has been very good to me,” says Wycoff. One of her many admirers is Ginny Nickerson, who has served with Wycoff on numerous boards and
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efore Tilda McGee Bystrom was a painter, she was a gardener. Outside Bystrom’s Stillwater Garden Studio, a tranquil one-acre garden on Stillwater Pond shimmers in the summer sun. When Bystrom moved here in 2001, the garden was filled with pine trees. After 14 trees fell during a storm, Bystrom and her husband took the opportunity to enhance the gardens and showcase the water views. They added stone walls and planted 28 varieties of rhododendrons, as well as hydrangeas, hosta, daylilies, heuchera, wild geranium and irises from her late mother’s garden.
Artist Tilda McGee Bystrom designed her garden with an eye toward color and texture—as if it were a painting on canvas.
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Bystrom’s garden has been featured on the Chatham Garden Club tour and has served as a classroom for her plein air painting workshops.
“Since I was a kid, gardens have been a part of my life,” says Bystrom, who designed the garden with an eye toward color and texture—as if it were a painting on canvas. Bystom’s garden has been featured on the Chatham Garden Club tour and has served as a classroom for her plein air painting workshops, where students, working amongst foxgloves, daylilies, hosta and sedum, can keenly observe nature’s beauty. The artist, known for painting local sites such as the Chatham Fish Pier, sailboats and portraits of private homes, first photographs her outdoor scenes and then works indoors from a photograph. Bystrom, whose paintings sometimes take weeks to complete, paints in acrylics and fixes mistakes by sanding down a color. Her paintings are both realistic and romantic. She edits out weeds and dead plants, adds flowers, such as lupines, and fixes the shapes of trees to her liking. One homeowner said he liked the scenic landscape Bystrom had painted into the portrait of his house so much that he hired someone to replicate it. “You give us a better world,” people say about her paintings.
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any years ago, artist Pati DuVall of Chatham performed as a ballerina with a dance company. So it’s no surprise that the shapes of the ballerinas in their tulles and gossamers inspire her paintings. “I equate flower petals with romantic ballet costumes called tutus, rustling softly and flowing gracefully on the breeze,” says DuVall.
Pati DuVall works on a painting in her South Chatham garden, which features 130 hydrangeas in 40 varieties.
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On a warm, sunny morning in July, DuVall is painting blue hydrangeas blooming next to a white arbor. Her South Chatham garden, a stop on the popular garden tour sponsored by the Cape Cod Hydrangea Society, boasts plenty of shade and pine needles in lieu of grass. She and her husband began their garden in 1987, using cuttings from friends’ hydrangeas. Today, they have 130
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hydrangeas in 40 varieties. Paths meander past homemade birdbaths imprinted with leaves of oakleaf hydrangeas. The air is fragrant with pine needles. Earlier in the morning, DuVall applied a yellow ochre wash to her canvas. She carries a box filled with her paints and brushes and a portable easel. When she first arrived, she walked around taking pictures, examining the way the light hits the plants and the trees. Once she found the perfect spot, she started sketching her picture in acrylic paint on the canvas. She first fills in the dark colors, then uses light to create depth. DuVall paints rapidly. She estimates she is twice as fast as everyone else. This gives her an edge when she is painting en plein air, where the light changes rapidly. “You just try to figure out the lighting so it looks good,” she says. To paint in the open air, DuVall puts up with the usual problems created by stinging insects, sunburn and paint drying too quickly. And then there are curious onlookers from the hydrangea garden tour watching to see how her painting progresses. “It’s kind of like an ego boost,” she says. DuVall began painting in 2005 and is now a member of the Guild of Chatham Painters. A retired Chatham Deputy Shellfish Warden, she often paints girls clamming in the flats, in addition to many of Chatham’s beloved sights, such as lighthouses and boats. In her painting created on this summer day, DuVall’s hydrangeas look like choreographed ballerinas in tutus taking a bow. She calls the painting “Summertime Blues Serenade.”
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Brian wears a Bugatchi Uomo slim fit cotton woven shirt and Prana jeans. Jenna models a Saint-James nautical stripe dress in rio/neige paired with a cotton cashmere wrap. Clothing from Island Pursuit. Brian models a Vineyard Vines polo and shorts paired with Sperry shark sneakers from Puritan Cape Cod. Jenna wears Kendra Scott earrings, also from Puritan Cape Cod.
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On Jenna: Island Pursuit exclusive SaintJames Chatham design Minquidame Breton Top in ecru/marine and Krazy Larry pull-on pants in navy. On Brian: Polo shirt and pants from Johnnie-O, also from Island Pursuit.
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From top left, clockwise: Brian sports a Helly Hansen Salt Light jacket, while Jenna models a Helly Hansen Elements Summer coat. Jackets and Belted Cow shark belt, all from Island Pursuit. Sterling silver shark fin ring and sterling silver shark bangle from Forest Beach Designer-Goldsmiths. www.chathamlivingmag.com
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On Jenna, top left: Ryder dress in Set Sail Sailor Blue print from Mahi Gold. On Brian: Peter Millar white polo and Buddy bathing suit in Hydrangea print from Mahi Gold. On Jenna, above right: A Saint-James nautical stripe dress in rio/neige from Island Pursuit.
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Brian and Jenna get ready for a night on the town in a 1974 VW Thing. On Brian: Chatham Chino shirt and shorts. On Jenna: Vineyard Vines dress. Clothing from Puritan Cape Cod.
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Landscape designer Joyce K. Williams uncovers an unusual bit of history while turning a simple yard into one with lush, year-round blooms and antique objects.
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he owner of this seaside garden overlooking Bassing Harbor, the entrance to Ryder’s Cove and Crows Pond, loves nautical antiques— “crusty, rusty stuff,” says landscape designer Joyce K. Williams of Chatham. Here, tucked among the resplendent gardens are pier lights, a metal cleat and antique bollards, short posts used principally for mooring boats. Granite pavers around the swimming pool were reclaimed from the Longfellow Bridge spanning the Charles River. A Dennis antiques store yielded a pump and an old trough turned up in Boston. Since the homeowner loves objects with a history, it is appropriate that the home she and her husband bought in 2014 had a hidden past—right under the lawn—that would be revealed only as work began.
Walk up the drive, and you’re surrounded by a variety of gardens and even window boxes bubbling over with marguerite daisies and purple angelonia. A cottage garden with stunning colors backs up against the white picket fence by the pool. All four sides of the house boast gardens, each with its own distinct character.
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Granite pavers around the swimming pool were reclaimed from the Longfellow Bridge spanning the Charles River. Several rusting metal clam baskets rest at the edge of the pool.
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“The homeowner loves gardens—she just wanted the whole property to be a garden,” says Williams. In the fall of 2015, when she began designing the landscape for the Cape-style house, built in 1973, it featured a traditional lawn down to the street. Williams worked with Patrick Ahearn Architect on a circular drive for more privacy and intrigue. When it came time to plant the newly designed space, diggers hit solid concrete— left behind by Chatham’s World War I Naval Air Station (most of the station’s buildings were demolished in 1924). The concrete had to be removed as the topsoil was too shallow to accommodate the gardens. A 15-foot cedar was growing in just 14 inches of soil. The gardens start at the street where Williams designed a “colorful, exuberant garden” that catches the eye and shields the house from the public. She mounded the area and planted it with roses, hydrangeas and deschampsia, a two-to-three-foot ornamental grass. A dwarf Japanese maple adds color, while a cryptomeria and a tall maple serve to block the utility pole.
The homeowner loves objects with a history, so it’s appropriate that her property features a pump from a Dennis antiques store and an old trough from Boston.
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“I love curves,” says landscape designer Joyce K. Williams, explaining they pull the eye through the garden “like the tide ebbing and flowing.” When Williams began designing the landscape for the Cape-style house in the fall of 2015, she worked with Patrick Ahearn Architect on a circular drive for more privacy and intrigue.
Walk up the drive, and you’re surrounded by a variety
In the eastern portion of the front yard, an eight-foot
of gardens and even window boxes bubbling over
privet hedge hides a shade garden, which features an
with marguerite daisies and purple angelonia. A
in-ground trampoline for the homeowner’s teenage
cottage garden with stunning colors backs up against
children. The circular shape of this area echoes the
the white picket fence by the pool. Two bollards that
shape of the trampoline. “I love curves,” says Williams,
the owner found at an antique salvage company are
explaining that they pull the eye through the garden
half-hidden among ornamental grasses and blue
“like the tide ebbing and flowing.” She skirted these
hydrangeas to enhance the seaside feeling of the
gardens with antique edging and planted tall, red bee
property. All four sides of the house boast gardens,
balm, peonies, catmint, lilies, crocosmia, perennial
each with its own distinct character.
geraniums, butterfly weed, phlox, Joe Pye weed and
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autumn joy sedum. The white blooms of Limelight hydrangeas contrast with the green hedge. Included are flowers that attract pollinators because, says Williams, “We’re all trying to bring back the bees.” Pass a butterfly bush, and you’re by the pool, which is separated from the shade garden by the cabana. Here is where the Longfellow Bridge’s c. 1900 granite pavers found a home. Stained and scarred with rust from the years they spent in the Charles River, the pavers lend the patio a well-worn air. Five rusting metal clam baskets rest at the edge of the pool. Instead of a fence, Williams constructed what may be the only “ha-ha” in Chatham on the side of the pool facing Bassing Harbor. A ha-ha is a recessed incline used first in 17th-century French gardens and later in English deer parks. The ha-ha allows you to swim in the pool and still see the waters of Bassing Harbor rather than the inside of a fence. Williams filled the ha-ha with pink fairy roses and winter berry holly whose red berries stand out against the stone wall. A rusty cleat with a knot of thick nautical rope sits near a flag pole. Just beyond is the seawall with lights from New York City’s South Street Seaport piers. The landscaping team brought in sand and worked with the town’s conservation group to reestablish the bank and plant it with bayberry and American beach grass. At one end of the wall are a rust red English pump and an old stone trough, behind which blackberries and bayberry grow. “They want exuberance where there is always something blooming,” Williams says of the homeowners. Except for in the dead of winter, there is indeed always color in this garden.
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Veterans Field is an old-fashioned ball yard draped in red, white and blue bunting just a fly ball from a Main Street straight out of Americana.Â
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From sunup to sundown, Veterans Field is alive with baseball clinics, field prep, early workouts, concessions, merchandise sales and the game itself. We spent time at Veterans Field to watch the rhythms of days (and nights) unfold. Another Anglers’ season is at hand and it’s time again to “Play Ball.” Written by BILL HIGGINS |
Photography by MICH A EL A ND SUZ K A RCHMER
hatham is a diamond jewel among the 10 Cape Cod Baseball League franchises in a league recognized as the best summer collegiate baseball organization in the country. The season only lasts from June to August, but the Anglers (nee Athletics) have been creating memories for generations. The games are the centerpiece at Veterans Field, played under warm summer sea breezes, brilliant sunsets—and occasionally interrupted by blankets of fog. It’s an old-fashioned ball yard draped in red, white and blue bunting just a fly ball from a Main Street straight out of Americana. However, before the Star-Spangled Banner is sung and the first pitch thrown, the park is alive early and bustling with activity. On the following pages, take a journey through a day in the life at Veterans Field—before, during and after an Anglers game.
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Morning baseball clinics concentrate on throwing, catching and fielding for the younger players, while instruction is ramped up for the older kids.
Kids Play The Anglers championship baseball clinic, conducted by coaches and players, is for girls and boys ages 6-17 with seven weekly sessions during the season.
A maintenance crew— including players and coaches—groom the field for that night’s game. Above, pitching coach Dennis Cook.
