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n April 2015, Jeannie Critchley was coming to the end of another school year and looking ahead to summer on Nantucket. But Critchley, who has been a teacher at Nantucket Elementary School for nearly 30 years, was about to receive some health news that would change her life. After a routine mammogram at Nantucket Cottage Hospital and follow-up tests, Critchley was diagnosed with stage three breast cancer.

After the initial shock and deluge of information about her condition, Critchley and her physicians agreed on a plan that included two surgeries, chemotherapy, and radiation. It was daunting to say the least. “The fear factor, the worry, and wondering what will this be like, it was pretty intense,” Critchley said.

After a gauntlet of surgery and radiation over the following year, Critchley was relieved to discover that she could do her chemotherapy and many of her oncology consults right here on the island thanks to Nantucket Cottage Hospital’s partnership with the Mass General Cancer Center. “I had been thinking about the travel, the time, and the physical toll it takes to go back and forth with the boat ride and traffic and the whole thing,” she said. “So that was the best piece of information, that I would be able to do my treatment here.” Today, Critchley has completed her treatment, and is back to teaching and doing the things she loves on Nantucket.

Cancer care at Nantucket Cottage Hospital is partially funded by Swim Across America’s Nantucket Island Open Water Swim.

Each August, swimmers of all ages and skill levels raise money to support cancer treatment and patient care at Nantucket Cottage Hospital as well as Palliative and Supportive Care of Nantucket. Since 2013, over $1,229,000 has been raised to help our families, friends and neighbors battle cancer on Nantucket.

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The central entry hall with 14’ ceilings leads to reception, drawing rooms and a generously proportioned living room.

French doors lead onto the first 90’ veranda facing the harbor. A paneled library, formal dining room, windowed butler’s pantry and renovated kitchen complete the first floor layout. All major rooms have fireplaces. The second floor features a large central hall off of which are 5 en suite bedrooms.

The second 90’ veranda adjoins 3 of the bedrooms. 4 of the 5 bedrooms have fireplaces. A 3rd floor offers 3 charming bedrooms and baths. Stairs lead to a widow’s walk with 360 degree views of Nantucket.

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Steeped in history and tucked behind the beloved hedge tunnel sits what has long been referred to as ‘Aloha.’ It was 1903 when the well-known and famed Broadway actor, Henry Woodruff, purchased land on Morey Lane and hired O.W. Humes to build one of ‘Sconset’s most intriguing homes.

After a visit to the Hawaiian tropics, Woodruff was mesmerized by the native architecture which led to the inspiration for Aloha. Once famously known for its annual summer lawn party open to the entire ‘Sconset community, Aloha preserves the historic allure and charm of old ‘Sconset.

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A recent and impressive renovation provides a fresh and modern flair to this historic and once simplistic property. First and second floor open air verandas are embellished and supported by aged cypress tree trunks, offering sweeping views over ‘Sconset Trust land to the sea. Expansive and gorgeous gardens frame the intricate and custom stone path leading to the main house and guest cottage. A whimsical tree house constructed in the same fashion as the main house, adds an element of enchantment to the property. One of the exquisite details includes a central staircase that has been recreated to its original design, complete with reconstructed balustrades. Luxurious interiors, geothermal cooling systems, a gourmet kitchen and detailed fine carpentry are but a few of the modern amenities offered in this home. Aloha is a sensational work of art that is not to be missed.

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2017 N numbers 28

A numerical snapshot of Nantucket in September.

NEAT STUFF 30

Take a taste of Prospect Ciderworks, the perfect toast to fall.

NTOPTEN 32 The ultimate activities guide for island living in September and October.

Ntertainment you need to see, read 34 Everything and watch on the island this month.

Trending N 38

What went viral on Nantucket last month.

NBuzz 42

All the news, scuttlebutt and tidbits that’s fit to print.

Nteriors interior designer 44 Island Audrey Sterk shares some strokes of genius.

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Mid-island has landed a new delicious dining destination in Keepers.

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84 PACKING THE BOX

101 FOREST FASHION

How Sustainable Nantucket has blossomed into one of the island’s most vital organizations.

52 DREAM JOB 52 Meet the Dreamland Theater’s new director of education, Laura Gallagher Byrne.

59 OUT FROM THE SHADOWS

The mission to end the stigmatization of mental illness on Nantucket and beyond.

Nvestigate 67 BRAIN GAINS

The Nantucket Project has a lineup of speakers this September that will have attendees flexing their mental muscles.

Nquiry 72 WITNESS TO HISTORY MSNBC host and bestselling author Chris Matthews discusses the state of the country, the presidency and his latest book about Robert Kennedy.

80 our man in washington

N Magazine speaks with Congressman Bill Keating during his recent trip to the island.

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CHRIS MATTHEWS Chronicling the Kennedys Nantucket Magazine September / October 2017

Longtime Nantucket summer resident, bestselling author and MSNBC television host Chris Matthews appears on the cover of this September issue in a photograph by Kit Noble.

Chicken Box co-owner Packy Norton has become a maestro at booking big acts to play his small stage.

90 ON THE LINE

See why island fisherman Justin Bell calls himself “The Mental Oriental.”

96 Aboard THE M TRAIN

Gary Trainor has redefined what it means to be a stage parent.

N Magazine’s fashion squad trudged into Squam swamp to capture some fall fashions.

NHA 108 HISTORIC HOTELS

We book it back in time for a look at the hotels of yesteryear.

Nuptials 128

Katie & Josh Wojcik tied the knot on Nantucket.

Not so fast 130

A quick chat with Pumpkin Pond Farm owner Marty McGowan.

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CLIFF | $9,875,000 This spectacular, impeccably maintained, nearly 10 acre estate is nestled in the gently rolling hills of Nantucket and located less than a mile from Main Street. Surrounded by three miles of groomed, 12’ wide bridle paths, the six bedroom home boasts antique floors, custom cabinetry, a gourmet chef’s kitchen and a lovely, manicured, terraced yard. Additionally, this property features an extensive pasture enclosed by fencing, beautifully scenic riding trails, as well as, an eight-stall horse barn, a tack room, a feed room and two oversized garages.

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Publisher & Editor-in-Chief Bruce A. Percelay Editor Robert Cocuzzo Art Director Paulette Chevalier Managing Editor Emme Duncan Chief Photographer Kit Noble Operations Consultant Adrian Wilkins Staff Photographer Brian Sager Contributors Susan Browne Vanessa Emery Jess Feldman Sarah Fraunfelder Josh Gray Jason Graziadei Rebecca Lockhart Emily Nantucket Rebecca Nimerfroh Photographers Kris Kinsely Hancock Zofia & Co. Rebecca Love Photography Advertising Director Fifi Greenberg Advertising Sales Emme Duncan Publisher N. LLC Chairman: Bruce A. Percelay

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While summer is a time to stretch our bodies on Nantucket,

fall begins a time to stretch our minds. This time of year, the island offers a variety of activities that are designed to provoke thought and raise our consciousness.

Few television broadcasters generate more opinions and discussion than our cover feature, Chris Matthews. The host of MSNBC’s Hardball, Matthews is never one to shy away from taking a position, which is largely responsible for his excellent ratings over the past two decades. Matthews is also a bestselling author. In a wide-ranging interview, he talks about his new biography of Bobby Kennedy, which will be released by Simon and Schuster this October.

No matter which side of the aisle you stand, it is hard to argue about Matthews’s passion for the sport of politics.

On the subject of politics, N Magazine interviews our Cape and the Islands congressman Bill Keating who talks about a number of key concerns facing our community, including the opiate epidemic, H-2B visa shortage, and how the global economy impacts us here on the island.

In its seventh year, The Nantucket Project will begin on September 14th and can be best described as mental boot camp. The event will feature Hollywood actress Jennifer Garner, radical environmentalist Paul Watson, controversial commentator Glenn Beck, legendary prosecutor Marcia Clark and many other speakers who will expand the minds of those attending.

The mind can take us to wonderful places, but can also be a source of darkness.

In a very personal and candid article, N Magazine’s Robert Cocuzzo discusses the state of mental health on Nantucket. The article covers a world that is often hidden, but one that is best dealt with when brought into the light.

For those who are lucky enough to be on Nantucket during September and October, Nantucket is clearly the best of all worlds. It is a place to lie on empty beaches, swim in warm ocean water, and bask in many of the learning opportunities available on the island this time of year.

Sincerely,

Editor-in-Chief & Publisher

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Numbers Nantucket by the

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Approximate distance right whales could be spotted off Fisherman’s Beach this summer.

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Guests attended N Magazine’s Crystal Ball this summer.

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People read N Magazine’s investigation of the H-2B visa crisis online last month.

Loss of business for a local taxi driver due to Uber and Lyft.

666 Million + Cranberries are harvested every fall from the Nantucket Conservation Foundation bogs.

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million was lost in revenue by the Steamship Authority because of its accident last June.

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Cases of Lyme disease are treated on Nantucket each year.

Disabled children have participated in Sail To Prevail, which comes to Nantucket each summer.

500 People attend the Nantucket Project.

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Weeks it took the Boston Pops on Nantucket concert to sell out after the Beach Boys were announced as this year’s musical guest—the fastest sellout in the concert’s history.

25 MPH New speed limit signs posted throughout residential areas on Nantucket.

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Vehicles were assisted off the beach in July by the Trustees of Reservations.

New ice cream shops opened on the island this year.

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Just Ripe Written by Rebecca Lockhart

Prospect Ciderworks has the perfect fall bevie for Nantucket

he brainchild of lifelong summer resident Mark Finnegan and his partners Chase Brooks and Sam Copeland, Prospect Ciderworks hit Nantucket’s package stores just in time to toast the fall. “I love the idea of someone having their first experience with our ciders sitting on the patio at Straight Wharf or grabbing a four-pack from Fresh and heading out to Great Point Rip to catch their first false albacore,” says Finnegan.

Prospect Ciderworks began brewing as an idea while the three co-owners were roommates at Holderness School in New Hampshire. After three years of fine-tuning their recipes and breaking into the Boston market, Prospect Ciderworks has now branched out to Nantucket as their only other distribution hub beyond the city.

Porspect’s flavor portfolio can sate just about any palate. Their flagship cider “Sidro” is crafted with New England varietals, giving it that classic apple flavor without all the sugar. “Paradise” is delicately flavored with spice to bring out orange peel citrus and sweet pepper notes. Finally, “Missing Link” is a beer-drinker’s cider with hoppy, bitter notes.

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tucket. “I want to build a strong enough relationship with Nantucket,” says Finnegan, “so that we can start to give back to the place that has been a staple of my life.”

Cheers to that!

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Constellations Opening Night

The Nantucket Project

Thursday, September 14 Friday, September 17 This year’s annual meeting of the minds will include actress and activist Jennifer Garner, former Mexican president Vicente Fox, former prosecutor Marcia Clarke and many more of the world’s most innovative thinkers. For more information, visit www.thenantucketproject.com.

