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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From Nepal to Truro, with love
Writer: Chris White Photographer: Paige Biviano
Couple puts down roots in farming community In Nepal, sweet potatoes can grow as large as a man’s thigh. Perhaps…
Read MoreBuilding Business: The Meeting House at Redbrook
Writer: Chris White
Plimoth Plantation, the second permanent English settlement in America, was also an early example of an intentional, planned community, though…
Read MoreSavoring the seaside
Writer: Chris White Photographer: Dan Cutrona
An Osterville kitchen remodel of refined elegance Online only: See more photos of this kitchen In the culinary arts, the…
Read MoreThe colorful history of Cape Cod postcards
New exhibit and book showcase 100 years of local postcards “Greetings from Cape Cod”—one vintage postcard reads—“a neck of land…
Read MoreLiving at land’s end
Writer: Chris White Photographer: Mike Crane
Ralph Cataldo gets creative as he crafts an awe-inspiring home perched on Cuttyhunk Island Online only: See more photos of…
Read MoreWhalers once headed to Smith’s Tavern in Wellfleet for food, drink and fun
Excavation in 1969-1970 found evidence of a tavern on the Outer Cape in the early 1700s Editor’s note: Prior to…
Read MoreDeveloping stories: These Cape Cod artists are just beginning their journey
Learn about Leah Bares, Tim Ellis Cole and Caroline & Olivia Brodt Spring is nature’s ultimate expression of creativity, the…
Read MoreSandwich archaeology: Family has found 10,000 artifacts in their backyard
In 2010, Tom and Melissa Keyes embarked on a new project in Sandwich, with their purchase of the “Old…
Read MoreCape Cod has long been a hot spot for birding enthusiasts
Writer: Chris White Photographer: Nick Flohr Peter Flood
Race Point, Fort Hill and other locales on the peninsula are popular sighting areas “For birding, no other place on…
Read MoreNew Seabury home designed by John Dvorsack exceeds family’s expectations
John Dvorsack designs a modest waterfront dwelling that is more than meets the eye In Christopher Priest’s 1995 novel, The…
Read More‘Seaview Secret Garden’ is Osterville’s Avalon
A memorial garden provides a tranquil, hidden retreat filled with splendor. Just up the coast from Hyannis Port’s “Cape Cod Camelot,”…
Read MoreOsterville Captain’s Compound
Writer: Chris White Photographer: Eric Roth
Architect Patrick Ahearn reimagines Captain’s Compound as a Gatsby-esque Cape Cod cottage Jay Gatsby has grown in stature from a…
Read MoreBells will be ringing
Writer: Chris White Photographer: Mike Crane
Martha’s Vineyard shop owner revives a Fourth of July tradition Each Fourth of July in the Martha’s Vineyard town of…
Read MoreA Place to Call Home
Writer: Chris White Photographer: Dan Cutrona
A renovated family house in Osterville now offers space for multiple generations Each spring, David Herrlinger meets his neighbors to…
Read MoreAn Oasis in the Dunes
Designed by Patrick Ahearn, Trelawny House is a majestic family gathering place on Martha’s Vineyard Imagine exploring vast grasslands nestled…
Read MoreA simple man, an extraordinary talent
Writer: Chris White Photographer: Jim Parker
Harwich’s A. Elmer Crowell—the father of decorative bird carving In 1874, a son of a Harwich cranberry farmer receives a…
Read MoreChatham Airport: One Man’s Field of Dreams
Writer: Chris White
Founder Wilfred Berube’s grassroots effort paved the way for the airport we know today Imagine that you and some friends…
Read MoreFollowing their own Flight Plan
Local women pilots share their love for aviation Amelia Earhart’s disappearance in 1937 remains one of America’s greatest mysteries. Nearly…
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