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A Very Rare Offering: One of Nantucket’s premier properties, “Long Hill,” is perched majestically at the crest of historic upper Orange Street and enjoys expansive, panoramic views of the Harbor, Coatue and town. The beautifully landscaped grounds include a formal English garden with brick walkway rimmed by manicured boxwood, lovely rose gardens, specimen trees, a two-car garage and a towering privet hedge which surrounds the entire estate.

NOTE: There is a separate building lot on the property that is included in the sale. $18,975,000

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Over three acres of lush lawn with private pool sitting on one of the high elevations in the area. Water views from both the front and back of the property. The large lot size allows for the construction of a secondary dwelling if desired. There is deeded access to the harbor.

The home consists of three living levels.

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We’re all in. Are you?

Now is the time for everyone who loves Nantucket to help build the community’s new hospital.

This historic initiative is being funded solely through private donations, with no taxpayer dollars, so it will only be possible with the support of the entire Nantucket community. These are a few of the faces of the many Nantucketers who have already generously contributed to this effort.

Join them today by donating a gift of any size at nantuckethospital.org/newbuilding,

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A numerical snapshot of Nantucket in the sweet month of September.

NEAT STUFF 36

The newest spin on cycling hits the high seas with the Schiller water bike.

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From Julian Edelman strutting around with supermodels to Kourtney Kardashian bartending at the BOX.

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There’s a lot to do this fall. Not to worry, we have the list of where you need to be.

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What’s the word on the street?

We’ve got the buzz.

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Hera Maharjan hits mid-island with a new Mexican-style eatery called the Boathouse.

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66 RING MY BELL

84 ROLE MODEL

Nantucket Holidays for Heroes is fighting PTSD by providing veterans with specially trained service dogs.

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Celebrating the inspiring legacy of the late Suzanne Wright.

Nvestigate 56 ROOMMATE MATCHMAKER

Summer resident Lia Wayman is revolutionizing the search for roommates and rentals.

60 FAST TRACK

Summer resident Wayne Rogers is embarking on a whole new train of thought when it comes to American infrastructure.

The remarkable story of how summer resident Jamie Siminoff reinvented the door bell.

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This September, philosopher Deepak Chopra will headline The Nantucket Project and defend his life’s work.

Christy Turlington Burns brings moving meditation to The Nantucket Project this September.

Nvogue 91 FALL IN LOVE

The carefree fashion of September on Nantucket.

Nvestigate 102 STREET BEAT

Meet the musicians launching their careers from the streets of Nantucket.

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Not so fast

Exploring lessons in the timelessness of friendship.

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Ring Master

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A quick chat with local yogi Meagan Rohrer.

Photo by DARREN ORNITZ

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ng Lender

Take a look at some of the loveliest weddings in Nantucket history.

Erin & Toby Banta tied the knot on Nantucket this summer.

Christy Turlington Burns was photographed for the cover of this September issue by Silja Magg.

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Publisher & Editor-in-Chief Bruce A. Percelay Editor Robert Cocuzzo Art Director Paulette Chevalier Chief Photographer Kit Noble Web Editor Emme Duncan Operations Consultant Adrian Wilkins Staff Photographer Brian Sager Contributors Grace Bartlett Susan Browne Sarah DaRosa Peach Edwards Jake Evans Elsie Gaw Daniel Honan Kelly McCarthy Rebecca Nimerfroh Marie-Claire Rochat Porter Simmons Jen Shalley

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Fall

As much as people view August on Nantucket as the height of the season, September is often the highlight. The expres-

sion “less is more” perfectly describes September on Nantucket, a time when less crowds, less cars, and less events can make this one of the most enjoyable months of the year.

Topping off the September calendar is The Nantucket Project where people are encouraged to stop and think. This year’s Project kicks off with the new Threshold event highlighting health, wellness and mindfulness with an array of top speakers including Deepak Chopra and our cover star Christy Turlington Burns.

In our interview with Christy, she explains how meditation has become a crucial part in her life as a mother, model and social entrepreneur.

On the subject of using one’s mind, Nantucket is rich in innovation, and this issue profiles a number of people whose out-of-the-box thinking is changing several basic businesses. From Wayne Rogers’s 311 mph high-speed rail project, to Jamie Siminoff’s wildly successful Ring doorbell, to Lia Wayman’s innovative roommate matching network, creative thinking is alive and well on Nantucket.

In a story about innovation of a different breed, we learn about Holidays for Heroes’ service dog campaign for veterans. The organization is on a mission to match wounded warriors with specially-trained canines who not only assist veterans in the everyday tasks of life, but also become a vital ally in the fight against PTSD. On a personal note, my family had the privilege of hosting astronaut Drew Feustel and his family at our home during the month of August during his feature in Nantucket Magazine and presentation at the Dreamland. Only on Nantucket would one come down for breakfast and find an astronaut reading stories to their young children and telling them about adventures in space. Heroes still exist in our country and Drew Feustel is certainly one of them.

Speaking of heroes, Nantucket lost one of its brightest lights last month with the passing of Suzanne Wright. Suzanne’s extraordinary energy and drive will forever change the awareness of autism and will hopefully lead to a cure of this perplexing condition. Suzanne and her husband Bob have been fixtures on this island for many years and her loss to this community and to the fight for a cure for autism is palpable.

As the air begins to cool and the crowds start to thin we encourage you to soak up the relative peace and calm on Nantucket and wish you a wonderful fall season.

Sincerely,

Publisher & Editor-in-Chief

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Firework shells land on Jetties Beach at the Boston Pops.

$30Million Age of Judith MacKay, the oldest participant in this year’s triathlon.

Value of original art lost in the sinking of the Andrea Doria sixty years ago off the coast of Nantucket.

Pounds of crushed shells required for a 20’ x 20’ driveway.

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Types of tomatoes at Pumpkin Pond Farm

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Island cyclists rode in the Pan Mass Challenge this August.

10¢

Cost of ticket to a new picture at the Dreamland in 1914.

8,500 Babies have been born on Nantucket this year so far, breaking the previous record of 145.

$28,000 Cost of an 11-bed, 7-bath home in downtown Nantucket in 1955.

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Local nonprofits were awarded grants by the Community Foundation’s Nantucket Fund.

1,200

Number of visitors to Nantucket on Fourth of July in 1961, which was a record at the time.

$6,628

Most number of oysters shucked per night at the Brant Point Grill.

Nightly rate of the home Kourtney Kardashian rented on Nantucket earlier this summer.

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lmost from the moment Liz Finlay stepped foot on the shores of Nantucket from the mountains of Stowe, VT

two decades ago, she has been working in Nantucket real estate. Fresh from the University of Vermont, Liz quickly realized that a career in real estate was the right fit for her. When speaking with Liz, her love for Nantucket, the place she has chosen to raise her three island natives with her husband, John, is obvious.

The combination of her love of the island, years of experience, and approachable nature make Liz the perfect guide for selling, buying or renting your home on the island. Give Liz a call; her easy laughter and charm will make your Nantucket real estate experience a breeze.

Liz Finlay, Broker Sales and Rentals liz@greatpointproperties.com c.508.450.3379

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SWITCHING GEARS

The newest spin on cycling hits the high seas.

bike can hit up to ten miles per hour, depending on wind and tide.

As any serious cyclist will tell you, road biking on Nantucket can get a

But beyond a means of transportation, Schiller’s water bike puts a

little monotonous after a while. Let’s face it, there’s only so much pave-

new spin on breaking a sweat.

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“We want to give people of all athletic abilities the most ex-

cycling market, and it might just un-

hilarating and dynamic cycling ex-

lock some serious pedaling potential

perience riding the world’s most

around the island.

advanced water bike,” Schiller

Three years ago, Judah Schiller

says. “With nearly one billion bikes

invented a state-of-the-art water

around the globe built for land, our

bike to cross San Francisco Bay. A

eyes are singularly focused on the

year later, he used it to cross the

trailblazing voyages, weekend expe-

Hudson River. Now, Schiller be-

ditions and incredible sunset spins

lieves he’s perfected his bike’s design and is selling it to cycling enthusiasts to the tune of around $5,000 depending on options.

The S1 model neatly breaks down to fit in the trunk of your car and takes about ten minutes to assemble. With a single gear, the

on a new aquatic terrain. The ride doesn’t end at the water’s edge.”

Schiller bikes have been seen cruising around Martha’s Vineyard, and could land on Nantucket soon. To order one of your own, visit www.schillerbikes.com.

NEW CONSTRUCTION IN TOWN WITH POOLS Town $3,495,000

Gary Winn, Broker gary@maurypeople.com 508.330.3069 Town $2,995,000

Two new spectacular homes within walking distance of Main Street. Open living spaces with fireplaces, top of the line appliances including Sub-Zero, Wolf, and Bosch, 5 or 6 bedrooms with en-suite baths, private pool areas and separate pool cabanas.