Friday, September 8 @ 7:30 PM This fall, watch as science and romance collide in White Heron’s showing of “Constellations” by Nick Payne. Follow the unusual love story that unfolds across time and space, with each variation sending the relationship on an entirely new trajectory. For tickets and more information, visit www.whiteherontheatre.org

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Nantucket Island Fair

Holidays for Heroes Gala:

Saturday, September 16 Sunday, September 17 10 AM - 4 PM Turn a new leaf this month at the Nantucket Island Fair with seasonal activities perfect for the whole family including a giant pumpkin contest, a farm yard pet show, a sack race and more. For passes and more information, visit www. nantucketislandfair.com.

American Dream Tribute & Gala

Saturday, September 9 @ 5 PM Celebrate our nation’s veterans at the annual American Dream Tribute & Gala at the Boys & Girls Club. Proceeds from the event fund American Dream grants, awards and scholarships that guarantee our heroes the chance to live the life they fought for. For tickets and more information, visit www.holidaysforheroes.com.

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Thursday, September 21 @ 5:30 PM Join NAMI CC&I in their 2nd annual Dragonfly Nantucket fundraiser to benefit individuals and families affected by mental illness on Nantucket. In an effort to stop the stigma of mental illness, raise awareness, and support new and existing programs on island, Dragonfly Nantucket will be hosted at The Nantucket Hotel & Resort, complete with music by Jeff Ross, hors d’oeuvres and a silent auction. For tickets and more information, visit www.namicapecod.org.

May It Last: A Portrait of the Avett Brothers

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Tuesday, September 12 @ 8 PM For one night only at the Dreamland, delve into the lives of two brothers from a small town in North Carolina who became Grammy Awardnominated artists, through the intimate documentary, “May it Last: A Portrait of the Avett Brothers.” For tickets and more information, visit www.nantucketdreamland.org.

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Saturday, October 7 11 - 4 PM

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Restaurant Week

September 25 - October 1 Indulge in the taste of culinary tradition for Nantucket Restaurant Week. With over thirty participating restaurants, you can savor and save with prix fixe menus by Nantucket’s favorite chefs. For more information, visit www. nantucketrestaurantweek.com.

8 Nantucket Maritime Festival

Saturday, September 30 @ 10 AM Celebrate Nantucket’s seas with time-honored contests, crafts, and community for the 8th annual Maritime Festival. Located at Children’s Beach, Brant Point Light, and the Coast Guard Station, the festival offers free activities welcome to all ages. For more information, visit www.nantucketshipwreck.org.

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Nantucket Shorts Festival

Saturday, October 7 4 PM - 6 PM Keep it short and sweet for Nantucket Arts Festival’s Fourth annual Shorts Festival at the Dreamland Theatre. Hosted by John Shea and open to filmmakers of all levels, the festival will include only films produced on or inspired by Nantucket. For more information, visit www. nantucketshorts.com.

Nothing about the 14th annual Cranberry Festival will bog you down! With family activities, live music, local food, and experts sharing their secrets toward cultivating the finest cranberries organically, the Cranberry Festival is a completely free event welcome to all ages. For more information, visit www.nantucketconservation.org.

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Ntertainment

WHAT TO see... WHAT TO Read...

Written by Jess Feldman & Rebecca Lockhart

Written by Tim Ehrenberg

As part of the Nantucket Arts Festival,

The Heart’s Invisible Furies by John Boyne

the Nantucket Arts Council and NCTV

The phrase “lost in a good book” was

present the 4th annual Nantucket

made for novels such as this, with a

Shorts Festival. Welcome to first-time

scope reminiscent of a Charles Dickens

filmmakers and veteran videographers

classic and the heart of a John Irving

alike, the Shorts Fest will highlight a

novel. The Heart’s Invisible Furies is

series of ten short films created on or

a big story with memorable charac-

inspired by Nantucket. Ten finalists

ters that will stay with you long after

will watch their work come to life on

the last page is turned. It’s a saga all

the big screen at the Dreamland The-

around one man’s life, Cyril Avery, his

atre on October 7th. Submissions are

journey of self-discovery from Ireland

due September 15th. For more infor-

to Amsterdam to New York, that re-

mation, visit www.nantucketshorts.

minds us all of the redemptive power

com.

of the human spirit. It will be no sur-

Nantucket Shorts Festival

prise to me if it’s my favorite book of

White Heron Theatre’s Constellations

the year because it’s now one of my

Starting September 8th, watch as sci-

favorites of all time.

ence and romance collide at the White Heron Theatre in “Constellations”

A Column of Fire by Ken Follett

written by Nick Payne. Follow the un-

EPIC. That is what you call a Ken Fol-

usual love story between Roland and

lett novel. The saga beginning with Pil-

Marianne in a show that touches on

lars of the Earth and World Without

how communication is often imperfect,

End, two stories of the Middle Ages set

even with those closest to you and how

in the fictional city of Knightsbridge,

just a subtle change in tone can alter the

continues with A Column of Fire. It is

course of life events. “Constellations”

the year 1558 and England is torn apart

will remain written in the stars through

by religious conflict. As power shifts

September 23rd. Tickets available at

between Catholics and Protestants,

www.whiteherontheatre.org.

royalty and commoners clash, testing friendship, loyalty, and love during one

Ripe at the Chicken Box

of the most turbulent and revolutionary

On September 15th and 16th, head

times in history. It is another big novel

over to the Chicken Box and rock out

to get lost in this month.

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with the Boston native band, Ripe.

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With a psychedelic sound, Ripe has

Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng

perfected a rhythm that makes people

From the author of Everything I Never

want to move. The band has performed

Told You comes another book that

on the Chicken Box stage before and is

expertly blends a riveting story into an

excited to return this fall for a perfor-

important literary work. Little Fires

mance that is sure to bring dancing and

Everywhere explores the weight of

pure joy to all. For more information,

secrets, the nature of art and identity,

visit www.ripetheband.com.

and the danger of believing that following the rules can avert disaster.

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This year’s highly-anticipated August Boston Pops on Nantucket featuring The Beach Boys was one of the most memorable moments of the summer.

The show sold out faster than ever before with ticket sales ending on July 28th, more than two weeks before the event.

Whale, Hello There!

Business is Blooming

It seems Nantucket’s whales took a vacation on the south shore this summer with whale sightings (and whale Instagram posts) higher than ever. From Madequecham to Madaket, beachgoers were treated to a show of beautiful Right and Humpback Whales from the comfort of their beach chairs.

Grey Lady Revelry Co. adorned some the island’s hottest events this summer with magical crowns fit for a queen. The Boston-based flower design company brings beauty and life to any event or celebration both on and off island.

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NBUZZ Louder than the enthusiastic cheers for the Beach Boys from eight-thousand concertgoers at the Boston Pops Concert at Jetties Beach on August 12th , more exciting than the 1812 Overture by Keith Lockhart, and more dramatic than the traditional fireworks display at the end of the concert was the stunning announcement that the Nantucket Cottage Hospital capital campaign has raised a staggering $100 million to build the new hospital. According to Bruce Percelay, chairman of the capital campaign, this is the largest fundraise for any rural hospital in American history.

The $100 million is earmarked for the new state-of the-art hospital only. It was also announced at the concert that an additional $20 million will be required to build an on-campus housing facility for traveling nurses and visiting specialist to replace substandard housing currently operated by the hospital. According to Dr. Margot Hartmann, the hospital fully expects to reach its goal by the next Pops concert, which should take care of the island’s hospital needs for the next generation.

Vice President Joe Biden has a special treat in store for Nantucketers when he makes his annual visit to the island for

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Thanksgiving. As a stop on his American Promise Tour,

After five years serving at N Magazine’s chief

Biden will take part in the Dreamland Theater’s Page to

photographer, Kit Noble is taking a yearlong

Stage program on Saturday November 25th. He will discuss

hiatus to pursue a new documentary project.

his forthcoming memoir Promise Me, Dad: A Year of Hope,

Beginning this month, Noble will be travel-

Hardship, and Purpose ($27, on sale November 14th from Flat-

ing around the world with a family from Con-

iron Books). As many islanders have become aware over the years,

necticut to create a documentary about their

Nantucket holds a special place in Biden’s heart, all the more poignant since the passing of his

adventures abroad. Highlights of the trip will

son, Beau. At press time, there were still tickets available at www.NantucketDreamland.org.

include diving with whales in Moorea, exploring the Gold Coast of Australia, meditating with the Dalai Lama in Tibet, and living

According to the Cape Cod Times and The Inquirer Mirror, after the Steamship Authority’s fast ferry ran into a jetty in Hyannis this past June, the ferry service lost $1.5 million in revenue.

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required to repair the Iyanough cost $150,000. Now back up and running, the Steamship looks to have weathered the financial storm and will be staying afloat for the foreseeable future.

at an ashram in India. While Noble will certainly be missed, N Magazine’s veteran fashion photographer Brian Sager will be keeping the magazine popping with his spectacular images.

SEEING STARS

A number of celebrities were spotted on the island this summer, beginning with a return of Kourtney Kardashian and her husband Scott Diskin this July.

Seen walking the docks and shopping at the Stop & Shop with their children, Kourtney and Scott had some of the island’s makeshift paparazzi trying to keep up with the Kardashians. Then in August, Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon was found eating at B-ACK Yard Barbecue. At press time, Billy Bush was also seen seeking a quiet reprieve from the blowback of the now infamous Access Hollywood tape. While Nantucket has been known to provide a level of anonymity for the famous, these stars still turn heads when they’re in our midst.

GOVERNOR’s On September 9th, the Nantucket

PROCLAMATION Capping off N Magazine’s 15th

community will honor members

anniversary Crystal Ball this

of our military at the Holidays

summer, Lieutenant Governor

for Heroes annual gala held at

Karyn Politio presented N Mag-

the Nantucket Boys and Girls

azine with a proclamation from

Club. With a delicious dinner

Governor Charlie Baker before

prepared by Chef EJ Harvey

the crowd of more than 300 par-

of the Seagrille, the gala will

tygoers. “Whereas Nantucket

feature speakers Jacob Schick and

Magazine is now celebrating 15

BJ Ganem, retired marines who can

years of uninterrupted growth

speak to the power of this program. Tommy

in revenue, page count, circula-

Bressette will then auction off a number of items, including

tion, and press run,” the proc-

a custom-built shed and office space by Chris Hayes, which

lamation began. “And whereas Nantucket Magazine assists local

will help raise funds to provide wounded warriors with service

charities and non-profits in the Nantucket community…I, Charles D.

dogs. The night will be made all the more meaningful by the

Baker, Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, do hereby

performance of a band composed of wounded warriors. For

proclaim July 21st, 2017, to be, Nantucket Magazine Day.”

more information, visit www.holidaysforheroes.com.

