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Nantucket Magazine September 2012

HURRICANE Surfing

WEDDINGEdition

September

ExtremeAIR TRAVELMixing it up with Nantucket’s JUNIOR CHEFS

A Portrait of the DALAI LAMA

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Editor & PublisherBruce A. Percelay

Managing EditorRobert S. Cocuzzo

Art DirectorPaulette Chevalier

Head PhotographersNathan CoeKit Noble

Operations ConsultantAdrian Wilkins

ContributorsRobert BarsantiAlexandra CodyJuliet Kennelly

Jen LaskeyBrian MohrAmy Roberts

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PhotographersJordi CabreZofia Crosby

Michael DiskinCary Hazlegrove

Katie KaizerShelly Kroeger

Kali LuBrian Mohr

Emily Johnson

Advertising DirectorFifi Greenberg

Advertising SalesAudrey Wagner

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The words “I do” have special meaning on Nantucket. There

is something magical about getting married on this island,

which is why nearly two hundred couples tie the knot here

each year, thus making this small strip of sand a mini Las

Vegas. Weddings are also big business, providing the local

economy a wedding present of tens of millions of dollars each

year. Accordingly, our September issue focuses on Nantucket

weddings and will hopefully encourage even more people to

exchange their vows right here.

If getting to the church on time is a concern, we summarize three extraordinary

means of transportation, ranging from the fastest private jet in the world, to a car

that morphs into a plane, to a water-propelled jet pack. And for those who savor

wonderful wedding food from local caterers and restaurants, it is reassuring to know

that there is a generation of young culinary talent being cultivated on the island by

Nantucket’s Junior Chef Competition, of which N Magazine is a proud sponsor.

We checked in with these culinary up-and-comers to see what they have cooking

for this year’s competition being held September 30th.

From the serenity of weddings, we dive into a story of thrill-seekers who get their

adrenaline rush by surfing during the September hurricane season. Also in the realm

of fall sports, we enter the huddle with the Boys & Girls Club football team and

learn how this program is helping the Nantucket High School Whalers return to their

former glory.

While many lament the end of summer as we know it, those familiar with Nantucket

know that September can be the most beautiful month of the year, providing not only

brides and grooms the perfect time to enjoy the island, but fall visitors as well. Take

advantage of the warm waters, mild temperatures and relatively quiet streets and

have a happy fall.

Best wishes,

Bruce A. Percelay, Editor & Publisher

Editor & Publisher

Nantucket

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PHOTO BY NATHAN COE

A PORTRAIT OF HIS HOLINESS AT HOMELocal artist Lisa Sawlit unveils her masterpiece painting of the Dalai Lama.

A HERO’S WELCOMELongtime summer resident, Tom McCann, established Holidays for Heroes this summer, a nonprofit giving wounded veterans a vacation on the island as well as hope for a better future.

COOL YOUR JETSTake a trip in three cutting-edge aircrafts and see how flight is reaching new, breathtaking heights on Nantucket.

SEPTEMBER 2012

THE LONGEST YARDGo into the huddle of the Boys and Girls Club football team, and learn the plays that are winning the Whalers’ football program a stronger future.

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59 A RECIPE FOR SUCCESSEnter the kitchen with the three student cooking teams that will go head-to-head inthis fall’s fifth annual Junior Chef Competition.

THE BEE TEAMBeekeeping is more than a flight of fancy on Nantucket. Meet some local honey farmers and learn what all the buzz is about.

RIDERS ON THE STORMWhile some Nantucketers batten down the hatches for hurricane season, a selectfew toss on wet suits, wax up their surfboards, and paddle out into the swell.

WEDDING SECTIONFrom flowers to food, dresses to decor, revel in Nantucket weddings in all their glory.

FLOWER POWERLocal florist, Michael Molinar, demonstrates how to make the perfect wedding centerpiece.

WALKING DOWN THE ISLEFrom no-shows to cold feet, Reverend Ted Anderson shares some memories of his forty-two years helping couples tie the knot on Nantucket.

TIMELESS WEDDING FASHIONThe NHA blows the dust off from some wedding wear of yesteryear.

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In celebration of wedding season, photographer Kali Lu captures a beautiful bride behind the veil for our September cover.