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KEEPING UP WITH THE KARDASHIANS

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Kourtney Kardashian and her family spent two weeks on Nantucket this summer, living it up in a $50 million estate that Airbnb generously treated her to. From yacht cruises to Rolls Royce rides, the famous-for-being-famous star made it tough for fans to keep up with her around the island.

Nantucket saw some model behavior this summer when Patriots star Julian Edelman was spotted strolling down Straight Wharf hand-in-hand with Victoria’s Secret model Adriana Lima. Nantucket’s resident paparazzo Chad Pierre caught the PDA, which quickly got picked up by TMZ and went viral.

Nantucket grabbed headlines in The New York Times last month in a travel story written by Hannah Seligson. Photos for the “36 Hours in Nantucket” story came courtesy of island photographer Jonathan Nimerfroh. This isn’t the first time Nimerfroh has had his photos featured by the other Grey Lady. Two winters ago, Nimerfroh’s viral “Slurpee Wave” shots landed in the NYT’s Science Section.

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November by the Theatre Workshop of Nantucket

Friday, September 2 Saturday, September 24 As we approach our own presidential election, the Theatre Workshop of Nantucket will perform November, a humorous take on the state of America today. When Charles Smith’s chances of reelection aren’t looking great, he wins his support back by pardoning two turkeys from becoming his Thanksgiving dinner.

For tickets, visit theatreworkshop.com.

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Dragonfly Nantucket

Wednesday, September 21 Flutter on over and purchase your tickets for Dragonfly, the first annual event to benefit NAMI CC&I on Nantucket. Proceeds from this event will help individuals and families combat mental illnesses and neurological disorders. For tickets, visit namicapecod.com/ Dragonfly-Event-Registration.

Nantucket Arts Festival

Friday, September 30 Thursday, October 9 This year’s festival will include visual, musical, theatrical, literary, and other fine arts, all highlighted by the island’s special historical, architectural, and cultural assets. Check out nantucketartscouncil.org for more information.

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Holidays for Heroes American Dream Gala

Saturday, September 10 Honor the red, white and blue in this wonderful event benefitting American Dream grants, awards and scholarships. America’s MusiCorps Band will perform and an auction will take place. For tickets, visit holidaysforheroes.com.

The Nantucket Project

Thursday, September 22 Monday, September 26 The Nantucket Project aims to celebrate the human experience through storytelling, all while inspiring collaborative thinking to create a better tomorrow. Consistently one of the most fascinating events of the year, learn more at nantucketproject.com.

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Scalloper’s Ball

Friday, September 30 Don’t be shellfish! Join the party at the Nantucket Yacht Club that celebrates the start of scalloping season and supports the Nantucket Shellfish Association.

Enjoy live music and dancing, a silent auction, and snack on seafood from local fisheries.

Learn more at nantucketbayscallops.org

9 3 Nantucket Inshore Classic begins

Sunday, September 11 Saturday, October 15 Kick off the tournament at the Nantucket Anglers’ Club with hors d’oeuvres, a raw bar, raffle and Chinese auction before the real fun begins. All proceeds go to the Nantucket Anglers’ Club Scholarship Fund.

Find more information at nantucketanglersclub.com.

Saturday, October 8

6 Nantucket Restaurant Week

Monday, September 26 Sunday, October 2 Experience exceptional hospitality, food and wine at some of Nantucket’s most delicious dining establishments for the best deals of the season. Participating restaurants will offer three to five course meals for $35-$45. Visit nantucketrestaurantweek. com for more details.

Nothing beats the beautiful autumn views of the bogs, so head down Milestone Road and enjoy live music by Four Easy Payments, games for kids, and hay rides in one of the most unique spots on island. There will also be delicious food and, of course, cranberries to purchase.

Join chefs, farmers, beekeepers, fishermen, brewers and more at this unique event that features farm tours, tastings, dinner lessons, and workshops. At this event, you will have the opportunity to see where your food comes from before it actually ends up on your silver platter.

For tickets and more information visit sustainablenantucket.org.

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Cranberry Festival

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NBUZZ Actor James Franco was back on island this August staying at The Nantucket Hotel. Rumor has it that the 127 Hours star was working on a music video with his production company, Rabbit Bandini. There was no word at press time exactly what song Franco was working on, but news of his visit was nevertheless music to many a young fan’s ears.

Nantucket Hospital

Cottage chairman

Kevin Hickey announced at the sold out Boston Pops concert on Jetties Beach that a matching gift from the Percelay Family has moved the new hospital project closer to reality, and will propel NCH to expand its campaign to pursue the creation of a completed campus that includes additional hos-

FOODIE

FEST

As any islander will tell you, there’s a whole lot to savor come fall on

pital housing. According to hospital spokesman Jason Graziadei, “Housing has always been

Nantucket. This October will be es-

an enormous challenge for the hospital relative to attracting and retaining medical personnel.

pecially sweet thanks to Sustainable

Once the new hospital is created, we still are going to need to fill it with the best people and

Nantucket. Beginning on October

best programs, and that will re-

16th, Sustainable Nantucket will be

quire additional resources and

serving up the inaugural Nantucket

hospital housing.” The ener-

Grown Food Festival, celebrat-

gized hospital fundraising team

ing local chefs and purveyors with

is doubling its efforts to raise

two days of cooking demonstra-

the additional funds required to

tions, tastings and delicious dinners.

once and for all give Nantucket

From fishermen to farmers, brewers

the hospital it deserves.

to beekeepers, the many faces that make up Nantucket’s locavore scene will be on hand. Highlights will in-

ON the rocks

tasting with chef Chris Freeman, a scalloping demo and luncheon with chef Greg Margolis and a chocolate

The jetties claimed yet another victim last month when Sea Wolf, a 42-foot fish-

making workshop with the artisans

ing vessel out of Chatham, ran up on the rocks while trying to leave the channel at

of Ambrosia. Reserve your tickets

night. Five people were rescued off the boat, leaving the Sea Wolf helpless on the

at Sustainablenantucket.org.

rocks. A barge with crane was brought in a day later to pluck the boat from the rocks. The accident was yet another reminder for

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clude a cooking demonstration and

the necessary jetty restoration project that has been postponed several times.

Photo by Donald Peacock

While Barack Obama enjoyed his final vacation as president on Martha’s Vineyard this August, Nantucket hosted both presidential candidates for fundraising events.

First came Republican candidate Donald Trump who was met with hundreds of protesters. Held at a private residence on Quaise Pasture Road, the afternoon event also drew more than one hundred Trump supporters, some of whom paid up to $50,000 to attend. After about two hours on the island, Trump helicoptered back to the Cape for another event in Osterville. A few weeks later, Hillary Clinton made a similar trip to the island, except without the protesters. She was hosted by former Ambassador to Portugal Elizabeth Bagley, and ticket prices fetched up to $27,000.

From Ethiopia to Italy to Peru, Elise

Peru called Threads of Peru, which

Gura’s shop, Space, on Old South Wharf

supports female weavers. Over the

uses handmade textiles to weave cultures from around the

course of six weeks, twenty-eight Peruvian women wove

world into the fabric of Nantucket. “It’s about supporting

beautifully crafted ponchos, the proceeds of which went

things that are handmade,” she says of her shop. “Things

to supporting their families. Gura returned to the island

that are handmade have a story and have a soul.” Over

with a number of these ponchos, which are now on sale

the winter, Gura collaborated with a nonprofit based in

at Space.

The Nantucket Shorts Festival is back at the Dreamland this fall, celebrating locally produced films shot by amateurs and pros alike. Years past have seen such winners as Scott Capizzo and the Bosco brothers. Ranging from one to ten minutes, the films were submitted on September 1st and will be shown on October 8th as part of the Nantucket Arts Festival. If past Shorts Festivals are any indication, there will be plenty of compelling films to reel you in.

THE WHITE HERON off & soaring

Right on cue, the new White Heron Theatre opened its doors this past July on 5 North Water Street to throngs of excited theatergoers. The occasion was marked by a stirring performance by Oscar-winning actress Olympia Dukakis. The drama will continue to unfold this fall, with performances of Annapurna and Impresario Now in September and two performances in collaboration with The Sundance Institute Theatre Lab. For more information, visit Whiteherontheatre.org.

A new grocery store to be called The Nantucket Meat and Fish Market is in the works on the corner of Old South and Amelia Drive. The principal owners, John and Scott Ready also own a market on Marning to cater specifically to stocking the yachts that make port in Nantucket come July and August.

With the beloved local whole foods store, Annye’s, just up the street and the giant Stop & Shop a mile away, this new market will certainly have its work cut out for it.