VAVA VOOM

Swiss billionaire Ernesto Bertarelli and his wife Kristy made waves this August when they pulled into Nantucket harbor aboard their 315-foot mega yacht Vava II. At a cost of well over a $100 million, the yacht was built by two hundred craftsmen and comes equipped with a pool, Bertarelli is a pharmaceutical tycoon, while his wife Kristy is the former Miss United Kingdom. One thing is for certain, the couple certainly knows how to make a splash.

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Keeper

Mid-island scores another top-notch restaurant

n recent years, mid-island restaurants have not only served up alternatives to the downtown staples but become legitimate dining destinations in their own right. New to the lineup this summer is Keepers, which took up residence in the former space of Cinco’s.

After Mark and Anne Dawson of Fog Island Café purchased the space in 2012, the restaurant on 5 Amelia Drive—then known as Fog Island Grill—had a couple of false starts. But now under the management of the Dawsons’ daughter, Sabrina, and her boyfriend, Gaven Norton, the N magazine

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“I grew up at Fog Island Café,” says Dawson. “I was there my whole childhood, working my way up from bussing tables to waiting, and then managing during college.” After graduating last year, Dawson took the next big step by running Keepers on behalf of her parents. Living above the restaurant, she and Norton are quite literally on top of every detail that’s made Keepers a success this summer. Indeed, they run a tight ship despite being only in their twenties. “I’m twenty-six,” says Norton, “so I’m kind of the old man of the bunch.” The collective youth of Keepers managers, kitchen crew, and wait staff injects a lively energy to the space. “We’re running at 400 percent at all times,” Dawson says.

Keepers’ fairly priced menu is user friendly and doesn’t overthink triedand-true favorites. Chef Doug Ferrell is a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America who came up working the line at Fog Island Café for three years. The skills he developed at the café now shine through in his menu at Keepers. Ferrell works alongside his girlfriend and sous chef, Gina Russo, in whipping up

delicious entrées of boneless chicken under a brick, mustard-crusted salmon, grilled flat-iron steak, lobster salad sliders, and a veggie bowl. Of all their offerings, Keepers’ chicken wings, which are brined, spiced, smoked, and then grilled to order (not fried), have become the biggest fan favorite.

The Keepers space has a warm, casual feel, with three dining areas, a bar, and a sprawling patio that helps distribute its clientele. “The space has worked to our advantage,” says Norton. “If it’s slow we can close off rooms. Or if it’s really busy, we can rent out rooms… Even though we pack the place, because it’s divided between multiple rooms it’s never overly loud.”

Having grown up in and around mid-island, Norton and Dawson have watched this out-of-town dining scene take shape. “Ten years ago, when Cinco’s first opened, it was the start to it,” Norton says. “But it was almost too early.” Today, there are the Sea Grille, Fusaro’s, Atlas, Island Kitchen, Lola Burger, and Pi Pizzeria all within casting distance of Keepers. The continued success of these restaurants will further solidify mid-island as a mainstay dining destination. As for Keepers, this year-round restaurant will no doubt continue N magazine

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Sustainable Nantucket has blossomed into one of the island’s most vital organizations

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ince taking her post as the executive

able Nantucket’s year-round work to preserve

nary offerings that could have a positive impact

director of Sustainable Nantucket

the agricultural character of Nantucket by sus-

on the environment. The opening night will fea-

nearly a decade ago, Michelle Whelan

taining its economic and environmental vitality.

ture seven chefs from top island restaurants and

has quietly cultivated the organization into one

Last year, six hundred people enjoyed twenty-

six local growers executing their take on local

of the most vibrant and expansive nonprofits

three events spread out over three days. In fact,

foods not often seen on menus, including kelp,

on the island. Sustainable Nantucket holds the

demand was so high for these events that an ex-

invasive green crab, and other wild plants. Festi-

weekly farmers’ and artisans’ market, publishes

tra day has been added to this year’s festival in

val attendees with less daring palates will still be

its own magazine, has a trademarked brand,

an effort to celebrate, educate, and support local

able to enjoy mainstay delicacies like oysters,

maintains its own community farm, and offers

and regional food. The festival aligns with the

chocolate, cheese, bread, and local libations by

a wide variety of educational programs. On

harvests of oysters, vegetables, and the almighty

Cisco Brewers. Sustainable Nantucket hopes

October 12th, Whelan and her team will add to

Nantucket bay scallops.

people will give these new flavors a shot. Intro-

its mission with the second-annual NantucketGrown Food Festival.

The festival is a natural extension of Sustain-

The theme of this year’s festival is reimagin-

ducing festivalgoers to uncommon foods like

ing the sustainable plate. Sustainable Nantucket

kelp and green crab is part of the organization’s

wants to introduce people to uncommon culi-

overarching mission of sustainability.

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reating a market for green crab,

the point that kelp is the new kale. Smith

with local chef Mayumi Hattori, a mushroom

for instance, serves the dual pur-

will give a free presentation, called “Future

cultivation lesson, a nose-to-tail butchering

pose of controlling the burgeoning

of Food,” on 3-D ocean farming, a style of

workshop, beekeeping lessons, and more.

green crab population that is wreaking havoc

aquatic farming akin to permaculture. In-

Festivalgoers can tour the town’s shellfish

on Nantucket’s eel-grass habitat, while also

stead of farming a monoculture of oysters,

hatchery, Pumpkin Pond Farm, the Sustain-

generating revenue for local fishermen. Sus-

his ocean farm on Long Island Sound in Con-

able Nantucket Community Farm Institute,

tainable Nantucket is already working with

necticut cultivates oysters alongside a forest

oyster farms by boat, and the island’s last

local fisherman Carl Shirland, town biologist

of kelp, scallops, and other species. Smith’s

commercial fishing vessel, the Ruthie B.

Tara Riley, and local restaurants to bring the

goal is to popularize kelp not for the sake

While Michelle Whelan is visibly excited

green crab to local menus. The partner res-

of potential short-term profits from a trendy

about all the events, she is especially hopeful

taurants are currently using the green crab in

new superfood but to introduce a viable al-

about the impact Bren Smith could have in

seafood stock, but Sustainable Nantucket is

ternative to traditional fishing practices. With

catalyzing a new model of ocean farming on

working to research when the crabs molt in

local and regional fisheries in decline, kelp

Nantucket. “If you want to spend time on the

hopes that they can also satisfy local demand

might be the answer to providing nutrition,

water and make money, I think you should be

for soft-shell crabs.

filtering water, and even sequestering carbon

there,” she says of Smith’s “Future of Food”

from the atmosphere.

presentation. And while Whelan admits that

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Nantucket wants festivalgoers to acquire

The Food Festival will take place through-

not everyone is cut out to be an ocean farmer,

a taste for fresh sea kelp, a super seaweed

out the island, anchored by key events at the

if Sustainable Nantucket has taught her any-

that is greatly underutilized in local menus.

Nantucket Yacht Club and the Nantucket Cu-

thing, it’s that you never know what will hap-

Whelan has brought in nationally recognized

linary Center. For those eager for hands-on

pen with the seeds you sow.

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The new director of education at The Dreamland, Laura Gallagher Byrne Growing up in a suburb just outside of New York City, Laura Gallagher Byrne made frequent trips to Broadway, attending as many plays and musicals as she could and dreaming of someday entering the world of theater.

Years later, this veteran actor, director, screenwriter, and teacher is now center stage of an inspiring new program at the Dreamland Theater that’s dedicated to cultivating the same passion she felt as a girl in young people on the island.

“The earlier a child is exposed to theater, the greater their sense of empathy,” says Byrne. “As an artist, I cannot imagine a more powerful reason to include programming for our youngest audience members.” Formerly the theater arts teacher at Cyrus Peirce Middle School, Byrne is striving to make the arts more accessible to families and children on Nantucket in her new role as director of education at the Dreamland. She believes in the educational power of theater—that children in her programs are not only experiencing what it’s like to be on stage, but also developing vital life skills for when the curtain closes.

“My goal for the young people I work with has very little to do with that child’s future career in the performing arts,” she says. “Instead, rehearsals are a rigorous process that teach twenty-first century skills, such as critical thinking, creative thinking, collaborating, communicating, flexibility, and social skills. I cannot think of N magazine

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n an effort to cast a bigger net in the Nantucket community, Byrne has helped expand the Dreamland’s scholarship program to a year-round offering. She has also personally reached out to underrepresented segments of the community and enrolled children whose lives have since been changed from being on stage. “As the cultural center of the island, we have a responsibility to make sure our entire community has access to the arts,” Byrne explains. “Statistically, data tells us there is an inequality in education for students of color. I believe the arts are the conduit through which we can change that data.”

Byrne is also exploring new programming designed for especially young audiences. “We are now seeing more theater for babies and toddlers,” she says. “And it’s of a quality that captures the child as well as the caregiver.” Her first foray into what’s known as theater for the very young was a lyrically beautiful play called Blue

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to enjoy the same kinds of programming as the very young,” Byrne explains. “The idea of serving these two age ranges at the same time has an exquisite simplicity to me.”

The great success of her summer programming has only added more fuel to Byrne’s theatrical fire moving into the fall. On September 27th, the American classic To Kill a Mockingbird will open at the Dreamland, followed a month later by the tween favorite Goosebumps.

All along the way, Byrne will continue to instill her childlike enthusiasm for theater arts into all aspects of the community. “As an artist and educator, I have been given the opportunity to create programming that will represent and involve the entire community,” she says. “It’s exciting to think about the partnerships that will be formed as we include all of the voices of our population.

And I’m excited to hear those voices and how those voices will influence our programming.”

To purchase tickets for To Kill A Mockingbird, premiering September 27th, or Goosebumps, premiering October 27th, visit www.nantucketdreamland.org.

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Ending the stigma around mental illness on Nantucket have grappled with bouts of anxiety and depression for most of my adult life. The majority of that time, I never uttered a word about it to anyone. Instead, I’d isolate myself and try to think my way out of the way I was feeling. I’d reason and plead with myself that I had no right to feel depressed. After all, I was healthy, came from a good family, loved my job, had loyal friends. I mean, I lived on Nantucket—how could I possibly be depressed? But no matter how much brainpower I flexed, no matter how much logic I threw at it, nothing could deliver me out from the dark shadow I routinely found myself in. I eventually decided that all I could do was wait it out, like a boat beached in the shallows waiting for the tide to come in and lift it up again.