Anne Day, a summer resident from Connecticut, coordinates the program. She’s had three sons participate and remembers Chicago Cubs star Kris Bryant being a favorite when he played for the Anglers in 2011. Cody Semler, a member of the Anglers coaching staff in 2018, directed the camps. “I like being around kids,” says Semler, who played in the Tampa Bay minor league system. “We’re teaching skills, and at the same time, having fun. With the young ones, we concentrate on fundamentals, a day on throwing and catching, a day on fielding, another day hitting off a tee. For the older kids, we ramp up the instruction with game situations.” Most of the players are involved in at least one camp session during the season. For pitcher Austin Bergner, 2018 was his second summer in Chatham. He said his participation wasn’t out of obligation, but a desire to give back. “The Chatham community does so much for us—it’s the least we can do,” says Bergner. “And I like getting up early, being on the field in a baseball environment. It’s relaxing and keeps me in the right frame of mind.”
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Robbie Grenier, a jack-of-all trades, who has volunteered for more than 20 years, was honored by throwing out the first pitch.
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Players wait to practice in the afternoon.
A Field Day When the clinics end, Veterans Field transforms from a diamond in the rough to a polished gem. In the early afternoon, players and coaches groom the field for that night’s game. First pitch is at 7 p.m., but often players arrive by mid-afternoon for extra practice. Chatham manager Tom Holliday is a veteran of more than 40 years of college coaching, but 2018 was his first summer with the Anglers. His day begins with a morning meeting with general manager Mike Geylin. Then there are calls to and from college coaches and pro scouts. “My focus is on the players and the games, but there’s other things, too,” says Holliday. “You’re dealing with buses for road trips, temps (players on temporary contracts), housing, injuries, playing time. It’s been an education. Once I get to the field, though, I’m all in on the game.”
Interns Kerry Sheehan-Delany and David Schneidman are in charge of maintaining the Chatham Anglers website.
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Left to right: Claire Olsen, Megan Streeter, Mark Streeter, Alex Gilott, Sean Olsen and Will Leger work the concession stand.
Buy me some peanuts and … While the players are getting ready, so too are Kathy Olsen, with daughter Claire and son Sean, and Ed Baird and Deb Kavey. The Olsens run the snack shack concessions behind first base and Baird and Kavey manage merchandise under the press box. The concession operation begins in the morning when a fresh supply of hot dogs, hamburgers and rolls are delivered. The workers, high school and middle school students, report around 5:30 p.m. The grills are fired up and soon the first smells of ballpark treats fill the air. On a typical night, the snack shack will sell about 200 hot dogs, 100 burgers and 250 cups of popcorn (in a souvenir Anglers cup). The concession stand remains open until the last out. The staff then cleans up and restocks for the next game. Baird, a former pitching star with Chatham in the 1960s and a member of the Cape League Hall of Fame, has been running the Anglers’ merchandise store with Kavey for seven seasons. “I came here as a kid from Connecticut more than 50 years ago. Those summers were some of the best of my life,” says Baird. “Chatham is a special place. This is a way to stay involved and give back a little.” Baird estimates they’ll sell about 2,500 hats and perhaps 2,000 shirts over the course of the season.
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The first pitch is thrown precisely at 7 p.m.
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Take Me Out to the Ball Game It’s game time. Veterans Field is a natural amphitheater with spectacular sight lines. Lawn chairs are lined up behind the home plate screen. Elevated
June 12: Falmouth @ Chatham 7 p.m.
bleachers wrap around from the first-base dugout down the third base line
June 14: Harwich @ Chatham 7 p.m.
and more chairs fill the hill behind the stands.
June 15: Yarmouth-Dennis @ Chatham, 7 p.m. June 18: Cotuit @ Chatham 7 p.m. June 19: Yarmouth-Dennis @ Chatham 7 p.m. June 21: Brewster @ Chatham 7 p.m.
When twilight fades to evening, the park’s lights are a beacon to summer visitors strolling Main Street.
June 23: Bourne @ Chatham 4:30 & 6:30 p.m.
It’s about a half hour to the opening pitch and Holliday is at home plate,
June 28: Wareham @ Chatham 7 p.m.
meticulously raking the batter’s circle. A tractor is dragging a chain screen
June 29: Hyannis @ Chatham 7 p.m.
to prepare the infield. Music is playing from the press box and fans are filling
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Orleans @ Chatham 7 p.m.
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Brewster @ Chatham 7 p.m.
the stands.
July 10: Wareham @ Chatham 7 p.m.
Soon, public address announcer Peter Burns is announcing the starting
July 11: Falmouth @ Chatham 7 p.m.
lineups as the umpires meet at home plate to review ground rules and
July 14: Hyannis @ Chatham 7 p.m.
receive lineup cards from Holliday and Bourne manager Harvey Shapiro.
July 17: Orleans @ Chatham 7 p.m.
Players from both teams stand in front of their dugouts, facing the American
July 18: Yarmouth-Dennis @ Chatham 7 p.m.
flag in center field as the national anthem is played. The Anglers take the
July 20: Harwich @ Chatham 7 p.m.
field and Bergner trots to the mound with the Rolling Stones song “Start Me
July 23: Brewster @ Chatham 7 p.m.
Up” playing.
July 27: Cotuit @ Chatham 7 p.m. July 29: Harwich @ Chatham 7 p.m. July 31: Orleans @ Chatham 7 p.m.
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The first pitch, thrown precisely at 7 p.m. to Chase Murray, is called a strike by umpire Dan Boomhauer. The Anglers will beat the Braves, 5-3, in a game lasting 2 hours, 44 minutes. Bergner is the winning pitcher.
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Lawn chairs are lined up behind the home plate screen and elevated bleachers wrap around from the first-base dugout down the third base line.
Broadcaster Dan D’Uva analyzes the stats before the game.
Players and crew face the flag during the National Anthem.
‘The Chatham Experience’ It’s almost 10 p.m. and there is a hint of fog drifting over Veterans Field. Young kids, including some who were in that morning’s clinic, scamper onto the grass to get autographs from the Anglers. This is one of the enduring charms of the Cape League. In a few years, many of these same players will be in pro ball, or already in the big leagues, and walled off from fans. But not on this night. Michael Busch from the University of North Carolina, Bergner’s teammate during the college season, was told about what some like to call “The Chatham Experience.”
Daylon Monette worked as an assistant coach last summer.
“Austin said it was a great league and Chatham was one of the best places. I can see why now,” says Busch. “It’s everything I hoped it would be. The host families, the fans, the Fourth of July parade on Main Street—wow! Everyone treats us so well.” And the community support is perhaps best demonstrated as the night winds down. After every game, home and away, a full meal is served to players and coaches. Sue Thomas and daughter, Madison, coordinate the program and receive donations from local businesses and generous fans. Anything left over is donated to the fire department. After a long day and night, the lights go out. Veterans Field is at rest, but only for a few hours. The sun will soon rise on another day and another game tomorrow.
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An iconic home gets an inspired dose of TLC from Polhemus Savery DaSilva and Classic Kitchens & Interiors.
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Polhemus Savery DaSilva updated the home’s cedar roof, siding and windows. It also rebuilt columns and balustrades and revived the wraparound porch with new ipé decking.
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One of the main hangout spaces is the family room, which opens to the back pool area through French doors.
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enovations are rewarding, but renovating a high-profile historic house in Chatham is especially so. Perched on a knoll, with stunning coastal views, the Historic Hamblin House—named after its original owners—was built around 1900. It received the usual allotment of additions and updates over time, yet the two-and-a-half-story head-turner never lost its innate architectural charm. After owning the landmark home for more than a decade, its current owners decided to test the waters and explore an update with Polhemus Savery DaSilva Architects Builders (PSD). During the initial walkthrough, CEO Aaron Polhemus noticed the layout’s limitations. “The majority of people enter through the side, where the driveway is, and you just weren’t getting to fully appreciate its special location. We started discussing how great it would be to open up the living spaces so that, as soon as you walk in, you have this immediate connection to the view.” An integrated architecture and construction firm, PSD began renovating the nearly 5,000-square-foot home with principal and architect John DaSilva at the helm. “This is a highly visible, classic home,” says DaSilva. “It’s a late Shingle Style, a classicist version, with fanlights, dentils and columns. It has generous porches and a tall, significant roof. You couldn’t build a house this tall with the height restrictions today,” he says. “It is a significant and wonderful participant in Chatham’s historic character.” Outside, PSD updated the cedar roof, siding and windows. It also rebuilt columns and balustrades and revived the wraparound porch with new ipé decking. The home’s envelope stayed mostly the same, although PSD addressed additions from the 1950s to 1990s—including a side wing/driveway entrance and a modernist bay window—that were obvious departures from the rest of the home. “This side addition had the kitchen below and master bathroom above. Its roof was low, and the bathroom had small windows with minimal views,” says DaSilva.
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PSD didn’t alter the wing’s footprint, but did reset its proportions and details. “We installed new bay windows and built out above to make the gable taller,” says DaSilva. Its new fanlight and dentils mimic those that would’ve been built at the turn of the 20th century. In fact, every exterior detail
PSD tore down walls and restructured much of the first floor with the goals of better sightlines, more light and improved circulation.
works seamlessly to tell the same historic tale. Inside, PSD tore down walls and restructured much of the first floor with the goals of better sightlines, more light and improved circulation. The firm also updated finishes and fixtures throughout. PSD worked its magic, shifting the traditional, walled-in layout to a more open arrangement with view-oriented living spaces radiating off a centrally sited kitchen. Working with Hyannis-based Classic Kitchens & Interiors, the owners traded in their large but dated kitchen for a modern version with serene white cabinets and veined marble countertops. Rough-sawn wood beams bring warmth and lend character to the neutral palette. Dining options range from cushioned stools at the kitchen island to an adjoining breakfast nook, which enjoys some of the property’s best coastal views through its renovated bay of windows.
The new dining room offers functional built-ins for storage and a wet bar for easy prep.
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The owners traded in their large but dated kitchen for a modern version with serene white cabinets and marble countertops.
A new dining room—sited in the side wing where the kitchen used to be—offers more formal seating. Functional built-ins provide storage for entertaining items and a wet bar for easy drink prep. But the room’s showcase design element is overhead. The intricately shaped ceiling “picks up on the bay window form, and hidden cove lighting around its edge adds drama,” says DaSilva, who employed yet another shaped ceiling with cove lighting in the cherry wood-lined butler’s pantry. Another main hangout space is the family room, which connects with the kitchen via a gracious archway and opens to the back pool area through French doors. Its finishes include a coffered ceiling, built-in cabinetry and wall paneling. Here, PSD riffed on more traditional millwork forms: “Grooved-reveal detailing makes the millwork more fun and fresh but still reflective of the home’s historic nature,” says DaSilva. PSD’s purposeful, inspired updates continue upstairs, where the master suite now includes a sitting area. “This is where the bathroom used to be, with just a small window,” recalls the architect. “Now the owners can relax in the space and gaze out on their spectacular view.” www.chathamlivingmag.com
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The home’s pool area, fire pit, wraparound porch and antique rose garden entice all summer long.