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BOATLOADS of

BURRITOS Written BY Josh Gray

Photography BY kit noble

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Hera Maharjan hits mid-island with a new Mexican eatery called Boathouse.

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hen Hera Maharjan decided to open a Mexican fast food joint on Nantucket, he went overboard—in a good way. Taking up shop in the Sanford Boat Building next to Stop & Shop, Maharjan busted down walls, got a beer and wine license, and loaded the line with the freshest ingredients to build your own burrito. The only thing he kept the same was the history of his new digs by naming the restaurant the Boathouse.

A native of Nepal and the son of a well-known chef in his home

of soft-shelled treats made with fried, local fish,

country and much of eastern Asia,

topped with some crunchy veggies and a house-

Maharjan is a partner in several oth-

made chipotle sauce. Then there are his specialty

er island restaurants including two

items. “The Mr. Glenton” taco uses Stubby’s fa-

mainstays on the downtown Strip

mous jerk chicken and includes rice and beans,

such as Stubby’s and Walter’s Deli.

fresh pineapple and red pepper salsa. “Carlito’s

But at Boathouse he has infused his

Way” is made with homemade pork carnitas, green

food with a variety of influences from around the world.

Using fresh organic ingredients, entire first floor. There is room for several

Boathouse focuses on a “fast-food”

dozen people to be seated, while enjoying

experience, minus the questionable

the food and a wide assortment of wine and

unhealthy menu items. Anchored

beer. So now when you have a hankering

by an array of burritos, tacos and

to eat south of the border, head mid-island

quesadillas, the setup of Boathouse

where Hera Maharjan is happy to welcome

is reminiscent of what one might

you aboard the Boathouse.

see at a Chipotle or Qdoba on the mainland. “We got inspiration from places like that,” says Maharjan.

“We are still a work-in-progress, but the key for us is that everything is made from scratch and that is really rare for a fast food / takeout place.”

Customers can choose the ingredients behind glass and watch their meal come together.

“I love everything we have

chilies, salsa verde, queso fresco, cilantro and lime. The restaurant also offers a vegetarian special, several seafood options and hearty breakfast sandwiches. Hera expects to offer gluten-free and vegan options in the months to come.

The restaurant has been completely remodeled, and now has an open floor plan that uses the

on the menu, and it depends on the time of year, but our fish tacos are

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S T A N D U P G U Y

Written by Rebecca Nimerfroh Photography by Kit Noble

Thirteen-year-old summer resident Sam Milazzo knows how to toe the line.

While most youngsters turn to lemonade stands to

Dinner reservations are Sam’s bread and butter.

cushion their weekly allowance, thirteen-year-old

Every afternoon, reservations are accepted for same

Sam Milazzo is making a whole different kind of

day dining at many island hotspots, but demand is

stand. He’s standing in line—for fat fees. Whether at

high and spots fill up fast. “You should get there an

the Juice Bar or a restaurant that requires making a

hour or two early, because that’s when the line really

reservation in person, Sam offers up his time so you

starts,” says Sam. For a $100, he’s happy to wait for

don’t have to miss a minute on the beach. Meet Nan-

you.

tucket’s newest small business: Stand In Sam.

“I love the entrepreneurial spirit!” says Sam’s

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father, Samuel Owen Gallery owner Lee Mi-

Stand In Sam and gave me your email ad-

lazzo, who helped his son launch a website,

dress. Can I get an introduction?’”

An avid surfer, the Greenwich, CT native is saving the money he makes for his first

Although the business is new this season,

longboard, a Joel Tudor model. “Not a lot of

“The first client Sam got was because I told

Sam expects to be busier next year, and even

kids my age are making $100 every time they

someone at the gallery about it,” Lee muses,

has plans to hire staff to cover additional res-

do something,” Sam smiles, clearly learning

“and then they told somebody, then that per-

ervation requests (a person can only make one

early that time, especially on this island, is

son told somebody. Then I got a random email

reservation per day at each establishment, and

money. To make your reservation, visit www.

from someone saying, ‘A friend of mine was

Sam offers his employees a 25 percent cut of

standinsam.com

on Nantucket last weekend and heard about

the profits.)

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design business cards and spread the word.

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Service dogs are helping veterans combat PTSD.

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In the wake of the ongoing Global War on Terror, American soldiers have returned home addled with unprecedented rates of PTSD. According to a study released this July by the Department of Veterans Affairs, approximately twenty veterans commit suicide every day in this country. The question of how to best serve our veterans continues to be a difficult one to answer, but a new program championed by Nantucket’s Holidays for Heroes looks to service dogs as a vital ally in the fight.

This August, Holidays for Heroes launched a campaign to aid wounded warriors by providing them with service dogs specially trained for veterans. Beyond their abilities to aid the disabled in navigating everyday tasks of life, these service dogs are trained to be emotionally in tune with their owners. “The training program of these dogs is so intensive,” says Lynn Walsh, Holidays for Heroes executive director. “It’s like getting a suit tailored on Savile Row in London; the dog is trained specifically for one person’s needs and involves a lot of back and forth between the breeder and the veteran.”

Perhaps not surprisingly, each of these canines fetches between $30,000 and $50,000, costs that Holidays for Heroes is looking to offset. But if you ask veterans who depend on these dogs for their very survival, their service is priceless. “[My dog Tuesday] is trained to…realize when my breathing changes or my pulse quickens, so that he can nudge me with his head until I’ve come out of the memories and back into the present,” writes Luis Carlos Montalvan in his New York Times bestseller, Until Tuesday. “He is my barrier against crowds, my distraction from anxiety, and my assistant in every day tasks.” During his two tours in Iraq as a highly decorated officer, Montalvan’s fearlessness and valor earned him the

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nickname “The Termina-

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“He is my barrier against crowds, my distraction from anxiety, and my assistant in every day tasks.”

— Luis Carlos Montalvan

“We want to make the process of accessing these highly-trained service dogs seamless, so that these heroes can work to build their life after the military with a teammate who has their back just as they had when they served.”

— BJ Ganum

tor.” But when he returned to the States

he joined Holidays for Heroes in their

to make the process of accessing these

after suffering severe physical and men-

effort to connect servicemen with ten

highly-trained service dogs seamless

tal traumas during combat, Montalvan

service dogs by 2017. Montalvan ex-

so that these heroes can work to build

struggled to even leave the confines of

plained that despite the dramatic benefits

their life after the military with a team-

his home. “Before Tuesday, I caught

service dogs have been shown to bring

mate who has their back, just as they had

glimpses of snipers on rooftops. Before

to combat veterans, there have been no

when they served.” Ganum, who served

Tuesday, I spent more than an hour in

steps made by the government to support

as a marine from 1996 to 2004, when he

my apartment working up the courage

them. Compounding the typical bureau-

lost his leg in an IED explosion, knows

to walk half a block to the liquor store.”

cratic hindrances, Montalvan said that

the impact these dogs can have. The

Today, Montalvan is an advocate

the use of service dogs has only recently

first purchase he made upon returning

and spokesman for the effectiveness

been vetted as a legitimate treatment for

home was a little puppy, and although

of service dogs for vets. This August,

PTSD. Nevertheless, he says “it’s been

he wasn’t trained as a service dog, the

frustrating that both public

canine’s companionship brought Ganum

and private sectors haven’t

a tremendous amount of comfort as he

poured the type of energy and

reintegrated into civilian life.

resources needed to hurry up

This past August, the Nantucket com-

on this matter, particularly

munity came out in support of Holidays

with the [suicide pandemic]

for Heroes efforts and raised thousands

facing American veterans.”

of dollars for its service dog program.

And that’s where Holi-

Even local children offered dog walk-

days for Heroes comes in.

ing services at Sanford Farm in return

“What we’re looking to do

for donations. Hearing speakers such as

is be a streamline function

Luis Carlos Montalvan, the community

that ties donors and veterans

came to better understand the issues fac-

and the service dog provid-

ing vets when they return home. In com-

ers,” explains BJ Ganum, the

bat, soldiers come to depend on a level

H4H Service Dog for Heroes

of companionship with their platoon

program manager. “We want

that’s impossible to find in civilian life.

Out of the 320-plus million people who make up the population of the United States, only 2.4 million have served in the Global War on Terror. So unlike after World War II, when a generation of veterans returned home to find others who could empathize with them, only a tiny fraction of Americans can truly grasp what it means to serve today.

Yet with the help of Holidays for Heroes, society’s understanding continues to grow. To donate to the Holidays Holidaysforheroes.com.

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WRIGHT way Written by Bruce A. Percelay

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The inspiring legacy of the late Suzanne Wright

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The two dated for three years and then Bob asked Suzanne to marry him while at a family party in the basement of her parents’ home in Queens.

“The next day Bob and I were at the church to set the wedding date,” she remembered.

