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MORNING JOE MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough on politics & Nantucket’s Comedy Festival

GAINING CONFIDENCE

KING OF COMEDY A Profile of Kevin Flynn

AT SEA With Sail to Prevail FISH ON!

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From the Creative Director

Creative Director — Nathan Coe

The arrival of July 4th marks the beginning of the full summer season on Nantucket and provides a wonderful opportunity to both look back and look ahead. With the economy on more solid footing than a year ago, there is more optimism in the air and excitement about what the summer will bring.

Our cover feature is an interview with former Republican Congressman and MSNBC political commentator Joe Scarborough, who shares his views on Nantucket and the national political scene.

What stood out during the interview was his centrist view on the topics we discussed, and his desire to see more cooperation between both the Republican and Democratic parties. On a lighter note, Scarborough will showcase his comedic skills during his participation on Friday, July 30th, in the Nantucket Comedy Festival’s Media Night.

Speaking of the Comedy Festival, from July 28th through July 31st founder Kevin Flynn has assembled a blockbuster lineup, including Louis Black, Chris Matthews, Donick Carey, Don Gavin, and numerous others which should give us all reason to “laugh our ACKs off.”

Also featured in this issue is a story on Nantucket’s chapter of Habitat for Humanity written by Cris Farley. Habitat is a noble organization that enables worthy families who have struggled financially to experience the American dream through their own sweat equity. It is also a wonderful community-builder that allows neighbors to help neighbors and build the American spirit.

We have the opportunity in this issue to introduce the new pastor of the First Congregational Church, Rev. Gary Klingsporn and his delightful wife, Debra. One of the more novel features we’ve covered is a story on Rick Sherlund, husband of NHA President, Janet Sherlund.

When not working on Wall Street, Rick pursues his passion of digging for gold in Alaska. Also, the subject of our Sand Dollar column this issue is Adobe co-founder, Chuck Geschke. Chuck shares with us his remarkable success story and his wisdom, both within his industry and in the opportunities that our future holds.

Another inspiring story in this issue is that of the ‘Sail to Prevail’ organization, which helps challenged children and teenagers face their fears and overcome self-doubt through learning how to sail.

Chaired by Paul Callahan, the organization brings its 12-meter America’s Cup yacht, Easterner, to the island manned in part by youths with special needs.

We hope you enjoy this month’s issue of N Magazine and, most importantly, that you savor the sunshine during what many feel is the best time of year on this wonderful island.

Sincerely,

Nathan Coe Creative Director

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Correction: In our previous issue, in the article entitled “Swimming Against the Real Estate Tide”, we omitted the names of Elisa Allen’s talented real estate brokers, Donna Barnett, Sheila Carroll and noted architect Matthew MacEachern.

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An array of the nation’s leading experts

Nantucket Cottage Hospital. Lyme

on Lyme Disease will participate in a

Disease, as we all know by now, is an

free public forum Thursday, July 8th,

infectious disease that carries

10-11:30 a.m. at the High School to

symptoms that include rash, fever,

an epicenter of this tick-borne illness

discuss the latest developments in the

headache and fatigue which, if left

epidemic. A open question and answer

prevention, diagnosis and treatment of

untreated, can cause infection which

session will follow the presentation.

Lyme Disease and Babesiosis.

can spread to joints, the heart, the

At 2-2:30 p.m. that day a “Conversation

central nervous system and can cause

about Lyme Disease” will take place at

serious neurological problems.

Great harbor Yacht Club with Dr. Aucott,

The forum will feature Dr. John N. Aucott,

NEWS | TIDBITS | ITEMS OF INTEREST

Leading Lyme Disease Experts Host Public Forum on Nantucket

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and from 5-7 p.m. that evening there will

Johns Hopkins Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases, and president of the

Lyme disease has increased dramatically

be a cocktail reception and conversation

Lyme Disease Research Foundation; Dr.

in the U.S. with about 35,000 cases

with Dr. Aucott and Dr. Lepore hosted at

Peter Krause, Senior Research Scientist,

reported in 2009 according to the Center

the home of Stephanie and Erwin

Division of Epidemiology and Microbial

for Disease Control. In Massachusetts,

Greenberg, 26 Shimmo Pond Rd. For more

Diseases, Yale School of Public Health;

4,500 cases were reported in 2008 and

information on any of the events

Dr. Malcolm W. MacNab, chairman of the

Nantucket reported 325 cases of Lyme

addressing this timely, and Nantucket-

Nantucket Tick-Borne Disease Committee,

Disease in 2009, which affected 60% of the

intensive, topic contact Anna Mikhailovich

and Dr. Timothy J. LePore, Medical Director,

households here. The island has become

at 212-836-4812 email at tkprl@aol.com.

Display Your Fireworks Support One of Nantucket’s favorite 4th of July

The shirts will be available at the

activities is the fireworks display at

Visitor’s Center at 25 Federal Street and

Jetties Beach. To help pay for the fire-

at the Farmer’s Market on Saturdays.

works display, Nantucket Visitor Services

Remaining tee shirts will be sold at

will be selling stunning navy blue cotton

Jetties Beach a few hours before the

shirts in both adult and children’s sizes

show. The shirts are $15 for adults and

sporting the phrase ”Clear sky at

$12 for children. For more information

night….Nantucket’s fireworks delight!”

call 508-228-0925 or check by email at visitorinfo@nantucket-ma.gov.

The Nantucket Garden Festival Blooms horticulture and landscape, Russ

appropriate education designed to

by the Nantucket Lighthouse School,

Morash, producer of the award-winning

engage the whole child; head, heart and

runs from July 22nd-24th, featuring

PBS program “The Victory Garden,”

hand. For ticket information contact

industry greenthumbs including

noted garden writer Stephen Orr and

Connie Umberger at 508-228-0812 or

bestselling author Tracy DiSabato-Aust.

Dean Riddle, author of “Out in the

Cheryl Evans at 508-228-0427.

Other luminaries will include Noel

Garden.” Sponsor Nantucket Lighthouse

Kingsbury, a leading innovator in

School provides a developmentally

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Written by David Charles Photography courtesy of Rick Sherlund

Rick Sherlund “left” with fellow miner

In modern day parlance, the term “gold digging” has a decidedly pejorative connotation, but Rick Sherlund is no conventional gold digger. A summer resident in ‘Sconset and 25-year veteran on Wall Street, Sherlund’s view of gold digging descends from atop a 55-ton Caterpillar bulldozer, moving tons of rocks in Ketchem Creek, Alaska, in pursuit of the precious metal.

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— Rick Sherlund

This modern-day prospector exudes the sense of adventure and

good, but the goods are odd.” While Sherlund thoroughly enjoys the camaraderie among miners, he acknowledges that the extremes of the Alaskan lifestyle also bring out extremes in personalities, and

romance that one

encountering survivalists and anti-government radicals is often

would associate with

easier than finding gold itself.

an original “49er” looking for gold in “them thar hills.” Sherlund does not simply dabble in the pursuit of gold; it has become one of his life’s passions and is indeed a full-fledged business which pulls him away from Nantucket, for a portion of each summer, into the wilds of Alaska.

With over $2 million invested in heavy equipment, Sherlund searches the depths of river streams for flakes and nuggets of gold, always hoping to find a miner’s

For Sherlund, who was known on Wall Street as the ‘Dean of

Holy Grail: deposit-rich pockets in a

Analysts’ of Microsoft and is a close friend of Bill Gates, searching

stream bed. According to Sherlund, what

for gold began as a youthful fascination when he first took geology

once took him an entire day of manual labor

classes as a student at Deerfield Academy. There, he began to gain

through hand shoveling, he can now process in 60

an appreciation for the science of gold, its formation and origin, and

seconds with a wide array of heavy equipment. While being

today he applies an almost professorial approach toward his mining

painstakingly sensitive to the environment, Sherlund uses a bulldozer

efforts in the Alaskan wilderness.

to scrape the earth and then a Caterpillar excavator to feed gravel into a trommel; a large rotating barrel that separates large and small

With a .50 caliber Smith and Wesson pistol strapped to his side as

stones into a sluice, which is eventually cleaned to reveal the results

standard-issue equipment for protection from ever-present grizzly

of the day’s work. Sherlund ultimately melts the gold at 2,000

bears, Sherlund transforms himself from New York financial guru to

degrees and pours it into molds to create actual bars. Sherlund will

rough-and-tumble out-

pull out about $125,000 worth of gold a year and has over the course of

doorsman who mixes

his mining career excavated about 700 ounces of gold.

easily with lifelong miners with whom

“I hate selling the gold,” he says with almost an emotional attachment

he works his leased

to the yellow metal, “but this is a business and we need to maintain

property at his mining

cash flow to keep it operating.” From the time Sherlund began his

camp. “I’m not sure

business, gold has skyrocketed in value, making his enterprise more likely

which threat is worse,

to yield viable economic results versus just being an expensive hobby.

the grizzlies or the mosquitoes,” says Vials of gold flakes

Sherlund as he

describes living conditions far from those on Ocean Avenue, his ‘Sconset home just down the road from the Summer House.