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ne out of every five Americans

have shown that suicide rates in affluent

from my point of view, everything was

experiences anxiety, depres-

communities have steadily been on the

fine.” But in the course of their conver-

sion, or other forms of mental

rise. In recent years, Nantucket has lost

sation, Kling learned that Christine had

illness. As far as Massachusetts is con-

a number of long-standing community

been struggling on and off with depres-

cerned, the Cape and the islands are hit

members. With each tragedy comes the

sion. Now she felt as though she was spi-

particularly hard. Despite the fact that it’s

collective shock of discovering the level

raling out of control. “It was almost like

a medical condition not unlike diabetes

of suffering happening silently just below

a virus had overtaken her brain, and she

or cancer, mental illness comes with the

the surface.

was a different person,” Kling says. “She

added symptom of societal stigma,

hid her depression because the stigma

which prevents many people from

exists.”

seeking out care. That can be espe-

When Kling’s sister revealed that

cially the case for a well-off commu-

she was feeling badly about herself and

nity like Nantucket, where living on

had thoughts of suicide, her parents

an island paradise is antithetical to

admitted her to the hospital. “Mental Nantucket resident Kate Kling ex-

illness is such a devastating disease be-

“Mental illness is like any other

perienced that revelation two years ago

cause it is invisible,” Kling says. “My

illness,” says Jackie Lane, the execu-

when her phone rang early one morning

sister suffered in silence for years, which

tive director of the National Alliance of

with her sister Christine on the other line.

is so heartbreaking to me. I wish more

Mental Health (NAMI) for Cape Cod

“She was three years older than me, mar-

than anything she could have shared her

and the Islands. “And mental illness does

ried, had three beautiful daughters, and

struggles sooner so our family could have

not discriminate.” In fact, recent studies

lived in Connecticut,” Kling says, “so

understood her illness better, gotten her

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the right medical care, and supported her

cause if my sister talked to me about it,

NAMI on Nantucket by creating a fund-

more.” Tragically, after being in and out

if she talked to her husband about it, we

raising event in honor of her sister, called

of the hospital, Christine took her life.

would have figured this out. But she was

Dragonfly. “My sister always loved drag-

embarrassed and ashamed.”

onflies and I learned they are a symbol

Writing her obituary in the funeral parlor, completely devastated and dis-

Kling and her family asked that in

of change,” Kling explains. “I thought it

traught, Kling and her family struggled

lieu of flowers, people donate to NAMI,

was fitting since my goal with the fun-

to come to terms with Christine’s loss. If

the country’s largest grassroots advocacy

draiser is to inspire change with mental

only they could have learned about her

organization dedicated to helping those

illness.” The event was held last Septem-

suffering sooner, they thought. “We man-

affected by mental illness and fighting to

ber and raised over $60,000 for NAMI

age heart disease, we manage diabetes,

end the stigma around it. When she re-

on Nantucket, enabling the organization

why can’t we learn to manage and talk

turned home to the island, Kling contin-

to expand its vital services to islanders.

about mental illness?” Kling says. “Be-

ued to channel her sorrow into supporting

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uth Blount is the program coordinator for NAMI on Nantucket and has had her own journey with mental illness. Five years ago, Blount discovered that one of her children suffered from schizoaffective disorder. “I was completely unprepared,” she says. “I had no idea N magazine

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the agony of not knowing what to do.” Blount’s therapist suggested connecting with NAMI Cape and the Islands, which was planning on bringing its Family-to-Family program to the island in nine months. Blount called NAMI and said, “We need the program right now; what can I do to help?”

NAMI’s Family-to-Family program is a free, twelve-session course for family members of individuals with mental illness. What makes the program uniquely impactful is that it’s not run by clinicians or therapists, but rather by laypeople who have had experiences with mental illness in their family. “The day that I met another mother with a child with schizophrenia, that’s the day my healing started,” Blount says. “I had heard lectures by doctors and clinicians, I had read books and articles, but it was in meeting another person who had traveled the same journey that I felt hope.”

After going through the course and recognizing the great need for Family-to-Family on Nantucket, Blount joined other islanders in receiving training to conduct the course herself. NAMI on Nantucket has since expanded to offer a robust lineup of programs, including a new support group dedicated to Kate Kling’s sister, Christine. The Dragonfly Emotional Wellness Group was made possible by the significant funding raised by last year’s Dragonfly event. With a therapist present, the peer-driven group meets twice a month in the fall and is open to anyone facing all levels of behavioral health and recovery challenges.

“I feel so grateful to Dr. Richard Ross [the therapist who monitors the sessions] and Ruth Blount for working to create the Dragonfly Emotional Wellness Group,” says Kling. “It is a very heartwarming tribute to Christine, knowing the group will offer a safe place for people and their families to share their struggles, learn about resources, and know they are not alone.”

Indeed, knowing you’re not alone is a powerful step toward recovery. A tremendous weight is lifted off those who struggle with mental illness and behavioral health when they can openly voice their troubles without fear of judgment. When the stigma is dissolved and mental health is brought out from the shadows, more people will be able to seek out the vital help provided by organizations like NAMI. Instead of waiting for the tide to pick them up off the shallows, others can help push them back to sea. But the power to spur change also rests in the hands of those who suffer in silence—because the more we share our stories, the more we can help others understand just how deep this disease runs.

This year’s Dragonfly event will take place at the Nantucket Hotel on September 21st from 5:30 to 8:00 p.m. For more information on services on Nantucket, visit namicapecod. org. To purchase tickets or donate to the Dragonfly Fundraiser, visit www.namicapecod.org/ Dragonfly-Event-Registration.

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The Nantucket Project’s speaker lineup will have attendees flexing their mental muscles this September

nother mental marathon kicks off this September with the seventh annual Nantucket Project (TNP). Over the course of four days at the White Elephant, TNP attendees will be exposed to a radical range of topics designed to stretch their understanding of the world. “Each speaker lights up a different part of your brain,” says Kate Brosnan, who co-founded the Project with Tom Scott in 2010. “My brain is most alive when it’s exposed to perspectives that are unfamiliar.” With that in mind, this year’s TNP speaker lineup covers the gamut from head and heart,” says Tom Scott. “Generally, we feel the world calls for us to intelligently mix the two. So we’ve worked hard to find a combo of the human and the more scientific. Four days separated from the noise to hopefully step back into it with a stronger center.”

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rguably the most recognizable face in the TNP speaker lineup this year is that of actress Jennifer Garner.

While audiences might be familiar with Garner’s parts in Hollywood blockbusters, fewer are aware of her role as an advocate for childhood poverty initiatives in her home state of West Virginia. “A child who is not touched, who is not spoken to, who is not read to or sung to in the first five years of his or her life will not fully recover,” Garner testified before Congress earlier this spring. “Poverty dulls the senses, it saps hope, it destroys the will.” Undoubtedly, this message will be particularly poignant for audiences on Nantucket.

At a time when the news cycle is dominated almost entirely by President Trump, TNP will welcome two foreign presidents to the stage, one of which has had some choice words for the commander in chief. Vicente Fox, the former president of Mexico, has been a vocal opponent of President Trump’s pledge to build a wall on the southern border that he will make Mexico pay for. “We’re not paying for that f-----g wall,” has become President Fox’s now-famous refrain. As a presenter at the Nantucket Project, Fox will explore how there can be some form of reconciliation on the southern border.

Meanwhile, Rwandan President Paul Kagame will be discussing a different form of reconciliation. President Kagame led his country from one of the worst genocides in history to a period of sustained peace and prosperity. He has accomplished this by making forgiveness a national priority. The science of forgiveness tells us that resolving anger is associated with the same parts of the brain that

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Forgiveness is also a theme relevant to TNP presenter Marcia Clark, the legendary prosecutor from the OJ Simpson murder trial. Earlier this summer, Simpson was granted parole after serving nine years in prison for armed burglary and kidnapping. This capped a year of renewed public fascination around the former football star that was spurred by a hit television series, American Crime Story: The People v. OJ Simpson, and an Oscarnominated three-part documentary, OJ: Made in America. Few people witnessed this

“Each speaker lights up a different part of your brain.”

case closer than Marcia Clark, who will be sharing her thoughts about the Juice being loose…again.

­— Kate Brosnan

“One of the most powerful things we can do at TNP is change your mind,” says Brosnan.

“And so we look for presenters who have undergone a transformation that they have learned from.” This is where Glenn Beck fits in. The former loudmouth TV and radio host has found a new calling as a voice for healing through listening and open conversation. Beck will hardly be the only controversial voice heard at the Project.

Paul Watson, the polarizing captain of the environmental group Sea Shepherd, will also be present. Watson’s radical exploits thwarting Japanese the television docuseries Whale Wars, which holds unique relevance here on Nantucket.

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“Our program is both head and heart...

Four days separated from the noise to hopefully step back into it with a stronger center.” ­— Tom Scott

hese and many other speakers will be accompanied by world-class entertainers such as the guitar virtuoso Kevin Eubanks, who led the Tonight Show Band with Jay Leno. The visual artist Shantell Martin will invite the audience to play a role in the process of creating her stream-of-consciousness drawings. TNP will also produce a special live performance of the NPR (WBUR) podcast Modern Love featuring Emmy Award winner Cynthia Nixon, known for her portrayal of Miranda Hobbes in the HBO series Sex and the City.

So where is this all headed? Over the years, TNP has produced a series of short films that were inspired by the onstage talks. “Our films have been in the most prestigious film festivals in the country,” says Scott. “They’ve won awards and been viewed by millions.”

Now Scott, Brosnan, and their TNP team want to take their work a step further by engaging audiences in person. Starting this fall, N magazine

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WITNESS To History Interview by Bruce A. Percelay

Photography by Kit Noble

Chris Matthews from Carter to the Kennedys Chris Matthews is best known as the long-standing host of MSNBC’s Hardball where he has served as a political commentator for twenty-three years. His insight into politics dates back to when he was a speechwriter for President Jimmy Carter. Since entering the media, Matthews has become a prolific author of bestselling books that focus on the inner workings of politics and some of its most significant players. After years of research, Matthews is about to release his latest book, an in-depth and revealing profile of Bobby Kennedy, which comes nearly fifty years after his assassination. N Magazine sat down with Chris Matthews at his home on Nantucket to discuss his career, his passion for politics and his thoughts on the late Bobby Kennedy.

N MAGAZINE: You and your wife, Kathleen, have been coming to Nantucket for many years. How did you first discover the island?

MATTHEWS: We had our honeymoon here in 1980. I didn’t have a ton of money. I was a speechwriter for President Carter and I got a house on Quince Street in town. I was basically living on the money they had paid me back for my rooms during the campaign.

The money paid for the hotel rooms and the engagement ring. Then sometime in the 1990s, Susan and Bob [Wright] invited us up here for the Film Festival and we’ve been involved in that ever since.

N MAGAZINE: Where did your interest in politics first take root?

MATTHEWS: I remember [leaving] a movie theater in Philly, walking downtown with my dad in 1952, when I looked at a general getting off a plane. I said, “Is that guy president?” And he said, “No, but he will be.” I think [Eisenhower] was coming back from NATO or something like that, which would’ve been March in that year. I followed it all through the fifties and the 1960 campaign.