The

young couple began their life together modestly, with Bob working as a waiter Suzanne Wright was nothing less than a

domes of the papal city, Suzanne Wright

until he finished law school. Years later,

force of nature. When confronted with

never forgot where she came from.

after raising three children, and with Bob

her grandson Christian’s diagnosis of

Born in 1964, she was the daughter

now at the helm of NBC, Suzanne decid-

autism, the rest of Suzanne’s life was set

of a police lieutenant and homemaker

ed she wanted to attend college. “I didn’t

in motion. She would forever change the

living in the Bronx. While working at a

want anyone at NBC to know about it, so I

awareness and dialogue surrounding this

department store at the age of sixteen, Su-

used my maiden name,” she remembered.

mysterious neurodevelopmental disorder.

zanne was invited to a dance at The Col-

“I wanted to do it on my own.” It took her

Guided by her leadership and vision, and

lege of the Holy Cross. After hopping on

seven years, but with a little help from

in collaboration with her husband, Bob,

a Greyhound bus from New York City to

Bob proofreading her papers, Suzanne

Suzanne’s autism advocacy organization,

Worcester, Suzanne walked into the dance

graduated from Sarah Lawrence College.

Autism Speaks, has emerged as the global

and met her future husband. “I fell in love

There was no reading between the

leader in autism research. The organization

with Bob immediately,” she remembered

lines, or scratching one’s head to under-

has become a fund-raising phenomenon and

in a recently released biography, The

stand what Suzanne meant when she said

a beacon of hope for millions of people.

Wright Stuff. “He was so smart, so kind,

things. She was not ambiguous about any-

and had extraordinary integrity.”

thing. As Nantucket summer resident Gor-

Although Bob Wright officially served

don Gund remembers of first meeting Su-

Speaks, he considered his wife its “chief

zanne on Nantucket: “My wife Lulie and

passion officer.” After all, it was Suzanne

I were having a quiet dinner at DeMarco’s

who helped create Autism Speaks’ blue

Restaurant in the mid-1980s by ourselves

puzzle piece logo. It was Suzanne who

[when] suddenly, in her characteristically

convinced the United Nations to establish

forthright way, Suzanne came over to our

World Autism Awareness Day, lighting

table, introduced herself and asked me if I

up landmarks around the world in Au-

was blind.” Intrigued by her candor, Gund

tism Speaks’ trademark blue. In 2014, she

told her that he had lost his eyesight years

even brought the campaign to the Vatican,

earlier due to a retinal degenerative dis-

where she and her husband convinced the

ease known as retinitis pigmentosa. Su-

Pope to hold a conference of more than six

zanne went on to explain that the husband

hundred autism experts from more than

of a friend of hers, Steve Barnett, was

fifty countries. And yet no matter how

suffering from the early onset of the same

far or wide she took her fight, whether

disease, and asked if Gund would be will-

from the floor of the United Nations to the

ing to speak with him. “Over the years, we

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as the chairman and CEO of Autism

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to give your all to.” Orth’s late husband, Tim Russert, worked at NBC for more than twenty years, and their family grew close with the Wrights over the years on Nantucket.

“I’ve always felt that you can tell the make of a person by how they treat children,” says Orth’s son, Luke Russert. “To Suzanne, any child was her child. What I will remember most is being five, eight, twelve and even thirty years old, and she taking a distinct interest in my life. The conversations morphed from how kindergarten was going, to how I approached my work life balance. The conversations were never forced, always genuine and always appreciated. I know she made a tremendous impact on tons of kids with her welcomed inquisitiveness—I consider myself fortunate to be one of them.”

Suzanne adored Nantucket and was a beloved fixture on the island for many have witnessed how Suzanne, along with Bob,

years. She enjoyed scalloping in Madaket Harbor, hosting family and friends the

would go out of her way to help people who had

likes of Johnny Carson at her home, and, of course, leading the Autism Walks an-

a problem,” Gund said. “No grass grew under

nual parade every August from Jetties Beach. Wherever Suzanne went, her husband

those feet. She was very direct and focused on

of forty-nine years was invariably by her side. “I have loved Suzanne my whole

helping people, rather than worrying about un-

life,” Bob wrote in his biography. “She threw herself into everything with tireless

due worry about sensitivities.”

vigor, determination, and humanity. They became her calling cards in redefining

Despite being surrounded by the world’s corporate elite, often rubbing elbows with popes and presidents alike, Suzanne never lost her common touch. Around the halls of NBC, where her husband, Bob, served as CEO, Suzanne not only remembered employees’ names, but also their children’s names and their birthdays.

“She knew at least 500-plus NBC people by name at any given time,” wrote friend and summer resident Maureen Orth in the Inquirer & Mirror. “Suzanne humanized NBC, then owned by GE, and made it seem it seem like a team you were proud to belong to and wanted

the role of a corporate wife, launching a global crusade for autism, and finding treatment for our grandson, Christian…

Suzanne was the emotional passionate heart and soul of everything she touched.”

In both a cruel and fortuitous twist of fate, autism somehow found Suzanne Wright. Few people could have become a more energetic, passionate and effective champion of

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awareness around this condition than Suzanne Wright. She

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lived a life larger than her own and may ultimately change the course of the lives of many others to come.

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Nvestigate he dream of home ownership is not what it once was, as today renting has become the new norm.

For those in their twenties and thirties, this often means splitting the rent with a roommate. And while there may be plenty of people out there to choose from, finding the right roommate can be as hard as finding true love. That’s the problem Lia Wayman is out to fix with her new company The Room Ring.

Lia Wayman & her co-founder Josie Hubschman

“Nearly one third of American adults are living with roommates,” explains the twenty-seven-year-old Georgetown grad. “And the average American moves four times between ages of eighteen and thirty.” Wayman knows this firsthand. After three years working finance in New York City, she returned home to Boston where she found the hunt for an affordable apart-

OOMMATE

ment incredibly daunting. Moreover, she needed to find someone to fill her spot in her old New York City apartment, which she had leased with two

MATCHMAKER

other roommates. “I knew there had to

Summer resident Lia Wayman is revolutionizing the search for roommates and rentals.

says. “Hoping to create a safer, faster

Written by Robert Cocuzzo

Photography by Kit Noble

be a better way to connect people looking for roommates, subletters and lease replacements, but there was no easy and reliable service in the market,” she

online dating platforms use to optimize

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and more reliable online platform for

love connections.”

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finding a roommate, my partner and I decided to use the same systematic approach to match-making that popular

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cross between Craigslist and Match.

praise of a number of publications, includ-

com, The Room Ring allows users to

ing The New York Times and Inc. Magazine.

safely search for roommates and rentals that

“We want The Room Ring to be the safest,

meet their criteria. “When I was struggling

most secure and transparent marketplace

with the process of finding roommates in

for medium-term room rentals across the

Boston, I was hesitant to go to Craigslist be-

world,” she says. And her timing couldn’t

cause of the uncertainty of living with some-

be better. Given today’s astronomic

one I didn’t know at all,” Wayman explains.

rental market in top American cities

By creating profiles, users are able see if

(the average price for a one bedroom

they have mutual friends on Facebook, or if

in New York City, for instance, is $3,200),

their schedules and interests are compatible.

most millennials are turning to roommates

“I didn’t know finding roommate I actually

to offset the rent.

Airbnb, which is today valued at $30 billion, to see the potential in Wayman’s startup. The

liked could be this simple,” says Nick Span-

Anyone who has rented on Nantucket in

iel, a twenty-three-year-old who needed to

the last twenty years is all too familiar with this

find an apartment on the fly when he landed

housing shuffle. But by 2017, Wayman hopes

For Lia Wayman, entrepreneurism runs in

a job in Manhattan. “[The Room Ring] saved

that The Room Ring will alleviate some of the

the family. Among several successful ventures,

me the hassle of spending weeks reaching

hassle in finding a place to live on the island. In

Lia’s father, Jim, founded Paychex, what is to-

out to everyone I knew.”

the meantime, she and her partner are working

day a publicly traded company. “Since I was a

Last October, Wayman launched a beta

on some top secret innovations to their platform

little girl, I have been hearing about my dad’s

version of her platform in the country’s two

that they will be unveiling later this year. “Our

business strategies at the dinner table,” Way-

most competitive rental markets: San Fran-

focus on transparency, authenticity, safety and

man says. If all goes to plan, she may very

cisco and New York City. Even in its beta

awareness continues to drive our product devel-

well be giving her dad’s business legacy a run

version, The Room Ring has gained the

opment,” she says. One only needs to consider

for its money.

Room Ring formally launched this June.

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Track Written by Robert Cocuzzo

Photography by Kit Noble

Summer resident Wayne Rogers is embarking on a whole new train of thought in American infrastructure.

