Nantucket Magazine Late Spring 2010

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NATHANIEL PHILBRICK

Beyond Nantucket CLAIRE MURRAY from local to global

SWIMMING AGAINST THE REAL ESTATE TIDE Elisa Allen's secrets to success

SMART POWER ON NANTUCKET Becoming Energy Independent

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Editor’s letter Welcome to N Magazine’s Late Spring issue where, for the first time in 2010, you can pull up a deck chair and read through our articles with the sun on your back!

Creative Director — Nathan Coe

We have a most ambitious lineup of features including an exclusive interview with Nathaniel Philbrick by our publisher, Bruce Percelay.

The cover portrait of Nat was shot by Cary Hazlegrove who beautifully captured our hometown author outside the Atheneum. The timing couldn’t be better as his latest work, “The Last Stand,” was released this month.

In this, our HOME issue, we offer a photo essay of one of Kathleen Hay’s most recent residential renovations exquisitely shot by Jeff Allen. We also highlight Elisa Allen, a designer who has achieved remarkable success in a challenging real estate environment.

With the approval of the offshore wind farm this past month, guest writer Chip Webster shares energy-generating ideas with home solar and wind technology. Chip suggests a myriad of ways to reduce our impact on the Island environment with innovations as substantial as geothermal heating systems or as simple as kitchen counter tops made from recycled paper.

For something a little ‘meaty,’ we surveyed Island realtors and bankers in our “Glass Half Full, Half Empty” feature, who weighed in with honest and diverse opinions on whether the real estate market is finally on the up or still under water.

We get quite European in our N’Tertain feature as a group of guests, all professionals working in the home industry, are treated to an Italian feast with passionate and talented chef Evan Marley, owner of Pi Pizzeria. And Evan shows off on the ultimate home-cooking amenity-an oudoor brick oven!

Terry Pommett focuses his lens on Pumpkin Pond Farm, the new certified-organic venue with his wonderful images of this quaint and highly anticipated farm created by Sconset Gardner, Marty McGowan. And we continue our N’Style feature this issue, as Kate Coe selects all things chic and fabulous for the home.

Finally, N’s new copy editor, Cris Farley, interviews Dan Wolf, founder, president and CEO of Cape Air for our “Sand Dollar” feature. He also visits with Claire Murray for an intriguing read on how, from one tiny store on South Water Street, Claire followed her dream to become an international success story.

I am thrilled to be a part of Nantucket Magazine and we’re very excited about these coming months, delivering lively subjects with a fresh, new style that we hope you are all going to love.

Have a great Memorial Day Weekend

Nathan Coe

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A Grand Tour of a Grand Home

An Interview with Claire Murray

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Island Furniture Makers

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Renewable energy on Nantucket is increasingly popular due to mounting energy costs and our fragile environment.

Guest writer Chip Webster shares with us his expertise on energy options.

A stunning photo essay by Jeff Allen on one of the Island’s most spectacular homes situated in Shawkemo.

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Half Empty or Half Full

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Sand Dollar

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The power tables of Nantucket

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what was once a much-loved club became a barren clubhouse and a quintet of disintegrating courts, where the only shots dropping were clams launched by the seagulls.

Enter Tom Johnson and Andy Levene, two Delaware friends and businessmen

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whose young families visited Nantucket, fell in love with it, and soon became Millie’s second floor looking eastward towards the bar

summer residents. When their Island travels eventually led them past Tristram’s,

Anyone heading out to Madaket this

the second floor, and the stately fireplace

spring will, no doubt, happen upon

that used to dominate the dining room is

two exciting projects – one the total

now gone, leaving an unobstructed 360-

renovation of a Madaket landmark;

degree view.

"Andy and I began this project with the goal of creating an easy-going,

the other, demolition that precedes the rebirth of a once-loved club.

the seeds of a dream were planted.

family-friendly club in a relaxed, “Cal-Mex,” a diverse, seafood-taco menu

tranquil environment,” Tom recalls now.

made popular in the San Diego area will The renovation is happening at the site

be featured, and the four partners are

of the old Westender restaurant, clearly

betting the concept will work out there

a favorite over the past several decades

where the blazing sun sets over the

to locals and “out-of-town” diners looking

Atlantic. The return of the Madaket

for a stunning sunset and a refreshing

Mystery alone should get the party

Madaket Mystery. Over the past decade

started once again.

Demolition of the old clubhouse will take place before the summer construction moratorium sets in, but Tom and Andy will refurbish the existing tennis courts and offer them to the community throughout this summer

the Westender fell victim, first to an

without charge to anyone willing to

uncertain and shifting culinary concept

make the trip out to Madaket. Total

and ultimately, in 2007, to the economy.

replacement of the courts with Har-Tru surfaces, as well as construction of a lowAll that will change as “Millie’s” opens

key, one-story clubhouse, a family and

for business this June. The name, of

children’s pool and restoration of the

course, pays homage to maybe Madaket’s

now-overgrown Goose Creek Pond will

most celebrated denizen. But it also

begin in the fall. It is in that low-key

marks a return to the cozy, casual dining

spirit that memberships will be kept

experience reaching back to her heyday that Bo Blair and his partners, David Scribner, Tom Scott and Luke Russert, are looking to create for the Summer of 2010.

affordable and family-oriented.

Exsisting tennis courts

About half a mile east of Millie’s, nestled in a hollow off Madaket Rd., lies the vestigial remains of what was once

untouched; it’s the inside that is

Tristram’s Landing Tennis Club.

stay true to the tradition and narrative of Madaket and Nantucket,” says Tom. “Both this summer and when the club opens, we hope it will become an

completely re-built. The small upstairs

integral part of what we all treasure

bar has given way to a long bar which

By the late 1990’s, however, time and

stretches across the entire east side of

inactivity took its toll on Tristram’s, and

about spending time here.”

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The exterior of the building remains

“We believe the Island Raquet Club will

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A New Home for

Claire Murray

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Interview by Cris Farley

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Portrait by Kindra Clineff

N Mag: There’s a saying, “Living the Dream,” that

shops. I developed something I called “learning vacations” and I

describes how people might feel when they’ve found

brought women from all over the world to those. They were booked

their way to their fantasy life. Is that an accurate

solid for 10 years. I just think women, sometimes they just have to

description of your connection to Nantucket?

come up with innovative ideas.

CM: Absolutely!, Absolutely! You know, I discovered Nantucket in the late ‘70’s. I’d been living in New York for several years, I was studying

N Mag: And that’s what you did.

art at the National Academy, and I found myself single, basically

CM: I sure did.

looking for a place that would be a safe and friendly environment to raise a child in. That’s what really led me to Nantucket, because we’d been living in the City, and we’d actually gotten mugged in Central Park (she laughs) and I thought, ‘You know what? This isn’t the best place for a little girl.’ At that time New York was a lot scarier than it is now.

N Mag: How did you happen upon the store that became “Claire Murray”?