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MICHAEL MOLINARFlowers on Chestnut’s Michael Molinar has brought beau-

tiful blooms to more than two thousand weddings over

the past twenty-eight years. In that time, he’s seen it

all, fielding every possible flower request imaginable.

For this September wedding edition, Michael takes

us through the making of a centerpiece. Although

he shows us how easy the project can be, Michael

discourages a bride from taking up the task on her

special day: “It’s like making your own wedding cake.

There’s nothing to it…we can all make a cake. But on

your wedding day, let others do it for you.”

JEN LASKEY“The hum of tens of thousands of honeybees buzzing

beneath your bare fingertips might not be especially

comforting,” says frequent N contributor, Jen Laskey, “but

spend a little time talking to a beekeeper while examining a hive,

and you may just change your mind—along with and your whole

global perspective.” For this September issue, Jen Laskey met up

with some of the island’s beekeepers to see what all the buzz is about.

Jen is a freelance writer, specializing in food, wine/spirits, travel,

health, and Italian gastronomic culture. Her writing has appeared in

Fodor’s Travel guidebooks, Everyday Health publications, Reader’s

Digest, Elevation Outdoors, and Playboy, among other print and

online publications. She has also been a ghostwriter to several

best-selling authors.

ROBERT BARSANTIBob Barsanti lived on Nantucket for twenty years. He taught in

the schools, lost golf balls on all of the island’s courses, and has

eaten in all of the island’s restaurants. In the summer, he is often

at the beach with two charming boys. When the snow falls,

he lives and teaches in the Berkshires. Bob is author of three

books, including Sand in My Shoes and Rolling in Surf. For

this September issue, Bob muses upon the glory days of

Nantucket Whalers football and how today’s Boys &

Girls Club program is winning Nantucket High

School football a promising future.

GUESTCONTRIBUTORS

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execution of major events over its ten-year history.

Chef David Blessing brings flair to the local fare,

creating dazzling plates with seasonal Nantucket

produce and local fresh fish. Meanwhile, the

décor is catered to each couple’s specifications.

Whether dining in the open-air terrace of The

Jetties or in a tent set on the sand, the Nantucket

Beach Club can create a stylish, sophisticated

atmosphere that will propel a Nantucket wedding

to the next level.

For many couples tying the knot on Nantucket, a

wedding celebration on the beach is the ultimate

dream. The logistics behind that waterfront

wedding, however, can be a certified nightmare.

Tents, caterers, musicians, family and friends are

all thrown together amidst sand, wind, and

unpredictable weather. Just ask the Boston Pops.

Fortunately, it has just become a little bit easier

to celebrate by the sea, courtesy of Longwood

Events and The Jetties, which will be rebranded

next year for special events as The Nantucket

Beach Club at Jetties. Brought to the island by

Longwood Events this past August, the Nantucket

Beach Club coordinates every aspect of the recep-

tion. With award-winning venues such as Belle

Mer in Newport, Wychmere Beach Club in Cape

Cod, Alden Castle and State Room in Boston,

Longwood has perfected the planning and

The Nantucket Beach Club

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Identical twins, Louise and Andrea Masano, share both a love for Nan-

tucket as well as unique artistic talent. Creators of a new television pilot

that aired in New York called “Couture Du Jour,” each sister has devel-

oped her own artistic specialty. Andrea created a clothing label called

“Top of Nantucket,” a line of women’s blouses that is now in three

hundred stores across the country. According to Andrea, “The design

is becoming the ‘Nantucket red’ of tops.” Meanwhile, Louise, whose

creative credentials include a successful career in advertising, is

an accomplished painter who has developed a following in dog

portraiture. Her K9 canvasses fetch some serious money, making

her one of the region’s top dogs when it comes to pet portraiture.

So while the Masano sisters may be identical in appearance, their art

is completely unique and worth more than a double take.

DOUBLETEAM

The waters of Nantucket will come alive on Saturday

October 13th, as islanders off all ages take to the harbor

in kayaks and stand-up paddleboards for the first ever

“Nantucket Paddle Battle: The Race for Clean Water.”