Imagine traveling from Washington DC to the heart of New York City in an hour. Even by plane, with all the hassles of checking in, security and delays,

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making that journey in under three hours seems impossible. But longtime

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Nantucket summer resident Wayne Rogers believes it can be done, and he’s refusing to let anything derail him.

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itting speeds of more than three

percent commute by train. As a result,

Once that section is in place, Rogers be-

hundred miles per hour, the

traffic increased by 60 percent between

lieves the scales will tip to proceed with

Maglev (short for magnetic levitation)

1990 and 2007, and congestion contin-

the rest of the project and probably ex-

is a train that uses superconductive mag-

ues to worsen. According to Rogers, not

tend on to Boston. “When we talk about

nets to float over the track and acceler-

only will the Maglev reduce traffic and

those type of sums of money, we forget

ate and decelerate. The technology was

emissions, but the high-speed train will

that we spend $1 billion a week in the

developed in Japan, where super high-

effectively shrink the Northeast Corri-

Middle East,” he says. “We could build

speed trains have been zipping hundreds

dor. “If you live in Baltimore, you could

out this whole first phase for ten weeks

of millions of people from city to city

take a job in D.C. that pays 20 percent

in the Middle East.”

since the 1960s. In fact, these fifty-year-

more,” Rogers reasons. “You would

Japan has already pledged $5

old Japanese trains move faster than the

have 4.2 million more jobs within a one-

billion to get the project rolling, and

while the Maglev is technically a private endeavor, Rogers hopes the federal government will play a role. To achieve speeds of 311 miles per hour, the Maglev needs to run on a mostly straight track, with very few turns. “A lot of this

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fastest trains in the United States today.

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hour commute.”

is going to be in a tunnel, which elimi-

The Maglev is more than twice as fast

The train will carry up to 750 peo-

nates most of the problems of getting

as Amtrak’s Acela. “Japan’s central rail-

ple (twice as many as than the Acela)

the right of way, but increases the cost,”

road moves 150 million people a year on

on a journey that Rogers claims is five

Rogers says. “Now if you had the fed-

100,000 trains,” Rogers says. “The aver-

times smoother than anything Amtrak

eral government participate in financing

age delay per year is thirty seconds, and

has crisscrossing the country. “You can

some of the tunnel costs, then you bring

they’ve never had a fatality.”

stand up and write your notes going three

the overall cost of the project down [as

The idea to bring this high-speed

hundred miles an hour,” he says, having

rail to the Northeast Corridor hit Rogers

traveled in the test Maglev in Japan. “If

five years ago when he received a call

you’ve ridden the Acela train, you’re

from a friend in the White House who

lucky if you can bring your coffee back

worked closely with Japan. “He told me

to your seat without spilling it—and

that Japanese executives really didn’t un-

that’s at eighty-six miles per hour most

derstand—having seen a vision of Amer-

of the time.” The train’s magnetic forces

ica where we’re a high-technology coun-

prevent the possibility of derailments,

try, where every child has an iPhone, an

while also consuming half the energy of

iPad and laptops—why America hasn’t

a plane and emitting just a third of the

moved forward in newer technologies

CO2 missions. Considering all these

well as] the ticket price.” Although the

on their infrastructure,” Rogers remem-

positives, one might wonder why this

price per ticket is still far from being de-

bers. “We think we’re leading the world

project hasn’t left the station?

termined, Rogers thinks a ride will most likely cost between $1 to $2 a mile.

in all our technologies, but somehow our

“You see the initial price tag to do

infrastructure has been lost. We’re work-

the whole line from D.C. to New York,

The long-term objective is not to

ing on infrastructure that our parents and

and it’s eye-popping,” Rogers says. The

have these high-speed trains crisscross-

grandparents built.”

entire project is estimated to cost $100

ing the country from coast to coast.

Focusing in on the Northeast Cor-

billion, which has stopped many people

Rather, the Maglev will focus on dense-

ridor, Rogers insists that the Maglev will

in their tracks. But Rogers says connect-

ly populated areas and work in harmony

transform the economy, the environ-

ing the Northeast Corridor can be ac-

with airports, connecting them to city

ment, and of course, transportation. Fifty

complished section by section. “We’re

centers and offering alternatives when a

million people live between Washington

going to do it in small chunks, the first

flight is cancelled. “Once we integrate

DC and Boston, and that number is pro-

phase will take you from Washington to

all these airports together, then you be-

jected to grow by another fifteen million

Baltimore Airport to Baltimore, [which

come one system,” he explains. So if

by 2050. Yet of those 50 million, only 5

is] somewhere north of $10 billion.”

your flight is cancelled in Philadelphia,

“These are the kind of projects America used to do...

Our forefathers were so much more willing to take a leap on [projects like this.]”

you can take the train to Baltimore and jump on a different flight. Sev-

States and deploy it—in the context of all those other [historic

enty percent of all air traffic delays, according to Rogers, emanate from

projects]—doesn’t seem to me to be such a hard pull.”

around the Northeast Corridor.

Rogers has a track record of being ahead of the curve. Before Maglev came on his radar, he made his career in the energy sec-

context. “These are the kind of projects America used to do,” he says.

tor, building hydroelectric power plants and wind-powered facili-

“Our forefathers were so much more willing to take a leap on [projects

ties back when renewable energy was thought of as “some fringe

like this.]” He points to President Abraham Lincoln starting the Con-

fantasy.” Now he looks at the Maglev as possibly his final project,

tinental Rail Road in the midst of the Civil War and John F. Kennedy

a legacy to leave behind. “I guess at this point in my life, there are

pledging to put a man on the moon within a decade, even though the

few things that you can do that can really transform everything,”

country didn’t have the rocket technology yet, as instances of the au-

Rogers says. “I see this as a transformational project so that when

dacious American spirit that today appears to be lacking. “We have a

I leave, I’ll have changed things around dramatically.”

train that already exists in Japan,” he says. “To bring it to the United

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How Jamie Siminoff reinvented the doorbell.

It’s fair to say that every seasoned entrepreneur can bemoan the phone call or email that never came, the connection that never materialized, the stroke of luck that never happened.

Not Jamie Siminoff. He got them all: a call from Shark Tank, an email from billionaire Sir Richard Branson, the million-dollar domain name that became a game-changer and the blessing of good timing. Throw into that a lot of hard work and a noble company mission, and that is how Siminoff, chief inventor and founder of the Ring Video Doorbell, controlled his own destiny.

The Ring is a device the size of a small TV remote that replaces the standard doorbell and allows the homeowner to respond remotely from a smartphone anywhere in the world.

Wide-angled HD video and smart motion detection records and stores video and sends alerts to signal activity on the property. From 2014 to 2015, Ring grew 1,333% percent in year-over-year sales, is in 14,000 stores nationwide, and, according to Pitchbook Data, Inc., has a valuation of more than $200 million.

Siminoff looks every bit the L.A.-based borderline Millennial who has built a milliondollar company from the ground up. If there is a business suit in his closet, it shares the space with t-shirts, jeans and flip-flops. He is super smart and dynamic and speaks with passion about his company and its mission: to reduce crime in neighborhoods and, eventually, secure entire communities. And his passion is bolstered by solid stats. As part of a pilot program, “Ring Neighborhoods,” the LAPD reported a 55 percent reduction in burglaries over a six-month period in one community after many residents installed the Ring.

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as DoorBot, (for “Door Robot,”) in 2011. He

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was looking to raise $700,000 when he was invited to appear on Shark Tank. “We were lucky because the show had started to bring in some later stage businesses,” he says.

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Siminoff went all out for his presentation and,

ing a different product and adding

rupted us. But looking back, another

based on his company’s promising earnings, was

features like motion detection. At the

thing that has made us a success is this

confident he would walk away with a good deal. He

same time, we felt like we needed a

domain name.” The newly re-branded

spent $10,000 on a set complete with a front door and

name and a brand that fit the home

device was unveiled as Ring in Octo-

a DoorBot device. But one by one, the investors fell

better, something less techy sounding.

ber 2014.

out, until only one remained, leaving on the table an

We believed people would welcome

And then one day last summer,

offer so bad that Siminoff didn’t consider accepting

‘Ring’ on their home, plus it fit the

Siminoff got an email from Richard

it. Looking back, Siminoff laughs at what he calls the

concept of a ring of security around

Branson. The billionaire founder of

irony in it all. “I was really hoping Mark Cuban would

the home. Then we got ring.com—for

Virgin Group had seen Ring when a

invest, but he went out pretty early. He said, ‘If I in-

$1 million. It was a tough thing to buy

houseguest showed him the UPS man

vest in something like this, I need it to be worth $50,

and was more money than we could

at his front door thousands of miles

$60 or $70 million at some point.’ It’s funny because

afford at the time. It almost bank-

away. Branson was intrigued. Over

now we are worth so much more than that.”