Our goal was to respect the past without compromising what works in the present. — Aaron Polhemus
With all of Historic Hamblin House’s architectural gravitas, the revamped property now has a balanced dose of formality and playfulness, setting just the right mood for the home of a multigenerational family. Its pool area, fire pit, pickle ball court and antique rose garden entice all summer long. The carriage house—once “just a simple box,” says DaSilva—is now an equal partner to the main house thanks to a cupola, hood roof over the garage doors and custom osprey weather vane. PSD handled nearly every aspect of the project, from start to finish. “Being fully integrated means we manage the design, the permitting and the historic zoning regulations; then we figure out how everything is going to work from a construction perspective,” says Polhemus. “Our clients really appreciated having one point of communication and accountability—it’s less for them to worry about,” he explains. The homeowners also appreciated PSD’s sensitivity to the home’s period character, which gained the firm a 2017 Chatham Preservation Award. “We preserved what we could and replicated the rest,” says Polhemus. “Our goal was to respect the past without compromising what works in the present.” Now that the renovation’s complete, the result is in: Goal achieved.
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Along the shore near Chatham Fish Pier, guests connect with one another through locally sourced meals prepared by Outstanding in the Field and Chatham Bars Inn. Written by M A RJOR IE NAY LOR PIT TS |
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utstanding in the Field, the California-based company that pioneered the farmto-table movement, creates a highly anticipated—and quick-to-sellout—outdoor dining experience in late summer at Chatham Bars Inn. Guests, farmers and purveyors gather for a communal feast at an impressive 220-seat table along the shore adjacent to the Chatham Fish Pier. “We procure and prepare all of the food, featuring locally sourced ingredients, including produce from Chatham Bars Inn Farm, while the Outstanding in the Field crew provides the rest—it’s really fun for us,” says CBI executive chef Anthony Cole, adding that the inn started working with Outstanding in the Field in 2017.
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Guests, farmers and purveyors gather for a communal feast at a 220-seat table along the shore adjacent to the Chatham Fish Pier.
Last year’s event began with a beachside lawn reception featuring Chatham Shellfish Company oysters paired with a rosé from Flowers Vineyards & Winery and a selection of craft beer from Devil’s Purse Brewing Co., followed by a brief talk by Jim Denevan, founder and CEO of Outstanding in the Field. Denevan then introduced the featured purveyors, before inviting guests to stroll along the beach to the table. Once seated, guests sipped chardonnay while enjoying a gorgeously presented tomato tasting with heirloom tomatoes, Chatham sea salt, Genovese basil, kefir cheese and farm botanicals, served with pickled green tomatoes and cucamelon, as well as slow-roasted tomato-onion jam, house-made duck focaccia and sundried tomato flatbread. Next came a platter of fire-roasted peppers and grilled eggplant, burrata, Grenada pepper purée, with a chickpea garlic crumble. Guests, many strangers to one another just hours before,
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On the menu: Heirloom tomatoes with pickled green tomatoes and cucamelons; char-grilled ribeye steak with warm potato salad, petit greens and a mint and anise hyssop chimichurri; and a farm berry and ricotta custard tart with vanilla-fennel anglaise. Below: executive chef Anthony Cole and chef Stephanie Barrett cook cioppino with mussels, clams, lobster, monkfish and squid.
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On the grill: Perfectly seasoned Vermont rib-eye steak.
engaged in lively, comfortable banter as the exquisite CBI farm fare was passed and shared family style. “For me, that’s the really powerful, meaningful aspect of what we do,” explains Denevan. “There’s an incredible synergy of meeting new people, connecting to one another through local foods and the beauty of being in this stunning setting.” Two main courses with wine pairings were presented next: A perfectly seasoned cioppino with Chatham Shellfish Company mussels, clams, lobster, monkfish and squid, followed by char-grilled Vermont ribeye steak, warm potato salad and petit greens. As the sun set, a farm berry and ricotta custard tart with vanilla-fennel anglaise and botanicals completed the magical evening. Standing beside the gently lapping water of Aunt Lydia’s Cove amid the glow of a luminaire-lined path guiding sated guests back to Chatham Bars Inn, Denevan took in the scene with a contented sigh: “It’s so good to be here.” This summer’s Outstanding in the Field dinner at Chatham Bars Inn is scheduled for Aug. 29, 2019: Outstanding, indeed!
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Diners enjoy exquisite cuisine at idyllic Chatham Bars Inn Farm Written by M A RJOR IE NAY LOR PIT TS
hatham Bars Inn has long enjoyed a solid reputation for exceptional cuisine—from Stars and The Sacred Cod to The Veranda and The Beach House. Adding to its already exceptional offerings, last summer CBI piloted a truly memorable al fresco dining experience in an idyllic setting at its farm on Route 6A in Brewster. “The ability to create events like this is amazing,” says executive chef Anthony Cole. “It’s great to be able to showcase the farm, which is such a spectacular place.” Arriving at the farm in the early evening, guests were welcomed with flutes of sparkling wine and invited to stroll the lush colorful gardens: row upon row of bountiful vegetables mixed with rows of eye-catching—and mostly edible— flowers. In this enchanting setting, a single long table set for 60 people with fairy lights strung from poles hinted at the unpretentious romance of the evening. “We want people to feel the personality of
While sauvignon blanc and pinot noir were generously poured, diners at the
our resort, its spirit,” says Gary Thulander,
table were abuzz with delight as they enjoyed assorted fresh and pickled
managing director of Chatham Bars Inn.
vegetables, white bean hummus, whipped garlic and nasturtium butter and
“Sitting out in the middle of the farm amid
farmers flat bread, followed by a tomato and cucumber salad, kefir cheese,
the beautiful palette of these wonderful
salad burnet and farm botanicals. The entrées included steamed Chatham
gardens is remarkable.”
mussels, as well as char grilled Vermont Delmonico strip steaks with roasted
Once seated, Thulander welcomed guests:
root vegetables and a basil and mint chimichurri. The evening was capped
“I’m very excited to be here, but most
off with a dreamy ricotta and farm berries tart with citrus zest crust and
importantly, I’m excited to be sharing this
vanilla fennel anglaise.
experience with you.” Thulander then
“The menu was excellent and the setting really just perfect,” says repeat
introduced his staff: Chatham Bars Inn
guest Paul Hewins, who attended both pilot events with his wife, Ellen.
Farm manager Joshua Schiff, executive
“What made it such a special event was the adventure of joining 60
chef Cole and director of banquets
strangers, all sharing a unique experience.”
Chelsea Davis—a few of whom, along with the farm crew, joined guests at the table for an elevated backyard family feast.
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f you farm it, they will come—and keep coming back for more. Indeed, keeping them down on the farm is easy when the farm is Chatham Bars Inn Farm, located on Route 6A in Brewster. In support of the local food movement, Richard Cohen, owner of Chatham Bars Inn and Capital Properties, purchased the eight-acre property in 2012. A short time later, he hired Midwest marketer-turned-farmer Joshua Schiff to manage the farm and oversee its transformation from a retail garden center surrounded by scrub pines to the picturesque and highly productive commercial farm it is today. “A lot of work went into clearing, leveling and creating workable growing spaces,” says Schiff. “Basically, the only instruction I was given was to create the best, nicest farm on Cape Cod.”
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Now in its fifth year of production, the farm yields well over 100,000 pounds and 125 varieties of vegetables—a colorful array of peppers, carrots, beets, cabbages, onions, eggplants and salad greens, with the bulk of the crop delivered to Chatham Bars Inn and featured in the cuisine at its restaurants and catered events. “I’m lucky to work with Chef Cole,” says Schiff, referring to Anthony Cole, the executive chef at CBI for more than 12 years. “From the very beginning, our visions have aligned.” At the end of each growing season, Schiff and Cole spend hours reflecting on the harvest and carefully planning the next year’s crop. There are more than five acres under cultivation and a little under an acre in green house space—a large portion of which is used to grow the flavorful varieties of hybrid and heirloom tomatoes highly favored by the chef. “Chef Cole has a voracious appetite for tomatoes,” says Schiff, “sometimes using over 2,000 pounds a week.” Recently, the Town of Brewster approved permits to allow the farm to host events and programs such as the popular farm-to-table dinners piloted late last summer. “We’ll also be doing more classes and workshops for our hotel guests and corporate groups,” says Schiff. “And we hope to expand to offer programs to the public as well.” One such activity is “Farm, Forage & Feast,” a two-hour guided tour with participants who pick vegetables that are then prepared by CBI chefs and served in a farm-to-table feast. Team-building programs include “Pick for a Cause,” where the team that picks, processes and packs the most vegetables wins—and so does the local food pantry, with the winning team presenting their harvest to the director of the pantry. Plans for the next phase of development include building a demonstration kitchen on site for cooking classes and other hands-on culinary programs, such as canning and preserving. Ready to take home some of the bounty? New this year—a farm stand at Chatham Bars Inn Farm will be open to the public late May through October, offering the freshest produce available on Cape Cod. “We’re hoping to be unique,” says Schiff. “Unlike some farm stands that sell a lot of other items, we’re focusing on veggies.” Now that will keep them down on the farm. Chatham Bars Inn Farm, 3034 Main Street/Route 6A, Brewster, 508-896-2800
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“We had to mindfully create better space,” says Leslie Schneeberger, SV Design associate, principal and architect.
ummers spent in Chatham leave lasting impressions. So when a couple with three children in their teens and twenties decided to invest in a home of their own after years of renting, they knew exactly where they wanted to be—near Hardings Beach and close to friends. They also knew a home in need of some TLC wouldn’t be enough to derail their dreams. The couple had already worked with SV Design—an integrated architecture, interiors and landscape design firm with offices in Beverly and Chatham—on one house project. This time, they brought the firm in early on for guidance. When the right property came up for sale: “We looked at the house together, and as soon as the deal closed, started planning for the required renovations and additions,” says Leslie Schneeberger, SV design associate, principal and architect. www.chathamlivingmag.com
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The kitchen’s marble backsplash and its gray-blue veining complements the neutral quartz countertops. A farmhouse sink nods to tradition while a sleek vent hood and Lucite bar stools provide a contemporary twist.
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With its proximity to the beach, the lot’s location was ideal but the house itself had limitations. “It was a typical centerentrance colonial with additions on both sides,” says architect Paul Muldoon of the c. 1959 structure. Narrow site and zoning regulations prevented SV Design from dramatically expanding the footprint. So the architects got creative, embarking on an intense remodel with builder Cape Associates that involved gutting and reworking the interior while removing and replacing two underutilized additions—a sunroom and a roof deck over the garage. “We had to mindfully create better space,” says Schneeberger of the 14-month makeover. “The owners wanted a casual, easy family house. They also wanted it to be flexible to accommodate a large group of family and friends— or just the two of them. We created a master bedroom suite on the first floor so that, if they’re home alone, they don’t have to open up or heat the second floor,” she adds. The first floor was segmented and walled-in, with the kitchen and living room closed off from each other—typical of a colonial. Stairs took up valuable real estate off the front entry. “We completely rearranged the main part of the house,” says Muldoon. “We moved the stairs to the side near the garage and created an open floor plan; we expanded the kitchen and took away walls, opening it up to a new great room on one side and a living room on the other.”
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We wanted to bring in the personality of the family: They love the Cape, they love to be by the ocean and they love to fish. — Paul Muldoon, SV Design The interior design, which aligns with the wife’s love of blue and the home’s beach setting, is cool and clean with a predominance of white, blues and grays. SV Design collaborated with Hyannis-based Classic Kitchens & Interiors on the kitchen cabinetry and bathroom vanities, while the owners worked with Nautique on the décor and Chatham Home on custom furniture pieces. The goal was simple—create a relaxed, beachy and comfortable atmosphere. Anchoring the downstairs is the kitchen, whose painted island (in Wood-Mode’s vintage “Deep Sky” finish) pops against crisp white wall cabinets. Sourced from Orleans-based Tree’s Place, the marble backsplash and its gray-blue veining complements the neutral quartz countertops. A farmhouse sink nods to tradition while a sleek vent hood and Lucite bar stools provide a contemporary twist that maintain the room’s open feel. Over the sink, a faceted glass fixture, inspired by a trip to Italy, sparkles like a jewel. To expand living space, SV Design removed an awkward, underutilized sunroom, replacing it with a new great room and roof deck above. Inside the new great room, the gas fireplace, finished in sleek soapstone, is flanked by a set of windows, and its ceiling coffers—clad in stained wood—resemble beams. The living room has a fireplace focal point as well; the brick was existing but the surround and built-in bookcases are all new. A custom-built mirrored cabinet door over the mantel hides a TV.