Organized by the Maria Mitchell Association and the

Nantucket Land Council, the Paddle Battle seeks to

raise awareness about local water quality. “Protecting

our ground water, the sole source of drinking water

on Nantucket through education and awareness is an

important priority for the island,” says Janet Schulte,

Executive Director of MMA. “All coastal communities

have experienced serious declines in water quality as a

result of anthropogenic nutrient overloading caused by

a number of factors including storm drain run-off, the

improper application of fertilizer and insufficient waste

water management.”

A STROKE OF BRILLIANCERace directors, Jason Bridges and Kit Noble,

have marked off courses for serious competitors

as well as young, first-time paddlers. “On Nantucket,

it can be easy to take water for granted. I mean,

let’s face it, we’re surrounded by the stuff,” says race

director, Kit Noble. “Hopefully, this race will raise

awareness and help people realize that the quality

of our water is not just another drop in the bucket.”

Participants are encouraged to register for the race

online and to follow the MMA’s and the Land

Council’s Facebook page for up-to-date race

information and registration procedures.

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Holiness

Hat Home

A Portrait of

WRITTEN BY ROBERT S. COCUZZO PHOTOGRAPHY BY KIT NOBLE

Nantucket artist, Lisa Sawlit, reveals her greatest masterpiece yet, a life-size portrait of the Dalai Lama.

Later this fall, the Dalai Lama himself will be asked to bless the painting, which will then be

offered at a private auction and could end up touring the world. Just before being shipped off

the island, Lisa gave N Magazine an exclusive look at the painting and shared its story.

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working for the Dalai Lama for

nearly a decade, she had never met

the man. As artistic director of

Wisdom Publications, Lisa

designed and produced many of

the Dalai Lama’s books. Now, in

September 2003, at the

Kurukulla Center in

Medford, Massachusetts, she was finally to meet Tenzin Gyatso,

His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama. “He came out to a porch

overlooking this little garden to talk with us, and in front of him

stood a table where all the books I had made for him were set—

the many years of my labor in front of this most holy man,” Lisa

remembers today, her eyes distant in the memory. “And he looked at

me and said, ‘You have a good mind. Use it. Learn to concentrate.’”

A decade later, Lisa stands before a life-size portrait of the Dalai

Lama in her Nantucket cottage. Titled simply “Tenzin Gyatso,

The Fourteenth Dalai Lama of Tibet,” the six-foot-by-four-foot oil

painting dominates the space—not in size necessarily, but in subject

matter. The Dalai Lama stands perfectly in the center of the canvas,

his face cast in the same beatific look as when he received the Nobel

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Peace Prize in 1989, or most recently when he was presented the

Templeton Prize, of which he donated the $1.7 million award to

charities, mainly to India’s Save the Children fund. His hands are

lightly folded over lush robes, golden yellow in hue, the color he

wears when teaching his message of “loving kindness.” In the

distance over his right shoulder is Potala Palace in Tibet, the winter

home where he once resided before being forced into exile by the

Chinese in 1959. Mount Everest peaks out of the mist over his other

shoulder, while two Tibetan snow leopards flank his sides. Finally,

an outpouring of lotus flowers, Tibetan symbols of enlightenment, lines

the bottom of the canvas. “The whole painting has been composed as

a fantasy landscape; it’s not a geographical reality,” Lisa explains.

“It follows the psychic landscape of how we think and dream of the

world and the places we’ve lived and belonged to.” In this case, the

dream belongs to the Dalai Lama: to be home again.

Lisa Sawlit made her home on Nantucket four years ago, after

summering on the island since the early eighties. Splitting time

between here and Boston, where she has a studio and teaches at

Montserrat College of Art, Lisa opted to paint the portrait on

Nantucket as the island afforded her tranquility and complete focus.

In fact, the island even made its way into the painting. “The color

of the skyline is a dead match to the north sky on an April day on

Nantucket,” Lisa indicates.