On his view of gold as an investment, Sherlund recognizes that those buying gold are expressing their pessimism in the future, and while he enjoys the pursuit of the precious metal, “you buy gold and hope it goes down.” Sherlund feels that gold should be a part of someone’s

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Sherlund revels in the colorful stories of the Alaskan locals he has

overweighs his holdings with investments in gold. When asked

befriended. He once asked a woman from the mining community

whether he knows of miners who have ‘struck it rich’ in Alaska, he

about the great opportunity of meeting men given the overwhelming

indicated that success for the average gold miner is measured not in

male majority in mining towns. Her response was that “the odds are

massive profits, but in whether or not they have indoor plumbing.

For Sherlund and his gold-mining friends in Alaska, finding gold is clearly a journey rather than a destination, and the romance of the search glitters far more brightly than the actual discovery. Few people get the opportunity to pursue childhood dreams but, in carving out his personal piece of Americana, Rick Sherlund can certainly be counted as one who has.

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A Cup of Joe on Nantucket A conversation with ‘Morning Joe’ Scarborough

Image Courtesy of Virginia Sherwood Interview by Bruce A. Percelay

N Mag: What is your connection to Nantucket and what has

N Mag: In your transition from being a Congressman to a

drawn you here?

media commentator, have you found that you have more

JS: In 2004, Bob Wright who was then my boss at NBC

impact as a television personality than as a politician?

Universal, invited us up for the Nantucket Film Festival.

JS: As a Congressman you have more of an impact on people’s

Nothing draws you to an island like your boss telling you to go.

daily lives. But in terms of shaping the national debate, there’s no

Within five minutes after getting off the plane, my wife Susan

question that Mika and I have much more of an impact every

turned to me and said this place is special and we fell in love

morning on the show than I would as a Congressman or a Senator.

with it immediately.

And in fact, I have had several opportunities to run. The national party approached me to run for the Senate and after talking to

N Mag: Nantucket seems to have magnetic appeal to folks

friends and advisors, they usually come back with the same

who work at NBC. Why do you think that is?

question, “Why would you want to leave where you are to

JS: I think it all started with Jack Welch and Bob Wright but

become the most junior Senator?”

there are very few places that have me thinking, “Oh, I’ve got to come back here with my family as soon as possible.” It was

N Mag: How would you categorize the reaction to the

just one of those places where we went for business and

President’s speech on the BP oil spill?

stayed for love.

JS: Very predictable. You had people on the left complaining that he didn’t go far enough and be a champion for alternative

N Mag: I understand you’re participating in the Comedy Festival

energy sources and you had people on the right accusing him

this year. While the news doesn’t necessarily lend itself to

of trying to pass a hidden energy tax. Right now this is a

comedy, are there aspects that you find particularly amusing?

President caught in the middle who is damned if he does

JS: George Bush was such an easy comedic target, and so it’s taken

and damned if he doesn’t.

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Obama. But I think they’ve finally done it by focusing on the fact

N Mag: One of the things that has occurred during the

that he can be emotionally flat when everybody else is running

relatively short Obama Presidency is there seems to be a

around with their hair on fire.

tremendous amount of anger in the country, with the Tea Party being a symptom of that anger. What do you see in terms of the mood of America?

JS: I actually love this question because

Clinton and George H.W. Bush. Actually,

JS: When I was in Congress back in the

in the media world in which I operate,

let me back up and restate that. The Tea

1990s, we always warned Americans that

there is increased anger from people we

Party movement is a reaction to George

future generations would suffer if we

interview, people who blog, and from the

W. Bush and Barack Obama and the

didn’t act responsibly. But now some 15

people who send massive Tweets to Mika

bailout culture and the high debts, just

years later, I can say with complete

and me on an hourly basis. However,

like the Perot movement was a reaction

assurance that it won’t be future

when we get out on our book tours,

to George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton. I’ve

generations that will suffer, it will be

beyond the media bubble, most people

seen this before and the Tea Party-ers

our generation. Jeffrey Sachs, who is an

are united in where they want this

look just like the Perot people back in

economist at Columbia, believes that

country to go. There is really not that

1994 that helped elect the Republican

within the next five to ten years we will

big of a difference between most

Congress. And for people who were

look like Greece if we don’t start

Republicans, Independents and

around in the 1980s, they look a lot like

controlling spending. So what do we do?

Democrats but unfortunately we live in

Reagan Democrats. I suspect we’ll be

We can either face up to it and make

a political and a media culture that

calling them something else 10 years

tough political decisions and survive

exaggerates our differences.

from now.

economically, or we can keep passing the tough choices to the next president and

N Mag: So do you think the Tea Party

N Mag: The current deficit is

the next Congress and face an economic

has staying power or do you think that

unprecedented and, left unchecked,

crisis unrivaled even by the Great

it is a reaction to the Obama agenda?

will leave a terrible burden on future

Depression.

JS: Well, it’s a reaction to Barack Obama

generations. How do you see us getting

just like Ross Perot was a reaction to Bill

out of this financial hole?

Image by Evelyn Savage

N Mag: Is there a politician on the horizon

N Mag: What are your thoughts on our

between the national Republican party

that has the strength of character to call

new Senator Scott Brown?

and New England because Republicans

it like it is and risk reelection in favor of

JS: I think he has a great opportunity to

have been the party of Southerners like

doing the right thing?

help the Republican party revitalize

Tom DeLay and Newt Gingrich and George W. Bush and Karl Rove and what

JS: I don’t see that politician on the scene who has the courage to say what needs to be said about entitlements and deficit spending, but I suspect in 2012 a candidate will emerge from the Republican party who will win because he or she is willing to face these hard truths. I also suspect you’ll find Democratic candidates across the country doing the same thing because more and more Americans are growing more concerned about higher deficits

“...most people are united in where they want this country to go. There is really not that big of a difference between most Republicans, Independents and Democrats but unfortunately we live in a political and a media culture that exaggerates our differences.”

and greater debt and runaway

England Republicans who are going to step to the forefront. So I think there are great opportunities and I really do believe that Scott Brown’s election could be a sign of things to come.

N Mag: What would your single wish be to America on its birthday this Fourth of July?

JS: Beyond avoiding getting soaked on celebration, I wish more Americans

Republicans right now is the fact that

itself in New England. When Mika and

would understand that we’re all on the

they inherited a $155 billion surplus

I went across the region talking about

same side, that Barack Obama, just like

under Bush and when they left it was a

the future of conservatism we were

George W. Bush, just like Bill Clinton,

$1.5 trillion deficit. So it seems to me if

struck by how many New England

love their country and are doing as

the Republicans stand any chance of ever

voters who used to be Republicans are

President whatever they can do to make

getting reelected they’re going to have to

looking for an excuse to vote for

this country better, and that somehow

once again prove that they can be trusted

Republican candidates again. I think

we can move past the divisiveness that has

when it comes to cutting the deficit.

there’s been a cultural disconnect

really accelerated over the past ten years.

N Mag: What do you think the role of the President should be in the BP oil disaster, and how do you feel he has done so far?

