Author: Chris White
Chris White is a frequent writer for Cape Cod Life Publications and has written on topics ranging from the history of Smith’s Tavern on Wellfleet Island to the sinking of the SS Andrea Doria off Nantucket. Chris also teaches English at Tabor Academy in Marion.
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A Garden of the Greatest Generation
Falmouth’s Spohr Gardens provides an interlude between the past and the present. In the heart of Falmouth’s Spohr Gardens stands a…
Read MoreHome is Where the Health Is
Cape Cod Healthcare: from dire beginnings to an essential present. On October 2nd, 1920, Cape Cod Hospital first opened its…
Read MoreIt’s Hip to be Square
Writer: Chris White Photographer: Brian Vanden Brink
Huey Lewis was a kind of working class rock singer who played with a variety of musicians in the San…
Read MoreFrom Ranch to Cape, Dallas to Dockside
This ain’t the first rodeo for “The Young House” in Mattapoisett. Here on the shore of Buzzards Bay, near Ned’s…
Read MoreCollecting the Cape
Writer: Chris White Photographer: Peter Wanderwaker
“When you’re going to renovate a house, always hire an architect you’ve known for 50 years,” say the owners of…
Read MoreThe Eye of the Universe
Imagine a world in which the wealth of the richest towns and cities revolves around the pursuit and hunting of…
Read MoreChanging Yellow Blue
A Hyannis Port landmark takes on a fresh future. In Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s classic short story, “The Yellow Wallpaper,” the…
Read More“We First Flew in Dreams”
Writer: Chris White Photographer: Nancy Bloom
Each fall, a trip to the Atlantic coastline in Wellfleet and Truro might just include a sighting of Flying Goblins. On…
Read MoreCape Cod Kitty Hawk
Before people began to take flying machines—and even space bound shuttles and rockets—for granted, the innovations in flight fascinated much…
Read MoreThe Surprenant System
Writer: Chris White Photographer: Brian Samuels
At the center of the Cape Cod dining universe, one man does things a bit differently. People often describe Cape…
Read MoreLatitude Adjustment
Tequila is the James Dean of spirits—mysterious to an almost mythical level and as misunderstood as the most iconic Rebel…
Read MoreProvincetown’s Sailing Moment
From the dugout mishoon canoes of the Wampanoag, to the whaling schooners of the 19th century, to the pleasure yachts…
Read MoreKatherine D. Miller
When painter Katherine Downey Miller was growing up, she had a skylight above her bed. “I’d look up at night,…
Read MoreAndrea Petitto
Painter Andrea Petitto of Orleans frequently begins her work with a decision about colors. She says, “I usually use some…
Read MoreMary Wojciechowski
Mary Wojciechowski “pushes the envelope” by seeking new ways of creating fine art. A professional background as a middle school…
Read MoreSurf & Safari
Writer: Chris White Photographer: Jeremy Bittermann
A storied sportsmen’s club on the Vineyard is re-imagined to provide adventure for a new generation. Around the turn of…
Read MoreThe Color of Linen
Writer: Chris White Photographer: Joyelle West
Leveraging old world sensibilities and a solid understanding of design, interior designer/textile artist Beth Odence creates a cozy home in…
Read MoreGrist for the Mill
Every spring, for thousands of years, the sites of the Cape Cod Museum of Natural History and the Stony Brook…
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