Picking up the brush at the age of eleven and eventually earning a

bachelor’s and master’s degree in fine arts from Tufts University, Lisa

possesses incomparable skill as a classically trained painter. Turn

to page six of her 2008 book, Drawing the Cast, and she charts her

pedagogical lineage as a master artist back through the ages to names

like Titian, Raphael, and Leonardo. And just like Leonardo, Lisa has

dabbled in more than just paint over her career. In addition to her

tenure at Wisdom Publications, she’s studied philosophy, trained in

ophthalmology, worked in philanthropy, and even tried her hand at

finance, serving as creative director at Fidelity.com from 1997 to

2001. Yet it was ultimately her passion for painting that enabled Lisa

to fulfill the Dalai Lama’s instruction: Learn to concentrate.

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echnically speaking, the

painting is a triumph. From the

execution of the figure, to the drapery

of the robes, to the anatomy of the

cats, to the landscape, the architecture,

the vegetation, all is rendered with

exquisite precision. Achieving this

required two years of research and sketching

before even a single tube of paint was pushed

onto her palette. She sourced over 350 images and

composed the phantasmal scene virtually in Photoshop.

This computer-generated sketch then became her cartoon

to paint from. For someone as classically trained as Lisa,

the use of Photoshop to create the image’s composition is

noteworthy. “I get the feeling that Leonardo would have

used Photoshop as a sketch tool if it were available during

the Renaissance,” Lisa says, “as would have Raphael

and Michelangelo.” She continues, “One can chronicle

the studio practices of the old masters all the way up to

William Bouguereau and discover that many of the finest

painters in the world combined state of the art optical

tools and empirical study to make their magnificent images.”

The photos she painted from were carefully selected,

from the images of the Dalai Lama, which were taken

by photographer, Michel Henry, during a teaching His

Holiness gave in France, to the lotus flowers, which were

grown and photographed by lifelong botanist, Bahman

Farzad. Lisa did have the benefit of primary sources such

as the robes, which she used to dead match the color in

Nantucket’s natural light.

Beyond her technical ability, Lisa’s familiarity with

Tibetan Buddhist tradition allowed her to inundate the

painting with allegory and symbolism. Take, for instance,

the two snow leopards posed at either side of the Dalai

Lama. One of the rarest protected species in the world,

the Tibetan snow leopards are symbolic of the fragility

of Tibet and the surrounding environment. Lisa poses

them like the mythical snow lions of the Tibetan flag,

protectors of the Buddha and Tibet.

After a year painting the piece, Lisa describes its completion

as the “liquid mercury moment.” “When you pour out

mercury from a thermometer and let it land on a table or

a piece of glass, you can’t pick it up. It will escape your

fingers,” she explains. “When you’re that close to having

the highest level of absolute accuracy, color, value, hue,

the touch of the paint, and there is nothing you can im-

prove, you have met the limit of your skill and insight—

you’ve struck liquid mercury! At that point the painting

is done.” With that, Lisa put down her brush and stepped

out on to her back porch. A light rain had just passed

over the island, and a brilliant double rainbow emerged

through the mist, soaring across Nantucket’s North sky.

The painting was indeed complete.

On October 16th, the Dalai Lama will come face to face

with Lisa’s painting at a private ceremony at the Kurukulla

Center. She hopes the Dalai Lama will consecrate the

painting in a Buddhist ritual known as rab-nay, thus

elevating the work to what some might deem the “sacred

relic of a saint.” From there, it will go into a private

auction, of which all the proceeds will be donated to the

Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive, a nonprofit dedicated to

publishing, promoting and preserving the teachings of

Tibetan Buddhist masters, including the Dalai Lama.

While high-end art dealers and auction house directors

hesitate to even speculate a starting bid, the painting is

likely to sell in the hundreds of thousands, maybe even

a million. “Shelly Farmer of Hirschl Adler in New York

City compared the painting’s auction potential to Jackie

Onassis’ pearls,” Lisa notes. “She pointed out that the

pearls are worth something on their own, but it’s the

story surrounding the pearls that made them take off at

auction.” While Lisa hopes her painting donation will

fetch a handsome sum for the sake of the Archive, this is

only part of what moves her. She speaks about the work

reverently, as if His Holiness were sitting there in the

room with us. “I knew I would relinquish this picture to

the world because I knew what it was,” Lisa says. “It’s

going to go in whatever auspicious direction it takes,

allowing other people to become part of its narrative. I

may never see it again.” Though the painting may travel

to distant lands, Lisa will always remember where its

narrative began: here on Nantucket.