The owners gained a variety of outdoor perks, such as a rear patio for lounging.
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The new great room features a gas fireplace finished in sleek soapstone and its ceiling coffers—clad in stained wood—resemble beams.
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The new roof deck adds more entertaining space plus views of the ocean.
The removal of a deck over the garage allowed SV Design to further expand the home’s footprint by rebuilding the garage with finished space above. As a result, the home gained another bedroom, complete with beach-facing balcony and shiplap walls; raising the
A cutout of a tuna playfully punctuates the covered front entry.
The interior design is cool and clean with a predominance of whites, blues and grays.
roof in an attic space gained this bedroom an adjoining bath. The firm’s thoughtful design increased living space, but also prioritized family and fun. In the kitchen, a designated bar area, with wood countertop, beverage fridge and refrigerated drawers, facilitate easy entertaining. The powder room makes a dramatic statement with navy blue appearing in the vanity (crafted by Cape woodworker Toby Leary), mirror frame and ceiling. Outside, a cutout of a tuna playfully punctuates the covered front entry. “We wanted to bring in the personality of the family: They love the Cape, they love to be by the ocean and they love to fish,” says Muldoon, who sketched the fish motif. A second tuna appears in the shingled cladding overlooking the roof deck. “We did everything we could to give the home its own unique character,” explains the architect. Besides the roof deck—“it’s a great spot with nice breezes and a view past just a couple houses out to the ocean,” says Schneeberger—the owners gained a variety of outdoor perks. They now have a rear patio for private lounging, a covered side entrance to corral the accoutrements of returning beachgoers and an outdoor shower. The home offers everything a family of five needs for the perfect summer, inside and out. It’s better organized, fully modernized and much more coastal in feel. To the family and anyone who visits, it’s much more “Chatham”—and that’s high praise indeed.
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t the time of its incorporation in 1712, when Chatham was a small farming community, there was no main street but rather a town center, defined by the location of its church and meeting house near Great Hill and Old Queen Anne Road. By the early 19th century, when the key industries were fishing and shipping, the center of town was situated near the lighthouse in what is now called the Old Village. With the introduction of the railroad and then the automobile, the center of town shifted to the stretch of Main Street between the rotary and Shore Road—where it is located today. While much has changed on Chatham’s Main Street over the centuries, much has been preserved, like the bandstand and restored Orpheum Theater. There is still a small-town feeling and it is home to many long-time businesses, including Chatham Jewelers, Chatham Candy Manor and Chatham Children’s Shop—mostly led by women entrepreneurs. On the following pages, take a stroll down main street and learn about their rich history through the eyes of the founders themselves, their children and grandchildren. The evolution of Main Streets on Cape Cod is the subject of “Main Street Cape Cod” at the Atwood House & Museum opening May 24—scheduled to be on display for two years. The show is based on a major collaboration of the Chatham Historical Society and many other museums and historic societies across the Cape. For more information, visit chathamhistoricalsociety.org
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Chatham Jewelers Pota Lewis Meier juggled responsibilities of motherhood and a full-time partnership in a growing business. Walter Meier’s pale blue eyes lit up when asked to describe Pota Lewis Meier, his late wife and partner in Chatham Jewelers. “She was always smiling and laughing, warm and wonderful with people, and loved talking to them,” says Meier, 94, who still lives in Chatham and works at the store five days a week.
to “sell, sell, sell.” During a recent visit, Emily pointed to the stool behind the counter facing the front door where her grandmother would greet customers with what her family called “the Pota Meier smile.” Today, Walter’s daughter, Kathy, and his son-inlaw, Scott Hamilton, manage the store.
The couple met in New York City in the late 1940s. Lewis, a recent graduate of Radcliffe College, was working as a personal assistant for a concert violinist; Walter, a native of Zurich, was employed by a Swiss import and export firm. A friend arranged a blind date, and after a few visits to Lewis’ family home on the Cape, they were married within a year. Meier’s connections with the watch industry in Switzerland inspired the couple to open a jewelry store on Main Street. Her father had an option on a vacant lot adjacent to his shop, The Epicure, which sold wine, liquor and groceries.
The family remembers Pota as a woman ahead of her time— juggling the responsibilities of motherhood and a full-time partnership in a growing business. Civic minded, she volunteered as a special-needs teacher at the Nauset Workshop and for the Chatham chapter of an international student exchange program. A regular on stage at the Chatham Drama Guild, she was also a longtime supporter of the Monomoy Theater and the Chatham Conservation Foundation. She even raised funds to restore Chatham’s town clock on the United Methodist Church.
The couple worked fast to complete their plans. In 1951—two weeks before Christmas—they opened their new store in a building constructed at 532 Main St. Chatham Jewelers was the only full-service jewelry store in town selling watches and fine jewelry to engagement rings and sterling silver flatware. For the first few years, the Meiers occupied a second-floor apartment where they raised their three children, Kathy, Walter and Martha. From the beginning, Pota Meier was the face of Chatham Jewelers. She worked at the front of the house, while her husband worked in the back. Her granddaughter Emily Hamilton, who is the third generation to work in the family business and is currently studying to be a certified gemologist, remembers her grandmother as feisty, determined, quick witted and in love with corny jokes. She was always pushing herself and the staff
Emily recalls that the Meiers were initially discouraged by many in town from opening their store. There were predictions of failure and the couple was sent “consolation” rather than “congratulation” bouquets of flowers on opening day. “But my grandmother wouldn’t listen to naysayers; she was determined to make it work,” says Emily. “And after 68 years—look, we’re still here!”
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Chatham Children’s Shop Jane Nickerson West seamlessly combined the roles of wife, mother and entrepreneur. Jane Nickerson West, founder of Chatham Children’s Shop, combined the grace and charm of a Southern belle with the pragmatism and resourcefulness of a Cape Cod Yankee. A native of Memphis, Tennessee, she graduated with a degree in journalism and advertising from the University of Missouri. On the eve of starting a career in advertising in New York City, she accepted an offer of marriage from John Nickerson of Chatham. The couple eventually settled on Main Street in a home built in 1849 by an ancestor of John Nickerson. Here, they raised four children— John, Rachel, Ginny, and Suzanna, born 18 months apart. Energetic and enterprising, Nickerson West helped her husband with various businesses, from a dry cleaning plant to his Chatham Liquor store. But since they had four children to outfit, Nickerson West started thinking about a more practical business. A move to North Chatham in 1955 allowed her to open Chatham Children’s Shop in the site of their former home on Main Street. The store offered play and dressy clothes for boys and girls, from infants to pre-teens. On buying trips to Boston and New York City, Nickerson West acquired brands like Lanz of Salzburg, Adele Simpson, Florence Eiseman and Davidow. Her background in advertising and aptitude for merchandising helped propel the store to an early success. She believed in establishing a connection with her customers and was fond of featuring her four children as well as customers’ children in her print ads. The store was known for its window displays as well as its floats in Chatham’s Fourth of July parade. A memorable float included Nickerson West seated in a rocking chair as the Old Woman in the Shoe.
Nickerson West was a marketing innovator and one of the first to organize fashion shows for children at locations like the old Belmont Hotel, the Christopher Ryder House and Chatham Bars Inn. The shows were scripted and organized along themes of the Old West, British Isles and popular TV characters. The success of the Children’s Shop can be credited to Nickerson West’s marketing and merchandising skills, but also to her outgoing personality and Southern charm. “She loved meeting people and would often call from the store asking us to straighten up the house because customers she had just met were coming over for cocktails,” says Ginny Nickerson, who purchased the shop from her mother in 1984. Her youngest daughter, Suzanna Nickerson adds, “Later in life, she told me how much she enjoyed going to work each day because she got to work with children. And I remember her excitement over each baby brought into the store.” Between 1955 and 2006, when Ginny Nickerson sold the Children’s Shop, the store had outfitted five generations of children. Nickerson West seamlessly combined the roles of wife, mother and entrepreneur, defying the stereotypes of her time. During a time when women’s roles were relegated to inside the home, “People are always saying that women in the 1950s stayed home and were [stifled] by their husbands and society in general,” says daughter Rachel Nickerson. “Of course, they did not know our Mom!”
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Chatham Candy Manor A local landmark on Main Street for more than 60 years. Founder Naomi Louise Turner is described by her daughter, Naomi Marie, as “ambitious, charismatic, independent and vivacious, a serial entrepreneur, always in love with the rush of a new project.” Born in 1912 and raised in rural Maine, the elder Turner was introduced to the candy business by an uncle who owned Cape Cod Candies in Hyannis during the 1920s. While still a teenager, she took over the business in 1929. Over the next two decades, she opened additional candy stores in Florida, Rhode Island, Maine and Cape Cod. By the early 1950s, Turner was her family’s sole breadwinner, supporting her retired Army colonel and war-injured husband who was enrolled in law school and two sons in college. The couple had an unconventional marriage—mostly living apart— which allowed Turner to travel and oversee the operation of several stores. According to their daughter, the couple had a close and unique bond: “Every Saturday at 5 p.m. on the dot,
they would phone each other, eager to hear the sound of each other’s voice.” Always on the hunt for a new location, Turner set her sights on Chatham and in 1955 negotiated a 20-year lease for a space on Main Street in the building now owned by her daughter. The name Candy Manor was inspired by the century-old Hebert Candy Mansion in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts. During its early years, the Candy Manor opened for a 10-week summer season. Mother and daughter would arrive in town around July 1, their yellow DeSoto station wagon filled with folding card tables and candy-making supplies. “We’d set up the card tables, make a batch of fudge, dip some chocolates and be ready for business by the Fourth of July,” says daughter Naomi. The story of how the two Naomis bootstrapped the fledgling business in its early years has acquired the status of local
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Sweet Deal Young couple takes over the reins of iconic Chatham Candy Manor By Joseph Porcari Photography by Julia Cumes
In early 2019, the Chatham Candy Manor changed hands when owners Naomi Marie Turner and husband, David Veach, turned over the keys to husband-and-wife team, Robbie Carroll and Paige Piper. Given the Candy Manor’s legacy and its importance to the fabric of Main Street, Turner and Veach were relieved to find new owners from within the store’s extended family. “We had great concern about selling to someone unfamiliar with the business—both in terms of complexity, and even more so, in terms of its soul,” says Turner. “Robbie Carroll and Paige Piper are the right people to steward the Candy Manor into the next generation and we are thrilled.”
legend: “We slept in the station wagon or in the back room of the store, I in an old bathtub and my mother on the floor. We hoped to make enough money by August to rent a house for the month.” After purchasing the business in 1970, daughter Naomi gradually lengthened the season to a full 12 months, overseeing the operation until her retirement at the end of 2018. Today, lines snake out the door on Valentine’s Day and Easter week. Attending a band concert on a Friday night in the summer wouldn’t be complete without a bag filled with fudge and chocolate turtles from the Manor. In the fall, there are caramel apples and hand-pulled candy canes for sale at Christmas. The Candy Manor has been one of the anchor businesses in Chatham for 64 years, and thanks to pioneer Louise Turner, there’s a pulse on Main Street all year-round.