CM: Oh! Well, again, the thing about being an entrepreneur is that you have to be brave enough to make certain decisions when the time comes. And what was happening was that I was going to lose

N Mag: How did you find your way to Nantucket?

my yarn supply. Nantucket Needleworks and Nantucket Looms were

CM: I wanted to find a place that was a safe environment for her, and

at one time the same company. It was called the Nantucket Cloth

it wasn’t just Nantucket that I went to. I decided that I would open an

Company. I mean, this goes way back to when Walter Beinecke first

inn someplace and that way I could be there. Obviously, I wanted to

started developing the Island, and it was Walter’s wife who had

find a way to support myself and her also, and I ended up going to

started Nantucket Needleworks. So Nantucket Cloth Company split

several places in New England, I went out to Block Island, and then

into two totally different businesses. The Looms stayed on Main

I discovered Nantucket. I’m not from the East Coast. I’m from the

Street where Ralph Lauren is now, and Nantucket Needleworks of

Olympic Peninsula in Washington State, right across from Vancouver

course started at 11 South Water Street. Now, I was going to lose my

Island, so I was totally unfamiliar.

yarn supply because at that time the couple who owned Nantucket Needleworks and produced

N Mag: What was your impression of the Island when you

these wonderful yarns were

first arrived?

retiring. I think they were in their

CM: Well, I fell in love with Nantucket, to be perfectly honest with

80’s. So I ended up buying it for

you. I loved it. I felt it had a…now this is going to sound a little

no other reason than I needed to

strange, I guess…but for me at that time I found a very strong

protect that yarn, because I was

feminine influence on the Island. And I figured it was because the

hooking rugs (again, laughter)

whalers had all been out to sea and their wives were probably

and I needed it. This was in

running the Island. You had beautiful gardens and rose arbors which

1986, I think, and so I ended up

I thought were just so welcoming. I found it to be a very peaceful place,

with a retail store. And that store

and very safe. It turned out to be a wonderful place to raise a child.

on South Water Street became

Photo Terry Pommett

the first Claire Murray store.

N Mag: The “feminine” influence you describe, that’s kind of a

N Mag: That was the very first Claire Murray Store?

CM: It’s a wonderful compliment! I fell in love with Nantucket and

CM: Yes it was. I started my whole company on Nantucket Island at

made it my year-round home for 10 years. I opened an inn and that’s

that location.

what I did. During those 10 years I also had seminars and work-

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compliment you’ve offered us about Nantucket, isn’t it?

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N Mag: You might be one of the only nationallyknown artists who ever started their career by opening a little store on Nantucket.

CM: I know it! What’s interesting is that now I have another company, a publishing company, which I started about seven years ago. And the reason I started La Vie Claire was because my stores were only on the East Coast, and I wanted to bring people into my stores, the most prominent of which is my Nantucket store. And they’re going to be surprised this year because we’re no longer at that location!

N Mag: This year you’re going to open your doors at a brand-new location. Can you describe the emotions that must be running through you as you prepare for this new chapter in your Nantucket story?

CM: Well, I’ll tell you something interesting.

I didn’t get out there until Daffodil Weekend, that Saturday just as the parade was starting.

And I actually went there with some trepidation because after 23 years at the same location, and having started my company at that location, I thought it was going to be kind of emotional to see somebody else in that store.

And as it turned out, I absolutely love my new store. I’m not saying that the location is necessarily better, but in the building I’m in now, we’re able to showcase the products in a much better way.

N Mag: What new Claire Murray inspirations can visitors expect to see this year?

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CM: Now, I’m a person who’s constantly inspired, especially by my

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surroundings. And last summer, I was out with some friends in the middle of sailboat race week, and I just couldn’t believe the colors of that rainbow fleet. You know, it used to be a few colors. Now it’s stripes and polka dots, and I got so inspired that this winter I worked on a very extensive, brand-new rainbow fleet collection.

Above and Left Portraits: Vanessa Rogers

N Mag:

N Mag: You said that you had classes back

have classes making sailor’s valentines, and

And will the

when you had your inn here. In your new

I’m thinking we may want to start offering

rainbow fleet

location will you still be teaching students?

those classes here as well.

be available in the store?

N Mag: There’s no question that

CM: Not only

you’ve been an inspiration in so

that, and

many ways to all on Nantucket.

again this

Thanks for sharing a bit of your

goes back to

life here with us.

inspiration, I just expanded to be able to distribute right in the U.K. and I decided I wanted to do a line that was kind of celebrating my new U.K. program, CM: Absolutely. We still continue

available at the Nantucket store. So if you can

that because we have a lot of

imagine the English chintz from the past in a

people, including men, by the way,

new rug collection. And it turned out

who like to make these rugs

absolutely gorgeous. The woman who’s over-

themselves. We’ll have classes in

seeing the program there lives in Chelsea, so

rug hooking, of course, and in all

Claire’s new rainbow fleet line of rugs.

I called this line Chelsea Gardens.

the needle arts. And on the Cape we

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so I did a chintz line of rugs, which will also be

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A Touch of Tuscany by the Sea Written by Cris Farley Photography by Nathan Coe

Evan Marley spinning his crust

It’s a hazy, late-afternoon spring day, and we’re out in Tom Nevers anxious to enjoy an alfresco picnic, Mediterranean-style. Our hosts for the feast are summer residents, the Schmidt family, Wendy and John, and children Tom, Ali and Mike, who have offered us their spectacular hideaway set just yards across protected conservation land from the south coast of the Island.

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Purchased in 2004, the Schmidts treated their summer house to a major renovation starting in 2008. Tonight will be the initial gathering to take place on their new stone poolside patio. It will feature the first outdoor wood-fired brick pizza oven ever created for a residence on Nantucket. Son Tom Schmidt, amateur pizza chef, health food aficionado and third-year law student was the motivating force in the Schmidt decision to create this unique venue for outdoor food that’s healthy and fun.

other Mediterranean culinary

not only built the patio, oven and the adjacent Tuscan grills

delights have increasingly

(which are top-heated flat-brick surfaces designed as

worked their way into the ‘dining-

Southern Europe’s answer to the Weber grill) but he also

out rotation’ on Nantucket since

shepherded the approval process for

Evan and Maria Marley opened

this new type of pizza oven through

Pi Pizzeria on West Creek Rd. in

the Historic District Committee last

2007. Who better, then, to be

fall. So everybody’s excited to be

our guide in this epicurean

along on this maiden voyage.

adventure but Chef Evan himself?

Once a comfort food found in the

“I spend half my time explaining

frozen food section of the supermarket

to people that burned crust

or delivered from Domino’s to your

doesn’t mean ruined pizza,” Evan explains as he breaks out his

front door, gourmet pizza as well as

cooking tools, dough, the secret Pi Pizza marinara, condiments,

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Roy Weeden, Chris Kling and Chip Stahl

seasonings and, most uncharacteristically for this low-key food master, his chef’s garb. “It’s a monkey suit, but I’ll wear it,” says the chef.

It is 5 o’clock and the guests are about to arrive, but the oven has been stoked and burning wood since noon, the Tuscan Grills since 3 p.m. “You need it at 800 degrees and that takes us four or five hours in the restaurant,” Evan has instructed, and so flames have been lapping out the door and smoke has been billowing up the chimney all afternoon. Quite the production, but if you appreciate wood-fired pizza or other grilled delights, it’s clearly a labor of love - almost

clams in their shell, Sicilian salt capers,

While pizzas are cooking in the oven, the

fresh garlic, oregano, Evan’s marinara sauce

Tuscan grills are now ready to receive food,

like a ritual.

and into the oven it goes.

and Evan doesn’t disappoint. Over burning

And 90 seconds later, out

‘Sconset Woodsman logs set just an inch

Guests this evening include Chris

it comes, steaming,

below the grill, arrive two T-bone steaks,

Kling and Laura Fletcher, realtors at

bubbling, black-crusted

dusted with Montreal seasonings. Next go the

J. Pepper Frazier and Great Point

veggies. Cleaned and tossed in olive oil,

Properties respectively, Roy Weeden from

they will be seared and served within

Maury People and Chip and Karli Stahl,

minutes, to be eaten with the steaks or

home builders and interior decorators

simply picked up by hand, the perfect

who have recently relocated here from

picnic appetizer.