N MAGAZINE: What was your path to Washington?

MATTHEWS: I went to Holy Cross, which brought me up here again to Massachusetts.

Then I went to graduate school in North Carolina. I got a free ride at North Carolina Chapel Hill. I went to Peace Corps in Africa. I was a trade development adviser in Africa for two years in Swaziland. I trekked around Africa by myself—my great adventures. Maybe that’s the next book: Two Years in Africa or something. I worked my way back through Israel for a month. Then I worked my way back through England.

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Then I worked my way home and got to the Hill.

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N MAGAZINE: What was your first job on Capitol Hill?

MATTHEWS: I was a Capitol cop for about three months during the nighttime. I worked in the office during the day learning how to write speeches. I’d be sitting down somewhere in the Capitol in the middle of the night practicing writing speeches. It was a patron job, but you had a uniform, you had a gun, you had a week of training. I liked it.

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N MAGAZINE: Can you share a memory from the Carter days?

MATTHEWS: You don’t know how great the old Air Force One

gan’s relationship. What was at the center of that relationship?

was. You’d get on the plane at five in the afternoon and smell

MATTHEWS: It was a down-and-out fight, except they understood

the steaks. [I was thinking,] “this is great. We’re going to have

the urgency of getting things done. They had a different phi-

wine and steaks and peanuts and buckets of M&Ms.” If you

losophy. They’d argued in the back room. This was authen-

asked for something, you had it. And you’d be smoking ciga-

tic, true political debate. Not for the cameras. They really

N MAGAZINE: You wrote a bestselling book about Tip’s and Rea-

rettes. And you go, “This is

argued because they

great.” This is old 1960s liv-

disagreed. Tip O’Neill

ing. That’s how it was work-

was an authentic, true

ing on Air Force One. It was

liberal. What I mean

fantastic.

by that is he wasn’t some haughty, intel-

N MAGAZINE: How did you end

lectual

up working for Tip O’Neill?

around with his nose

MATTHEWS: By ’79, I became

up in the air. He was a

that

walked

a speechwriter for President Carter. Marty Franks was a re-

guy that cared about the average person. He was a congress-

searcher for us at the White House. He called up and said, “I’ve

man for fifty years. He would worry about the kid that couldn’t

just been made the executive director of the Democratic Con-

get into college.

gressional Campaign Committee. We’ve lost the Senate. We’ve lost the White House. We got to make our stand in the House.

N MAGAZINE: What has changed today where there isn’t a work-

Tip O’Neill needs some help.”

ing relationship between Democrats and Republicans? Where

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I said, “What the heck. Don’t mess up my resume. I still

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did the schism start?

want to be a presidential speechwriter so I’ll work as a consul-

MATTHEWS: First of all, free air travel. [Politicians] can basically

tant.” Eventually I worked behind the scenes with the Speaker.

go home anytime they want [and do not hang around Washing-

I’d give advice on little things and start writing short one-liners

ton]. Newt Gingrich came along and told the new Republican

for him. [When] his top guy, Gary Hymel, quit a couple weeks

members to keep their spouses and families at home. So they

later, he gave me the job [of Chief of Staff]. Nobody could be-

all go home on the weekends. [In the past] they would have

lieve it because there were so many people waiting in line. He

barbecues and hang out with each other and their families got

gave me the job, and he gave me the top title and the top money.

to know each other. They all became great friends. [My wife]

So I did that for six years, and then Tip retired.

Kathy’s theory was that because they all knew each other as

I don’t doubt the facts and honest testi-

into the room and come out scared to death

mony—he was incredibly good as a boss.

with what he’d said to them. He got them

And I think a lot of people would tell you

in line. He kept the team in line. He was

that.

tough and ruthless for his brother. He also kept the old man in line. Joseph Kennedy

N MAGAZINE: When did you start writing

had great skills as a business guy, but he

books?

had no political skills. None. And Bobby

MATTHEWS: I started writing books in ’88. I

had to keep him out of the race.

families, they didn’t fight to the death. Be-

wrote Hardball, which is required read-

cause the wife or spouse would say, “You

ing in a lot of schools and colleges. It’s

N MAGAZINE: What role did Bobby play in the

know that guy well, cool it. Why do you

just basically to understand the culture of

White House?

make it into this big personal thing?” Now

politics, what it was like, the way people

MATTHEWS: Starting with the Bay of Pigs,

that they don’t really know each other,

talked, the lingo, and what is everything:

Jack relied on Bobby all the time. Bobby

they fight to the death. The other thing was

retail, wholesale, background, rules, the

made the decisions in the Cuban Missile

that the Republicans got tired of being a

culture, people like Tip O’Neill, Lyndon

Crisis. The Civil Rights Bill of ’63, it was

minority. Fifty years of being the minor-

Johnson and Reagan.

Bobby that pushed Jack to go on televi-

ity does make you a little bitter. They said,

sion and give that amazing speech for civil

“Enough of getting along with the boss,

N MAGAZINE: Your latest book explores the

rights. On all the big issues, it’s amazing

getting along with the majority. It’s time

life of Bobby Kennedy. How integral was

the role he played. He also integrated the

for us to play a little rough here.”

Bobby to JFK’s presidency?

University of Mississippi and the Univer-

MATTHEWS: Everything. He got him elected

sity of Alabama. He’s the guy that did the

N MAGAZINE: How did you end up as a mem-

to the Senate. He ran the campaign. He

whole thing against Wallace. He’s the one

ber of the media?

was the ramrod. He was the guy that had

that handled the Freedom Riders. I’m not

MATTHEWS: Larry Kramer called me, who

to bring the governors in line. He had to

saying he did it all, but he was absolutely

had been a city editor of the Washington

strong-arm these guys. They would go

indispensable.

Post, and said, “We just lost our bureau chief to the New York Times; do you want to be Washington bureau chief of the San Francisco Examiner and run a column?”

I did that in ’87 and almost immediately I was on CBS Morning News every week.

That’s really what started everything. I met Roger Ailes and we clicked. We talked about doing a fast-paced TV show. When he took over CNBC and started America’s

(Top left) Chris Matthews with Tip O’Neill.

(Above) Chris Matthews interviewing then candidate Donald Trump.

(Left) Chris Matthews aboard Air Force One with President Jimmy Carter.

Talking, I called him up and said, “How about the show?” He said, “Okay.” We every night since. It was really fortuitous that after everything else I’d done, we clicked. Whatever Roger did wrong—and

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started the show in ’94 and I’ve been on

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N MAGAZINE: Where does Bobby Kennedy

ing class at its heart across the board. He

ot and dump all over him. I think that’s the

stand amongst the great leaders of history?

wouldn’t have made that mistake. He was

Democrats’ problem now. They just discarded

MATTHEWS: I agree with British Prime Min-

sticking to his roots.

people. Hillary, the “deplorables.” Everybody heard that.

ister Harold Macmillan. Bobby was one of the “two great men” who led us through

N MAGAZINE: What role did the Democrats have

the most frightening moment of the nucle-

in the rise of Trumpism?

ar age. His central role in putting the US

MATTHEWS: A friend of mine in the Peace Corps

N MAGAZINE: How has Trump changed politics?

MATTHEWS: There’s a difference between Trump

government on record for civil rights puts

said, “People don’t mind being used; they

and Trumpism. Trump you can argue about.

him at the inflection point in

You can talk about the clown-

American history. For those

ish tweeting, the bullying and

reasons, I put Bobby Kennedy

making fun of people. Some of

alongside his brother among

it is truly funny: “Little Marco”

our country’s indispensable

and “Low-energy Jeb.” “Lying

leaders.

Ted.” “Crooked Hillary.” It’s

high school stuff, but it worked.

N MAGAZINE: Why is Bobby’s

It’s not resume against resume.

story particularly timely for

You can have the best resume in

readers today?

the world, but when you walk

MATTHEWS: As I wrote in the

into the ring with that other guy,

book, Bobby Kennedy’s leg-

you’ve got to beat him in that

acy is a statement of what we

moment. Trump always wins in

lack in 2017: a national lead-

that moment. It’s not about who

er committed to those in our

wins the debate. It’s afterwards,

country too often discarded

who do you want to vote for?

and overlooked: AfricanAmericans, Latinos and Na-

N MAGAZINE: What do you imagine

tive Americans but also those

the experience is like losing the

white working people cast

presidency?

aside by economic change.

MATTHEWS:

When you lose an

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election and your career is over,

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N MAGAZINE: Have you ever

I think every time you spill a

thought how the trajectory of

drink or any little incident of

history would change had Bob-

failure echoes that you lost.

by Kennedy become president?

Every time somebody consoles

MATTHEWS:

you, it hurts.

I think he

I don’t think

would’ve kept

you’re going to

the compassion

walk away from

in the

defeat—it’s deep

Democratic

in you. That’s

Party, caring

why politics is so

about people

unusual. I know

whose votes really didn’t matter like Na-

mind being discarded.” The white working

Johnson never got over it. Nixon never got

tive Americans and California farm work-

class feels discarded. [The Democrats] have

over it. Humphrey always looked like he had

ers. He cared about them long before they

this combination of the elite, big entertainers

been beaten. Hillary spent a year or two think-

became a political force. But most impor-

from Hollywood, and the minorities—what

ing she was president. But Hillary’s problem

tant to me, he would’ve kept the country

happened to the middle class? And so Trump

was the lack of a compelling message. “Why

together. The working-class whites and

says, “Okay, I need you. You’re my people.”

do you want to be president?” is still the best

blacks, minorities—he wouldn’t have

People want to be needed. Democrats didn’t

question in the world. When you can’t answer

separated them. I think that was really im-

say they needed them. It started with Archie

it, it tells you everything.

portant to him. I don’t like the fact that the

Bunker in the seventies. Let’s make fun of

Democratic Party doesn’t have the work-

the working-class, Irish guy. Call him a big*Due to space limitations, some answers were edited and condensed.

EXCLUSIVE EXCERPT of BOBBY KENNEDY: RAGING SPIRIT Written by Chris Matthews On March 16, 1968, Robert F. Kennedy stood in the high-ceilinged, marble-walled Senate Caucus Room where, eight years earlier, his brother Jack had announced for president. Bobby now was doing the same. After months of agonizing and secondguessing, he’d decided to step up and make the commitment he’d been hanging back from, fearful the timing at this moment was wrong for his future political career.

Walking into the Caucus Room that Saturday morning was

something more than a simple announcement. It was, in fact, a declaration of all-out political war. Which would see him doing battle not just on one front, but two.