JS: The most important thing the President can do is aggressively take all action to plug the leak and make sure that BP compensates as many people as possible who have been impacted by this environmental tragedy. Beyond these short-term issues the president needs to focus on his long term goal of moving America away from its dependency on foreign and domestic oil. We are allowing the Chinese to move far ahead when it comes to alternative energy sources and we are ceding the future to another country. This is our greatest economic challenge and it’s our greatest economic opportunity. Eight of the top ten research universities on the planet are right here in the United States, most of them within a few hours of Nantucket. The President will

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you’re going to find, I think, in the

hopefully use this environmental catastrophe to focus Americans on what our number one economic goal should be, and that is creating the next great wave of energy technology.

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THE SIRENS OF T Written by Susan Bartkowiak

Shipwrecks are often full of colorful stories of past lives and times. Over 700 ships have been lost in the waters surrounding Nantucket, most on the Nantucket Shoals and usually during winter storms or heavy fog. The Nantucket Shoals are so shallow and dangerous that in the late 19th century sailors called them the “Graveyard of the Atlantic.� They extend 23 miles east from the island into the Atlantic and 40 miles southeast with some areas as shallow as 3 feet.

Today radar, GPS and depth sounders allow for boats to be guided safely from port to port but before these technologies were invented captains had to utilize celestial navigation to determine their latitudinal and longitudinal locations. If the stars were hidden by fog or a storm then celestial navigation became impossible and ships were forced to direct their course around the treacherous maze of shoals with hardly any means of guidance, dramatically increasing the potential for disaster.

Sunken vessels are not stagnant environments. Over time they become habitats that support a variety of marine life and provide opportunities for wreck divers to explore these underwater ruins. The surrounding waters of Nantucket conceal a multitude of various ship remains that

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fishing boats, tugs, freighters, tankers, and even a German U-boat. The ocean sands are constantly shifting to expose

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Famous Nantucket Shipwrecks:

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On June 24, 1909 the 250 ft passenger ship Republic collided with the steamship Florida. The passengers were transferred to the Florida with no loss of life.

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The 882 ft luxury liner Olympic was the sister ship to the

Titanic. On May 15, 1934 she collided with the 180 ft Nantucket Lightship that sank immediately with seven lives lost.

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new wrecks or bury others.

The horror of experiencing

A fierce nor’easter on February 18, 1952 broke both

shipwreck is well-documented

the Fort Mercer and

in the description of powerful

Pendleton tankers in two.

gale-force winds, frigid waves

The bow of Fort Mercer is

breaking over the deck, and the

south east of Nantucket with

deafening sound of the roaring

the stern of the ship 40 miles

sea against the ruptured hull of

away.

a doomed vessel. The terror

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this inspired in passengers and crew reduced survival odds

most well-known shipwreck

even further, yet in these

in our island waters. On

conditions rescue units from

July 25, 1956, approaching

Nantucket were dispatched to the scene, fully living their motto: “We have to go out – we don’t have to come back.” When the H.P. Kirkham ran aground on the dreaded ‘Rose and Crown’ shoal on a winter night in 1892, it took the rescue crew 26 hours to successfully recover all six shipwrecked sailors and return safely to the Nantucket shores.

The SS Andrea Doria is the

the coast of Nantucket bound for New York City, Andrea Doria collided with the MS Stockholm. Struck in the side, she immediately started to take on water. Improvements in communication and rapid response by other ships averted a disaster similar to the Titanic of 1912. 1660 passengers and crew were rescued, while 46 people were lost. The evacuated luxury liner capsized and sank the following morning.

Although inevitably associated with loss, the sunken wrecks can offer a more peaceful experience as well. The Massachusetts Board of Underwater Archaeological Resources created an “Exempt

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The Argo Merchant, the Liberian tanker ran aground in December 1976 and split in two spilling 7.5 million gallons of oil into the sea.

Shipwrecks List” of dive sites that do not require a permit to access.

Recreational wreck divers are free to explore numerous sites around

The exploration of shipwrecks,

Nantucket, which include such doomed vessels as the freighter

whether from the comfort of land

Canonbury, Cross Rip Lightship, French Van Gilder, a schooner, the

or at the depths of a wreck site,

tug Lackawanna, Nantucket Lightship, and, on December 15th, 1976,

allows for both visitors and locals

the Liberian oil tanker Argo Merchant, which ran aground on the

to engage Nantucket’s fascinating

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maritime history. The lore of the

miles southeast of our shores – a grim harbinger of what was to

ocean around the island, both

come in the Gulf of Mexico.

above and below the sea, comes

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We even have a locally-built sunken submarine in our waters. Phil Osley of the Sunken Ship created a yellow submarine from recycled materials in the 1970’s and later sank it outside the harbor for scuba divers to enjoy.

Shipwreck and Lifesaving Museum, just off Polpis Road by the Salt Pond.

“ We h a v e t o go o u t - w e d o n ’ t h a v e t o c o m e b a c k . ” — Lifesaving volunteer’s credo

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Written by Susan Bartkowiak

Portraits by Kit Noble

Nantucket Cottage industries have always had a strong presence on Nantucket, and nowhere is it more evident than in the abundance of colorful displays one can see while strolling downtown on Saturday mornings through the Nantucket Farmers and Artisans Market. Every Saturday, weather permitting, from 9am to 1pm talented seasonal and year-round residents of Nantucket gather on North Union and Upper Cambridge Streets to offer their homemade wares, from quilts, honey, and flowers to home-baked goods, locally grown produce, jewelry, shawls, art and even handmade gluten-free pasta.

Sustainable Nantucket has produced a festive and friendly atmosphere at the market with fresh foods, unique gifts, and live music that will please your senses while supporting and strengthening our local entrepreneurs and farmers.

All images courtesy N Magazine unless otherwise stated

Chris Kardell Chris Kardell started Drift Away Soaps after a troublesome reaction to commercial detergent moved her to begin making her own soaps.

She learned that the first recipe for soap was written on a clay tablet around 2,000 BC and that basic soap-making has not changed since. All her natural ingredients. www.driftawaysoap.com

Amy Cabre´ of Spiro

Designs sells homespun yarn made from Nantucket Conservation Foundation’s sheep’s wool. She also makes lavender-scented laundry dryer balls, wool-wrapped soaps, felted flowers and clutches. www.spirodesigns.com

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soaps are handmade with

Amy Cabre´

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Bien Ecrit Mary Musat-Crandal of Bien Ecrit had always been a letter writer and collector of note cards, but it was the quiet simplicity of a cold Nantucket winter

Elisabeth Hazell Elisabeth Hazell’s vintage-inspired raw silk scarfs are sewn with seashells, feathers, and are embroidered and beaded. They

that inspired her to

are works of art that can be layered for the

turn her passion into

winter or worn individually in summer.

a business. Antique

She also sells sundresses and organic

engravings and simple

t-shirts and makes henna tattoos that are

motifs adorn her

a huge hit with children and adults alike.

elegant stationary.

www.elisabethhazell.com

www.bienecrit.com

Dani Henke Dani Henke at The Pear creates jewelry, collage postcards and imaginative small gifts ranging

Nantucket Pasta Goddess

Liliana Dougan of Nantucket Pasta Goddess

from whimsical to sophisticated

realized when one door closes another opens after

all made out of Nantucket-

she lost her job and, to relieve stress, began making

recycled products.

pasta! When a friend mentioned her husband was allergic to gluten she soon mastered producing pasta that was gluten-free. Her pappardelle,

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Look out for her pasta sauces soon. www.nantucketpastagoddess.com www.thepeppypear.blogspot.com

Herrlooms

Nell Van Vorst Porcelain is one of the earliest artworks introduced to the Western World through the Silk Road, and Nell Van Vorst’s porcelain cups and dishes represent perfectly this ancient art. Whether decorated with a flower, cricket

Herrlooms’ Allison Herr was first taught how to thread and set up a loom on Nantucket one winter and was soon turning her love of fiber arts into shawls, blankets, place mats, and drapes in

or bird they have a graceful simplicity that can be displayed as art or used as daily tableware. www.vanvorsttile.com

beautiful colors with fantastic patterns. www.herrlooms.com

Keep it Native Inspired by the native women of the Wampanoag tribe and her spirited connection to nature, Debra McManis of ‘Keep It Native’ hand-draws and manually prints her t-shirt designs of seals, whales, and a beautiful chieftess.