Rochester, N.Y. The steaks quickly give way to rosemary First up are the pizzas, the dough for which Evan

and brimming

red potatoes, diced, blanched and

swirls into the air above his head. A real crowd-

with an aroma

sprinkled with olive oil. Once pan-

pleaser, but Evan is critical of his own show. “You

only wood-fired

seared in their cast iron skillet, they

do that and the dough recoils and gets harder to

cooking at 800

are positioned at the oven’s mouth, its

work with,” he confides. “Small little pushes

degrees can inspire. As the guests grab the

coolest part but still hot enough to keep

around the edge, that’s what you want.”

eight tapas-like slices of pie, in slides Evan’s

them warm and tasty. The finale is saved for

Evan serving up his pi

Laura Fletcher

Evan starts work on what a guest refers to as a mini-pie. “That’s not a mini,” Evan corrects, “it’s the classic 12-inch pie they serve And he should know since he and wife Maria spend every Nantucket off-season in Naples and on the Amalfi Coast of southern Italy.

The first classic pie is prepared with Manila

the Tuscan grill. Evan has prepared two

shell and local baby squid over marinara.

whole red snappers by stuffing them with

Quickly there follows a classic margarita pizza,

bunches of thyme and rosemary, and he’s

with marinara, fresh Italian mozzarella (“It’s

scored the skin, inserted seasonings and

called ‘Fleur de Latte’ in Naples”), fresh basil

sprinkled olive oil, salt and pepper. The

and drizzled with extra virgin olive oil. The

snapper is placed right on the grill, and

EVOO gives it that crispy, blackened crust

again the wood seasoning infuses the fish

people learn to love at Pi’s.

with an unexpected, savory, tang.

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in Naples where everyone gets their own pizza.”

next creation; native Nantucket mussels in

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Becoming

ENERGY INDEPENDENT Written by guest writer Chip Webster

on Nantucket

Where grey was once the predominant color that served as the backdrop to life here, it is “green”, as in “green living,” that will drive us as we face a brave new world of energy independence.

But what does that mean for Nantucket and why is it important?

Because we are important and our survival depends upon how we embrace this brave new world. Historic preservation has long been one of Nantucket Island’s highest priorities and serves as a model for many other communities nationally. Still, we have been able to upgrade the efficiency and air quality of our restored homes by disguising systems while improving system performance. The Historic District Committee has been notably accommodating in allowing owners to incorporate these alternative energy systems.

A group of Nantucket High School Students embarks on a project to raise their own windmill into the

The Island’s enthusiasm for sustainable new building has become

wind-strafed Island sky but they

increasingly evident. Small Friends School on Nobadeer Road is

are wary watching to see what

Nantucket’s first LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental

happens out at Bartlett’s.

Design) certified building using passive heating and cooling. The Worden family home on Esther Island is powered by wind and solar energy.

Numerous homes across the Island incorporate green technologies.

Many in the building trades recently contributed Island “ecoconsciousness” to this year’s Habitat for Humanity home, another example of our community in action. The enthusiasm of citizens and home here was inspiring.

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Using less energy is one of the mantras of the green movement. On Nantucket there are many technologies such as solar hydronic, solar photovoltaic, wind power, geothermal, and air-sourced heat exchangers that can be utilized to conserve our precious energy resources.

One of my favorite systems is solar hydronic. The concept is simple; use the sun to heat water. The hot water can then be used either to heat the house through a radiant tube system, or to provide hot water for showers, washing and other domestic uses. Energy studies have shown that peak hot water production here is for our showers in the summer, which means that solar hydronic is a no-brainer for families on Nantucket.

Despite our growing pains, we will see more and more wind turbines

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Above: Stock image Left: Island home using wind and solar generators

power for an entire community or a single house. One example is the

Nantucket voters recently adopted zoning regulations allowing

Worden residence on Esther’s Island, which utilizes a vertical axis

wind turbines island-wide. While in most communities there are

turbine. Although they are a bit less efficient than horizontal axis

substantial boundary setback requirements for wind turbines,

turbines, vertical axis turbines offer a number of other advantages.

usually equal to at least the height of the tower, on Nantucket the

They take up a smaller footprint, are able to handle a larger range of

only setback requirement is whatever already exsits within that zoning

wind speeds, and do not have to reposition themselves when the wind

district, so we may be seeing increasing numbers of turbines for

direction changes.

single homes.

Bartlett’s Farm recently installed a mid-sized horizontal axis turbine.

Of course, sun and wind come from the sky, but there are other eco-

Students at Nantucket High School are in the process of installing

friendly energy systems that spring from the earth. One of the most

one, and there are studies in place for turbines at the town landfill.

common is geothermal. The concept for geothermal is to use the earth

The Cape Wind project, which has been garnering necessary approvals

as a giant battery, drawing heat from the earth when you need it, and

for a number of years, proposes to utilize a number of large turbines,

putting it back in when you don’t. This is accomplished by running

all of which would also be horizontal axis models.

fluid through pipes that go into the earth. Once you descend below five feet, the earth’s temperature is a constant 55 degrees year-round.

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When the air temperature is below 55 degrees, you can capture the heat from the earth, compress it into a higher temperature, and heat your home. In summer, the system provides cool air by running in reverse and returning heat into the earth.

There are many options for providing green heating and cooling for our homes and creating energy in ways that are far more friendly to the earth than burning old dinosaurs and other fossil fuels. Nantucket may be small, but we have green goals and sustainable living practices already in place. And as did the Nantucketers of yore, we are staying ahead of the times by being resourceful and conscientious. Let us

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N Mag: You have become such an iconic figure on Nantucket

N Mag: Do you feel that the portrayal of whaling was

that everyone thinks you were born here, but you’re actually

glorified to the exception of its darker side?

from Pittsburgh.

NP: I think that a lot of aspects in America’s history were presented

NP: I did grow up in Pittsburgh but it was (my wife) Melissa’s

that way to the succeeding generations. In fact, whaling was so

job that brought us here. In 1986, I was home with the kids, a

romanticized it almost seemed that a harpoon would go into

freelancing journalist, and she was working at a law firm in

the air, hit the whale and “poof” it would become whale oil. A

Boston. Foley Vaughan and Kevin Dale were looking for an

lot of my motivation for some of the chapters in “In The Heart

associate and she

of the Sea” was

came down and

to show just how

interviewed. It was

bloody a business

a leap of faith, but

it was. And it

it proved to be a

was bloody.

terrific place to raise kids, and

N Mag: What is

I fell in love with

most remarkable

the Island’s history.

about the work

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that you do, is

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N Mag: Relative

that you take

to Nantucket’s

stories that have

history, this

previously

island had one

received much

of the most

attention, and find

successful

an entirely new

economies in the

twist on them.

world during the

Indeed, you’re

heyday of whaling

almost a forensic

despite an economy

historian. Does

of physical size

that make you suspect a lot of the history that we are fed as

and population. How do you explain this remarkable

being the gospel truth?

success measured against how small Nantucket was?

NP: Yes, but one of the things I have found is that what happened

NP: Islands bred extremes, extremes in failure and extremes

in the past is a lot like today. It is messy and complicated. No

in success. The people who came to Nantucket wanted to be

one really knew what was going on and people had all sorts of

left by themselves. They were surrounded by an extraordinary

ambiguous motives. And so, I am suspicious of views of the

resource: whales, and had no other alternatives. The soil

past that see it as a great inspirational jumping-off point

wasn’t good for farming, they were way out at sea and so

toward what we would become. The more you look into how

they launched into whaling with a single-minded intensity

squishy the evidence is, the more you begin to look at it with

that no one else could match.

a cocked eyebrow as ‘hmm, what really did happen?’

with Nathaniel Philbrick Interview by Bruce A. Percelay

N Mag: Your new book is called

ended up having immense respect for

“The Last Stand.” It‘s quite a leap from

the position that he took as leader of his

Great Point to Little Bighorn. What drew

people at that difficult time.

you to this piece of history and this part

Portrait by Cary Hazlegrove

of the country?