Siminoff’s first lucky break came when he got the call that the segment was going to air in late November, just in time for the Christmas shopping season. It was a game changer. “Being on that show was so impactful for our business,” he says. “It opened the N magazine

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With the influx in capital, Siminoff decided the time was right to take his product to the next level. “We had a bigger vision of where we wanted our product to go,” he says, “and that involved build-

the course of several hours, about

Branson sees lots of good ideas,

Siminoff’s trajectory has never

twenty emails were exchanged be-

so what hooked him? “Our mission

been better, and he is using the mo-

tween the two. “It was surreal,” says

to reduce crime in neighborhoods,”

mentum to research and develop new

Siminoff, “it still is to this day.” The

Siminoff answers with absolute assur-

software and new products that will

founder of a start-up getting an email

ance. “He loves stuff that has mean-

enhance his mission. Of course, there

son was an investor, ultimately raising

ing, stuff that makes a social impact.

is always the push to break into new

$28 million for the company.

Plenty of companies have missions,

markets—Nantucket being one of

put them on their wall and forget

them. “Nantucket is a really good

about them. For our company, every

place for Ring,” he says from the back

decision we make is around our mis-

deck of his island summer home that

sion; it is in the DNA. We can say,

has Ring devices installed at each

‘Here is our mission, here is how we

door. “It is a very transient community

are rolling it out, here is the back up.’

and there are a lot of break-ins, with

Branson could feel that this wasn’t

so many houses sitting empty for so

just your average company trying to

much of the year. I think this will be a

have some nice-sounding PR thing.”

great market for us.”

from Richard Branson asking if he can invest in the company is like an aspiring actor getting a call from Stephen Spielberg asking if he is available to play the lead in the new Indiana Jones movie. By the end of the day, Bran-

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Deepak Chopra

Mary Lou Jepsen

Seth Godin

Shep Gordon

Larry Gordon

Kara Swisher

Norman Lear

the wisest man in Hollywood

Monica Lewinsky

master of puppets

created Archie Bunker; made America rethink itself

Gordon Gund

got punched by Janis Joplin, gave a live chicken to Alice Cooper

thinks we can live forever

the most feared & well-liked journalist in Silicon Valley

Wayne White

rock music icon / iconoclast

the new face of evangelism

discovered the lost art of running

Aubrey De Grey

is inventing machines to read your mind

believes you're more powerful than you think you are

Billy Corgan

Nadia Bolz-Weber

Christy Turlington Burns

poet-prophet of mind-body medicine

has made it his life's work to cure blindness

the original victim of online bullying

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PROPHET or

PROFITEER? Written by Daniel Honan

This September, Deepak Chopra will headline The Nantucket Project and defend his renowned life’s work.

There are many ways to describe Deepak Chopra, and not all of them are very nice. But let’s start with the positive. Time magazine dubbed Chopra the “poet-prophet of alternative medicine.” It’s a fitting designation, seeing as the sixty-eight-year-old from New Delhi has successfully crafted a personal brand as a spirituality and wellness teacher like no other. Boldly borrowing from mainstream medicine and Hindu teachings alike, he has neatly wrapped it all up into a “make-your-own spirituality” movement. Chopra offers followers an unconventional path that is both free from organized religion and scientific orthodoxy. His holistic approach to health is also seen as an antidote

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to the prescription drug-pushing excesses of Western medicine.

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And people are clearly buying what he’s selling. Chopra

On September 22nd, Chopra will take the stage at The

is a publishing phenomenon with twenty-one New York

Nantucket Project to explain, and defend, his life’s work.

Times bestsellers to his credit. His adherents are a who’s-

His talk will be filmed live and later released as a feature-

who list of Hollywood and business royalty that has in-

length documentary directed by his son, Gotham Chopra.

cluded Oprah Winfrey, Michael Jackson, Madonna, Lady

TNP co-founder and CEO Tom Scott sees Chopra’s par-

Gaga and Paul Tudor Jones (with whom Chopra has co-founded Just Capital, a nonprofit aimed at changing corporate behavior). Mikhail Gorbachev has called Chopra “one of the most lucid and inspired philosophers of our time.”

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Now for his detractors. Some choose

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to judge the book by its cover, and simply can’t get past

ticipation at the Project and in the film as an exercise in

Chopra’s crystal-studded eyeglasses and celebrity en-

intellectual humility. “To stand before our audience and

dorsements. His financial success is also seen by some as

directly address these criticisms—some perhaps fair, oth-

evidence of his inauthenticity as a spiritual teacher. After

ers unfair—is obviously something Deepak doesn’t have

all, it’s hard to imagine the Pope promoting a line of anti-

to do. So I really respect the spirit of it,” he says. Scott’s

aging products that costs $10,000 per year. To his most

TNP co-founder Kate Brosnan adds, “What Deepak will

hostile critics, Chopra is seen not

be discussing on a pretty fundamental level is

only as the poster boy for spiritual

whether the universe has a purpose. That debate

platitudes and inspirational quotes

is bigger than Deepak Chopra, so we’re grateful

on Facebook, he is also a dangerous

to have him put himself on the line to launch

charlatan who peddles “pseudosci-

this discussion.”

ence,” “spooky physics” and ques-

One word in Deepak’s teaching that strikes

tionable remedies to gullible New

a particular nerve is “consciousness.” Science

Agers. Chopra’s promiscuous use

doesn’t offer a theory of consciousness. In fact,

of buzzwords such as “quantum”

the exact definition of consciousness is open

and “consciousness” is derided as

to debate. How and why are we aware of our-

“Choprasplaining.”

selves? This is known as “the hard problem”

in neuroscience. To Chopra, this elusive thing called con-

tion of reality is all just a fantastic halluci-

sciousness is the answer to everything. Following Eastern

nation. So where does consciousness come

religious tradition, Chopra argues consciousness is part

from? The brain? Hoffman has developed

of every atom and binds the cosmos together. To put it

mathematical models that prove that’s

another way (as Chopra famously did at a conference in

not the case. That is why Hoffman credits Chopra for his contributions to our evolving

under-

standing of consciousness. And yet, as a scientist, Hoffman will not concede, a la Chopra, that ancient wisdom had it right all along New Delhi): “Charles Darwin was wrong. Consciousness is the key to evolution and we will soon prove that.” That statement has ruffled a few feathers to put it mildly.

and that science is just now catching up.

Of course, all of these concepts are difficult to fully wrap your mind around. Thankfully, Deepak Chopra will

But Chopra is not without allies in the scientific

be on the stage at the White Elephant walking project-

community. One of them, the cognitive scientist Donald

goers through his philosophy. Whether he is a prophet

Hoffman, will be speaking at The Nantucket Project this

speaking the truth or a profiteer peddling fairytales will

year. Hoffman is going to present the case that our percep-

then be up to you to decide.

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Christy Turlington Burns brings moving meditation to the Nantucket Project’s Threshold debut.

When most people hear the name Christy Turlington, they picture her strutting down a runway as one of the world’s most revered supermodels. Indeed, during the late eighties and nineties, Christy graced over five hundred magazine covers, was the face of top fashion labels and was considered by some to be the “greatest model of all time.” But today, at the age of forty-seven, Turlington says she doesn’t “relate to that term at all.” Instead, her life now is defined by her humanitarian work. Six years ago, Turlington founded Every Mother Counts, a nonprofit organization on a mission to make pregnancy safe for women around the world. As a way to champion her efforts and spread awareness, Turlington began running marathons. Along with yoga, she discovered running to be a transformative meditative experience that she wants to share with others. Thus at this year’s Nantucket Project, Turlington will discuss her inspiring mission and her belief in the power of moving meditation.

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N Magazine: In what unexpected ways did CHRISTY: I think my turning point was marathons in 2011 to raise public your career as a model influence the the moment I realized that meditation awareness about distance as a critical social entrepreneurship you’re doing doesn’t necessarily mean sitting on a barrier for millions of women seeking today?

mountain top or in a cave with com- essential maternity care around the

CHRISTY: I had very little expectation plete silence, reaching Nirvana every world, and raising funds to improve of this career, but it afforded me the time. A meditation practice is very access to care that can ensure safer gift of travel and independence. I was personal for most and it isn’t always birth outcomes for mothers and their fortunate to build strong relationships fixed, though like many things we babies. I qualified for Boston in the and learn about other cultures and hope to achieve, it requires a commit- London Marathon in 2015, which I myself. I don’t see my first career as ment and practice. I try to find medi- never expected. I am training for my anything but positive in terms of how tation in the in-between moments of sixth in Chicago now, which is Oceverything since has been so positive.

my day as well as in the moments tober 9th. As with every race I have

N Magazine: You will be discussing the themselves. Transitions are essential trained for, I meditate when I run, connection between meditation and in life, and if we think of utilizing and just like with a sitting meditation running at The Nantucket Project this those periods rather than filling them practice, I usually start with clearing year. Can you tell us a little bit more with distractions from our selves, we my head and thoughts. After a while about this practice?

can build from there and find peace they become clearer and I observe

CHRISTY: Actually, I see running as of mind. I think most of us are crav- them from a different place. I use my meditation. I intend to share my life ing this but are intimidated or fearful breath to guide me back if a thought practice, which includes running and of what may come up when we slow takes over.

