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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Provincetown’s Sailing Moment

From the dugout mishoon canoes of the Wampanoag, to the whaling schooners of the 19th century, to the pleasure yachts…

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Katherine D. Miller

When painter Katherine Downey Miller was growing up, she had a skylight above her bed. “I’d look up at night,…

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Andrea Petitto

Painter Andrea Petitto of Orleans frequently begins her work with a decision about colors. She says, “I usually use some…

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Mary Wojciechowski

Mary Wojciechowski  “pushes the envelope” by seeking new ways of creating fine art. A professional background as a middle school…

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Surf & Safari

A storied sportsmen’s club on the Vineyard is re-imagined to provide adventure for a new generation. Around the turn of…

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The Color of Linen

Leveraging old world sensibilities and a solid understanding of design, interior designer/textile artist Beth Odence creates a cozy home in…

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Grist 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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Cape Cod Cowboy: General Leonard Wood

Pocasset was the influential childhood home of one of America’s most accomplished figures who was present at some of the…

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Betsy Siggins

Founder of Folk New England  \\  Cotuit’s folk queen Sometimes all it takes for vision is to open one’s eyes.…

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Alan Worden

Founder of Nantucket Data Platform  \\  Helping Nantucket grow and thrive “Nike doesn’t choose purple for its next sneaker without…

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Laissez-Faire

Imbuing a laid back vibe, Polhemus Savery DaSilva imagines a home that is both energizing and calming. The sands of…

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007 Commercial Street

Solving a structural and aesthetic challenge, Bannon Custom Builders renovates a historic building in Provincetown from the ground up. In…

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Cotuit Mosquito Yacht Club

The Cotuit Mosquito Yacht Club continues to make waves while holding fast to tradition Photos provided by Chris White &…

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This home on Edgartown’s Katama Bay is as beautiful as its surroundings

A home on Edgartown’s Katama Bay gracefully embodies its dynamic surroundings The shape of Katama Bay, winding between Edgartown and…

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Sail away with Kurt Peterson

To a 6-year-old boy, a 28-foot catboat must seem like the RMS Queen Elizabeth II, a vast ocean liner brimming…

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See the new home of the Martha’s Vineyard Museum

Photos courtesy of the Martha’s Vineyard Museum The Martha’s Vineyard Museum’s greatest relic is also its new home One of…

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The history of The Carnegie in Edgartown

In Edgartown, Andrew Carnegie’s dream lives on In 1848, a 13-year-old boy and his family emigrated from Dunfermline, Scotland’s historic…

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The Shriver brothers and their ties to the Cape

Tim, Mark and Anthony Shriver are dedicated to making the world a better place, just as their mother and father…

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