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Robbie Carroll’s mother, Susan, worked side by side with Turner at the venerable candy shop for more than 40 years, while Robbie worked summers there from high school through college. Robbie attended Bentley University, where he met his wife, Paige. After they both earned business degrees, the couple worked for various startups in Boston and around San Francisco, places where they developed a taste for entrepreneurship. They preferred life in a small community to that of a big city, so when the opportunity to purchase the Candy Manor surfaced, they jumped on it. “I craved to come back,” says Robbie. Robbie and Paige realize they’ve taken over a premier business in town and don’t plan on any dramatic changes. As Robbie puts it, “This is an engine that runs.” They hope to grow the business by expanding the marketing and sales distribution of their candies, still based on the venerable Turner family recipes. The couple speaks with one voice when they say: “We are grateful and excited for all that’s to come.”
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n a beautiful summer day, laughter fills the air as local kids have some fun hanging out in Sharks in the Park and at Chatham Shark Center while modeling casual to dressy clothes from Main Street shops.
PRODUCED BY Lisa Leigh Connors PHOTOGRAPHY BY Dan Cutrona MODELS: Stella Cutrona, Brooks Handler, Harrison and Anderson Lauf, Seamus St. Pierre HAIR AND MAKEUP BY Ralph Mendoza and Nicole Deitke, Oasis Salon and Day Spa
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Brooks Handler runs around Sharks in the Park in front of Eldredge Public Library sporting an Andy & Evan button-down shirt paired with Johnnie-O Pants and whale belt by Cape Cod Belt. All clothing provided by Chatham T. Co.
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Stella Cutrona looks pretty in pink in front of the Lily Pulitzer shark. Kinley dress in pink cosmo seersucker from Lily Pulitzer. Jack Rogers sandals from Chatham Clothing Company.
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Brothers Anderson and Harrison Lauf, wearing Johnnie-O tops and shorts with World End Import rope bracelets, sport patriotic styles in front of the New England Patriots shark. All clothing provided by Chatham Clothing Company.
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Seamus St. Pierre plays it cool in a Johnnie-O button-down, Cape shape belt by Cape Cod Belt, World End Import rope bracelet and Johnnie-O polo, all from Chatham Clothing Company.
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Stella relaxes outside the Chatham Shark Center in a Mahi Gold Emily dress and Jack Rogers sandals from Chatham Clothing Company.
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Harrison, Stella, Brooks, Anderson and Seamus engage in fun and educational activities at Chatham Shark Center. The boys are wearing shark bite shirts paired with Johnnie-O shorts, while Stella wears Mayoral shorts with her shark bite shirt. All available at Chatham Clothing Company.
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Paul Shibles, owner of 1830 Sea Salt Co., revives a major industry on Cape Cod.
ucked away in an industrial building off Route 137 in West Chatham, the 1830 Sea Salt Co. is a hidden gem. Owner Paul Shibles has revived, on a boutique scale, what was once a major industry on Cape Cod. The number “1830” is a reference to the year when salt production was at its peak, a time when it was called Cape Cod’s “white gold.” Written by JOSEPH PORCARI | Photography by DAN CUTRONA
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Pure sea salt, produced at Paul Shibles’ spotless facility on Meetinghouse Road, tastes nothing like ordinary table salt—it plays with the palate and resonates with flavor.
Today, sea salt has evolved from the category of a necessity
run by two retired ladies and has built it into a business with
to that of a gourmet food item that is often used as a finishing
distribution to more than 150 stores on the Cape. He hopes
salt. Shibles says many chefs tell him it’s a favorite “secret”
to increase production to the point where it can be marketed
ingredient and candy makers love the way the crunchy
worldwide.
crystals enhance their sweet treats.
Shibles produces his salt from sea water collected from the
Pure sea salt, the kind produced at Shibles’ spotless facility,
ocean side of the Cape and pumps it through filters and food-
tastes nothing like ordinary table salt—it plays with the palate
gradable hoses into polypropylene-lined shallow beds housed
and resonates with flavor. It’s like the difference between a jug
in two greenhouses. During the summer, the greenhouse
wine and a grand cru.
temperature can rise to 135 degrees and 80 percent of the
Six years ago, Shibles took over a tiny saltworks company
evaporation occurs here over a period of about two weeks.
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The top three sellers include classic, herb and garlic sea salt.
For the final two weeks of evaporation, the salt crystals are scooped and moved to the drying room, heady with the scent of lavender used in his herbs de Provence blend. The salt is stored in buckets before being packed in jars for sale. His top three sellers include classic, herb and garlic sea salt. Shibles plans to open a showroom to the public this summer where his products can be sampled and purchased. There will also be an interactive space devoted to the history of saltworks on the Cape.
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A Dash of History Before refrigeration, salt was the most important ingredient in the preservation of food, especially meat and fish. Historians maintain that civilization itself would not have been possible without salt. At one time, salt was a heavily regulated and tradable commodity, even used as a form of currency in some societies. It is also the origin of the word “salary.” During the Revolutionary War, the British imposed a blockade of the Colonies, depriving New England of its principal sources of salt, mainly from Turk Island in the Caribbean. Out of necessity, Cape Codders attempted to harvest salt by evaporating sea water. It was a tedious process requiring hundreds of gallons of water to yield a bushel of salt. With classic Yankee ingenuity, people like John Sears, who lived in Dennis from 1744-1817, tinkered with various methods to more efficiently pump water, eventually creating an economic boom on Cape Cod. At its peak in 1830, there were more than 600 saltworks on the Cape producing almost a half million bushels of salt annually. The opening of the Erie Canal and the mining of salt from New York’s Onondaga salt springs caused a gradual decline in the Cape’s salt industry. By 1888, the last saltworks were dismantled and the wood was used to build houses. –Joseph Porcari
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BY LISA CAVANAUGH PHOTOGRAPHY BY JULIA CUMES Chatham consistently offers its residents and visitors an ever-changing culinary landscape. In addition to long-standing favorites, there are new—and revitalized—restaurants appearing on the scene this year. Here are four spots to check out this year!
Branches Grill and Cafe When Ian Burt first arrived on Cape Cod in 1996 on a work visa, there were plenty of things that reminded him of his home in Port Antonio, Jamaica—beautiful beaches and tourists from around the world. “The only difference is the cold,” says Burt, with a soft laugh. Burt initially worked as a waiter at two of the area’s finest hotels: Chatham Bars Inn and Wequassett Resort and Golf Club—the latter for 15 years, where he occasionally cooked gourmet breakfasts. He also took on a second job at the Queen Anne Inn. All of these experiences in the hospitality business inspired him to open his own cafe. “I’d been thinking about owning my own restaurant for a long time,” says Burt, who at one time owned an eatery in Jamaica. “But since I ended up moving permanently to Cape Cod, I decided to open one here.” With his own family far away—his sister and brother are busy traveling the world as reggae performers (vocalist and bass player, respectively) and his mother lives in Florida—Burt recreated the warmth of the islands in his new hometown of Chatham when he opened Branches Grill and Cafe last November. Located on Crowell Road in the Eastward Companies complex, the eatery, with brightly colored walls, soft Caribbean music and aromas of the islands, is a welcome addition to the restaurant scene in Chatham. “I want to give people a taste of Jamaica,” says Burt, “and I decided to make it a colorful place. So far, everyone really loves it.” The name Branches reflects his focus on fresh ingredients. “The concept of branches is a natural thing for me and I make everything from scratch,” he says. The menu offers a mix of Caribbean and
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Grilled chicken panini with avocado, basil, pesto and pepper jack cheese “I want to give people a taste of Jamaica,” says Ian Burt, owner of Branches Grill and Cafe. American fare, including jerk chicken, pulled pork, fried plantains, oxtail and curried goat as well as fish sandwiches, hamburgers and chicken wings. The flavors are rich and enticing, without being overpowering. Burt enjoys putting a twist on traditional items, such as pairing pulled pork with Asian-influenced slaw and adding jerk chicken to his wraps. He also is introducing Jamaican specialties, such as a fried dumpling called Festival and spicy Escovitch fish. “Chatham has a mix of people both year-round and in the summer, so I try to make it so everyone can come in and enjoy Branches,” says Burt. “I consider myself lucky for the customers who have come here and supported me.” The cafe is open for breakfast and lunch, with plans to expand to dinner during the summer months. Burt hopes that Branches is successful enough that he can someday open more locations. In the meantime, he will be preparing homemade Caribbean delights for anyone who visits. “The food is good,” says Burt, “the people who come here are great, so it’s fun for me!”
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Mac’s Seafood: Chatham Fish & Lobster Co. Wellfleet Harbor Seafood Company, which owns the Mac’s Seafood family of restaurants, has taken over the venerable Chatham Fish & Lobster business. In addition to operating the wholesale distribution end of the company, Mac’s Seafood has also reimagined the popular Route 28 fish market and deli. “The big shift is that we have converted the old left-hand side to a full-service restaurant,” says owner Mac Hay. The renovated interior features a new kitchen and a full raw bar with native-grown oysters and clams, ceviche, crudo and poke.
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Mac’s Seafood has reimagined the popular Chatham Fish & Lobster Co. “The big shift is that we have converted the old left-hand side to a full-service restaurant,” says owner Mac Hay.
With indoor seating for 50 and an outdoor patio, the new “Mac’s CF & L” is an appealing destination to grab a beer or glass of wine, a dozen oysters and enjoy seafood favorites like lobster rolls and fish ‘n’ chips. “We are sticking to the staples of what people expect at a summer place, but also have lobster gnocchi, kung pao cauliflower and larger plates like whole fish on our menu,” says Hay. “These items have been successful in our other restaurants and we feel like we have found a winning formula that works.” The market continues to sell the fresh fish locals have come to rely upon. “We have such high quality from our own wholesale fish company and we want people to know they will be getting the same great product under the name they recognize,” says Hay. “We were excited to take this on, and we will be looking to create a balance with the restaurant and the market yearround,” he says. “We like to keep things simple and delicious and we hope to build on that reputation.”
Mac’s Seafood: Chatham Fish & Lobster Co. The Cornfield Marketplace 1291 Main St., 508-945-1173 macsseafood.com/markets/chatham
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Knots Landing Bar & Grill It’s a family affair at Knots Landing, the new restaurant housed in the former Longshore on Main Street. Brother and sister Phil and Sophia Malitas are taking their longstanding tradition of great food and welcoming atmosphere from their family’s New England Pizza and expanding it to a full-service, fine dining restaurant. Sister and brother Sophia and Phil Malitas, owners of the new Knots Landing Bar & Grill, are also the owners of New England Pizza. The menu at Knots Landing will include a variety of fresh-made Italian dishes, steaks and seafood options.
Cleverly named after both nautical imagery that befits a seaside town and the popular 1980s nighttime soap opera, Knots Landing is an homage to the Malitas’ early days of operating New England Pizza in Chatham. “When we began 30 years ago, one of the first people we delivered pizza to was Julie Harris (a star of the series),” says Phil. “The cast and crew of ‘Knots Landing’ were some of our best customers, so we are honoring them with the name.” After a complete renovation, the new restaurant will have an atmosphere that is “modern but very warm and comforting for families or any age range,” says Sophia. Their goal is to make dining both exceptional and affordable.
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The menu will include a variety of fresh-made Italian cuisine, steaks and seafood options, as well as gluten-free and vegan choices. Phil says they will also include Greek items such souvlaki, moussaka and everyone’s favorite spanakopita. “Our longtime customers bugged us to put Greek food on the menu,” he says. “We come from a family that has cooked traditional Greek food for decades.” “None of this is possible without our mother, Andigoni,” says Sophia. “She taught us our work ethic and was always the go-getter, making things happen.” At 89, the family matriarch still visits the pizza restaurant every day and will most likely be a regular presence at Knots Landing. “Ultimately, we want people to feel at home in our restaurants,” says Sophia, “so mom will stop by to chat with the customers because she loves to talk!”