During races, this can

yoga, advocating for maternal health down and become quiet and listen to sometimes include managing pain and and filmmaking. These are not only our breath and what else is inside of us.

discomfort. Not unlike childbirth and

passions; they are spiritual practices.

labor, there are mountains and valleys N Magazine: How did that meditative of emotions that arise and fall away.

N Magazine: Most people find meditation practice come into play when you ran This year, Boston was very warm and incredibly challenging. What was the the Boston Marathon this April?

the course is quite hilly, so there was a

turning point for you as far as making CHRISTY: The Boston Marathon was lot of meditating about that and movN magazine

it a consistent practice in your daily my fifth marathon running for Ev- ing through it, breathing, relaxing my

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ery Mother Counts, the nonprofit I mind and body. founded in 2010. I started running

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N Magazine: How have you seen Every Mother Counts move the needle as far as protecting women around the world?

CHRISTY:: Every Mother Counts has educated thousands of people through our running program and millions through our other campaign activations. We have impacted nearly 500,000 lives so far through investments made to small grassroots organizations in eight countries since 2012, when we became a 501(c)(3) and started to build our grant portfolio. We have educated dozens of skilled birth attendants and midwives and provided hundreds of rides to pregnant women so that they could receive prenatal and postnatal care. We have used documentary films to tell these stories so that more people can understand and personalize an issue that is universal and quite solvable in our lifetimes.

N Magazine: Many people in this country might take the relative safety of childbirth for granted, but as you captured in your compelling 2010 documentary “No Woman No Cry,” for many women around the world “pregnancy is a death sentence.”

CHRISTY:: I experienced a childbirth complication when I became a mother in 2003 that is one of the leading pregnancy related causes of death for girls and women around the world. “No Woman, No Cry” examines the challenges and solutions around maternal health in four countries: Tanzania, Bangladesh, Guatemala and the United States. When I made the film in 2010, the global estimate for women dying in childbirth was over half a million. Yet most audiences had no idea that this was still such an issue, and many wanted more information about how they could get involved and help when they learned that 98 percent of the deaths are preventable. For the film’s fifth anniversary, we invested in each of the countries featured in the film. We also launched a short film series called Giving Birth In America that begins to break down those same barriers and provide solutions in New York, Florida and Montana. There are at least forty-seven more maternal health stories to tell in the US. We will be starting production on the next film in Louisiana this fall and hope to secure funding for others this year. Most audiences of these films are most shocked by the US statistics—we are one of thirteen countries with a rising maternal mortality rate, yet we spend more per capita on healthcare than any developed country. This is unacceptable, and we hope to inspire American audiences to demand change.

N Magazine: You recently made a film in collaboration with The Nantucket Project that will be shown at this year’s event. Can you tell us a little bit about the film?

CHRISTY:: I collaborated with another filmmaker and runner, Sanjay Rawal, to make a short film that links running, maternal health and spirituality together that we will be screening this year. The film is really about two women who connected spiritually through running and womanhood on film.

N Magazine: You have so many distinctions to your credit—supermodel, marathoner, yogi, filmmaker, one of Time’s 100 Most Influential People. One hundred years from now, what do you hope people will remember you most for?

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When it comes to catching good tunes on Nantucket, it’s usually only a few steps away.

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Guitarist / Vocalist

Twenty-year-old Matthew Merritt

found on the bottom of Main Street,

off of playing music to be able to live

hopes that performing on Nantucket’s

strumming his acoustic and singing

comfortably, while doing something

cobblestone streets will eventually

ballads like “Brown Eyed Girl.”

that I enjoy.” So how much money

pave his way to the big time. Despite

“Playing on Nantucket has been

can you make as a street performer on

picking up guitar only three years

a good opportunity to practice play-

Nantucket? On a busy summer night,

ago, Merritt hasn’t wasted any time

ing in front of a lot of people since it’s

Merritt says he can make around $25

in taking his sounds to the streets.

usually so crowded in town whenever

an hour. Of course, the experience

Whenever he gets time off from his

I’ve been out there,” Merritt says. “I

alone is worth its weight in gold.

valet job on Nantucket, Merritt can be

would like to make enough money

Hopefully someday in gold records.

For nineteen years, The

Nantucketers, singing on the streets anything like that. We just genuinely

Cobbletones have taken the stage

is a rite of passage. Past members in- love bringing our happy vibes to the

at the bottom of Main Street where

clude the likes of local triathlon star community.”

their harmony draws throngs of fans

Beau Garufi, who was a member for

on summer nights. Legend has it that

four years, and budding professional hasn’t always been harmonious. In

the the all-male a cappella group got

musician Jacob Butler. One of their 2011, they ran into trouble with the

its start when the original members

founders, Caleb Wheldon, now sings police when they were kicked off of

couldn’t pay their tab at the Club

a cappella professionally in Boston.

The group’s history, however,

their spot at zero Main because crowds

Car. Instead of washing dishes, they

Yet, most members consider sing- were overflowing into the street and

took to the street to literally sing for

ing a cappella a passion, not a profes- disrupting car traffic. “There was out-

their supper. The Cobbletones be-

sion. They all work other jobs through- rage,” says Wraith. “Things got in-

came an official group in 1997 thanks

out the summer. “We have been on the tense, but eventually people in town

to island brothers, Caleb and Seth

border between being a professional, badgered the police long enough to let

Wheldon.

legit group and just a couple of guys us come back to zero Main. The comwho want to have a great time,” says munity banded together and said let

have seen hundreds of alumni pass

Will Wraith, the group’s business them sing.” And that’s exactly what

through their ranks. For many local

manager. “We’re not doing CDs or the Cobbletones continue to do.

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If you’ve ever taken an evening stroll down

cal church. McGuire went on to graduate from

transporting his audience to a pub in Dublin.

Main Street, you’ve most likely come across

Cambridge University with a degree in music.

When asked what advice he would

a neatly appointed man vigorously playing

Now twenty-nine, McGuire is a full-

give fellow aspiring musicians, McGuire

the fiddle outside of Ralph Lauren. Cast in

time musician, performing at various ven-

says, “Keep making noise. The key for suc-

the yellow street light with his foot keeping

ues across Nantucket and spending a few

cess is to just do it as much as you can. You

time, the fiddler looks like he stepped out of

evenings a week with his fiddle in town. His

can never predict what’s going to happen.”

an English fairytale, which is not far off from

favorite venue is in the classic close quarters

Indeed, from playing his fiddle in front of

the truth. Born in London, Bobby McGuire

of the Starlight Theatre, where his Irish melo-

King’s College in London, to playing on the

began studying music at the age of five. He

dies make you wish you had a Guinness in

streets of Nantucket, Bobby McGuire knows

first learned to play the violin, then the piano.

hand. He begins each performance with his

how to make royal sound on both sides of the

By the age of 23, he was the organist at his lo-

rendition of “Red Haired Boy,” immediately

pond.

Phaedra Plank At just fourteen years old, Phaedra

Ukulele harmonious match.

night, she enters performance mode,

Plank has already mastered the clari-

“I usually see if kids are around, and

though she admits that it can be a chal-

net, the piano, the violin, the guitar,

I will play upbeat songs,” says Plank,

lenge. “Getting out for the first five

the ukulele and the musical saw. Per-

whose usual spot is on the corner be-

minutes is hard,” she says of the mild

forming at the Nantucket Community

tween the Juice Bar and the Sunken

stage fright she conquers each night.

Music School during the school year

Ship. “If adults are around, I usually

But once Plank begins playing, that

and taking it to the streets last summer

play pop songs.” Entering her first

fear is replaced with pure confidence.

with her sister, Plank is no stranger to

year at Nantucket High School, Plank

After all, she says, “It’s just so much

the Nantucket music world. Opting to

conducts more than just her musical

fun to play and make a little money

go solo this summer, this bubbly teen

career. By day, she sails and volun-

doing something you love.”

and her whimsical ukulele make a

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Tuesdays

David with

Written by ANONYMOUS

Photography by Kit Noble

Lessons in the timelessness of friendship.

