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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New 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…
Read MoreThese code-breakers were real lifesavers
Chatham exhibit shares the story of Nazi Germany’s Enigma Machines—and the Cape Codders who intercepted their messages and helped win…
Read MoreThe Wreck of the Andrea Doria
A legendary ship, a monumental collision, and a miraculous rescue operation off the coast of nantucket. Since the Sparrowhawk sank…
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