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Emack & Bolio’s After an electrical fire on Nov. 1, 2018, destroyed their Chatham location, Emack & Bolio’s owners John and Carol Piemontese saw it as an opportunity to redesign the interior. “I look at the positives,” says John. “No one got hurt and we had seven months to redo it to fit our needs.” The couple owns three E & B locations on the Cape—Wellfleet, Chatham and Orleans. John, who used to work in the education field, runs the Chatham store, which has served ice cream since 1992. The new building kept the same footprint in the town’s historical district as the previous one, but they opened up the interior and added updated equipment. “We kept our menu essentially the same. Emack & Bolio’s is an old-fashioned ice cream store, and we put a ton of milk fat in our product, which gives it a creamy flavor,” says John, who says many people
Emack & Bolio’s offers 25 flavors, including the Original Oreo, plus specialty items such as Ice Cream Pizza—a vanilla crust, hot fudge, rainbow jimmies and M&Ms.
may not realize that Emack and Bolio’s is home to the Original Oreo ice cream. The Chatham shop offers 25 flavors, with seasonal additions, as well as a decadent specialty item called Ice Cream Pizza—a vanilla crust featuring scoops of Oreo cookie, strawberry and chocolate mousse, then drizzled with hot fudge, marshmallow, butterscotch and topped with rainbow jimmies and M&Ms. “Our most creative flavor is probably Cosmic Crunch,” says John, describing a vanilla, caramel swirl, cookie, nut and chocolate chip mixture. But the most popular choice remains good oldfashioned vanilla. “We serve a lot of children and kids tend to start with the basics.” The store welcomes customers from all over the world, including a customer from Shanghai visiting his daughter in college in Rhode Island. “It’s very enjoyable, selling ice cream,” says John. “You meet unbelievable people.”
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BISTRO ON MAIN AND CHATHAM RAW BAR With the seasons in mind, Bistro on Main is a low-key spot offering an eclectic menu and great people watching. 593 Main St. | 508-945-5033 bistroonmainchatham.com CHATHAM RAW BAR “Nature Uninterrupted.” Offering local shellfish and seafood in its purest form. 593 Main St. | 508-945-5033 chathamrawbar.com BLUE CORAL SEASIDE CUISINE & SPIRITS An open-air restaurant in a garden setting, offering casual lunches and candlelight dining. 483 Main St. | 508-348-0485 thebluecoral.com BLUEFINS SUSHI & SAKE BAR Asian-infused brunches, lunches and dinners with sushi and martini bar. 513 Main St. | 508-348-1573 bluefinschatham.com CAPTAIN’S TABLE Family owned and operated, a favorite destination for more than 50 years. 576 Main St. | 508-945-1961 captainstablechatham.com Chatham Bars Inn THE BEACH HOUSE A coastal-inspired seaside favorite for sunset clambakes and cocktails. 297 Shore Road | 508-945-0096 800-527-4884 | chathambarsinn.com STARS Fine oceanside dining by candlelight featuring a farm-to-table approach to modern classics. 297 Shore Road | 508-945-0096 800-527-4884 | chathambarsinn.com
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CHATHAM PIER FISH MARKET The freshest seafood from their own boats. Available for takeout or enjoy one of the outside picnic tables. 45 Barcliff Ave. Ext. | 508-945-3474 chathampierfishmarket.com CHATHAM SQUIRE Chatham’s family restaurant offers a tavern atmosphere with a diverse menu. Check website for events and live entertainment schedule. 487 Main St. | 508-945-0945 | thesquire.com
THE BEACH HOUSE A coastal-inspired seaside favorite for sunset clambakes and cocktails. 297 Shore Road | 508-945-0096 800-527-4884 | chathambarsinn.com
CHATHAM WINE BAR & RESTAURANT Offering more than 100 wines by the bottle, craft beers and artful entrées for brunch, lunch and dinner. Outdoor seating and fire pit. 359 Main St. | 508-945-1468 chathamwinebar.com DEL MAR BAR & BISTRO Bistro cuisine, wood-fired pizza and an extensive wine list make this one of Chatham’s coolest nightspots. 907 Main St. | 508-945-9988 delmarbistro.com IMPUDENT OYSTER An upscale eatery in a former church, featuring a fresh take on seafood plus a bustling bar scene. 15 Chatham Bars Ave. | 508-945-3545 theimpudentoyster.com KNOTS LANDING BAR & GRILL New restaurant offers a variety of fresh-made Italian, steaks and seafood options, as well as gluten-free and vegan choices. Greek items such souvlaki, moussaka and spanakopita are also on the menu. 1077 Main St. | 508-945-1700
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THE SACRED COD A classic, upscale tavern featuring local ingredients, including produce from the Chatham Bars Inn Farm. 297 Shore Road | 508-945-0096 800-527-4884 | chathambarsinn.com www.chathamlivingmag.com
MOM & POPS BURGERS Pressed burgers, including El Dyablo (hot!), and steamed cheeseburgers, plus homemade lumpia— hand-rolled Filipino pork eggrolls. 1603 Main St. | 774-840-4144 momandpopschatham.com ORPHEUM CAFÉ Featuring appetizers, sandwiches and a fivecourse wine pairing series. 637 Main St. at Chatham Orpheum Theater 508-945-0874 | chathamorpheum.org PATE’S RESTAURANT A Cape Cod landmark since 1957, Pate’s offers prime cuts of beef, fresh seafood and a classic lounge menu. 1260 Main St. | 508-945-9777 patesrestaurant.com PISCES Coastal cooking with styles and flavors from around the world, with décor from local artists. 2653 Main St. | 508-432-4600 piscesofchatham.com RED NUN BAR & GRILL Chatham’s sports pub tavern, consistently rated best burgers on the Cape. 746 Main St. | 508-348-0469 | rednun.com THE TALKATIVE PIG Chef Jeff Mitchell serves Mediterranean-inspired dishes using the freshest locally sourced ingredients. Don’t miss their signature handpulled pizzas. 2642 Main St. | 508-430-5211 thetalkativepig.com Wequassett Resort and Golf Club TWENTY-EIGHT ATLANTIC Chef James Hackney’s menu at the resort’s signature restaurant celebrates native and seasonal ingredients with creative, award-winning flair. Waterfront location. 2173 Route 28 | Harwich 508-430-3000 | wequassett.com/dining THOREAU’S A club-like bar adjacent to Twenty-Eight Atlantic, Thoreau’s offers a unique menu, an extensive wine list and a wide selection of martinis and specialty cocktails. 2173 Route 28 | Harwich | 508-430-3000 wequassett.com/dining LIBAYTION Beachfront bar offers the best water views on Cape Cod. Guests will enjoy the diverse menu featured at the Outer Bar & Grille. Open during summer months for lunch and dinner, weather permitting. 2173 Route 28 | Harwich | 508-432-5400 wequassett.com/dining WILD GOOSE TAVERN AT CHATHAM WAYSIDE INN Destination dining in the heart of Chatham village, “the Goose” offers local seafood and organic and gluten-free options. 512 Main St. | 508-945-5590 wildgoosetavern.com
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CHATHAM COOKWARE Home to the famous French breakfast muffins, “the Cookware” serves up breakfast and lunch. 524 Main St. | 508-945-1250 chathamcookware.com CHATHAM FILLING STATION Baked goods, breakfast and lunch in a retro diner. Located in the former Old Harbor Bakery location, next to Chatham Fish & Chips. 75 Old Harbor Road | 508-945-4380 chathamfillingstation.com
BISTRO ON MAIN AND CHATHAM RAW BAR With the seasons in mind, Bistro on Main is a low-key spot offering an eclectic menu and great people watching. 593 Main St. | 508-945-5033 bistroonmainchatham.com
CHATHAM FISH & CHIPS For the freshest fish and chips within a baseball’s throw away from Veterans Field, home of the Chatham Anglers. 75 Old Harbor Road | 508-945-2447 chathamfishandchips.com MAC’S SEAFOOD: CHATHAM FISH & LOBSTER CO. Mac’s Seafood has taken over the popular Route 28 fish market and deli. Renovated interior features a new kitchen and a full raw bar and indoor seating for 50 and an outdoor patio. 1291 Main St. | 508-945-1173 macsseafood.com/markets/chatham CHATHAM PERK A local coffee bar and café featuring specialty sandwiches for breakfast and lunch, and catering for any size event. 307 Orleans Road | 508-945-5005 chathamperk.com
MAC’S SEAFOOD: CHATHAM FISH & LOBSTER CO. Mac’s Seafood has taken over the popular Route 28 fish market and deli. Renovated interior features a new kitchen and a full raw bar and indoor seating for 50 and an outdoor patio. 1291 Main St. | 508-945-1173 macsseafood.com/markets/chatham
CHATHAM VILLAGE CAFÉ & BAKERY Local hometown bakery featuring hand-cut donuts and gourmet sandwiches for breakfast and lunch. 69 Crowell Road | 508-945-3229 508-945-2525 | chathambakery.com CORNER STORE A fun place to stop by for a burrito, panini or whoopee pie. 1403 Old Queen Anne Road 508-432-1077 | freshfastfun.com
CHATHAM PERK A local coffee bar and café featuring specialty sandwiches for breakfast and lunch, and catering for any size event. 307 Orleans Road | 508-945-5005 chathamperk.com
HANGAR B EATERY Offering classic breakfasts and lunches, such as eggs benedict and fish tacos, including gluten-free options. 240 George Ryder Road | Chatham Airport 508-593-3655 JOMAMA’S NEW YORK BAGELS AND COFFEEHOUSE Featuring organic coffees and all-fruit smoothies, plus breakfast sandwiches, wraps and paninis. 400 Main St. | 508-348-5621 jomamascapecod.com LARRY’S PX Serving breakfast and lunch since 1955, this unassuming eatery offers classic American fare. 1591 Main St. | 508-945-3964
KNOTS LANDING BAR & GRILL New restaurant offers a variety of fresh-made Italian, steaks and seafood options, as well as gluten-free and vegan choices. Greek items such souvlaki, moussaka and spanakopita are also on the menu. 1077 Main St. | 508-945-1700
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SANDI’S DINER Great breakfasts, service and prices in a relaxed downtown location. 639 Main St. | 508-945-0631 SNOWY OWL COFFEE ESPRESSO BAR In addition to their espresso and brewed beverages, Snowy Owl’s Chatham location offers cookies from Kayak Cookies, pastries from Pain D’Avignon and gluten-free vegan muffins from Cape Cod Muffins and White Lion Bakery. 483 Main St. | 774-323-0605 socoffee.co/espresso-bar-in-chatham
ASIAN PARADISE Authentic Cantonese, Mandarin and Szechuan cuisine cooked in an open kitchen. Takeout. 1587 Main St., Shop Ahoy Plaza 508-945-7788 asianparadisechatham.com
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BRANCHES GRILL AND CAFÉ New restaurant offers a mix of Caribbean and American fare, including jerk chicken, pulled pork, fried plantains, fish sandwiches, hamburgers and chicken wings. 155 Crowell Road | 508-348-1716 branchesgrillandcafe.com
BLUEFINS SUSHI & SAKE BAR Asian-infused brunches, lunches and dinners with sushi and martini bar. 513 Main St. | 508-348-1573 bluefinschatham.com
PUBLIC CAFÉ Locally roasted organic coffees, breakfast, lunch and dinner featuring ethnic cuisine and glutenfree options. Located next to Sandi’s Diner. 641 Main St. | 508-444-8833
CARMINE’S Specialty pizzas and more in a retro-inspired setting. 595 Main St. | 508-945-5300 carminescapecod.com
PATE’S RESTAURANT A Cape Cod landmark since 1957, Pate’s offers prime cuts of beef, fresh seafood and a classic lounge menu. 1260 Main St. | 508-945-9777 patesrestaurant.com
NEW ENGLAND PIZZA HOUSE Classic pizza, subs and salads with a Greek flair. 1200 Main St. | 508-945-9070 newenglandpizzachatham.com SWEET TOMATOES PIZZA Neapolitan-style thin crust pizza using whole wheat flour and signature chunky tomato sauce. 790 Main St. | 508-348-0200 sweettomatoescapecod.com
CHATHAM PERK A local coffee bar and bakery featuring assorted muffins, scones and cakes. 307 Orleans Road | 508-945-5005 chathamperk.com