N Mag: You are a prolific writer, yet it

NP: Well, growing up in Pittsburgh, I saw

took you four years to research and

“Little Big Man” when I was a freshman

write this book. Do you work on books

in high school and it blew my socks

simultaneously, or how do you devote

off. I have been fascinated with

so much time to one book and still

Custer and that battle ever since. And

write so many?

after “Mayflower,” which ends with a

NP: I work at it book by book and work

cataclysmic native English battle, I

seven days a week. I am always working

thought, you know,’ Where does it lead?’

one way or another. I’m reading something

N Mag: So many of your books involve

Well, it leads to the Battle of the Little

related to it and I enjoy that.

leaders. Is it part of your approach to

Bighorn. Like “Mayflower,” it’s a story

I mean, it’s not only a job; I

look for characteristics

we all know, but what the heck do we

won’t say it’s how I relax, but

that are thematic of

getting itchy towards the end. I really wanted to get down to writing it, but I’m glad I waited because the background was very useful. I guess I’m sort of an at-home workaholic.

really know? And, on the other aspect,

these leaders in terms

I’ve been writing about the wilderness

of their personalities?

of the sea, as sort of the counter to the

NP: Yes, leadership is a

wilderness of the West that everyone

huge part of all my

knows. I finally wanted to explore the

books and really what

West in the context of how I had been

I’m looking for are

doing it by sea.

situations in which a small community,

N Mag: You are an historian, but in this

whether it’s a ship at

book did you feel a particular empathy

sea, whether it’s a

with either Sitting Bull or Custer?

regiment of cavalry or whether it’s a community like

it’s an element of

that all my preconceptions went out the

what I’m doing

Nantucket, is under stress. And

window, and I have to say I had more

every day. For

I want to see what that does to

sympathy for Custer than I ever would

this book I threw

people’s behavior; who emerges

have believed. But he was Custer and he

an extra year

as an effective leader, or not an

was a wild man. Sitting Bull was much

into it because

effective leader. That’s really a

more complex than I ever expected.

I was in new

theme through all of my books and

And, it is sort of the stereotype that

ground and really

usually it leads to all hell breaking

we have, that he refused to come in

wanted to spend

loose at one point or another.

and was the last of his tribe to surren-

a lot of time out

der. But, at the battle, he wanted to nego-

there. And I

tiate, he didn’t want to fight. And so I

found myself

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N Mag: People tend to develop a gauzy

of build-up people are starting to see

picture of the past and thus the term

for this new book, will it be your

“the good ole’ days.” Would you rather

biggest yet?

be living today, or would you rather be

NP: I’m very superstitious, so I am not

living in a certain part of yesterday?

going to answer that question in any

NP: We all have this romantic feeling –

direct way. All I can comment on is that

yes, you go back, it was simpler, it was

the writing and research process were

more direct, it was better than now. But

some of the best four years that I’ve had

it was different, and the level of physical

in terms of working with the past and

discomfort was completely alien to

trying to write the book. I just found it

what we know. We have it so cushy.

really exhilarating and exhausting. This

Without central heating I think a lot of

process has aged me, you know. I can

us would end up in a fetal position.

really feel it, but it’s done and what happens, happens.

N Mag: In the 24 years you’ve been here the island has changed. Are you

N Mag: Can you give us any clue as to

worried about Nantucket, do you feel

any other projects that you have in your

that it has lost some of its soul?

sights right now?

NP: I’m fairly optimistic. When we

NP: I’m actually signed up for my next

came here in ’86 everyone was saying

one. It’s set in the American Revolution

“Change is a challenge, but part of what makes it exciting on this island is that we have change. It is part of life, and anyone who gets mad at the island for changing is holding it up to a standard that is not realistic.

There is no place on earth that doesn’t change.”

that Nantucket wasn’t what it used

and, specifically, in Boston. As I said, I

to be, and I arrived and looked around

love communities under stress and this

and said ‘Wow, I haven’t seen places

is about the siege and occupation of

like this, this is pretty good’. And yes, it

Boston. I’ve always loved the city and

has changed, but it has changed in all

I’m really looking forward to giving it

generations. Change is a challenge, but

the ‘Nantucket’ treatment.

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island is that we have change. It is part

N Mag: Well, you are without a

of life, and anyone who gets mad at the

doubt one of Nantucket’s great

island for changing is holding it up to a

treasures, and we look forward to

standard that is not realistic. There is no

your new book and many others to

place on earth that doesn’t change.

follow. Thank you very much.

N Mag: You have won numerous awards and were nominated for a Pultizer Prize in history. With the type

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Elisa Allen Portrait by Nathan Coe

Elisa first came to Nantucket in 1988 and immediately fell in love with the Island. She then met and fell in love with her future husband, Mike Allen, then a young man who had just been

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came when she secured an apprenticeship for a local developer and, later, when she sold other people’s homes as a licensed real estate agent. But Elisa developed her greatest understanding of the real estate development business when she worked for builders Randy Sharp and Gwen Thorsen.

BEFORE 58 Center Street

According to Elisa, “These two individuals taught me everything I know and I apply their knowledge to my work on a daily basis.”

She indicated that Randy Sharp was the best teacher she had ever met and taught her the value of finding the right mentor in one’s career. In 2004, Elisa set out to apply that acquired knowledge to her own development business. Starting with a single, small house which she purchased, renovated and sold, Elisa then applied her formula, one home at a time, to what is now five homes on the Island

AFTER

and, most notably, through some of the most

58 Center Street

difficult economic times in recent memory. In fact, regardless of the economy or the condition of the real estate market, Elisa believes that there will always be a buyer who wants something special, and it is for that one buyer that she creates only one special house at a time. This unique strategy has not only consistently succeeded, but has confounded many seasoned real estate and development professionals on the Island.

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A quick look at Elisa’s last three projects,

cold when the home quickly sold within 6%

over the last three years, proves the point. In

of her asking price. According to Robert

2007, she purchased a vacant lot on Madaket

Young of Killen Real Estate, "There were many

Road, just before the intersection of Cliff

people who scratched their heads when she

Road. Despite the commonly-held perception

was near completion of this project but her

that the lot did not lend itself to a large luxury

execution of the house and the feel of the

home, Elisa forged ahead with a 5,000

space were impressive."

square-foot compound with a pool and a full-scale, functional boat house in which

Fast forward to her next purchase on Millbrook

her husband Mike actually built boats. It was

road in 2008. This area offered higher property

a home they intended to live in and the

values but also presented challenges as the street changed from paved to mogul-like dirtroad conditions.

On an oversized lot directly across from conservation land, Elisa began another ambitious project,

Between the time she undertook the project and the time she finished, the real estate market went from merely tepid to truly tortuous and it looked like, with an asking price of $5.8 million, this would be the project where her luck would run out. But betting against Alisa is not a winning strategy as she sold the property in early 2009 within 7% of her asking price against the backdrop of a brutal real estate market.

this time designing and building a

For her next project, Elisa tackled a classic Nantucket home, but this time with a twist.

Millbrook Road

Rather than building from scratch, Elisa purchased “Hunky Dory,” a quaint, landmark

amount of thought and care clearly

cottage on Centre Street. In typical fashion,

suggested a labor of love. The

she blew through the house like a surgical

home boasted exceptional attention

tornado and reconfigured the three-bedroom

to detail, a level of interior decorating

bungalow into another of her signature gems.

that many would envy, a basement

Elisa intended that, once again, she and Mike

with 9-foot ceiling for expansion, a

would live in the house and relax but, again

moat-like bridge over a tree-lined

at the very depths of the recession, she

culvert and the swimming pool.

When she then decided to put the

107 Madaket Road

property on the market for $5.9 million, some quietly snickered at her lofty, and perhaps unrealistic, expectations in such

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“These two individuals taught me everything I know and I apply their knowledge to my work on a daily basis.”

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6,000 square-foot home. Using her uncanny design and decorating skills, she built another unique and imposing home complete with a pool, extensive landscaping and a fully-finished guest house.

Millbrook Road

found a buyer. Elisa will tell you, modestly, “I just got lucky,” but looking at the quality of her work and her compelling sense of style, it is clear that luck had little to do with any of these recent success stories.