This is not a story about someone rich and the world again. Despite being in his late eighties and famous. He wasn’t a CEO or an MVP. In fact, most confined to a wheelchair, it was obvious that David people reading this probably have never even heard of hadn’t lost his love of life. He zealously took advanhim. No, this is a story about an ordinary man who tage of every opportunity to spring free and engage taught me about living an extraordinary life.

I first met David Worth three years ago as a volun-

with the world.

During our rides, we would trade snapshots of

teer for Nantucket Wheelers, a program started by lo- our lives, which were separated by nearly sixty years. cal islander Darcy Creech that uses specially-designed David was a descendant of one of the island’s first settandem bicycles to take nursing home residents out for tlers, William Worth, who came to Nantucket in 1662 tours around the island during the summertime. David and married Sarah Macy. Generations later, David’s and his fellow residents lived on one of the most prized parents were in the hospitality business and ended pieces of property in all of Nantucket. Set behind Ma- up running the Point Breeze Hotel. As for David, he rine Home Center, Our Island Home looks out onto the held a number of jobs, first as a licensed mortician, harbor, with spectacular views of the marshes and the then a plumber, a carpenter and a mason. Ultimately, rest of Nantucket Sound stretching out to the horizon. it was in his thirty-five-year tenure as the manager of Yet behind the nursing home’s sliding glass doors, the the Wannacomet Water Company that David became sounds and the smells of the sea could seem a world widely respected around town. He was tremendously away. So it was with the giddy excitement of a prison active in the community as a member of Wharf Rats, break that David and I would head out for a bike ride a deacon at the Congregational Church, the president every Tuesday.

of the Chamber of Commerce and the Nantucket Ro-

While I pedaled along the bike path out to Surf- tary Club, and a trustee at the Nantucket Historical side Beach, David loved to wave to people. At inter- Association. Not surprisingly, when I met him, he was sections, down at the beach, or even to passing cars, serving as the president of Our Island Home’s resident

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hello. He was just so happy to be outside and back in ers program.

Despite being in his late eighties and confined to a wheelchair, it was obvious that David hadn’t lost his love of life. He zealously took advantage of every opportunity to spring free and engage with the world.

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ut David was always more inter-

He’d lost more than forty pounds, and his

uncomfortable with the question. In his

ested in hearing about my life than

legs had become stiff and contorted. He

silence, I thought of all the ways he could

talking about his own. He’d ask how I’d

looked frail and old, and getting him into

answer: his large family, his successful

spent the week since our last ride, if I had

the bike was an uncomfortable process.

career, his great influence on the island.

met anyone interesting or come across

But David refused to give up on our Tues-

But David never answered, and I regret-

any good stories. I’d keep him abreast

day rides. He seemed to have accepted

ted posing the question.

on the comings and goings of the island,

this final stage of his life, and he wasn’t

Another off-season came and went

which was growing more and more un-

going to allow his frailty to prevent him

without me seeing David over the course

recognizable from his glory days. We’d

from enjoying our rides, and in turn, our

of the winter. I’d drive by the nursing

talk about our families. David had met his

friendship.

home and think to stop and say hi, but in-

late wife Laura while riding on the ferry

It was undeniable that he was near-

stead I’d just keep driving. I’ll go tomor-

and they went on to have several children

ing the end of his life. Each week when I

row, I thought. In the spring, I received

and grandchildren, whom he loved telling

came to pick him up for our ride, I’d no-

a call from a fellow Wheeler. “David is

me about. Mostly, though, we just shot the

tice small changes from the week before.

saying goodbye to people,” she said. “He

breeze, pausing our conversation to greet

He wouldn’t be able to zip up his jacket

doesn’t have much more time.” Clearly I

people we passed on the bike path. After

for instance, or he couldn’t bite down on

was running out of tomorrows.

waving, David liked to leave his hand up

the ice cream sandwich we’d eat at the

I hustled to Our Island Home, but

and feel the air stream through his fingers

Surfside snack shack. Time felt increas-

when I arrived, his bed was empty. I went

as I peddled us over the pavement.

ingly fleeting. Each of our rides became

to the front desk and asked the head nurse

precious in my mind, and I was hoping he

where David was, and to my relief she

would share with me some life lessons.

said he was in the dining room. I entered

That following winter took its

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we’d stowed the bikes in the fall. When

I once asked him what he considered

to find him flanked by his children and

I picked him up for our first ride in the

to be his greatest accomplishment. He sat

grandchildren, sitting at the head of the

spring, I was startled by his condition.

thinking for a while and eventually grew

table. His hand shot up and a smile spread

across his face when he spotted me in the doorway. When I approached, he took my hand and patted my arm. He tried to say something to me, but nothing came out. He gestured that he couldn’t talk.

“That’s ok,” I said. But still David pulled me in close, and I lowered my ear to him. In the meekest voice, he whispered, “You be good.”

David Worth passed away a couple weeks later at the age of eighty-seven surrounded by his family. His life is being celebrated this September at the First Congregational Church. Coincidentally, around the same time as David’s memorial service, The Nantucket Project will be showing a short film titled “Taller Than the Trees,” which explores the cultural imperatives around venerating the elderly. Sadly, that’s not a cultural imperative in the United States, as a large percentage of the elderly in this country suffer from extreme isolation and depression. Having lost loved ones and endured illness, many of the elderly find themselves dwindling into despair that becomes deeper and darker with each passing year. Many aren’t as lucky as David, who had a big supportive family around him and the personal gusto to continue to seize the day.

See, what my Tuesdays with David taught me was about fighting for one’s life.

Not in any survival sense, or battling a disease, but rather in the day-to-day sense of living. David’s body had failed him. He’d lost most of his independence. The many years of his life must have weighed heavily on him.

And yet he never lost his vigor for life, his smile, or his desire to make new friends, even with a lifetime of friendships in his wake. David taught me that we’re only given so many tomorrows; our job is to live today. Somefriends to do that.

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A large formal wedding party up on the Cliff in the 1950s

September is wedding month on Nantucket. Every weekend, flocks of guests shuffle off the ferries with suits and dresses in tow, ready to toast their friends and family in a variety of locations. Whether it’s a casual beach wedding or an all-out black-tie affair at a swanky hotel, couples have escaped to the island in search of wedded bliss throughout history. Take a look at some of the nuptials of Nantucket’s past!

Just married at St. Mary’s church, 1952 Waving farewell to the newlyweds at Sankaty Golf Club in 1970 A wedding party in Siasconset in 1909

A bride posing for her wedding portrait in the 1880s

A bride & groom cutting cake in 1955

A wedding party poses for formal photos in 1915

Getting ready for a wedding in Siasconset in 1970

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A 1926 wedding party

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A wedding at the Unitarian Church in 1967

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A Quaker marriage certificate with signatures of witnesses in 1836 Â

A bride and groom in Siasconset in 1928

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A wedding party poses on the porch of a Siasconset house in the 1880s

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NOT SO FAST

hear me rohrer A quick chat with local yogi Meagan Rohrer

Photo by Darren Ornitz

N MagaziNE: Describe what yoga portant in this life. In this way to N MagaziNE: If you were to make a N MagaziNE: If you could share a means to you in five words.

me, the word Supta is aligned to

time capsule with five items that

meal with any person dead or

ROHRER: Exploration of my inner

island as well.

most represent Nantucket to you,

alive, who would it be and why?

self.

what would they be?

ROHRER: Breakfast with Louis CK N MagaziNE: Describe Supta’s “heat- ROHRER: A grey shingle. Rosa Rugo- because who doesn’t love a dose of

N MagaziNE: How would you de- ed” yoga classes and how they’re sa petals. A bottle of sand. A photo reality and a good laugh. scribe the island yoga scene?

different/special?

ROHRER: Authentic.

ROHRER: A heated yoga practice pro- of the ferry horn before departing N MagaziNE: Meg Rohrer cannot live

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of the foggiest of days. A recording the island.

without…

N MagaziNE: What is the meaning be-

cifically like about the way Supta is

hind your studio’s name “Supta”?

heated is that—in my opinion— the

N MagaziNE: What’s one thing most

ROHRER: Supta is the sanskrit word

heat is not overbearing. I wanted

people don’t know about you?

for “to recline.” To me, it is a beau-

to create a safe place for people to

ROHRER: I am related to President give to someone wanting to start

tiful word both in the way it sounds

practice and for people to sweat, but

Taft.

and appears. I believe a lot of peo-

I would never want someone to be

ple come to Nantucket to step away

more concerned with the tempera-

N MagaziNE: If you weren’t a yoga

from the stresses of their day to day,

ture of the space over the alignment

instructor, what would you be doing?

and be connected to what is in im-

or feeling of the postures and tran-

ROHRER: Farming.

sitional moments.

ROHRER: Water (hehe).

N MagaziNE: What advice would you practicing yoga for the first time?

ROHRER: Be patient. Breathe.

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