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Sue Riddle

Spoon HomeTextiles

Sue Riddle prints t-shirts for babies and toddlers using non-

Lindsey Cressman of Spoon Home Textiles draws inspiration from her grandmother and her old farm near the cranberry bogs. She sews delightful aprons and quilts reminiscent of the stripes and colors found on beach

toxic ink. If you see an elephant using a balloon to fly, or an octopus offering a flower to a fish, you will know you have an Octumble original.

umbrellas that can be used not only on beds but also for a plush lounge on the beach. www.spoonhometextiles.com

Kumani Essentials Stacy Fader of Kumani Essentials spent a winter in the African nations of Togo and the Republic of Benin gaining insight and contacts for her fair trade-certified beauty products. Purchasing her products enables woman and girls to gain better trading conditions, health care and education where sustainability literally could be a matter of life and death. Kumani Essentials are available at Great Harbor yacht Club, Darya Salon and J. Parave & Co. When it comes to purchasing unique

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Brewery Barbeque A benefit for the Nantucket Land Council Featuring eco-activists & musicians

Todd Anders Johnson & Salem Saturday, August 7th @ Cisco Brewery

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THERE’S SOMETHING

FUNNY GOING ON!

Kevin Flynn has thrilled audiences for years with his stand-up comedy performances, having headlined at clubs and colleges around the country and at numerous shows on Nantucket.

Images by Bon Duke

KEVIN DOESN’T SIMPLY MAKE US LAUGH, HE MAKES US SMILE.

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fter winning the Boston Comedy Riot in 1988 his career took off and has since added film and television credits to his name, including the “Heartbreak Kid” with Ben Stiller, “Me Myself and Irene” with Jim Carrey, “Osmosis Jones” with Bill Murray, and “Sex and the City”.

Kevin’s career could have taken a different turn, having been a professional soccer player in the Major Indoor Soccer League. He covered World Cup soccer for Fox sports, ESPN and ABC and received the POLK Award for excellence in children’s programming.

In addition to numerous comedy awards and high-visibility appearances, Kevin is the co-founder with Bonnie Levison of the Nantucket Comedy Festival which is emerging as one of the must-see events on the island. The event runs this year from Wednesday, July 28th to Saturday, July 31st.

Flynn is most proud of his launch of Project: Comedy designed for kids and teens who,

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Kevin’s life as a comic is often frantic as he darts between Nantucket, New York and even shows overseas, but he freely acknowledges that his heart stays on the island as this is his favorite place on the planet. Kevin doesn’t simply

Nantucket Celebration Saturday, July 31, 2010 Cocktails and Light Buffet

make us laugh, he makes us smile.

Honored Guest United States Congressman

William D. Delahunt Chairs

Bob and Laurie Monahan For information please contact Steve Greeley at (617)574-0720 sgreeley@irlfunds.org The mission of The American Ireland Fund is to be the largest network of people of Irish ancestry and friends of Ireland dedicated to raising funds to support programs of peace and reconciliation, arts and culture, education and community development throughout Ireland. www.irlfunds.org

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FISH ON! The Insider’s Guide to Fishing Nantucket The family photo album suggests that my earliest fishing trips

By Felix Charney

were from my baby seat aboard my grandfather’s boat as he fished blues in the acid waters off Ambrose Light. I grew up on a pond in Westport CT. and spent my adolescence stalking the wily sunfish.

Those early experiences created a connection with the waterways and streams that led me to fish the oceans and rivers of the world.

Despite all those options, few places better hold the quality and diversity of fish than the waters surrounding Nantucket. Inshore by boat, or from the beach, a stunning variety of fish including blues, striped bass, fluke, scup, sea bass and, in August, bonita and albacore, can be taken here.

The following is a summary of the inshore ‘hot spots’ around the island that we fish regularly, as well as recommendations for charters if you do not have access to a boat. This information is the product of 30-plus years of fishing here and is truly an ‘insider’s view’ of where to spend your time most productively, either on shore or by boat. I hope you have as much luck in these spots as I have.

First, a couple of points to remember. Blues are toothy and aggressive fish, and will strike at motion and commotion. Plugs work great; use a rapid retrieve, which creates white water. Leaders are a must.

Unhooking a fish is tougher than catching it. Consider bending over barbs and use pliers when unhooking blues.

Bass are less aggressive than their oily friend, the blue. Slow down your retrieve, fish the low light of sunrise or sunset, don’t use leaders, and work with proven performers like the white bombers, storms, buck tails, and sluggos. Both bass and blues are protected; thus, blues have a 10 fish- per-angler limit and bass have a size (28in.) and a two fish-per-day catch limit. (Check www.mass. govdfwile/dmf/recreationfishing/rec_index.htms for regulations.)

Learn to read the water, watch for swirls, slicks, floating stunned bait, and birds as indicators of where the fish are. Take a rest or move on when seals are spotted in your fishing area. They’re better fishermen than you and the fish know it.

we don’t endanger such an amazing and fragile resource.

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1. Madaket on shore. Head to Smith’s Point by jeep where you’ll find solid blue and bass fishing from the rips that form on the running tides. Casting bombers, storms, buck tails or flies with no leaders work best for bass. Plugs and swimmers with leaders are particularly effective with bluefish. You’ll need a beach pass for vehicle access on any Nantucket beach; these can be purchased at Town Hall.

2. Esther’s Island. Wade the flats along the north shore of Esther’s in the gray light with a fly rod if bass is your target. Slowing retrieved swimmers or sluggo’s work well for the spin fisherman.

3. Eel Point. This spot holds blues and bass and offers the wading fisherman a chance to fish the deeper drop-offs which produce bass later in the day. Storms work well in these deep holes.

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4. Smith’s Point by boat. Fish the rips that form the seaward side of Smith’s and along the south shore of Tuckernuck; all reliably hold schools of bass and blues. The water is Caribbean-clear so use your eyes. In fact, you can sight-fish much of Nantucket waters.

5. Tuckernuck Northwest. Follow the shoreline north and explore the rips and the rocks on the northwest side of Tuckernuck.

Blind-casting a swimmer, a storm or a sluggo all along these rips, bumps and edges can produce a hit, or at least an opportunity for great uncrowded fishing.

6. Muskeget. For the ambitious, fish the rips that extend from the west end of Muskeget to the Vineyard. These unpressured waters are great for bass and blues.

7. Tuckernuck flats. This area offers some of the best sight-fishing north of the Florida Keys. Bass and blues prowl these flats and attract the island’s best fly fisherman.

(Restaurateur Joe Panterno of the Club Car and fashionista Paul Bruno of Zero Main know these flats well. Feel free to ask them about tides and fly selections next time you’re in their establishments.)

8. Walter Barret Dock. If you’re looking for charter assistance, the Walter Barret dock in Madaket is the launching point of some of the West End’s best charter Captains. Tom Mleczko (508-228-4225) operates five boats from this area and Hal Herrick of Sankaty Head Charters (508-257-1575) also knows the waters of the West End like few others.

The owners of Cross Rip at 24 Easy Street (508-228-4900) operate several boats from the West End, all with extremely knowledgeable skippers.

9. South Shore. The most reliable mid-day blues fishing on the island can be found in the rips just off the airport, reachable only by boat. Use bombers and missiles in both the rips and on the slicks. Expect very large, aggressive blues in this spot. Bring heavier tackle and plenty of extra plugs.

10. The East End. As the Walter Barrett pier is to the West End charter fleet, so the Straight Wharf dock is home to the East End fleet. Walk the docks in the afternoon around 4 pm, examine their catch and visit with the returning captains who are all too happy to share with you the details of the day’s trips. Boats can be hired by the hour, half day or full day.

Nantucket Boat Rental offers small boats from this location for those who want to do it themselves.

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11. The Old Man. One of my favorite inshore rips, The Old Man is home to packs of blues.

If you’re lucky, you’ll witness schools of big blues surfing the lead wave of the rip, chasing bait fish. Later in the season you may find an occasional small bluefin tuna. Should you hook one of these freight trains, be sure to release it unharmed, as the bluefin is highly regulated.