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Erik Booth, Tana Bramley, Jay Bisognano, Wil Catlin, Doug Denny-Brown, Kirsten Doyle, Elliot Gould,

James Gould, Richard Henken, Ginny MacDowell, Adam Meixner, Alan Meixner, Richard Penn,

Adam Schneier, Christopher Sower, Andrew Tarsy

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FOR VETERANS RETURNING FROM ACTION IN IRAQ OR AFGHANISTAN, THE TRANQUILITY OF

NANTUCKET MIGHT SEEM WORLDS AWAY. YET, FEW COULD BE MORE DESERVING OF THE PEACE

AND RELAXATION AFFORDED BY THE ISLAND THAN THESE TROOPS. IT WAS WITH THIS IN MIND THAT LONGTIME SUMMER RESIDENT, TOM MCCANN, FOUNDED HOLIDAYS FOR HEROES, A NONPROFIT PROVIDING OUR WOUNDED WARRIORS WITH SOME MUCH NEEDED R&R.

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THE HOLIDAYS FOR HEROES MISSION WAS TWOFOLD: Offer an

all-expense paid vacation on Nantucket to Iraq and Afghanistan

War veterans and their families, and establish a college scholarship

fund for the children of those veterans. Tom McCann’s long-term

vision for the program is ambitious. He is looking to make it an

annual event, one that garners national attention and widespread

support. The idea for Holidays for Heroes came to McCann as

he watched the somber Memorial Day ceremonies on television at

his home on Nantucket. “I was watching those wounded warriors

struggling to get up the steps to be honored for their heroic

achievements,” remembered McCann, “and it occurred to me they

were the heroes—they were the ones that deserved the holiday.”

McCann marvels at how the community embraced the idea from

the get-go. “I spoke to a few people about it and the next thing

I knew, the entire island was behind

me,” he said. “I had twenty emails

and twenty phone calls every day.

I didn’t reach out to anyone, they

all approached me, all wanting to

be involved.” He continued, “There

are so many great causes on this

island, but it seems like people

have an emptiness in them about

the wounded veterans. People want

to do something to help, but don’t

know what to do.”

A kick-off event was held on July

7th at the Nantucket Hotel, with several veterans on hand to

speak about their experiences in the war, about the debilitat-

ing injuries they had sustained, and about the toll their ongoing

rehabilitation had taken on their families. They spoke about the

many ways their lives and the lives of their loved ones had been

so drastically altered by their military service. But before taking

the stage at the Nantucket Hotel’s ballroom, the soldiers were

treated to a day of fishing by captains Pete Kaizer of the Althea

K and Jay Starr of the Starrfish—just a taste of the type of fun

McCann hopes to provide veterans at future Holidays for Heroes

events.

Sean Bannon was one of the veterans who came to the island for

the event. Bannon served three months in Iraq over the winter

of 2007-2008. Stationed in Saidya, a residential district in south-

western Baghdad, he was on routine foot patrol when a land

mine concealed along the roadway detonated. Bannon sustained

major shrapnel wounds to both legs. Once his condition stabi-

lized, he was transported to the Walter Reed Medical Center in

Washington, D.C., where he underwent fourteen surgeries over

the next four months. While doctors were able to save both legs,

Bannon lives in constant pain. “On a scale of one to ten, my pain

is always at a three,” he said. “If I am horsing around with

my two-year-old daughter, I can be sure I will be icing my

leg the next day.” For Bannon and his wife and their two

young children, a vacation on Nantucket was never something

they considered an option. While he does receive VA

disability benefits, the family has no other source of income.

Bannon plans to return to school in the fall to complete his

undergraduate degree and his wife, Seanna, is a stay-at-home

mom to their two pre-school children. “We don’t have any extra

money in our budget,” he said. “A trip to Nantucket was never

something we thought we could afford.”

Josh Schichtl and his wife Emily

also participated in the July event.

Emily was the only spouse to attend,

and spoke about the challenges of

being the primary caregiver for her

husband, Josh, who sustained severe

facial injuries and brain trauma in

Iraq, while she also cares for a grow-

ing family of five children under the

age of nine. “There is really no state

or federal programming in place that

offers this kind of support to the

families of veterans,” she explained.