SWEET TOMATOES PIZZA Neapolitan-style thin crust pizza using whole wheat flour and signature chunky tomato sauce. 790 Main St. | 508-348-0200 sweettomatoescapecod.com
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MARION’S PIE SHOP Established in 1947, this specialty bakeshop offers gourmet pies and more. 2022 Main St. | 508-432-9439 marionspieshopofchatham.com MONOMOY COFFEE CO. Fresh muffins and bagels daily, homemade flavored cream cheeses and grab-and-go sandwiches. 447a Main St. | 508-945-5662 SNOWY OWL COFFEE ESPRESSO BAR In addition to their espresso and brewed beverages, Snowy Owl’s Chatham location offers cookies from Kayak Cookies, pastries from Pain D’Avignon and gluten-free vegan muffins from Cape Cod Muffins and White Lion Bakery. 483 Main St. | 774-323-0605 socoffee.co/espresso-bar-in-chatham
BUFFY’S ICE CREAM SHOP A Chatham landmark with friendly service and large portions. The most difficult thing is deciding on a flavor. 456 Main St. | 508-945-5990 CHATHAM PENNY CANDY An old-fashioned penny candy store with a great selection of ice cream, fudge and saltwater taffy. Corner of Main St. and Seaview St. 508-945-3518 | chathampennycandy.com CHILLER’S HAWAIIAN ICE Authentic Hawaiian shaved ice plus ice cream and frozen yogurt. 22 Barn Hill Road | 508-776-5555 EMACK & BOLIO’S Home to the Original Oreo ice cream. Emack & Bolio’s offers creative flavors like Cosmic Crunch and specialty items like ice cream pizza. New building located at same address. 37 Kent Place | 508-945-5506 emackandbolioscapecod.com KREAM N’ KONE This family owned landmark has served awardwinning fried seafood and soft ice cream for more than 30 years. 1653 Main St. | 508-945-3308 kreamnkonechatham.com SHORT ‘N’ SWEET With a large selection of flavors and a friendly staff, located in the Old Schoolhouse building, a Chatham icon. 2334 Main St. | jnewtus.wix.com/shortnsweet
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MAY 23 Out in Blue Fields: A Year at Hokum Rock Blueberry Farm
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MAY 1-OCT. 16 Chatham Lighthouse Tours Located on the grounds of Coast Guard Station, Chatham Lighthouse has a rich history and is available to tour on select days. Free admission. 1-3:30 p.m. Chatham Lighthouse, 37 Main St. Visit chathaminfo.com for specific dates. MAY 2 Spring Into Style Fashion Show & Luncheon A fashion show luncheon kicks off Chatham’s first downtown Derby event. Proceeds from the event benefit Chatham Children’s Fund holiday wish list party. A Chatham Chamber of Commerce and Chatham Merchants Association event. $35. 11:30 a.m. Chatham Wayside Inn, 512 Main St., chathaminfo.com MAY 4 Chatham’s First Downtown Derby at Kate Gould Park Main Street shops and downtown restaurants welcome you with spring-time and Derby-themed specials. Pretend you’re at the Kentucky Derby! Wear a festive hat. Prizes awarded. Sponsored by the Chatham Chamber of Commerce and Chatham Merchants Association. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Seahorse races in bandstand: 10-11 a.m. and 1-2 p.m. chathaminfo.com. MAY 4 “A Dangerous Idea” The Chatham Orpheum Theater and Sustainable Practices present an original film about how eugenics and genetics gained traction in the 20th century. This documentary brings to light how false scientific claims have influenced equality and the unraveling of the American dream. $10. 10 a.m. Chatham Orpheum Theater, 637 Main St., 508-945-0874, chathamorpheum.org MAY 11 Free Locals Day Are you a Cape Cod resident? The Atwood House & Museum and Chatham Marconi Maritime Center once again team up to celebrate a free day of fun. Show your Cape Cod driver’s license for free admission to two of the Cape’s most interesting places to visit. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Atwood House & Museum, 347 Stage Harbor Road; Marconi-RCA Wireless Museum, 847 Orleans Road, chathamhistoricalsociety.org MAY 16 Frida Kahlo Lecture Like many artists in Mexico City’s vibrant intellectual circles, Frida Kahlo avidly collected traditional Mexican folk art—arte popular—as a celebration of indigenous and mestizo cultures. The lecture, led by art historian Beth Stein, will focus on how Kahlo was an ambitious, ever-evolving and influential painter. 10-11:30 a.m. Register online. Creative Arts Center, 154 Crowell Road, 508-945-3583, capecodcreativearts.org
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MAY 19 100th Anniversary of the NC-4 The Atwood’s monthly Sunday lecture series, featuring Dave Crocker, will focus on the first transatlantic flight in history. This historical feat could not have happened without a stop in Chatham. Attend the lecture to find out why! Free for members / $10 for nonmembers. Atwood House & Museum, 347 Stage Harbor Road, 508-945-2493, chathamhistoricalsociety.org MAY 23 Out in Blue Fields: A Year at Hokum Rock Blueberry Farm The Eldredge Public Library hosts conservationist Stephen Spear and journalist Janice Riley who chronicle a year of cultivating blueberries on Hokum Rock Farm in Dennis. The Spears family has owned the farm since 1973 and began cultivating blueberries exclusively in 1986, selling thousands of pints each season. Fans of stories about the natural world, farming or simply Cape Cod, will appreciate this celebration of blueberries. 7-8 p.m. Eldredge Public Library, 564 Main St., 508-945-5170 eldredgelibrary.org MAY 24 & 25 Atwood House & Museum Opening Weekend Three new exhibits will kick off the 2019 season: “Main Street Cape Cod,” a historical walk down the main streets we love; “Chatham Digs,” a look at what archeologists found underneath the foundation of the Atwood House; “NC-4 Flight Into Chatham,” celebrating the 100th anniversary of the first transatlantic flight and Chatham’s important role in it. Other favorite exhibits such as the Fishing Gallery, the Mural Barn and the Life Saving Service will reopen as well. Atwood House & Museum, 347 Stage Harbor Road, 508-945-2493, chathamhistoricalsociety.org MAY 24-26 Chatham Shark Center Opening Weekend The Chatham Shark Center offers an in-depth look at the great white shark. Through interactive exhibits, videos, displays and virtual reality experiences, visitors will learn about groundbreaking research and one of Cape Cod’s most captivating summer residents. Open from Memorial Day weekend to Columbus Day. $5 per person; free for children under age 5. Chatham Shark Center, 235 Orleans Road, 508-348-5901, atlanticwhiteshark.org/chatham-shark-center MAY 27 Memorial Day Ceremony The ceremony begins at the WWI Memorial at the Chatham Community Center. The procession will then proceed down Main Street. Participants will move to five different memorial sites and conclude at Veterans Circle. At each site, there will be a brief ceremony to include a wreath placement, a rifle salute by members of the Chatham VFW and playing of Taps. 10-11:15 a.m. chathaminfo.com JUNE 1 “Sacred Cod” Documentary For centuries, cod was like gold, driving men to extremes. Cod were so abundant in the waters off New England that fishermen used to say they could walk across the Atlantic on the backs of them. In recent decades, the region’s cod catch plummeted—government surveys of the iconic species reported increasingly dire results. “Sacred Cod” gives viewers an up-close look at the challenges many will face in the age of climate change. Presented by Sustainable Practices and Chatham Orpheum Theater. $10. 10 a.m., Chatham Orpheum Theater, 637 Main St., 508-945-0874, chathamorpheum.org JUNE 8 6th Annual Chatham Municipal Airport Open House, Community Day and Fly-In A day of “Planes, Trains and Automobiles.” Enjoy aviation aircraft displays, collectibles from the Model A Club of Cape Cod and model railroad displays from Nauset Model Railroad Club. Hangar B, the airport’s eatery, will be open for business and picnic food will be available. A free, family-friendly event. 9 a.m.- 2 p.m. 240 George Ryder Road, 508-945-9000, chathamairport.com JUNE 8 Second Annual One Ocean, One Cape Cod: A Marine Celebration The 60-minute documentary “Sonic Sea” tells the story of a former U.S. Navy officer who solved a tragic mystery and changed the way we understand how our actions impact the ocean and our natural resources. All ticket sales support Ocean Protection Advocacy Kids’ (OPAK) educational programming across Southeastern Massachusetts. Sponsored by Nauset Marine. $12. 8:45-10:45 a.m. Chatham Orpheum Theater, 637 Main St., 508-945-0874 chathamorpheum.org
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JUNE 14-AUG. 16 Art in the Park & Stripers in the Shops Previously known as “Sharks in the Park,” Art in the Park—on display at Kate Gould Park—will feature wooden shapes of the Cape as well as mermaids created or painted by local artists. Artwork will later be auctioned to benefit the Chatham Merchants Association, whose mission is to promote the town of Chatham and the interests of its retail members. Also this year, there will be stripers “swimming” in the shops for summer visitors to “hunt” throughout the summer. Each person who turns in a completed booklet will receive a prize. Scavenger hunt booklets are available at the Chatham Chamber on Main Street. Memorial Day through Labor Day. chathamartinthepark.net JUNE 19 50th Anniversary Summer Gala Celebration One of the Creative Arts Centers’ largest fundraisers. Enjoy live music, hors d’oeuvres and silent auction items at Chatham Bars Inn. 297 Shore Road. 6-8 p.m. For more information, visit capecodcreativearts.org JUNE 21-23 Chatham History Weekend Learn about this small town’s historic riches, its organizations and 2019 offerings. All historic Chatham venues will be open for at least one day this weekend, many with reduced or no admission charge. Explore points of interest on a shuttle bus. For more information, visit historic-chatham.org JUNE 21 Chatham Marconi Maritime Center’s Annual Benefit Reception Join Marconi Maritime Center at their premier summer fundraiser supporting the youth STEM education program and development of future Marconi-RCA Wireless Museum exhibits. Enjoy hors d’oeuvres, raw bar and a range of beverages. Live music, a live auction and raffle. Limited to 135 guests, email gala@ChathamMarconi.org to attend. Chatham Beach & Tennis Club, 12 Main St., 5:30-7:30 p.m. chathammarconi.org JUNE 23 Chatham’s Archaeological Digs The Atwood’s Sunday monthly lecture will focus on the archeological findings of Craig Chartier, an archeologist who led the dig of the old Atwood House. Free for members / www.chathamlivingmag.com
$10 for non-members. Atwood House & Museum, 347 Stage Harbor Road, Chatham, chathamhistoricalsociety.org JUNE 26-AUG. 28 Chatham Bars Inn Summer Guest Chef Series Join executive chef Anthony Cole and his guest chef friends, including Michael Schlow, Mike Price, Andy Husbands, Tony Messina, Tatiana Rosana and more, for a farm-to-table family-style dinner every Wednesday this summer. Each exclusive dinner will be located outdoors at the inn, beginning with a champagne toast at 5:30 p.m., followed by dinner at 6 p.m. All guest chefs will feature seasonal produce from the inn’s farm and fresh seafood from the Cape. $95 per person or $130 per person with two selected wine pairings. Limited availability. To reserve, please call 508-945-0096. For more information, visit chathambarsinn.com JUNE 28-AUG. 30: Lobster Roll Suppers Before heading over to the Friday night Chatham Band concert, stop by the Methodist Church for a lobster roll. Eat in, take out or enjoy at their outdoor picnic tables. You may call ahead to reserve your meal. 5-7 p.m. Fridays. First United Methodist Church, 16 Cross St., 508-945-0474, chathammethodist.org JUNE 30 40th Annual Chatham Harbor Run/Walk Join the Cape Cod Athletic Club at their annual harbor 6.2-mile run or 3.1-mile walk to benefit the Monomoy Regional High School Scholarship fund. T-shirts available for purchase on race day. Pick up registration applications at Chatham Squire on Main Street or register online at capecodathleticclub.org. New time: 11 a.m. Monomoy Regional Middle School, 425 Crowell Road. JUNE 28-AUG. 30 Chatham Band Friday Night Concerts Every Friday night, all roads on the Cape lead to Kate Gould Park and the Whit Tileston Bandstand where the one and only Chatham Band performs. Attendees are encouraged to sing along, march around and dance. 8-9:30 p.m. Whit Tileston Bandstand, Kate Gould Park, Main St., chathamband.com ANNUAL 2019 | CHATHAM LIVING BY THE SEA