Asked if she is beginning to develop herself as a brand through her unique designs, decorating style and high quality, she said, "That is giving me way more credit than I deserve but, if it works, why not? I certainly am not afraid to spend money on the best materials, best decorating and best contractors.

Ultimately, I believe that people appreciate quality." Not surprisingly, Elisa is once again on a stealth mission to find and acquire a new project. And despite the fact that there are over 500 homes now available on the real estate market, you can bet that the home created by Elisa Allen will be the one that someone will want to own, no matter the market.

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Going Organic Written and

photographed by Terry Pommett

The Essence of Pumpkin Pond Farm

The area west of town, along Hummock Pond Road, offers

is now open to the public for its second full year. For Marty,

some of the Island’s most frequently-visited attractions.

this is the culmination of a dream that started in 1974 with a

Among the hot spots found on the way to Cisco Beach

rake, a lawnmower, a strong back and a ’57 Chevy truck which

are Cisco Brewery, Bartlett’s Farm Market, Miacomet

grew to the 45-person summer workforce it is today.

Golf Course, East Coast Seafood and Seaside Gardens. And now there’s a new kid on the block. After

“It’s all about hard work and reinvestment,” Marty says

several years of land preparation, Pumpkin Pond Farm is

now. “But having reached our current size, I saw I had to

up and running.

consolidate. I was using a number of satellite locations to stockpile mulch, compost and plant products and needed

The brainchild of Marty McGowan, longtime owner of ‘Sconset

a single, organized property.”

Gardener Landscaping, the farm is fully-certified organic and

Owner, Marty McGowan

For years, McGowan had admired the land behind his home,

and minerals. And the ancillary benefit of this process would

an open field including a portion of Burnt Swamp, where deer,

be the resultant texture, succulence and savory flavor that

pheasant and rabbits ran rampant. The 9.5-acre tract had

flow to the fruits and vegetables harvested from organically-

been an agricultural area used for growing vegetables and hay,

prepared land.

but Marty envisioned an organic farm right alongside his nursery.

While gathering the necessary information for his applications, McGowan came upon an old

“I grew up working

Nantucket map which showed

summer weekends with

that the pond bordering his

my grandpa on his farm

new property was called

on Lake Ontario, and he

“Rotten Pumpkin Pond.” As

taught me a lot. I never

Marty tells it, “A farmer in the

forgot thinking then that it

late 1800’s had a wagon full

was supposed to be fun

of pumpkins that overturned

turning compost piles and

into the pond, which led to

filling in potholes and I

the name. I thought it was a

wondered why all the other

perfect name for my property,

kids weren’t doing it.”

minus the rotten part.” And an endearing name with a

But if farming back in

whimsical twist was created.

Marty’s youthful days was not for the faint of heart, he quickly learned that

McGowan family

Once past the inspection process, McGowan began

organic farming in the new millennium was even more

laying out the farm, with the focus on creating a visually-

intense. The agent in charge of the Federal Farm Bureau in

stimulating environment. And here, too, Marty excelled.

Hyannis gave McGowan a dose of reality when they met to

Entering the property, a visitor is drawn to his signature granite

discuss certification. “He was very helpful with suggestions,

post topped with a bright orange urn. It corners a 1.2-acre

pointing out that to be 100% certified was a large commitment.

organic garden where a variety of colorful greens and vegetables

He didn’t want me to think all I had to do was clean up the

form a mosaic of plantings interesting in both color and style.

soil and throw down some seeds.”

The area is divided by a stone causeway which Marty named

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“The Appian Way.” Antique garden furniture, found-objects

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Forewarned, Marty embarked on a series of applications for,

and garden elements are scattered randomly throughout the

and inspections of, his land by a US licensed third party, in

grounds, serving as flower beds or supporting climbing vines.

Marty’s case, the California Certified Organic Farmers, whose

It’s all naturally green and topped off with another touch of

goal was to help him build healthy, “living” soil. Mounds of

Marty’s whimsy.

vegetable matter and other natural renewable products were introduced into the soil over a period of time until it became

Bordering the garden are three greenhouses with large, wide-

increasingly resistant to disease and rich in natural vitamins

planked doors that open onto rows of colorful and exotic

plants and flowers. The first greenhouse

want to continue to work with them.”

is reserved for vegetables and flowers,

Last year, Company of the Cauldron,

the second is dedicated to tropical

Seagrille, The Bording House, Pi Pizzeria

plants and, in the third, one finds an

and American Seasons all featured

eclectic collection of other species of

Marty’s organic produce on their menus.

indigenous plants. Not surprisingly, an intensive effort is necessary to ensure

The future looks rosy for Pumpkin

an organic garden’s success. Constant

Pond Farm. Adding more acreage to

hands-on care and visual monitoring

the organic mix is a priority, but Marty

are essential to protect the vegetable

doesn’t take much to calendars and

plants. “We pick off the pests manually

schedules. “I set goals for myself, but

and do a lot of companion-planting to

not necessarily in a time frame that

keep them away. Dill planted near

can’t be broken. Right now, I’m thinking

cucumber, and horseradish next to potatoes keep the beetles away. We’re learning to stay away from varieties in groups that attract a lot of bugs.”

Marty relies on his sister, Mary McGowan, to manage the farm and nursery, and Corrie Beleckie to oversee the greenhouses.

“Without them, this place would grind to a halt. It’s a team effort.”

So, how does Marty assess his first full year while looking forward to his second season as an organic gardener on Nantucket?

“We’re a niche grower.

We don’t have enough

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I thought it was a perfect name for my property, minus the rotten part.”

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GRAND HOME LOVINGLY FINISHED Written by Catherine Foster Photography by Nathan Coe

It sits like a sentry at 77 Main Street, one of a line of grand homes built for sea captains and merchants during the great whaling years of the mid-19th century. It resided for most of the 20th century in the ownership of Nantucket’s Mitchell family, before falling into the rental market and eventually, in 1984, back onto the real estate market. It happened that at that very moment Dorothy Slover, a summer resident from Washington D.C., was looking for just such a classic Nantucket whaling house to restore.

“I walked in the door and looked past what I was seeing; I knew right then that this was the house of my dreams,” she said as she looked back on that serendipitous meeting between house lover and house waiting to be loved. “I had studied at the ‘Isabelle O’Neill Studio for the Art of the Painted Finish’ in New York City, and I decided that I would restore every inch of it with my own hands.”

Applying the art of the faux finish she perfected under O’Neill, Dorothy created a masterpiece of color, texture and tone, each room or hallway resonating with her touch, both artistic and actual.

In the front sitting room, which Dorothy named the “Toile Room” because of the treatment of the walls, she created a fabric behind which she could place batting to give the walls each wall and, using interlocking slats originally used to affix fabric in commercial designs, clipped the edges flush to the vertical door and window trim, at once hiding the fasteners,

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a soft dimension. She then stretched the fabric to the edge of

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creating a seamless effect all around the room. Dorothy then designed a fabric for her window treatments that incorporated the image of the window and the curtains right into the fabric’s pattern.

If that repetitive design hinted at the works of the great Dutch graphic artist, M.C. Escher, her meticulously hand-painted mosaic floor canvas spanning the Toile Room unmistakably honored Escher’s precise geometric patterns and propensity for optical illusion. Dorothy then painted the center hall floors, from the front of the house to the back, in alternating, interlocking diamonds, again carrying forward the Escher theme by incorporating the colors of black and white Escher

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so often used in his designs.

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Dining room sconses blend with ornate candelabras to accentuate a feeling that is almost baroque, yet warm and inviting. Fireplaces in the dining room, as they do

throughout the home, enhance the warmth of this gathering place for family meals or parties.