12. Brant Point Light. It’s not only a great location for a family photo. Casting bait or lures from this beach will yield porgies, bass, and blues. In the early season the first big keeper bass are usually caught here in mid-May.

13. First through Fourth Point in Polpis Harbor. Getting here is half the challenge, but fly and spin fisherman catch bass with good results in this area all summer long.

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14. The Jetties. There are hordes of scup, sea bass and an occasional fluke for the bottom fisherman. Fish close to the rocks with squid and small hooks to get steady action for you and the kids.

15. The Cord of the Bay is a reliable spot to blind-cast or troll for bluefish. Captain Josh of the ‘Monomoy,’ 508-228-6867, and Captain Mark of the ‘Just Do It,’ 508-228-7724, offer great trips especially for kids as they fish for porgies and sea bass on the wreck or troll for blues in the calmer waters of the Cord.

Captain Josh sets lobster traps which he tends on these trips, called “Critter Cruises”, which kids absolutely love.

16. Great Point. Whether from the beach or by boat, this is one of the island’s favorite spots for blues, bass and fluke. Combined with a family beach-day or cookout, it can make for a wonderful family adventure.

From the surf, blues can be found in and around the rip and respond well to ballistic missiles. By boat, troll the edges of the rip with rubber squid, tubes and umbrella rigs.

Or hire Captain Fred of the ‘Herbert T’, 228-6655, Captain Brian of the ‘Absolute’, 325-4000 or the ‘Topspin’, 228-7724, for a great day of blue and bass fishing at Great Point.

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THE RIPS The bass fishing opportunities of our eastern rips are without equal. Be it #18 Pochuck, #11 The Old Man, #19 the 6 Can #20 Mc Blair’s #21 the Rose and Crown or the countless other unnamed rips that lie to our east, these rips offer the best opportunity to catch BIG bass. Using eels, fly, plugs or trolling with wire, few do it better then Capt Bob DeCosta of the ‘Albacore’, 325-1920 or Capt Pete Kaizer of the ‘Althea K’, 325-2167.

These Captains know Nantucket’s eastern waters and its many rips. Both run traditional Down East boats with keels that allow them to stem the rip and put you on the big bass.

If you’re running your own boat, try one of above-mentioned spots and look for birds, breaking or surfing fish, or simply run your baits in the rip until you hook up. Give the charter guys a wide birth as there are more rips than fishermen, so move to another rip rather than crowd someone trying to make a living.

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Until then, walk the charter docks and book a trip, or visit two of the island’s great tackle shops, Bill Fisher Tackle on 127 Orange St., 228-2261, or Nantucket Tackle Center on Sparks Ave., 228-4081, and pick up plenty of info and equipment, for your adventure which awaits just offshore.

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17. Sankaty Light. From Great Point to Sanakty Light offers great fishing and, with the prevailing southwesterly winds, makes for calm-water fishing for bass, blues, sea bass and fluke. Don’t be surprised to see blues and bass right on the surface directly under the light. Expect to see a fleet of fluke fishermen fishing 15-45 feet of water as they prowl their favorite hole for some of the finest fluke fishing anywhere. Fluke or summer flounder can grow to 11+ lbs. Fluke are unusually aggressive and are best fished from a steady drift. Use a jig with a dropper hook baited with squid and bellies. Expect to catch a selection of sea bass, dog fish, skate, sea robin, and the occasional blue or large bass if you fish this technique.

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Alan Lafrance & Mary Walsh — Nantucket Wine Festival

Alex & Diana Gambal — Nantucket Wine Festival

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Lyman Perry, Lauren Giglio, Sanne Payne, Mathew Cramer — Nantucket Wine Festival Photo by Fifi

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Michel & Martine Anglada with Denis Toner — Nantucket Wine Festival Photo by Fifi

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Phil Stambaugh, Dorothy Savarese, Bert Talerman — Cape Cod Five Bank Reception Photo by Fifi

Cece Moore & Claire Seaquist — Lunafest

Laura Gallagher Byrne, Marybeth Bradley & Kelly West — Lunafest

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Kristin & Chris Glowacki — Nantucket Wine Festival

Brett & Maria (Ponzi) Fogelstrom — Nantucket Wine Festival

Frank Fasanella & Trudy DuJardin — Nantucket Wine Festival

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Jack & Ciara Fritsch — Nantucket Wine Festival Photo by Fifi

Gail & Rafael Osona, Duff Meyercord — Nantucket Wine Festival Photo by Fifi

Randy & Wendy Hudson, Frank Neer — Nantucket Wine Festival Photo by Fifi

Lori Corry & Carrie Thornewill — Lunafest

Rhoda Weinman & Kay Sheehan — Lunafest

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Photo by Kris Hancock

Jo Slavitz & Connie Mundy — New School Anniversary Photo by Mai Norton

Duncan Fog & Ryan Dobbins — New School Anniversary Photo by Mai Norton

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Anne Dyer, Lucile Hays, Bill Hays, Annie Bissinger — New School Anniversary Photo by Mai Norton

Jenny Paradis, Amanda Congdon, Liza Paradis — New School Anniversary Photo by Mai Norton

Dave Provost & Sarah Alger — New School Anniversary Photo by Mai Norton

Nicole del Rosario, Christian del Rosario, Laura Tedeschi — New School Anniversary Photo by Mai Norton

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Ron Lefebvre & Elizabeth Davies — New School Anniversary Photo by Mai Norton

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Wendy Rouillard, Ray Pohl, Illya Kagan — New School Anniversary Photo by Mai Norton

Zona & Whitney Butler — Sam Sylvia Boys & Girls Club Golf Tournament Photo by Katie Kaizer

Bob Lobel & Phyllis McInerney, Executive Director — Sam Sylvia Boys & Girls Club Golf Tournament Photo by Katie Kaizer

Bob Giusti, Richard Glidden, TL Halford, John Murray — Sam Sylvia Boys & Girls Club Golf Tournament Photo by Katie Kaizer

Ray Conlon, Susan Bond, Frank Kaminsky, Don Allen — Sam Sylvia Boys & Girls Club Golf Tournament Photo by Katie Kaizer

Dave Monast & Leslie Johnson — Boys & Girls Club Golf Party Photo by Katie Kaizer

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Paula O’Leary & Bob Gardner — Nantucket Chamber 10K Survivor Challange Photo by Gene Mahon

Ryan Fitch & Brian Harris — Nantucket Chamber 10K Survivor Challange

Sherre Wilson Rae, Anne Laurilliard, Heather MacLeod — The Studio Photo by Gene Mahon

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John O’Connor & Chris Morris — Nantucket Chamber 10K Survivor Challange Photo by Gene Mahon

Jessica Manning, Francesca Ifantiede & Sandy Walsh — The Studio Photo by Gene Mahon

Susan Kervin & Pauline Proch — Children’s Advocacy Award Photo by Gene Mahon

Nina Locario and her mother Louise — Children’s Advocacy Award Photo by Gene Mahon

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Nick & Jana Duarte, Logan & Scott O'Connor — Blazing Paddles Photo by Gene Mahon

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Judy & Kiril Coonley — Egan Maritime Institute “Seadogs” Photo by Katie Kaizer

Kate Hamilton & Gary Pardee — Egan Maritime Institute “Seadogs” Photo by Katie Kaizer

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Richard Wolfe, Dr. John West & Geoffrey Silva — Dreamcatcher Photo by Gene Mahon

Susan Dupree, Ben Simons, Jim & Tricia Lowe — Egan Maritime Institute “Seadogs” Photo by Katie Kaizer

Dr & Mrs John West, Charlene Thurston (center) — Dreamcatcher Photo by Gene Mahon

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Chantal Erasmus, Evelyn MacEachern, Jill Yeagy, Pam Diem Willis, Mai Norton, Becky Becker, Jessica Gage — Dreamcatcher Photo by Gene Mahon

Brendan Mailloux, Caroline Ryan, Kerry Becker & Mike Day — Petticoat Row Photo by Gene Mahon

Patty Rottmeier, Judy Zurheide — NHA Into the Deep Photo by Gene Mahon

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New shipment just arrived from England Open throughout the year • Ample parking Tel: 508.228.9697 • Fax: 508.228.9511 E-mail: Tonkinatq@capecod.net www.Tonkin-of-Nantucket.com

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Artistic style of Robert Stark Jr.,

IN STARK There are many unmistakable qualities to every Stark painting, but which specific qualities depends entirely upon which Stark has done the painting. Perhaps the most well-known father and son artists on the island, Robert Stark and his son, also Robert, each has his own

Louise Stark, Walter Jewett and Madaket Millie

distinctive style which is in sharp contrast to the other, yet both share the same passion for their subject matter and discipline in executing their work.