The first enemy Bobby was facing down was Lyndon Johnson, the vice-president who’d taken the oath of office in the shadow

have such strong feelings about

of Jack’s assassination. His aggressive pros-

what must be done --- and I feel

ecution of the U. S. war in Vietnam had gener-

that I’m obliged to do all that I

ated an ongoing national conflict, especially

can.”

on college campuses.

But besides LBJ, Bobby had a second ad-

that held such power and still

versary, Democratic Senator Eugene McCar-

would today: “I run to seek new policies --- policies to

thy, who was now holding aloft the banner

end the bloodshed in Vietnam and in our cities, poli-

of the growing anti-Vietnam War movement.

cies to close the gaps that now exist between black and

But it’s what he said next

The Minnesota lawmaker, with his cool professorial manner, had

white, between rich and poor, between young and old, in this

just, four days earlier, simultaneously thrilled the young while

country and around the rest of the world. I run for the presidency

frightening Lyndon Johnson with a strong showing against the

because I want the Democratic Party and the United States of

sitting president in the pivotal New Hampshire primary.

America to stand for hope instead of despair, for reconciliation

of men instead of the growing risk of world war.”

Thus, two very different men now obstructed the path to a

Kennedy restoration.

Nonetheless, standing there at the lectern, surrounded by

egon—where he himself was campaigning—was Richard Nix-

family members along with loyalist veterans of his brother’s

on, the Republican Jack Kennedy had narrowly beaten in 1960.

campaigns, the forty-two-year-old Robert Kennedy was about to

Now certain of gaining the Republican nomination and having

take both on. He began his statement by paying homage to his

expected to face Johnson, the two-term vice-president turned off

brother, a tribute clear to many listening. The opening words

the TV set only to continue staring at the blank screen.

he’d chosen were the ones Jack had spoken in that very place:

He felt a foreboding. “We’ve just seen some

“I am announcing today my candidacy for the presidency of the

terrible forces unleashed,” he pronounced

United States.”

grimly. He knew the force of the Kennedy

magic knowing its power to thrill but also

With the sentence that followed, Jack’s steadfast

Watching intently from his hotel suite in Portland, Or-

its power to disturb. “Something bad is

troubled moment that was early 1968: “I run because I am con-

going to come of this,” he added. “God

vinced that this country is on a perilous course and because I

knows where this is going to lead.”

TOP: President-elect Kennedy declaring the appointment of his brother as US Attorney General. Photo by AP. Left: Bobby and fellow anti-war candidate Eugene McCarthy. Photo by AP. Right: “Martin Luther King was shot and killed tonight.” Bobby Kennedy, Indianapolis, April 4, 1968. Photo by AP

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brother left the past behind and went straight to the heart of the

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Cape and the Islands congressman Bill Keating discusses the many issues impacting Nantucket and the rest of the country

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or nearly seven years, Congressman Bill Keating has represented the Cape and the Islands in the House of Representatives, championing a number of causes that hold particular significance to Nantucketers. This past August, Congressman Keating was on the island meeting with community leaders and learning about new concerns facing the island that might require federal assistance. N Magazine met with Congressman Keating to discuss these issues and others across the country.

N MAGAZINE: One of the critical issues facing the island that you’ve taken a leadership role in is the H-2B work visa program.

KEATING: The program impacts the whole country. Every six months, the country is allowed 33,000 H-2B visas. That’s not a lot. Four times in the last eleven years, we’ve dealt with demand [for H-2B visa workers] by raising the cap on returning workers. Why returning workers? These are people that have been trained and hit the ground running. Many of them go back to the same establishments.

All the visa problems that some of my colleagues are sensitive to—people overstaying their visas as a way of getting around immigration—are not problems with H-2B visas.

What we sought to do this year is what has been done those other times in the past: just simply raise the cap. In April, I was able to amass over thirty of my colleagues, bipartisan colleagues, to help raise the cap.

N MAGAZINE: How has the Trump administration impacted the H-2B visa program?

KEATING: Once we got them on board, they came up with a new process that created a whole new set of problems for people around the country. The irony is that an administration that said it was pro-business and was going to do away with restrictions, requirements and regulations created a process that did just that. It made business people reluctant think we should work to do away with that language and go back to the concept of just raising the cap again.

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to even participate in it. So going forward I

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addiction is a recurring brain disease. We have 140 or so people die every day in our country right now. It’s clearly an epidemic. The resources have to be in place.

N MAGAZINE: There’s a contingent of Nantucket charter fishermen that have taken political action to ward off commercial fishermen they say are decimating our squid population, and in turn, our fishery. What’s your take on this situation?

KEATING: The fishing issue is a complex one. I have every aspect of the fishing industry represented in my district. In New Bedford, I have the highest per-dollar yield for any commercial port. I have the hook fishermen in Cape Cod and the Islands. Then I have hybrids of those in the South Shore. They run into conflict, but there has been a change in tone over the last few years. Everyone is on board as far as sustainability. Many of the commercial fishermen get

N MAGAZINE: Another issue that dovetails with the worker short-

a bad rap because people think they don’t care about sus-

age on Nantucket is housing. What have you learned about this?

tainability—they do. But people have to realize on a bigger

KEATING: The housing initiative that’s taking place on Nantucket

scale that climate change is a huge factor in what’s going

is really impressive. Their plan is to immediately go from 2

on. When we look at sustainability, we better acknowledge

percent affordable housing to seven, maybe 9 percent. This

climate change. Also, there’s an overwhelming amount of

community deserves enormous credit for taking the initiative

fish out there. More than we’d ever need. But they’re not the

themselves. They’re doing it because they understand how im-

typical variety that we’re used to eating around here. We’ve

portant housing is to the economy and to the makeup of the

got to be able to look at those fish and create a market for

community. People who live here should be very pleased with

them.

their local leadership.

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N MAGAZINE: As with most of the country, the opiate crisis is

tucketers should be more aware of?

crushing the Cape and the Islands. What’s one of your great-

KEATING: People should be more aware of how global issues

est concerns on this front?

affect them right in their communities in terms of jobs. For

KEATING: One of the greatest threats, both here on Nantucket and

instance, during the G20 summit, Japan came in with a free

around the country, to dealing with this terrible epidemic is

trade agreement with the European Union. That should have

undercutting the Affordable Care Act. The Affordable Care

been the US. I’m not a free-trader generally speaking, but

Act requires all insurance companies treat opiate addiction

the ability for the United States and the European Union

as a basic healthcare coverage. This was extremely signifi-

to have a trade agreement would be enormous. That trade

cant in fighting this epidemic. The bill that passed the House

agreement would have resulted in a 20 percent increase in

and the one considered in the Senate did away with that

Massachusetts exports in the first year. Those exports trans-

guarantee. That was frontline treatment that is necessary in

late directly to good jobs that pay well and have a future.

dealing with this, and it’s effective. I’ve lost a cousin to opi-

I don’t think people understand how these international

ate overdose. I also have a relative very close to me that’s a

agreements can affect them here at home.

decade and a half into recovery—and it’s not easy. Opiate

N MAGAZINE: Does President

ers is nudge them on these

just so you understand the

administration. I think they

Trump understand that?

issues. But it’s pretty hard

situation: The redistricting

have to get beyond that be-

KEATING: No. Walling our-

to do that when you have

that was so radically done

fore they can even get to a

selves off is the exact op-

the president of the United

created these super districts

dialogue with us. I’ve had

posite of what we should be

States calling the press the

on both sides where the con-

success on moving across

doing. That translates directly

fake press. When he fires his

centration is so great for one

the aisle on the committees

to our standard of living, our

FBI director. When he says

party or the other. Many of

I’m on—Foreign Affairs

jobs, the ability of our kids

judges are phonies because

those House members repre-

and Homeland Security. I’ve had rank-and-file colleagues come together. But it’s not happening fast enough. And it’s not happening successfully enough.

N MAGAZINE: How are the issues facing Nantucket unique to to get jobs. Those jobs are

their family came from an-

sent districts where the ma-

those facing the country as a

going to go elsewhere. We

other country. It’s pretty hard

jority are Trump supporters

whole?

have to make people more

to talk about human rights

and they don’t want to [lose]

KEATING: When I look at Nan-

aware that if they want more

when he’s saying he’s going

them. That’s why you’re

tucket, I see the needs that

jobs in this country, if they

to backtrack on transgenders

seeing more of the people

I see all across the country.

want a better standard of liv-

in the military who are risk-

speaking out in the Senate,

Yet I see so many of them

ing for themselves and their

ing their lives for us right

where they represent an en-

magnified here. They’re so

children, if they want rev-

now. I was in Korea just sev-

tire state. There’s much more

important in a shorter term

enues so we can have social

eral months ago meeting with

allegiance to Trump in the

here than elsewhere.

programs, we have to be a

officials there, and I met with

House.

global partner.

Japan as well. The word was

There are access issues, veterans issues, the opioid issue,

to be careful what you say, be

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economic issues, and envi-

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clear about what you’re say-

the divide between the parties?

ronmental issues that are so

risk losing our leadership po-

ing, and have resolve. That’s

KEATING: There’s been a mis-

sensitive here in terms of

sition in the world?

what China and those coun-

characterization that it’s the

wastewater, water quality,

KEATING: We already are. I’m

tries see and we’ve moved

Democrats fighting with the

and the effects of climate

one of the more senior mem-

away from that.

Republicans. This adminis-

change. Those are all issues

tration is fighting internally.

that are magnified here on

There’s civil war in its own

Nantucket.

bers on Foreign Affairs. I have private conversations

N MAGAZINE: What is too far for

all the time with leaders from

the Republican leadership

other countries and with

in Congress as it relates to

companies from other coun-

Trump?

KEATING: This congressional

that are creating jobs in the

session started out as the

US. This administration is al-

“Unity Session.” All the

ready affecting them. We are

throttles of the three parts

the beacon for democracy,

of government were in one

human rights, freedom of the

hand. It is disappointing on

press, gender equality—all of

the House side that my Re-

these issues. Part of what I do

publican colleagues aren’t

when I meet with other lead-

speaking up about this. But

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PACKING THE BOX Written by Josh Gray

Photography by Kit Noble

How Packy Norton brings some of the biggest acts to The Chicken Box

There’s a moment at the beginning of each concert at The Chicken Box when co-owner Packy Norton walks his visiting band to the stage doors, hears the crowd erupt, listens to the first few notes being played, and then lets out a giant sigh of relief. That moment is the culmination of months, sometimes years, of the pleading and planning required to bring world-renowned musical acts to play this tiny dive bar thirty miles out to sea.

This year alone, Packy and his co-owners John Jordin and Rocky Fox have managed to bring nearly a dozen national acts—ranging from reggae icon Ziggy Marley to rock legend Blues Traveler–to perform sold-out shows at The Chicken Box. While it’s a team effort to pull off, convincing these bands to play on Nantucket has become Packy Norton’s specialty.