For the library and the bedroom walls, Dorothy employed many variations of glazing; the process of spreading an application of still-wet paint with cloth, brush or, as Dorothy often chose, with her ten fingers traced vertically down each wall to create a striped effect. Original color choices, such as pink, turned to lighter shades tending to white, or darker to mauve, literally under her hand.

For Dorothy Slover, the labor of love she undertook at 77 Main St. in 1984 is now complete. She leaves its charm and

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art to its next owner and to Nantucket history.

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Island

F u r n i t u r e m a k e r s Nantucket is known for it’s carpentry and skillful building workforce. We decided to feature a handful of people often overlooked as artists in their own right and who create wonderful unique furniture all handmade right here.

Written and photographed by Nathan Coe Unless otherwise credited

Stephen Swift

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Image courtesy of Stephen Swift Furnituremaker

This family-owned business is now in it’s third decade as master

half-lap dovetails connecting legs to rockers all accomplished entirely

furnituremakers. Over the years, Stephen Swift Furniture has taken

by hand, with remarkable accuracy.

great pride and pleasure in creating both new and traditional designs for clients all over the

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world. The craftsmanship is impeccable, the

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Each piece of furniture is sanded to 320 grit

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before entering the finishing room. Here it receives three coats of penetrating oil with 400

design and style timeless. With one person

grit sanding between each of them. A final thin

being responsible for each piece of furniture

coat of waterproof varnish is applied to create a

from start to finish, efficiency is forsaken in

soft oil glow but with the added protection of

order to create precise and painstakingly-

varnish that will not stain and is easily cared

detailed joints and finishes. The furniture begins at the design level

for. Each piece is signed and dated to add a final, handmade

and continues through to the building process with joints such as

custom touch.

To see more of their work visit stephenswiftfurnituremaker.com

Christopher Oberg

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Christopher has always been into art and sculpture. His Dad is a teacher, his mother a fashion designer. After graduating from Cobleskill, Chris went to The Rochester Institute of Technology to study industrial design where he learned about materials and their processes. He is inspired by contemporary designers like Frank Lloyd Wright, Phillip Stark and his favorite, Santiago Clavatra. This furniture was inspired by some blow-molded chairs he saw in a catalog by Phillip Stark.

“I had this metal laying around that I used to fix mower trailers with and I thought it would be good to use for this concept of furniture design. Durable, porous, strong and flexible.” Chris uses epoxy primer for added durability and automotive paint for

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the color and protective finish. The material is called expanded metal and it comes in 4'x8' sheets. First he draws concept sketches, then builds full-scale models with recycled cardboard he finds lying around. “I also do metal kinetic sculpture. I like my pieces to move with the trees, and grasses in the wind and morph into the landscape proof. Form follows function. Everything I buy I always end up modifying and making stronger.”

To see more of Christoper’s designs visit christopheroberg.com

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and become a part of it. I like to build stuff that lasts. Bomb-

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Barber Brothers

Nate and Beau Barber

The Barber family has had a 25-year history of quality workmanship.

Mark and Holly, who operate the parent construction company, Barber and Sons Inc., founded the enterprise on traditional principles for building Nantucket houses. The company's two sons, Nate and Beau, formed Barber Furniture which, for eight years, has been designing and producing custom furniture. Barber Furniture was conceived after Beau attended the Masterpiece School of Fine Furniture in Mendocino, CA where he studied 17th and 18th century English furniture.

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He specializes in case joinery, veneer, finishes, carving and turning. Nate is a local Firefighter/EMT and studied business at the Boston University School of Management. The two have been building furniture for clients and designers who intend to use the pieces in their homes.

Their work is fully functional and built with longevity in mind. The

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joinery in each individual piece does not compromise quality for the

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sake of production.

To see more of Barber Brothers Furniture visit barberblacksheep.com

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Audrey Sterk

All images this page by Elisabeth O’Donnell Photography

After years spent designing innovative murals and wall coverings, Audrey Sterk has just released Audrey Sterk Home Collection. This new assortment of custom made furniture is currently featured on-air and online in the HGTV Green Home Giveaway 2010. The unique line is fun and sophisticated, with a touch of traditional form and function. Starting

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with tables – coffee tables and end tables - each piece was designed to be used separately in conjunction with her other tables. Audrey created the unique array of finishes, including canvas finishes and hand-painted decorative finishes.

The canvas finishes have been imprinted with elements from her original Coastal Grasses mural and a new, exciting geometric pattern that currently is featured in the Plymouth-based 2010 HGTV Green Home Series.

The hand-painted decorative finishes are applied directly to the tables, in colors and patterns designed to be complimentary in tone. Audrey Sterk uses only water-based finishes for all of her designs, which is why her tables were chosen for inclusion in the

To see more of Audrey’s work visit audreysterk.com

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Robert Sarkisian

Robert, with the assistance of his father, Sarkis, a retired engineer, designed what is considered to be the “ultimate beach chair.”

It exudes comfort and style and feels more like an armchair than simply a beach chair. It is handmade to exacting specifications by son and father on Nantucket, in a factory within Robert’s home.

Three sizes are available; the Children’s model, the Regular and the ‘daddy’ of all beach chairs, the High Tide. Each chair can be custom embroidered and comes in an array of different colors. Special features unique to the Nantucket Beach Chair are its built-in beverage holder, wide comfortable arms,

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a handy storage pouch, foam leg and neck supports and a center of gravity built-in handle for easy carrying. The creative design also allows for flat packing for storage in the car or at home.

Built to last for years of fun and relaxing days at the beach, these

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are stunning beach chairs that every family needs for the coming

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Nantucket summer.

To see more of Rob’s work visit nantucketbeachchair.com

Robert with his father Sarkis

Although Vladimir Kagan’s furniture isn’t regularly made or sold on the Nantucket, no tribute to the Island’s furniture artists would be complete without honoring him and his internationally-acclaimed furniture designs created over a career spanning more than 60 years.

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Mr. Kagan’s Nantucket roots are strong, as his extraordinarily creative and talented family includes his wife Erica Wilson, their son Illya Kagan and daughters Vanessa Kagan Diserio and Jessica Kagan Cushman.

His works have been offered through art collectors around the world, and have been commissioned by the luminaries of Hollywood for over half a century. Marilyn Monroe, Xavier Cugat, Lily Pons, Gary Cooper, Sherman Fairchild of Fairchild Aviation, and Walt Disney all possess furniture designed expressly for them by Vladimir Kagan.

Born in Worms, Germany in 1927, Vladimir first started designing in 1946 and, by the mid-1950’s, his furniture had helped shape American furniture design, transforming it and raising it to a

of the 20th Century.

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new artistic and visual level. Curvature and free-form seating is the Kagan signature, featuring

To see more of Vladimir’s work visit vladimirkagancouture.com

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ergonomic comfort executed within a pure, minimalist design. The New York Times recognized Vladimir’s contributions to his art form, naming him one of the most important furniture designers

Shawkemo Residence: Designed by Interior Designer Kathleen Hay (Kathleen Hay Designs) Landscape design: Ernst Land Design Builder: J. Brown Builders

Clean Living

Written by Nathan Coe Photography by Jeff Allen

the fresh designs of Kathleen Hay

Nantucket interior designer Kathleen Hay was retained to design a sophisticated retreat for a growing young family, using fabrics, furniture, and window treatments that would remain simple and comfortable for their summer residence.

Situated on over three acres of land, the property – which has sweeping views of the inner harbor and Coatue – features a pool, spa, two outdoor fireplaces, tennis court, orchard, running stream, koi pond, and a guest cottage with two-car garage. The house, which boasts over 12,000 square-feet of interior space, features seven fireplaces, a fully-equipped gym, a spa/steam room, a wine cellar, and a state-of-the art home theatre.

“Luxury is not necessarily a ‘thing’, a tangible object. Luxury is also an experience,” notes Hay. “This house is certainly the epitome of luxury.” Set in the Shawkemo area of the Island, its luxury is belied

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by its simple shingled exterior.