Robert Stark Jr., the father, is a man who has lived through great change in both the country and Nantucket. He came to the island as a summer resident after being introduced to it as a child.

CONTRAST Written by Bryce Pearson Photography by Nathan Coe Artwork courtesy of the artists

Artistic style of Robert Stark III

objects, but are all crafted with a level of precision that gives them a rare sense of energy and photo-like realism.

Clearly inspired by Dutch still life painters, Stark seemingly challenges observers of his work to study their intense detail and near technical perfection. While his paintings are not Nantucket, Stark draws inspiration from the solitude of Nantucket’s winters.

He graduated from Nantucket High School and, a talented athlete,

Stark, the son, was born in

was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds baseball team. However, World

New York City and moved to

War II had begun, and the father Stark joined the Coast Guard.

Nantucket when he was ten.

Upon his return to Nantucket he became commodore of the

He attended Georgetown

Nantucket Yacht Club and along with his wife was a founding

University and after college

member of the Nantucket Artist Association.

moved to San Francisco where he worked for Patagonia clothing.

The most remarkable fact about the younger Bob Stark is that, as an artist, he is completely self-taught.

He selected a style that is highly demanding but through experimentation, trial and error and mentoring from local artists George Murphy and Michael Miller, achieved commercial success. Stark says “The longer I paint, the longer it takes me to paint” The Artist Association was bequeathed the Macy Warehouse and

but seeing his work explains why.

the Little Gallery, which became their home. The properties were donated by Kenneth Taylor who directed “as far as it lies in our power, to maintain these galleries as an art center forever.”

Stark makes no bones about his displeasure with the sale of these properties, in 1986, to the NHA, after which sale he and his wife left the organization.

Robert Stark Jr.’s gallery started in 1972 on Old North Wharf, is the oldest continually running gallery on Nantucket and showcases one of the most iconic artistic styles on the island. The bright orange sails on his signature catboats have come to symbolize Nantucket. His paintings of the rainbow fleet are universally known and are evocative of a simpler time that was the island during Stark’s youth. Despite the seeming simplicity of his work, there is complexity to his dark, brooding skies that portend dramatic weather ahead. It is a style that Nantucketers have embraced,

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work on the island.

The style of the son, Robert Stark III, reflects a singular attention to detail that departs from the romance and occasional playfulness of his father’s work. His still lifes often show eccentric pairing of

There is yet another Stark who is entering the world of painting.

Son and brother Dylan Stark recently worked in television but is now concentrating fully on his paintings. While Dylan’s works show the influences of both his father and brother he too has developed his own style.

If there is a painting gene, the Starks have it and while their styles are a study in contrast, they share a common or, in this case, a truely unique and uncommon gift.

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Sail to prevail

Gaining Confidence

at Sea Empowering Those with Special Needs

Encountering challenges at sea is a concept not unfamiliar to Nantucket. In fact, few places on earth have more seriously tested the resolve and fortitude of sailors over the centuries than the waters that surround our island.

Today Nantucket is one of the ports for a new and perhaps even more formidable sailing challenge than those experienced by whalers of the past. Sail To Prevail, formerly Shake-A-Leg, and the brainchild remarkable organization that puts children

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of paralympic sailor Paul Callahan, is a

and teens facing physical, developmental and health issues to the test. Through the world of sailing, these young people confront their own fears and self doubt through mastering skills they never thought possible. By learning to sail and being part of a sailing team, they realize that the impossible is possible and that they can indeed overcome the obstacles in their lives.

Pushing boundaries is what Sail To Prevail is all about and the organization’s recent donation of the legendary 12-meter racing America’s Cup yacht, Easterner, provides an example of just how far they are willing to push. According to Paul Callahan, CEO of Sail to

Image of Paul Callahan by Nathan Coe

Prevail, “Training and racing an actual America’s Cup 12-meter and beating seasoned, able-bodied competitors sends a message that is loud and clear to those who lack the belief in their ability to better manage their circumstances and overcome their own adversity.”

Callahan indicates that over 1,000 children per year benefit from his organization as do their families, who often see a renewed sense of confidence in their children.

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The opportunities found in and around the waters of Nantucket continue to enrich those willing to explore their limits, and for participants in Sail To Prevail they have just begun to discover how far they can go.

The organization relies almost exclusively on personal donations and is hosting a fund raiser on Saturday, July 24th at the Great Harbor Yacht Club.

To learn more about Sail to Prevail visit: www.sailtoprevail.org.

For information on the July 24th GHYC fundraiser contact paulcallahan@sailtoprevail.org or 401.965.2000.

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From his store at 14 Centre Street, Don Freedman can see the Nantucket he has loved for almost three decades. Through his creative mind, he can also see the rural villages in India where he has visited and worked with the master craftsmen there for almost as long.

Originally a wholesaler who sold to Bloomingdales and Niemann Marcus, Don Freedman, never

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chair he had seen on a sales trip.

“The store was like a toy for me. I could greet my customers, and watch them, not to judge them but to see what appealed to them. I learned that my customers are the true artists because it is their eye that determines what they will buy, and therefore what I will create for the next year. “

“My pieces are a step back in time, I want to create things that have charm and character; that are exquisite and unique,

“I sold wholesale for many years, but when I retired and did nothing for two years, I got bored. I wanted to open my own store in order to sell my own creations. “ And so, in 1981, “Expressions by Don Freedman” got its start in a little fishing shack on Straight Wharf.

‘We started out with one shack,” Don remembers. Then, as his retail shop and reputation grew over the years, “We got another fishing shack and then another, and pretty soon we couldn’t get the freight in and out.”

Finally, in 2004, he moved to his Centre Street location, where he continues to greet customers who come back year after year to see what he has designed.

their quality unequaled. And I tried to find the best craftsmen in the world,” he recalls.

That quest took Don around the world two, and sometimes three times each year. It was in London that, quite by accident, Don received a tip from someone who had overheard his conversation about looking for master craftsmen. For a small fee to his eavesdropper, Don was directed to a location in rural India where, through an interpreter, he found the craftsmen who were the masters of the art of making tapestries, leather or metal goods. These would be the people who

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could manufacture his creations and allow him to introduce to the world the quality of design that he had long sought.

But would they work for him? “It took me many years to develop the relationship of trust that I have now with the Indian artists,” Don says, sitting on the bench outside his store. “They wanted to work with me but they had to first trust me. That is why I went back to India again and again. Once they knew that I would not take advantage of them, they brought artists who were expert in other areas of design or fabric or materials to me. “

Don tells the story of how, from a conversation in India, a metal table became featured in the front window of his store.

“I was in very rural India, a place where they have electricity only a few times a day, and I was with my interpreter. We met a man who told me through my interpreter, ‘I can do anything in metal. Anything you give me, I will make. Please give me business, I want to start exporting for you.’ And from that meeting came this ‘way-out’ draftsman’s table. I was influenced by a table I had seen several months ago at an auction. It had a glass top that angled and had wheels, and although no one would use it for that purpose, I saw it differently – it could be a step back in time.

I sketched it out for him, and that became the table you see. “

Don also finds a connection that flows from piece to piece within his store. “From the classic books that are leather-bound, to the leather furniture, to the interesting dimensional clocks to the old nautical-looking objects. The whole premise of my work is to take a step back in time – to make things that are charming and have character.”

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India, 65 times now over the past several decades. His goal is simple; to bring his products out of India and back to Nantucket, to the steady stream of customers and friends he greets, to provide them with unique creations that they will love and which will last a lifetime.

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REACHING ACROSS

THE COMMUNITY First Congregational Church welcomes its new pastor

“We walked up the cobblestones on Main Street in a driving rain storm,” recalls Debra Klingsporn “and we loved it.”