Emily also spoke about the college scholarship fund that will be

generated through the Holidays for Heroes program, saying, “That

it is just phenomenal. It’s really nice when you know that there are

people out there that care about the future of your kids.”

According to a VA study of nearly 170,000 veterans of the Iraq

War released six years ago, twenty percent have been diagnosed

with psychological disorders. While there are many programs

in place to assist the affected servicemen and women, there are few

that support their families. That is a void that Holidays for Heroes

hopes to fill. Since coming on board in mid-July, former Nantucket

resident, Cheryl Bartlett, has made strides on the administrative end,

incorporating Holidays for Heroes as a non-profit and writing the by-

laws. She and McCann are working to assemble a board of directors

and appoint committee heads whose task it will be to coordinate the

many activities that will fill the week. A fishing tournament, a ladies’

spa day, a family clambake, a date night, and a variety of activities

for young children are just some of the ideas being considered by the

committee.

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WITH THE FIRST EVENT SET FOR 2013, Tom McCann is surging forward with

Holidays for Heroes, feeling confident that

the program is on the right track. “With

Cheryl’s guidance, as well as the countless

Nantucketers who have reached out to

passionately volunteer just about anything

you could think of, we can make Holidays

for Heroes a true Nantucket homegrown

success,” he said. “I guarantee the 2013

Holidays for Heroes event will be one

of the most exciting events to ever wash

ashore this amazing island of Nantucket!”

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HOW THE BOYS & GIRLS CLUB IS RETURNING NANTUCKET HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL BACK TO ITS FORMER GLORY.

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“WHALERS WERE A GROUP OF YOUNG MEN WHO WORKED TOGETHER TO DO SOMETHING BIGGER THAN THEMSELVES—WHETHER THAT WAS KILLING A WHALE OR WINNING A FOOTBALL GAME.”

— COACH BILL MANCHESTER

BACK IN THE 1970S AND EIGHTIES, WHALER FOOTBALL MEANT MORE TO THE ISLAND THAN JUST ANOTHER HIGH SCHOOL ACTIVITY. The game and its players

knit the local community together, from

group to group and generation to generation.

Whalers were lawyers and policemen,

plumbers and electricians, restaurateurs and

realtors. The bonds forged on the practice

fields brought in the scallops, built the

houses, and taught the children.

Each Saturday in autumn, the island settled

itself down to the high school field, fell into

their assigned seats at the football stadium,

and watched Coach

Vito Capizzo’s

Whalers win, handily.

Middle school boys

took the back row in

the bleachers, faculty

and family sat in

the center, and

the retired

cheerleaders, the

cowbells, and Boxing

Billy sat in the front row.

If you had to work, Dick

Herman’s Boston baritone

kept you up to date

over the radio.

At each touchdown, a mini-howitzer fired

off in the end zone, sirens announced the

score, and the crowd swelled in applause.

In the reddened evening, the losing team

would pile into their bus and ride, serenaded,

down to the boat and slip away back to the

mainland.

Then, in the new millennium, the Whalers

began to lose—badly. The team slipped

to 0-10 in 2005—the first winless season

in forty-one years—and only seventeen

players dressed for the final game against

the Vineyard. In 2009, the school dropped

the age-old rivalry game entirely. Whaler

football might have dropped to junior

varsity status.

In order to bring back the team and those

Saturday afternoon victories, the players

had to start learning the game much earlier

than high school. The Boys and Girls Club

now offers seven years of football, starting

with boys in second grade and finishing at

the end of middle school. The young players

practice and scrimmage on island. Later, in

middle school, they play off-island games

on a travel team. More than a hundred

young men take part in the program. The

Boys and Girls Club provides equipment,

the coaching, and the space for a $25 mem-

bership fee. Scholarships cover the players

who can’t afford the membership.

The boys, according to Coach Brian Ryder,

“first learn how to depend on each other. It

has to be all eleven together.” When the

boys pick up the game in the heat and dust

of September, they focus on what they

have to do individually. By November,

the players, even the younger ones at

Cyrus Peirce, can anticipate what their

teammates are going to do. From the

coach’s perspective, if the players know

what each other is going to do in sixth

grade when scrimmaging at the Boys and

Girls Club, they will know what to do

against the Vineyard in high school.