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The balance between simplicity and elegent sophistication was achieved through clean-lined furniture styles along with durable and long-lasting fabric such as ultrasuede, faux leather, and chenille.

Comfort was an important element, and the family wanted many

Entry: Sunlight falls on a collection of blue and white porcelain that lends a fresh note to the houses entry.

Hay added the two columns to create a sense of division between the entry foyer and the adjoining living room.

Kathleen Hay

Staircase: The generous main staircase is complemented by a carved silver-leaf table and mirror and a custom round ottoman that finish the space.

Kitchen/Family Room: This kitchen is the ultimate gathering place, with comfortable sofas and a large table around which to gather at breakfast or lunch, or on more informal occasions.

Master bedroom: The master bedroom is all about serenity.

With spectacular views of Nantucket’s inner harbor and space enough to accommodate its own living room with fireplace, this room is anyone’s dream of a master retreat.

places to gather with their guests. Hay designed the kitchen to include two large and inviting sofas which turned the spacious kitchen into a multi-use environment: a kitchen with a large eating area plus a family room with the addition of a flat-screen television over the fireplace. She also created an outdoor living area complete with outdoor kitchen, large dining table with an outdoor fireplace to warm the

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the newly-designed pool and spa. The house earned Hay recognition as a finalist in the 2010 Interior Design Awards sponsored by Andrew Martin Co, London, UK. It will be featured in a book published later this year.

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Half Empty, Half Full?

The economic mood in the country, and Nantucket in particular, has improved over the darkest days of the 2008 meltdown. The multimillion-dollar question, however, is “When will a meaningful recovery return to the Nantucket real estate market?”

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Optimists’ view: A finite supply means a faster recovery

correction has made owning in

Unlike conventional real estate markets,

Nantucket dramatically less expensive

Nantucket’s supply has a limit. With

and offers the most value for the dollar

over 50% of the island under some form

since the market correction of the early

of conservation, the fact that Nantucket

1990’s.

cannot be dramatically overbuilt will keep values strong and will aide in the

Interest rates are at historic lows

market recovery.

When making large purchases small decreases in interest rates have a big

Wall Street bonuses are coming back

impact. With rates moving significantly

While the Nantucket market is not

lower, the cost of ownership has declined

based solely on Wall Street bonuses, if

markedly and the likelihood that rates

many on Wall Street fare better than

will stay this for a prolonged period is slim.

they have last year, hefty bonuses will find their way to the real estate market.

It may now be less expensive to buy than to build

Baby boomers are poised to buy

The quickest way to achieve market

Baby boomers represent a meaningful

appreciation is to burn off existing

part of the Nantucket buying market

supply. Because of the steep decline in

and could have a major impact. When

home prices and the relatively small

the economy stabilizes, a significant

decline in building materials, the cost

amount of pent-up demand from baby

differential between buying existing and

boomers will be unleashed.

building new may have swung in favor of purchasing existing properties.

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The high end of the market has

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demonstrated resilience

Nantucket will always be Nantucket

While some buyers of high end homes

The economy cannot change the fact that

have seen a diminishing of their net

Nantucket is unique and irreplaceable.

worth, many still have the means to buy

Like investing in rare art, Nantucket is not

luxury properties and, once they have

a commodity and people recognize that

more confidence in the economy, the

investing in items that are rare perform far

upper end of the market will snap back.

better over the long term than those that are plentiful.

Prices are at bargain levels Nantucket’s real estate market has seen a 25-30% pullback in values. This

Pessimists’ view: The oversupply of homes is at

that we are truly at a bottom, many

an historic high

buyers may hold onto their cash.

There is an excess supply imbalance.

While there are 589 properties listed

Banks are more cautious on lending

currently, it is difficult to tell whether

for secondary homes

more homes will be put up for sale in the

While many would argue that caution

coming months thereby increasing the

by banks is long overdue and a positive

supply again. Under any circumstances,

sign, if you are at the receiving end of

we have more homes on the market on

their new-found restraint, then buying a

average than we have had since the early

home can be more difficult. Rates

90’s and until this inventory is brought

remain low for a bank’s best customers

down, it will be difficult to see price

but, for first-time buyers or those who

appreciation.

have numerous properties, lending is likely to be more restrictive than it has

Wall Street bonuses may be back,

in the past.

but for fewer people While many on Wall Street are still

Land values have been seriously impacted

profiting massively, given the number

Because there has been so little new

of layoffs there are now fewer people

construction on the island and there is

who are benefiting from the Wall Street

so much competing housing inventory,

recovery. And fewer bonuses means

the value of undeveloped lots, unless

fewer numbers of bonus-spenders for

oceanfront, will be under pressure until

homes on Nantucket.

the home inventory balances out.

Baby boomers buying habits may

You don’t have to own Nantucket to

have been changed in the aftermath

enjoy Nantucket

of the recession

The notion that home ownership is a

Many baby boomers are now starting to

certain path to riches has clearly

learn the lesson of their parents that

changed. As a result, renting has now

restraint may be a part of life. As they

become a viable consideration for many

approach retirement age, their desire to

more people who want the benefit of

have a second home may be tempered

second-home living without the year-

by the reality that they may need to live

round expense.

more prudently.

Determining whether the optimists’ view Conspicuous consumption is out of

is a triumph of hope over reality, or

fashion which could impact the high

whether the pessimists’ view is simply a

end of the market

failure to see the bright side, will become

Mega-homes on Nantucket, like those

more apparent after this current real

in the Hamptons and other high-end

estate selling season. There is little

markets, could feel the impact of this

question, however, that those buying

new sense of restraint.

today will be spending less money for more house than in recent memory.

A bargain is not a bargain if something can be purchased more favorably the next day. Until people are convinced

And, there is only one Nantucket.

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DW: What we say is that we are one of the largest independent regional airlines in the country. Which means that we’re not owned by one of the other airlines and we’re not publicly traded. In fact, the largest shareholder is our employee group, so that gives us a lot of latitude and freedom to grow as we want to grow.

N Mag: Puns aside, few businesses have had more ups and downs than the airline business. What have been your greatest highs and lows?

DW: We’ve ridden through every recession. There have been three since we started in 1989, and of course the huge, dramatic impact from 9/11.

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Dan Wolf Founder, President and CEO of Cape Air

N Mag: Tell us what happened to Cape Air then?

DW: Well, of course, we were grounded for a week, and then there was a huge shock to the industry as the ridership went way down. And then we had the tremendous expense layered on as we followed the new regulations relative to safety and security.

N Mag: How did that change your business plan?

DW: It made us look for other ways to generate revenue. Right after 9/11 we started looking for new markets because the rest of our

Interviewed by Cris Farley

N Mag: Dan, what first interested you in flying?

DW: Oh my God, I was a kid at the airport watching airplanes come and go, and every time they flew over it seemed like magic to me. It was a childhood passion.

N Mag: What airport was that?

DW: The Hyannis Airport. I was here when that airport grew because the Kennedys were going in and out when John Kennedy was president in the early 60’s.

N Mag: So this was the job for you from the time you were a boy?

DW: I never saw it as a job; I saw it more as a dream and a fantasy. Then, as I got older and realized that you could actually make a living being involved with airplanes, that certainly was a motivating force.

N Mag: People might not realize how large your airline is today.

Just how large is Cape Air? DW: Well, we have 62 airplanes and seven bases, as far away as the western Pacific. We have a base out in Guam, we now have a base in St. Louis, a base in Baltimore, Albany, here in Hyannis, Fort Myers and we have a base in San Juan in the Caribbean. And from those bases we currently serve 35

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N Mag: Would that make you one of the bigger commuter airlines in the country?

business was shrinking. That’s why you saw us branching out into these other geographic areas.

N Mag: Fast forward now to the last two years. From a business standpoint, has the recession impacted Cape Air and, if so, what have you done to counteract that impact?