Despite the cold, raw weather, the greeting by the search community of the First Congregational Church was nothing but warm. The church was looking for a new pastor and found in Reverend Gary Klingsporn a match made in heaven.

With a Ph.D. in New Testament studies at Baylor, where he also taught, and as a practicing minister, Gary’s quiet charisma, devotion to his faith and infectious personality made him their ideal choice. His wife Debra, an accomplished writer and speaker, added even more gravitas to the team.

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“We had been at

My understanding is that no one has really focused on those

our church in

who come here to work in a very comprehensive way, and so

Minneapolis for 20

maybe there are those in our congregation who can advise

years, and we had

them on visas or their work cards – help them cut through

looked at churches

the red tape. Not that his parishioners have been idle in

in seven or eight

reaching out to other Nantucketers. “We have an active

places,” says Gary.

seniors group in the church, people who really care about

“Nantucket just

our island elders,” says Gary. On May 1st, 20 to 30 volunteers

happened to be one

gathered fruit, snacks and candies, assembled them in ‘May

of them, along with

baskets’ and delivered them to 85 of our seniors, and then

a church in

they visited with them.”

Monterey, California and even one next to O’Hare Airport in Chicago.” He remembers. “But we fell in love with this church and this town.” And the committee embraced him as their new pastoral leader and Gary and Debra as new stewards of the church’s ministry.

“Now that we’ve been here a little while,” says the new, obviously energetic pastor of the First Congregational Church, “I believe that the opportunity for our church to grow into the next generation is definitely there. While it can be pretty difficult to be a young person growing up here because of a lack of diversity, there are also some real advantages. People naturally rely on each other. It’s a very family-friendly place, and we look forward to being a giving

Debra recalls her first surprise upon their arrival this past January. “I expected small town appeal but didn’t expect such a strong sense of community. People come here because hey want to be here.”

For Gary, being on Nantucket in his new role as pastor meant first learning about his congregation and the island he would serve.

“What was surprising was the diversity on the island. I didn’t expect people from all over the world. And the church is diverse, not social or ethnic diversity, necessarily, but socio-economically – we have working families who are doing two or three jobs, and we have people who are retired who have done well in their lives, all of them together here in the church.”

The next order of business has been to reach out into the community. “I asked Bill Pitman, the police chief, whose family is a member of the church, what are the biggest social needs on the island. And he described issues such as substance dependency, depression and suicide prevention. I hope that

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such as A Safe Place and Habitat for Humanity which, I understand, was once an active part of our church mission. I’d love for us to host a regular AA meeting. Who knows, maybe we can be helpful in child care, or sponsor an English as a second language class, or get involved with our immigrant neighbors.

part of our new home.”

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The Deras Family, Katie, Thomas, Max and Sofia

Volunteer and former Habitat president, Chris Lohmann

BUILDING THE

AMERICAN DREAM Through Nantucket Habitat

By1965, Alabama native Millard Fuller, at the age of 29 had become a lawyer and millionaire but had jeapordized his marriage in the process. Following many soul-searching nights Millard, and his young bride Linda, made a series of decisions that not only changed their lives but, ultimately, helped to change the world.

Millard left his law practice, reconciled his marriage and found a calling in Christianity. He and Linda gave away everything they owned, performed missionary work in Africa and, in 1976, in a little Georgia town called, appropriately enough, Americus, founded what would become the single largest private builder of homes in the world, Habitat for Humanity.

Written by Cris Farley

Images by Kit Noble

In 1976, housing was not a problem on Nantucket but, by the turn of

a bond will be formed that will last a lifetime. And it is within this

the century, many could not afford to live on the island.

community of volunteers that resides the secret of Habitat; why so many have made it their life’s abiding avocation.

In December, 2000, Phil Read, a former Habitat volunteer from Florida now living here, met with Reverend Tom Richard, pastor of

“There’s an unseen but remarkable layer of people and skill sets

the First Congregational Church, and together they started the

here on Nantucket who come together to help their neighbors build

process that created Habitat for Humanity Nantucket.

a future for their families,” says Tom Richards. “We all have other jobs, but we know that through our work we might be helping a

Their first Habitat home, a single-family residence on Norquarta

teacher who is great in the classroom or, like Katie, who works at

Drive, worked on and purchased by a family of five, was completed in

the hospital, to be able to afford to stay here and, in turn, help our

March 2004, with labor and materials almost completely donated by

entire community.”

the island community. The second project was a duplex for two families on Saratoga Lane, completed in January, 2007. This month, the third Habitat home, a single-family, LEED-certified, environmentally efficient home on Okorwaw Avenue, will be completed for a single island mother and her three children.

“Our goal is to produce safe, affordable, decent housing,” says Habitat Nantucket president Tom Richards (who is not Rev. Tom Richard.) “And, yes, that means the bricks and mortar, the boards and nails you think of and that go into constructing a living structure. But what we really build is hope for families and their future generations.”

Habitat for Humanity doesn’t simply construct a dwelling and turn

Alex Crispin

the keys over to the lucky buyer. Families selected for a Habitat home must be willing to make several commitments. First, they must invest their time and energy; 350 volunteer-hours for a couple

The ‘Katie’ to whom Tom refers is Katie Deras, who you might

or180 hours for a single parent, to actually help build the house in

meet if you would ever need the services of the emergency room

which they will live.

at Nantucket Cottage Hospital. The island has for too long lost competent professionals like Katie who were simply unable to find

They then must commit to buy the house, repaying over 20 or 30 years an interest-free loan provided to them directly from Habitat.

a way to afford to live here. Among all its other noble goals, Habitat Nantucket helps prevent the loss of people like Katie.

The returning funds are in turn used for the next Habitat home.

They must also agree to join the Habitat team and lend whatever

“As a single mother of three, it’s the best thing that ever happened

skills they have to the Habitat project for the next selected

to us.” Katie says as her house nears completion next month.

Nantucket family. By the time they’ve completed their home, with

“I never could have done this by myself. It’s a dream come true.

help from a multitude of island volunteers,

I have 150 new friends for life, and since our house is so solid that it’s hurricane-proof, any of them can come and stay here if they need to in the next storm.”

Katie and her kids, ages 17, 13 and 5, may have been painting, sanding and hauling wood on the jobsite of their home-to-be, but what they have really been doing is becoming part of a community of friends who care about her and will be there in the future for her family.

And, as Millard Fuller envisioned almost 40 years ago, she will carry forward her commitment to the next Habitat effort, an ambitious two-house project at 143 Surfside Rd. slated to begin in July, in which one home built from scratch and another donated by On-site coordinator Craig Spery

The Scott Family outside their Habitat home

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N.H.S. senior, Abergavenny Whiteford

constructed as simultaneously and as quickly as the flow

“We might be building houses, but we’re really building a

of volunteers will allow.

community of friends, helping and caring for each other,” he says with a smile.

If you’d like to learn more about Habitat Nantucket, call project manager Craig Spery at 508-228-7892 or visit www.habitatnantucket.net. President Tom Richards promjoin.

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do a deal together. Had it been successful, it would likely have put us out of business. That’s a time when you examine your soul. We were a company of inventors. We would bring our technology to the market well in advance of whatever Apple and Microsoft could do. And we, in fact, did that. It took Apple and Microsoft three years to bring out their technology. We brought ours out in 90 days.

N Mag: You mentioned that you are a company of inventors.

Inventors often are not the best business people and business people are often not the best inventors. But it seems you have integrated both skill sets.

CG: Neither of us ever took a business course in our lives, and I only read one business book before we started. The

. . .

. . .

only chapter I remember was something called “Market Gap Analysis.” And it said if you’re going to bring out a product, find out something that people want or in which no one else

Chuck Geschke

already has an entrenched position. I said, “That sounds like

Co-Founder/Chairman, Adobe

a good idea.” So that’s what we’ve always done. We’ve always opened new markets with new technology.

N Mag: Your products touch virtually every aspect of the visual communication world. Did you ever imagine the global impact that Adobe would have?