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Cape Cod native, Packy—whose given name is a closely held secret that he jokes can be used as a password to get into the Box’s sold-out shows—served in the Marine Corps prior to discovering Nantucket. “At the time, the Marines was a better option for me than college and I ended up with a logistics job in the Corps,” says Packy, who was stationed at Paris Island and Cherry Point before serving in Desert Storm in both Iraq and Saudi Arabia. “I’m glad and proud I did it,” he says.

“I wouldn’t trade that experience for the world.”

When he finished his tour of duty in 1992, Packy took a job bartending at the Nantucket Inn as a way to spend a summer on the island. Shortly thereafter, he began working the door at The Chicken Box, then owned by Robert “Cap’n Seaweed” Reed. “Seaweed got to a point where he wanted to sell the Box, and there was a lot of interest from all sorts of people,” Packy N magazine

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very gracious in the way he structured our deal, and Nantucket Bank helped out a lot, too.”

motoring Grace Potter and the Nocturnals over from the Vineyard for an impromptu show at the Box, Packy has forged friendships with top musical talents by going the extra mile. He often finds himself mingling with some of the big wheelers and dealers in the music industry, observing their craft and continuing to make connections that benefit Nantucket’s music fans.

“A big part of what we do is because of the friendships that Packy has built over the past few years,” says co-owner Rocky Fox. Packy’s phone is a treasure trove of musical contacts, each of which have helped open doors for him to connect with the next big act. “Packy is a loyal, consistent, and fair friend, willing to listen and drop whatever he’s doing to help someone out,” Rocky says. “He’s always just a phone call away and these bands recognize that.”

“A lot of these bands don’t play venues this small anymore, and it really takes the hospitality of the whole island to convince them to come year after year,” Packy says. “From The Steamship Authority, to Beachside hotel, to the transportation, it would be impossible to do Ziggy Marley

For the first half dozen years, the owners ran the office during the day and tended the bar at night, with John Jordin handling the musical bookings, Rocky Fox running the office and community outreach, and Packy managing the front-of-house bar operations. In 2007, Jordin was looking to take a break from the booking game and handed off the mantle to Packy.

Ten years later, Packy has turned the Box into Nantucket’s version of the House of Blues, offering concertgoers a chance to see big acts in a small, intimate venue.

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“I just picked up where John left off, and my lifestyle made it possible for me to see a lot of bands,” Packy says. “I began traveling to Jazz Fest in New Orleans every year. I became good friends with one of the owners of the House of Blues and the Paradise in Boston, where I have an apartment— so I go to a lot of shows.” But Packy doesn’t just go to the shows. He has a magical ability to become genuine friends with the musicians he meets, who often lead him backstage where Whether he’s backstage with Meghan Trainor at the Grammys, linking up with The Revivalists on tour, or

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stage, and his business partners trust him completely to strike the right balance and take appropriate risks. All this might sound tiring or stressful to the uninitiated, but Packy says he’s driven by his love of music and the satisfaction he gets in that moment he hears his bands play those first few notes. As he lingers there just

Packy with Eddie Vedder

outside the stage doors, listening contentedly, Packy thinks to him-

what we do without the help of so

self, “Maybe we could get Snoop

many people.” From the moment

Dogg next.”

they arrive, Packy plans every detail of the bands’ visits to offer the most enjoyable experience possible, in hopes that they’ll return the following year to play.

Of course, business often remains the bottom line when band negotiations get underway. Packy says there’s a lot of back and forth before the final offer is proffered and accepted. Given The Chicken Box’s capacity and the limit to how high they can reasonably charge per ticket, Packy’s offer differs in comparison to some of the other venues these bands are playing. For instance, shortly after Ziggy Marley performed at the Box, he went on to play a sold-out show at a London ven-

The Wailers

The Revivalists sold out multiple nights at the Box this past August in less than forty-five minutes, raising the question of how much longer this small island venue will be able to book the band. Without their positive Nantucket experiences and the friendships formed along the way, business would have dictated long ago that they move on to larger venues and greener pastures.

Packy keeps a mental wish

Donavon Frankenreiter

list of the bands he would love to see hit their small, well-worn

ue that had a capacity of twenty

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Packy with Steel Pulse

Packy at Grammys with Meghan Trainor

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LIFE ON THE

LINE Written by Jason Grazaidei Photography by Kit Noble

Nantucket fisherman Justin Bell goes to extremes to land the ultimate catch There are more than a few good fishermen who call Nantucket home, but none are quite like Justin Bell. The forty-fouryear-old island landscaper calls himself the “Mental Oriental” on Instagram, lives in a midisland basement apartment, and doesn’t own a boat. You won’t see him showing off his catch to the tourists on Straight Wharf.

In fact, you probably won’t see him fishing at all. But that’s just the way Bell likes it. He does his fishing by kayak and paddleboard, often in the darkness of late night or early morning, prowling the lesser-known spots around Nantucket’s ponds and harbors.

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t definitely is a way of life for

ed by a Catholic family from New

worked at places like The Juice Bar,

me now,” Bell says. His Ins-

York. Bell’s adopted father was an

the Indian Summer surf shop, and

tagram feed is a window into

investment banker, his new mother

the White Dog Café. He even had a

that way of life, filled with

a nurse, and the couple had been

brief stint folding Nantucket Reds at

photos of the forty-inch striped bass

vacationing on Nantucket since the

Murray’s Toggery Shop. By night,

he regularly pulls from the ocean

mid-1960s. They quickly introduced

he’d do his best to sneak into The

and of his other exploits from the

their new son to the island.

Chicken Box or The Muse.

beach. “Most of Nantucket’s great

Nantucket is where Bell “caught

While the island was where he

fishing spots are located where cars

the bug” for fishing. Some of his ear-

wanted to be, there was still a sense

can’t go,” Bell said in a recent post.

liest memories, he says, are of riding

of isolation due to the lack of diver-

“This is my solution to the madness.”

his bike down to Straight Wharf in

sity on the island at that time, Bell

While you might not recognize

the morning and fishing from the

says, something that has begun to

his name, if you’ve spent any time

pier until he had to come home for

change only recently. “In the seven-

on Nantucket, you will probably

dinner. Back in New York, Bell

ties, eighties, and nineties, even un-

recognize Bell’s face and his unique

bounced around

til about four or

style. Maybe you’ve seen him cut-

to

five years ago,

ting hedges in ’Sconset. Or perhaps

schools,

both

I was one of

he was riding his skateboard down-

public and pri-

the only Asians

town. Or maybe it’s a fuzzy memory

vate,

out here for a

of the guy who used to dance to the

ing an all-boys

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includ-

while,”

Bell

DJ until the sun

says. “It was

came up. He’s

weird being one

worn many hats

of only a handful of Asians on the is-

over his years

land, or people that were different.”

on the island

Meanwhile, though, he was still

and even earned

honing his craft on the water. While

the

nickname

his father and grandfather taught

Legend”

him the basics, Bell is largely self-

from a group

taught when it comes to fishing. “It

of local teenag-

was a lot of trial and error, and I’d

ers who were in

watch a lot of redneck TV, all the old

“The

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different

awe of the fact

school. He was an athlete in

fishing guys,” Bell says. “And just

that Bell does

his high school days, play-

doing mad-scientist type stuff. Like

not appear to

ing football and lacrosse,

seeing if this works or that works.”

age like the rest

and excelling in wrestling.

While many of his fishing expe-

of us (he could

But a freak injury to his face

ditions are still solo, Bell’s fifteen-

pass for a twen-

during a practice required

year-old son Francis now joins him

tysomething). “You don’t choose

reconstructive surgery and dashed

occasionally, although he is current-

your nicknames,” he says with a

any hopes he had of a wrestling

ly living with his mother on Maui.

laugh.

scholarship.

And Bell’s skills have also earned

A series of unlikely circum-

After a year at Colby-Sawyer

him a few new disciples: two young

stances brought Bell to the island at

College in New Hampshire, Bell

men who sought Bell out to take

a young age. He was born in 1973

quickly realized it wasn’t for him.

them fishing. What generally was

a world away from Nantucket in

At nineteen, he returned to the place

a solitary hobby for Bell has now

Seoul, South Korea. Around his

that felt like home: Nantucket. It was

become an opportunity to teach and

second birthday, Bell was placed in

the mid-1990s, and Bell was finding

share his knowledge.

an orphanage and was soon adopt-

his niche on the island. By day, he

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“In the seventies, eighties, and nineties, even until about four or five years ago, I was one of the only Asians out here for a while...It was weird being one of only a handful of Asians on the island, or people that were different.�

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ut four years ago, his passion for fishing nearly got him killed. Today, he refers to the incident as his “swim.” It was late May of 2013, and Bell was fishing for stripers on a sandbar in Polpis Harbor, a spot where he’d cast a line hundreds of times before. Long after the sun had gone down, he decided to call it a day, but as he started walking back to the shore, Bell came across an unexpected drop-off in the sandbar. The tide was coming in, his backpack filled with water, and Bell suddenly found himself fighting against the current and the wind.

He ditched his fishing gear, cut loose his waders, and swam toward a small buoy he spotted above the surf. At this point it was pitch black, and Bell was freezing, tired, and disoriented. He swallowed his pride, pulled his cell phone out from a waterproof case, and called 911.

The island’s public-safety agencies sprang into action, and after a harrowing search coordinated by police dispatchers, Bell was rescued about two hundred yards from shore after more than two hours in the water. His rescuer was a familiar face: firefighter John Allen, who reached Bell on a paddleboard. After an ambulance ride and a brief stay at Nantucket Cottage Hospital, Bell was back to work and fishing again within the week. It wasn’t clear to him at first, but in hindsight, he sees that the experience changed him. “I’m less of an introvert now and more of an extrovert,” Bell says. “People came up to me on the street after that. It’s hard to describe other than to say it’s good to be alive.”

Today, Bell is toying with the idea of parlaying his love for fishing into a venture that could make him a living, not just dinner. He has begun to explore what he calls foot-guiding: taking people out to his spots and putting them on fish, a sort of ecotourism that Bell believes there is a strong market for during N magazine

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fun first.”

all philosophy on fishing will remain: “First of all, go out and have fun. Go out and try.

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Aboard TRAIN Written by Robert Cocuzzo

Photography by Brian Sager

How Gary Trainor went from living on the rock to living like a rock star A year ago, Gary Trainor put his home on the market and closed up his successful jewelry store on Straight Wharf after twenty-nine years in business. He and his wife, Kelli, then moved their lives to Hollywood at the behest of their daughter, the international pop sensation Meghan Trainor. Ever since joining her on the red carpet at the Grammys in 2015, Gary Trainor has become something of a celebrity in his own right—appearing in music videos and shoe commercials, and dancing on stage in front of thousands of screaming fans. It’s a life the sixty-nine-year-old never could have imagined. But sitting outside his old jewelry store during a recent visit to the island, Gary Trainor is the same affable guy with the megawatt smile who played the organ every Sunday for nearly thirty years at Nantucket United Methodist Church.