DW: The recession’s been huge. Our core markets in the last two years, that would be Nantucket, Hyannis, Providence, New Bedford and Boston, have been off anywhere from 20% to 30% depending on the specific market. And, again, what we’ve done to compensate for that is that we’ve looked for opportunities in other regions such as upstate New York. Our vertical markets, our existing markets, have shrunk, and so what we’ve done is to grow horizontally.

N Mag: Less people per market, but more markets?

DW: Exactly.

N Mag: Did you need to buy new aircraft or are you using the same planes?

DW: We’ve increased the fleet by about 20%, going from 50 airplanes about three years ago, and now we have 62 planes, so we’ve been able to increase the fleet through this period.

N Mag: One could say that you are in the ultimate service business. How do you motivate your employees to provide ‘taketheir-breath-away’ service in an industry where circumstances sometimes cause customers not to be so friendly?

DW: The folks who work at Cape Air really do it because they

are a compassionate culture-driven

DW: The more engaged and part of the

running for the state seat that

group who really enjoy what they do,

company an employee feels he or she is,

Rob has vacated.

enjoy working with each other. And I

the more natural it is to provide great

think if people are happy working side by

service, to care about what the outcome is.

N Mag: If you win that seat, how would it change your role

side with people that they care for in a company that they like and understand,

N Mag: Did the recent increase in fuel

at Cape Air?

that translates to great service on the

prices play havoc with your business plan

DW: I’ll stay involved as CEO

front line.

and, if so, how did you manage it?

and make all of the strategic

DW: Hugely. I mean, two years ago,

long-term decisions, but Cape Air

N Mag: As president and CEO, how do

fuel prices were 30% higher, then they

has a wonderful management

you interact with your employees?

dropped way down, and now they’ve

team and that team is pretty much

DW: We have regular, what we call ‘town

come up almost to where they were

running the operation day in and

meetings’, with our employees. Last year we

then. And it does affect pricing because

day out, so there really is the

did about 30 of those in the different regions.

we have to pass along some of those

capacity for me to do this.

increases. The good news is that in our N Mag: Tell us what you do in

business, because of the nature of the

those meetings?

service we provide, fuel is actually a

N Mag: Any words of wisdom

DW: They’re very educational and

lower percentage of our costs than the

for entrepreneurs in the new

informative, and they’re interactive. We

larger airlines.

millennium?

reinforce the culture of the

DW: There’s a

company; we give in-depth

huge opportunity

financial presentations so there is real transparency about how the company is doing financially. We talk about what the future plans of the company are.

We do a huge question and answer so that if employ-

“The more engaged and part of the company an employee feels he or she is, the more natural it is to provide great service, to care about what the outcome is.”

for entrepreneurs right now. When the economy is as volatile as it has been, it creates all kinds of opportunities.

My only advice is, follow your

ees have questions or want

passion, because if you’re

to make comments or observations, we’re very open to hearing what people

N Mag: Do you still get the opportunity

passionate about something,

are thinking and how they feel. We also

yourself to fly?

keep your head down, stay

have a very interactive internal website,

DW: I do. And every summer I go through

engaged, be creative and you’ll

so employees can go there to see what’s

the Cape Air training, re-education program

be successful. People are worried about the economy,

going on, events we have planned, how we’re doing financially, what our strategic

N Mag: How are you doing in your own

but it’s an economy like this

plan looks like.

training program?

that creates opportunities.

DW: Let’s put it this way, I’ve passed N Mag: Is there some type of employee

every year so far.

N Mag: Thanks, Dan, for your time, and best of luck in

participation in the ownership of Cape Air? DW: Our employees right now own a

N Mag: We understand that you’re

significant part of the company and, in

entering into the political arena.

addition to that, every year that we’re

Can you tell us about that?

profitable we have a fairly aggressive

DW: Yes, Rob O’Leary is stepping

profit-sharing plan. Philosophically, I’ve

up to run for congress and I’m

the campaign.

always believed that employees should share in the success that they create.

with employees and translates to the service they provide?

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epicurean

: what’s the dish?

what’s the

dish?

Written by Orla Murphy-LaScola

No matter how your business ended

the better the season. If that's the case,

up last year on Nantucket, the stress

then we're in for a great summer because

and strain was evident everywhere

parking recently has been atrocious!

you looked. Perhaps this is why I'm as thrilled as the next person to say

So, ladies, dust off your Jimmy Choos

"Goodbye, 2009!" As my wise, old mum

and force your man back into his Lilly

says, "Let's draw a line under it and

Pulitzer pants; it's time to hit the

start again." Shall we? Summer 2010 is

Nantucket streets for dinner! Without

staring us in the face, and dammit, it's

question, Nantucket is a very social

going to be a great season!

town. We love to be out and about; some of us even do it for a living

As soon as the winter chill lifts, the

because we enjoy the eclectic mix of

talk around town at every bar and

people on the Island. Whatever your

counter is the same: How will this

reason, take comfort knowing that this

season fare compared to last year?

postage stamp-sized town affords you

Did you hear that rentals are up?

plenty of bars, restaurants and amazing

The markets are starting to move.

food. After all, you've spent the last year in hiding, lying low and not spending

You know you live on an Island when a pretty good indication of how business will be come summer is directly related

money for fear of alerting people that you have any. It's time for us all to go out and live a little!

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hottest tables downtown. And so, presented here, is a guide to the best perches and power tables - in no particular order because that would be unseemly, wouldn't it? Disclaimer: I may not have sat at each and every one of these tables, but I've heard from the best that they are the best. And, armed with this insider knowledge, I now know

to the availability of downtown parking.

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events by trying to score some of the

The rule of thumb says that the harder it

When on the town for a night of fun,

where to request my next reservation

is to find parking in the early part of the year,

add a new dimension to your night’s

(hint, hint).

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epicurean

what’s the dish? :

If you find yourself in the bastion of all

Table 12 at American Seasons. Table 12

So there you have it: old-school

things 'classic Nantucket,' Le Languedoc

feels like home to so many that it is sure

Nantucket choices for a great night on

offers you a choice between Table 7 (my

to be taken for the night if someone parks

the town. But please, if you happen to be

personal favorite) downstairs, where you

there early. The other spot of prime real

seated at an unmentioned table in any

can enjoy hearing Jimmy's lyrical cackle,

estate at American Seasons is the small

of these fine establishments, take no

and Table 28 upstairs in the front room.

table in the corner of the bar, Table 101.

offense as none is intended. There's only

According to an informal poll, votes for

From here, you still feel like you're part of

one of these tables in each restaurant

split 50-50 on this one, so I offer both for

the action, watching all of the comings and

and unless you're up for sitting on

your consideration.

goings of the evening's service.

someone else's knee, you’ll just have to make do. I’m sure you’ll have a great

Without doubt, the primo people-watching

I would be amiss not to mention another

table downtown has to be the corner

of my personal

table on the patio of the Boarding House.

favorites: Table 72

Call Jane or Angela now and ask

at Straight Wharf.

time either way!

Nestle into this

“It’s time for us to all go out and live a little!”

table on the deck and you'll find yourself pretty close to heaven.

And their table 41 tends to attract a

them for Table 22(I am showing restraint

who's who of

here by not giving you their cell numbers).

Nantucket so you may be out of luck.

There is a long waiting list, so you may have to pitch a good story to secure your

If there is a big

spot at table 5 in Lola.

event in town, then you will, without a

Another one to consider is the Galley’s Table 20. Oftentimes, securing this table for yourself comes second to securing a table in its sightline, as its occupants are so fun to watch. But you didn't hear that

a way to get Table 17 upstairs at The Pearl. They call it the spandex tableshould your party grow in size, it's always possible to

If you wander out of town and away from all the craziness, try to settle into

squeeze 'just one more' in.

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from me!

doubt, want to find

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