Interview by Bruce A. Percelay

Dr. Charles Geschke with Dr. John Warnock co-founded

than fifty employees. We succeeded way beyond our wildest

Adobe in 1982. The company with its 7,000 employees has

dreams. And I think the thing I feel the most satisfaction

revolutionized visual media on a global scale.

from is the fact that, as you suggest, essentially any piece

N Mag: You left Xerox in 1982. Was there trepidation leaving the comfort of a large organization to go into the uncertainty of your own venture?

CG: I would hesitate to assert a large organization like Xerox as necessarily comfortable, although I did have a great job.

Because of our educational background and the environment in Silicon Valley we knew we could always get a job. The only risk was probably to our egos if we failed.

N Mag: And at what point after you began your new venture was success apparent?

CG: Within one year we were able to sign a significant deal with Apple Computer that made us profitable, and increased the value of our original venture investors five-fold, because Apple bought 19% of the company. That was extremely unusual in startups.

N Mag: Was the growth of the company linear or did you ever

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CG: Of course not. We thought we would never have more

CG: In 1989, through a combination of negotiations and technical developments, we got into a situation in which our largest customer, which at that time was still Apple Computer, and our largest competitor, Microsoft, decided to

of material, either static, or motion, motion video, motion pictures, that you see today, a piece of our technology has been used in its creation. It’s worldwide.

N Mag: Do you think there is a future for the printed word?

Specifically, newspapers and magazines or is this an inexorable road toward extinction through products like Kindle and the iPad? CG: One thing I believe, for example, is that while bloggers are interesting because they give a variety of different points of view, we really have no way, when we go out onto the Web, to calibrate the accuracy and reliability of what we read.

That’s one thing that the print media brings to the table, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Financial Times.

You have a certain amount of confidence that they are accurately presenting two points of view. That eventually is going to happen to the internet, we just don’t know exactly how in the world of media distribution.

N Mag: Your role in the transformation of media from print to computer is particularly ironic given that your father and grandfather were letter press photoengravers.

CG: Fortunately, my dad lived to be almost 99 and he saw what Adobe accomplished before he passed away. I’ll never forget the day

I brought him something home I knew was

that’s my impression. And in that

really good. He looked at it and he said,

environment, he feels that the best way

N Mag: You are known for being

“Charlie, I think you’ve done it.” It was a

to do it is to control all aspects of the entire

very modest; a regular guy. Some

huge thrill.

process of creation through distribution.

people who achieve great financial

The version of Flash that we just

success, or success in other terms,

N Mag: You are a true veteran of the

released, and you can see on any Droid

are able to stay grounded. Other

technology business which is so incredibly

phone, is getting incredible reviews.

people are not. What are your observations on why some people

young. How many people have been at this as long as you?

N Mag: The country as a whole is in an

can keep their wits about them

CG: Steve Jobs. Bill Gates. Yeah, I’ve been at

economic situation that perhaps we have

and retain their basic values and

it a while. I started working on my doctorate

not seen in modern history in terms of our

others get lost.

in computer science in ’68 so if you sort of

own balance sheet. How concerned are you

CG: Well, I had wonderful parents

measure from that point—that’s more

about the economic condition of the U.S.?

who instilled good values in me.

than 40 years. And it’s been a remarkable

CG: Well, I’m very concerned but not so

And I have the great good fortune

transformation that I’ve experienced. You

much just from a financial point of view.

to be married to a wonderful

know, 20 years ago there were dozens and

In fact, that’s probably low on my list of

woman and I have a great family.

dozens of household-name

Trust me, they keep

software companies and

me grounded and let

now there are relatively few.

N Mag: So taking the trajectory of where you started and where the world is, does your imagination let you see where the world could be 20 years from now?

CG: I honestly think that if I were a young person

“If I were a young person today I wouldn’t necessarily focus on the world of computing and electronics.

I would be much more focused on clean energy and biotechnology, because that’s where I think the big, huge transformation will happen”

today, and I was interested in engineering and technology, I

the concerns. My real concern is that we

wouldn’t necessarily focus on the world

are doing a terrible job of educating our

of computing and electronics. I would be

children relative to the rest of the world.

much more focused on clean energy and

And as a result, over time, the most

biotechnology because that’s where I

precious natural asset which we have,

think the next big, huge transformation

which is people and their collective mind

will happen. That doesn’t mean that I

and talent, is something that we will no

don’t think our industry will continue to

longer be able to position ourselves as

prosper and grow and build exciting

the best in the world. You see what’s

stuff. It’s just that at the place where

happening in China and India and other

there is real leverage is where the need is

parts of the world, and I think we are

so huge now.

deluding ourselves to think that we can continue to under support education and

N Mag: Do you want to comment on the

maintain our position as the most pow-

current relations between you and Apple?

erful economy in the world.

CG: Well, you know, Steve is an incredibly inventive guy. He has a sense of what people want and what they have. And he’s got a point of view now where he really wants to expand his business into the media distribution market, at least

me know who I am. I think a lot of the credit goes to them.

N Mag: Your success is inspirational and I want to thank you for taking the time to share some of your insights with us.

epicurean

: what’s the dish?

what’s the

dish?

Written by Orla Murphy-LaScola

Ask any number of Nantucket summer

of all the miles involved with bringing an

the overall trend in Nantucket’s finer

residents why they love this particular

animal onto this island. It’d be a shame

kitchens is toward small, sustainable

little sandbar of an island, and the

not to use every last morsel!

and local.

answer—more often than not—is a love of nostalgia.

If you applaud these practices and are curious as to whom you should support,

The reason I mention nostalgia is

I’ve put together a couple of pointers.

because in recently talking to friends and colleagues about food trends, it

Read the menu… and then read it again.

became quickly evident that nostalgia

Do you see names of producers or

plays a big role in the culinary world

farms? Are there promises of sustainable

these days. As we consider the trends for

practices? While these are usually good

the restaurant scene of the future, we

initial indicators of a local, sustainable

find ourselves looking to the past.

menu, price is also a good distinguishing

Additionally, everyone’s talking about

factor. Unfortunately, supporting local

local, local, local. I’m thrilled to see the

farms and vendors sometimes means

continuation of nose-to-tail cooking and buying produce from local vendors and

Not all our local restaurateurs actively

fish from local boats docked in the harbor.

support small farms; some prefer pre-portioned meats and fish and the

While elsewhere in the States, the idea of nose-to-tail cooking is quickly becoming passé; here on this sandbar in the middle of the ocean, we continue to be mindful

accessibility and ease of factory-farmed fruits and vegetables. Since running a restaurant is first and foremost a business, sometimes the

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Yet thankfully, the overall trend in Nantucket’s finer kitchens is toward small, sustainable and local.

whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the dish? : stay fairly consistent because the local

arrival of summer, our community of

production-market prices are not driven

overly-fit folks takes to the trails and

by trends or futures fluctuations in the

pack the bike paths. This particular

commodities market; tractors, weather

community tends to become even more

and hoes drive local prices.

food-obsessed, as there are races to be

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higher prices. Yet, these prices tend to

specifically for their market. With the

run and Iron Man and Iron Woman There are great people involved in local production on Nantucket. They are

supporters of local business, which bring dollars full circle just like the days before Hallsmith and Sysco trucks rolled through town. Also, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s something so romantic about knowing the people who produce your food, or maybe that is

teams to join. The bottom line with locally-sourced food is it has a proven

higher nutritional rate than factoryfarmed equivalents. Local fruits and vegetables are not picked six to 10 days before they are sold, as they hardly travel at all. Also, riper fruit and vegetables have more nutritional value.

specific to me. I have been known to embarrassingly clap when a plate of

So buy local; for the runners, it will

food is presented to me. And I did end

help you shave a second off your time,

up marrying a chef, after all. Sustainable

and for the non-runners, will help make

practices gives chefs and diners a say in

you a happier person . Granted, I am not a

what is available in how it is farmed. Today,

doctor and have no basis for these claims,

this notion is without doubt the healthiest

aside from liking the sound of them. With

option. Knowing that a chemical-free

all that is available here, I ask you to be a

approach is important and being told it

conscious diner. For your well-being, eat

is so by your customers at a local farmers

well and mindfully, and please cast your

market, means that farmers can produce

vote/dollar for the local market!

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