In his summer program, Coach Ryder

has been highlighting the other aspects of

football, namely emotional and physical

discipline. A group of young players have

been training through the summer, doing

a workout “that is as hard as many college

off-season programs.” In the words of

player, J. T. Gamberoni, “It’s an

excellent, hardcore, exhausting workout.”

The routine combines free weights,

plyometric boxes, jump ropes, and one

gigantic truck tire. For one part of the

workout, the players flip this gigantic tire

from one end to the other, until their legs

ache and shoulders burn.

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CORY RYDER HAS BEEN PLAYING BOYS CLUB FOOTBALL for six years and has one year left.

At first, he wasn’t among the best players on his team,

but was “vocal and energetic.” As he got older and

more experienced, Cory climbed the depth chart. For

the past two summers, he has been prepping for the

football season. The exercise has demanded all his

energy, but he “feels good when he’s done.” Had he

not been working out, he might have wasted his after-

noons “watching TV, going to the beach, or working.”

Now, with the training he and his teammates have been

doing, he struts on to the field this September confident

and ready.

“The biggest challenges these players face,” says varsity

coach, Bill Manchester, “aren’t physical, but mental.”

Young football players come to the game as individuals,

with their own goals and objectives. The hardest part of

getting a football team ready to compete is convincing the

young men that they have to give of themselves and be

part of a team. “Whalers,” Manchester continues, “were

a group of young men who worked together to do

something bigger than themselves—whether that was

killing a whale or winning a football game.”

The Boys and Girls Club coaches work closely with

Coach Manchester and the varsity football program.

They run the same plays with the same calls. That way,

should the players rise to the varsity level, they already

speak the same language. Moreover, the philosophy at

the high school extends all the way down to the second

and third graders tottering around in their helmets.

The coaches, from elementary school to graduation,

emphasize the need to “work together, stay committed,

and learn from your mistakes.”

For many young men, playing fields make the best

classrooms. The discipline and toughness picked up on

the practice squad makes more of a mark, years later,

than learning the anatomy of a frog or the proper use

of an Oxford comma. The lessons of mud, grass, and

collision build in many young men’s minds. And if

they learn the discipline, the patience, the reflection,

and the trust that football demands, perhaps they will

become the right men for the future of the island.

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COOL YOUR JETSWRITTEN BY ROBERT S. COCUZZO

hey say getting there is half the fun, but in some cases it’s all the fun.

Today’s aviation technology is taking pilots and passengers to new,

exciting heights—not just in commercial planes or private jets, but personal

jetpacks and flying cars. Take a trip in some of these cutting-edge flying

machines and see why there has never been a better time to catch a flight.

PHOTO BY KIT NOBLE

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he two villains had James Bond cornered on the

rooftop when suddenly the British agent strapped

on a jetpack and blasted off in a hail of bullets. While

Hollywood has donned the jetpack many times since Sean

Connery’s flight in the 1965 Bond film Thunderball, such

personal aircrafts have been mostly grounded to the

public. Enter Raymond Li, the real-life inventor who’s

giving the jetpack new wings.

On a drizzling, overcast Nantucket afternoon, crowds

gathered on the docks downtown to watch the flight

of the Jetlev, an aquatic jetpack made newly available

to the public. Floating in the harbor, a pilot nodded to

the crowd and then in seconds he was thirty feet in the

air, propelled by two fire-hose-strength water jets. A

long tube dangled from the jetpack, attached to a small

watercraft below that circulated water up and out the

pack’s two spouts at around 420 pounds of force. The

aquatic rocketeer negotiated the crowded harbor with

ease, reaching top speeds of twenty-five miles per hour,

and soaring around boats and yachts until the harbor-

master finally came to shut him down. So what’s it cost

to own a Jetlev? A few shekels short of $100,000.