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Meghan and Gary Trainor at the 57th Grammy Awards, 2015

e’ve seen three or four parents that have taken an active role in managing their child,” Gary says. “I haven’t seen a great deal of success with that.” Instead, Gary has left his daughter’s business in the hands of professionals while he and his family enjoy the extraordinary ride of her catapulting career. Meghan Trainor literally set a Guinness World Record for the speed of her ascent to stardom when her breakout single “All About That Bass” topped the charts in London before it was even available for purchase. “They put that song out in June,” Gary says. “By September, she was an international pop star.”

As Meghan’s fame took off into the stratosphere, she pulled her family in tighter and tighter. Her brothers moved into her mansion in Hollywood, with the eldest, Ryan, managing her social media and behind-the-scenes video production. She spent over a year trying to convince her parents to join them in California, but Gary was reluctant to close the business he’d spent

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sisters Katie Denny and Megan Pearson, to take over the business under a new name, Jewel in the Sea, Gary finally agreed to head west. Today, he still owns the building of his former jewelry store as well as his home on the island, which he took off the market and now rents to the store’s new owners.

Meghan Trainor and Gary Trainor, NYC 9/8/16

Now living a short drive from their children in Hollywood, the Trainors see each other four days a week, with Sundays devoted entirely to family time. “Meghan embraces her family,” Gary says.

“Even in her professional life, she tries to involve her parents.” For Gary, this has meant cameos in Skechers sneaker commercials and Meghan’s music videos. When she toured her Thank You album, Gary made surprise appearances on stage to the delight of the audiences while she sang her hit “Dance Like Your Daddy.”

But of all the memories Gary cherishes, none will top the Grammys, at which he was his daughter’s date two years in a row. Last year, Meghan took home the Grammy for Best New Artist. “I leaned over to her and said, ‘Baby, you made it,’” Gary remembers. “I tear up just Meghan Trainor and Gary Trainor at the iHeartRadio Music Awards April 3, 2016

thinking about it.” From then on, his daughter would be introduced as Meghan Trainor, the Grammy Award winner.

Gary and Kelli never could have predicted Meghan’s extraordi-

Gary beams with unmistakable pride when talking about not

nary path to stardom when they were raising her on Nantucket. “She

only his daughter’s accomplishments, but the manner in which she’s

grew up with the boys,” Gary says. “You put her in the room with forty

achieved them. Beyond earning her chops as a musician and busi-

guys and she was very, very comfortable. You put her in a room with

nessperson, Meghan has also emerged as an outspoken role model

six girls she went to high school with and she’d be a nervous wreck.”

for millions of young girls and women. When filmmakers photo-

Meghan was a talented athlete growing up and never shied away from

shopped one of her music videos to make her look thinner, Meghan

mixing it up with the boys. “She played football until the eighth grade

demanded that the video be taken down and returned to the original.

at the Boys and Girls Club,” he says. “She hiked the ball and her broth-

(The story went viral and inadvertently multiplied the music video’s

er Ryan was the quarterback—it was the cutest thing I ever saw.”

number of views.)

Beyond her transformation from tomboy to pop icon, Gary didn’t

Awash in flashbulbs and with millions of fans around the globe,

anticipate how Meghan would break through the insurmountable rigors

Meghan seems to have stayed grounded by keeping her family close.

of making it to the big time. He knew those rigors personally. “I traveled

And it comes through in her music. “You look out into the audience

on the road for seven years as an entertainer but I didn’t have stars in

and it was packed with families,” Gary says. “Whether you’re two

my eyes,” Gary says. “I knew my limitations as a musician and as a per-

years old or ninety-four, parents, kids, adults—her audience crosses

former and never saw myself as a superstar.” Instead, Gary taught music

over generations. That’s the sweetest thing.” As for his future on

on the island for seven years until a bad motorcycle accident prompted

stage, Gary Trainor doesn’t look to be getting off the M Train any

him to switch to a profession that allowed him to sit. He studied watch

time soon. He’s ready and eager for his next cue, playing the greatest

repair and then jewelry making, which ultimately led to Jewel of the Isle

role of his life: Dad.

on Straight Wharf. “I really enjoyed it,” he says. “I’d probably still be in business, but Meghan really wanted us out there.”

coordinating this story with Gary Trainor.

Gary & Meghan Trainor Premiere 20th Century Fox “The Peanuts Movie”

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Meghan & Gary Trainor at the 58th Grammy Awards, 2016

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her Blouse & shorts: Milly & Grace BRACELETS & rings: Jewel in the Sea

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Postcard image of stairway and boardwalk to the beach, Beach House, Siasconset, Postmarked 1951

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HOTELS Images courtesy of the Nantucket Historic Association

A look back at the hottest places to stay The words “Nantucket” and “hospitality” go hand in hand, with the island boasting some of the most beautiful accommodations in the world, many of which are consistently awarded top honors by travel publications. Nantucket has long been a relaxing escape away from the busy hubbub of “American” life, with hotels for all types of visitors, whether it be in the middle of the lively downtown scene or in the more remote and N magazine

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look at some of the lodging options of Nantucket’s past, many of which still stand (and serve) today.

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Sunbathing on beach in front of the Beach House Hotel, Siasconset, 1954 Celebration of the Wauwinet House Hotel’s centennial (1876–1976)

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A: Aerial view of the Beach House Hotel, Siasconset, ca. 1930.

It was demolished in 1957.

B: Total collapse of the Surfside Hotel, 1899 C: The Nantucket Hotel, Brant Point, ca. 1890 D: Dining room at the Nantucket Hotel, ca. 1900s E: Ad for the Ocean House Hotel from the Handbook of Nantucket, with notes of interest to summer visitors

A

F: Architect’s 1930s rendering of a proposed new hotel to be named Broadview Hotel “to be erected on the site of what is now known as Broadview Tavern at Lincoln Circle on

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the Cliff. . . .” Plans were for

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150 bedrooms, dining room with capacity of 300, a spacious ballroom, and several card- and lounge-rooms.

C G: Several years after

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the Nantucket Central Railroad abandoned its service to the South Shore, the Surfside Hotel collapsed in 1899 because of neglect and weatherrelated damage.

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A: View of The Nantucket Hotel at Brant Point, ca. 1888.

In 1904, the midsection was floated across the

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harbor to become the Dreamland Theatre.

B: Reverse of Nantucket Central Railroad timetable, 1900, with ads for ‘Sconset Express Co. and the Springfield Hotel, W.H. Gooch,

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proprietor

D C: Grand parlor of the Nantucket Hotel, ca.

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A: The main dining room of the Jared Coffin House before the 1962 renovation by the Nantucket Historical Trust.

B: The ballroom of the Nantucket Hotel, ca. 1900s C: Summer waitresses at the

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Beach House Hotel, Siasconset, 1930 D: Annex of Ocean View Hotel, Sunset Heights, Siasconset, August 1888

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A: The private house known in 1922 as The Breakers, which rented rooms and later became an annex of the White Elephant Hotel.

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B: Ad for the Ocean House (now Jared Coffin House), June 1, 1862, with First Congregational Church in the background C: The Sea Cliff Hotel, with the Nantucket Hotel at Brant Point in the distant background, ca.

1900s D:

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Entry area and reception desk of the Veranda House (later The Overlook) on Step Lane, ca. 1890s E: Bedroom in an unidentified cottage that may Siasconset,

D

E

ca. 1880s

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Bride & Groom: Katie & Josh Wojcik

Hair: Elaine Browne with RJ Miller Salon

Reception Food/Venue: Nantucket Yacht Club

Photographer: Rebecca Love Photography

Makeup: Yolanda Grant

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Dress: Oscar de La Renta

Cake: Nantucket Bake Shop

Rehearsal Dinner: Galley Beach

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Band: The Sultans of Swing

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Not so fast

harvest time Photography by Brian Sager

A quick chat with Pumpkin Pond Farm’s Marty McGowan

exterior space?

McGowan: The design was about the memory of Nantucket, the historical facts that were important, and the garden design is my interpretation. It has fragrance, it has food, it has summer flowers, but it really speaks to interest. It’s interesting

N MAGAZINE: Did you grow up want- So the farm was designed with art people don’t know about you? in mind. Number two: Pumpkin McGowan: Unfortunately, I’m one ing to be a farmer?

and Nantucket is a damn interesting place.

McGowan: I didn’t grow up saying Pond Farm is the only all-certified of those people where you see I wanted to be a gardener, but I’ve

organic farm with California Certi-

what you get. I’ve always been

N MAGAZINE: What makes up a quint-

always been a gardener and I still

fied Organic Farmers on Nantucket.

committed to the beauty of Nan-

essential fall dinner for you?

am a gardener. When all my friends

tucket. What most people don’t

went to New York City to do fi-

N MAGAZINE: What’s your top tip for know is that I’ve been in business

McGowan: The bounty of harvest

nance, I didn’t. I stayed on Nan-

keeping a healthy garden?

tucket and it’s been good for me.

McGowan: The biggest tip to keep- years. For the last forty-plus years ing a healthy garden is to look at

since ’74, so that’s forty-three

that I collect for myself and my family from Pumpkin Pond Farm accents every fall dinner we have.

I have been planting roses all over

For me, dinner is about the vegeta-

N MAGAZINE: What’s one thing most it. Your plants are your window this island and adding to the cot-

bles. I just love the root vegetables,

people don’t know about Pumpkin

into the garden. When you look

tage quality of life that you see in

cauliflower, fresh lettuces, and the

Pond Farm?

over and you see a plant doing re-

all the magazines.

end-of-summer tomatoes are so de-

McGowan: Number one: the farm ally well, then your garden is do-

licious.

was designed with impressionist

ing well. If it isn’t doing well, then

N MAGAZINE: Speaking of magazines,

cubism from the artist Paul Klee. I

there’s probably something wrong

you were just featured in Architec-

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always loved a painting of his ex-

and that’s when you Google it.

tural Digest for your work on the

one thing about Nantucket, what

tension landscape and I patterned

Greydon House. What was your

the farm after that when I started.

N MAGAZINE: What’s one thing most inspiration behind designing that

would it be?

McGowan: I would keep the fall a secret. It’s such a great season here, and anywhere on Nantucket becomes so lovely. If I were to say something selfish, I would say I want everyone to eat more organic. I wish that more people would eat more organically.

N MAGAZINE: What’s the best piece of advice you ever received?

McGowan: “You’re in charge of making all of your choices. If this isn’t right for you, you have the power to make another choice.”

You actually have the right to make a decision that will change your life.

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McGowan: The beach with friends.

Because in the fall, it’s all yours. I think I’ve been to the beach three times this year so far, so now it’s on the top of my list.

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