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JULY 9-AUG. 20 Summer Craft Fairs Every other Tuesday in July and August, visit local vendors and crafters at First Congregational Church. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. July 9 & 23, Aug. 6 & 20, 650 Main St., chathamcongregational.org
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JULY 1-AUG. 26 Mondays on Main The Chatham Merchants Association and Chatham Chamber of Commerce bring you a night of live music and entertainment on Main Street every Monday night in July and August. The shops, restaurants and businesses will have specials, promotions, pop-up shops and more! “Chatham—It’s Where You Want to be on Monday Night!” 5:30-9 p.m. mondaysonmain.com JULY 3-JULY 24 TD Bank Summer Concert Series Presented by the Arts Foundation of Cape Cod, the concert series consists of four weekly, family-oriented concerts. Free and open to the public. 6-7:30 p.m. Wednesdays. Whit Tileston Bandstand, Kate Gould Park, Main Street. artsfoundation.org JULY 4 Strawberry Festival Following the Fourth of July parade, enjoy strawberry shortcake, hot dogs, sandwiches and beverages. 11a.m.-1 p.m., First United Methodist Church, 16 Cross St., 508-945-0474, chathammethodist.org JULY 4 Independence Day Parade Chatham’s Parade, which started in 1908, is one of the oldest in the United States, attracting 20,000 people annually! This year’s theme is “Chatham Honors You! Service Members Past, Present, Future.” As the 75th anniversary of D-Day arrives, the theme honors all men and women who have served in all wars and in peacetime, and pays tribute to Chatham’s contributions to the military. 9:30-11:30 a.m. chathamparade.com JULY 10 & AUG. 14 32nd Annual Arts, Crafts, Antiques & Collectibles Fair Local vendors share their creations and collectibles. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. First United Methodist Church, 16 Cross St., 508-945-0474, chathammethodist.org JULY 12-21 5th Annual Cape Cod Hydrangea Festival An annual celebration of the region’s blue, pink, and white signature flowers! This 10-day festival’s main attractions are the daily tours of private gardens, each designed and maintained by the individual homeowners. As you admire beautiful spaces, you will be supporting a variety of local nonprofits. capecodchamber.org JULY 13 Evening to Remember The Chatham Historical Society will host its annual fundraising gala at the breathtaking “Sea La Vie” estate in Chathamport. The evening will include cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, a celebration of history honoring the 2019 “Bringing History to Life” award recipient and beautiful waterfront views. A silent auction will take place throughout the night. 5-7 p.m. Tickets are $100 per person and can be purchased through chathamhistoricalsociety.org
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JULY 14 The Apollo Mission July’s Sunday Lecture will be presented by Don Broderick, dedicated Atwood volunteer and former naval aviator. Free for members / $10 for non-members. Atwood House & Museum, 347 Stage Harbor Road, 508-945-2493, chathamhistoricalsociety.org
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JULY 25 Great White Gala The Atlantic White Shark Conservancy’s fourth annual gala will benefit shark research and the conservancy’s education programs. Live music and dancing, silent and live auctions. 6:30-10 p.m. New location this year: Wychmere Beach Club, 23 Snow Inn Road, Harwich Port. For more information, visit atlanticwhiteshark.org JULY 29 Taste of Chatham A fresh face on a summer classic. An evening of delicious food, drink and great company. Chatham’s premier dining event supports local families of Monomoy Community Services. 5:30-8:30 p.m. monomoy.org/fund-raising/ taste-of-chatham/ AUG. 3 18th Annual Hookers Ball The Cape Cod Commercial Fishermen’s Alliance annual party helps raise money to fund its work to keep local seafood on dinner plates, healthy fish populations in the ocean and a sustainable and profitable smallboat fishing industry on Cape Cod. Enjoy live music and dancing; a silent and live auction; a raw bar and local seafood. 6-10 p.m. 150 George Ryder Road, under the big white tent at Chatham VFW. capecodfishermen.org AUG. 3 Pirates Day A day of swashbuckling fun with face paint, games, snacks and real, live pirates! For tickets, visit chathamhistoricalsociety.org. 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Atwood House & Museum, 347 Stage Harbor Road, 508-945-2493, chathamhistoricalsociety.org AUG. 16-18 48th Annual Festival of the Arts Cape Cod’s premier fine arts and crafts festival showcases beautiful work from 120 artisans. Exhibitors from around the country showcase one-of-a-kind pieces, including clothing, jewelry, fine woodworking, art, ceramics and glass. Food trucks and an ice cream van will be at the center of the green. A children’s tent features fun activities and face painting. Free admission. Five-minute walk from Main Street. Shuttle bus from Creative Arts Center and Main Street Community Center. 508-945-3583. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Chase Park, Cross St., capecodcreativearts.org/festivals AUG. 25: Chatham Historical Society Annual Meeting The Atwood House & Museum will be hosting The Chatham Historical Society annual meeting to review reports, bylaws and other business matters. Attend the meeting to learn more about Chatham’s Historical Society! Atwood House & Museum, 347 Stage Harbor Road, 508-945-2493, chathamhistoricalsociety.org
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OCT. 19-28 Pumpkin People in the Park Local businesses and regular folk create unique and fascinating displays with pumpkins. Travel & Leisure Magazine named Chatham the 4th “Best Towns in America for Halloween,” citing Oktoberfest and Pumpkin People in the Park as must go-to events. Thousands of spectators pose with the “people” every year. Sponsored by Chatham Merchants Association and Chatham Chamber of Commerce. Kate Gould Park, Main Street, chathammerchants.com OCT. 12 Chatham Sparkles Artists will paint all over town during the morning and early afternoon and then see their paintings framed and displayed for a sparkling reception. 5:30-7 p.m. Creative Arts Center, 154 Crowell Road, 508-945-3583, capecodcreativearts.org OCT. 26 Oktoberfest Pumpkin People in the Park, great beer, bratwurst, music, kids’ games. All of these events are just a small part of Chatham’s Oktoberfest. 10:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Sponsored by Chatham Merchants Association and Chatham Chamber of Commerce. Kate Gould Park, Main Street oktoberfestinchatham.com NOV. 11 Veterans Day Parade The ceremony will take place at the Chatham Community Center. Participants include members of the Chatham VFW and American Legion, the Ladies Auxiliary to the Chatham VFW, the Chatham Coast Guard, the Coast Guard Auxiliary, and boys and girls from the local Scout organizations. 11 a.m. chathaminfo.com NOV. 26 Historic Bake Sale “The Best Bake Sale in History” will be held at 10 a.m. until baked goods run out. The Atwood museum’s gift shop will be open and copies of “American Cookery and New England Pie” will be available, along with a selection of holiday gifts. Atwood House & Museum, 347 Stage Harbor Road, 508-945-2493, chathamhistoricalsociety.org NOV. 28 15th Annual Chatham Turkey Trot Fun run or walk over 3.1 miles of winding and rolling paved roads and beautiful scenery. Founded by the Unitarian Universalist Meeting House and The Chatham Walkers, the trot benefits Lower Cape Outreach Council. Free T-shirts first come first serve, raffle and homemade pie sale. Registration 7-8 a.m. behind the Chatham Orpheum Theater at the corner of Main Street and Stage Harbor Road. Adults (13+): $15 + a bag of nonperishable groceries. Children (5-12): $5 + two grocery items. Under 5: free + 1 grocery item. For more information, call 508-432-7194 or visit chathamturkeytrot.com
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DEC. 1 Annual Santa Claus arrival at Chatham Fish Pier on Coast Guard Vessel After greeting children at the pier at 11:30 a.m., Santa will hop into a fire engine and travel to the Community Center, where he will listen to Christmas wishes starting at 2 p.m. Children who meet Santa will receive a small gift. This annual event is sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Lower Cape Cod. chathammerchants.com DEC. 13-15 Christmas by the Sea Holiday Stroll Weekend Chatham shops welcome hundreds of shoppers with homemade cookies, a tree-lighting ceremony, carolers, a brass trio, horse and carriage rides, breakfasts with Santa, Santa’s workshop and more! chathamchristmasbythesea.com DEC. 13 Annual Tree Lighting Parade and Ceremony Meet at Carmine’s Pizza and sing carols while walking to Kate Gould Park for the annual tree lighting. 5:45 p.m. chathamchristmasbythesea.com DEC. 14 Christmas Cookie Express Delicious homemade cookies available by the pound. Doors open at 8:30 a.m. and will continue until the cookies are sold out! First Congregational Church, 650 Main St., chathamcongregational.org DEC. 14 Grub with the Grinch & Hearthwarming Families can enjoy holiday and “Grinch” breakfast foods, plus a special reading by the Grinch himself. He may even join in a Christmas song with his guests! Later in the afternoon, join the Atwood Museum family to set fire in the old hearth. Enjoy decorations, music and a gift shop sale. Tickets available at chathamhistoricalsociety.org. Atwood House & Museum, 347 Stage Harbor Road, 508-945-2493, chathamhistoricalsociety.org DEC. 14 Breakfast with Santa A Chatham Christmas stroll tradition! Enjoy a hearty breakfast with Saint Nick and be sure to tell him what’s on your Christmas wish list! This event at sells out quickly and tickets are required. Sponsored by the Chatham Wayside Inn and Chatham Merchants Association. 9 a.m. For tickets and information, visit chathamchristmasbythesea.com. Chatham Wayside Inn, 512 Main St., waysideinn.com DEC. 31 First Night Chatham Now in its 29th year, the familyfriendly, alcohol-free, townwide celebration of the arts with more than 70 performances and events. Don’t miss the circus show, ice sculptures and fireworks! A full day of fun and entertainment, starting with a town photo at noon at the Chatham Lighthouse, culminating with fireworks at Oyster Pond as the Countdown Cod takes revelers to the stroke of midnight. firstnightchatham.com
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“Nature is painting for us, day after day, pictures of infinite beauty.” —John Ruskin PHOTOS BY MARCY FORD
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