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TERRAFUGIA TRANSITION

PHOTOS COURTESY OF TERRAFUGIA

eave it to a group of MIT-trained engineers to

create the world’s first flying car—a modern day

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Since 2006, Terrafugia Inc.,

a company based in Woburn, Massachusetts, has been

developing the aptly named Transition, a roadable

aircraft in the Light Sport Aircraft category intended

for public use. The Transition will allow amateur

pilots to drive to the airport, continue onto the

runaway, and take off with almost never having

to leave the comfort of their driver’s seat.

By road, the Transition gets a fuel-efficient thirty-five

miles per gallon, and comes equipped with a cargo area

specially designed to hold golf clubs. Once on the tarmac,

the pilot flips a switch from the cockpit, and two wings

fold down, extend out, and lock into place. After getting

the green light from the tower, the Transition cruises

down the runway at seventy knots for 1700 feet before

lifting up, up, and away.

Terrafugia (Latin for “Escape the Earth”) designed the

Transition to resolve longtime hindrances in private flight,

namely “cost, weather, door-to-door travel time, and a

lack of mobility at the destination.” So if a storm kicks

up unexpectedly and the Transition needs to make an

emergency landing, the pilot can then fold up its wings

and continue on his or her merry way by road. Just think,

in twenty hours of flight training (and for $279,000)

you can make your island commute a breeze, while also

saving some money at the pump.

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Chefs are masters of their stainless steel domain, and mixing it

up with them can be humbling to say the least. Yet, as with all

revered disciplines, it’s being in the presence of a master that an

apprentice truly learns. So it is that the Nantucket Junior Chef

cooking competition stacks eager young culinary students with

accomplished, battle-worn chefs for a crash course in the finer

points of fine dining.

Celebrating its fifth year this September, Junior Chef offers

much more than just a trial by fire for these culinary up-and-

comers. Over its five-year history, the event has raised

approximately $35,000 for the Nantucket Culinary Arts

Foundation, which directly benefits the Nantucket High School

culinary arts program. Students seeking to compete in national

ProStart cooking competitions find their travel and ancillary

costs covered by the money brought in by Junior Chef.

Moreover, the event raises awareness for the invaluable trade

programs being fostered at the Nantucket High School. Through

the impassioned efforts of Orla Murphy-Lascola, Jenny

Garneau, Nantucket High School’s Bob Buccino, NECN’s

Jenny Johnson, and a slew of local restaurants and chefs, Junior

Chef is championing aspiring young cooks, and, in turn, the

future of food on Nantucket.

This year’s competition, taking place at Cisco Brewery on

September 30th, sees the involvement of two new head chefs.

Stephen Marcaurelle of the Boarding House and Andy Howard

of American Seasons recently took over the reigns of their

respective Junior Chef teams, and enter the competition

looking to best one another, as well as the veteran, home-team

challenger, Chef Neil Hudson of Bartlett’s Farm. While Chefs

Howard and Hudson have the advantage of second year

cooking students Louis Guevarra and Ingrid Mendez, and

Brandon Harwood and Stephen Brown in their ranks, Chef

Stephen may just have a ringer in Nantucket High School

sophomore, Max Ritchie. Son of a former pastry chef, Ritchie

has been behind the line at Arnos this summer, preparing

pancakes, omelets and French toast for the breakfast and brunch

rush. Joining Richtie to round out the Boarding House team will

be Taja-lee Falconer. Keeping them honest will be NECN’s TV

Diner co-host Jenny Johnson as well as a panel of discerning

local palates.

IF TELEVISION COOKING COMPETITIONS HAVE TAUGHT AMERICANS ANYTHING, IT’S THAT THE COMMERCIAL KITCHEN IS NOT TO BE ENTERED LIGHTLY.

American Seasons’ chef, Andy Howard, and NHS culinary student, Luis Guevarra, putting their own take on a tomato

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IN PREPARATION FOR THE CONTEST, THE THREE TEAMS MET IN THEIR RESPECTIVE KITCHENS AND PLOTTED THEIR ATTACK.

The challenge: How to turn Bartlett Farm tomatoes into sweet victory through three courses?

While the recipes for the competition were kept strictly off the record, Chef Andy and company offered

this take on the tomato for you to try at home: Bartlett tomato salad, Burratta cheese,

Bartlett tomato granola, pickled ramp dressing and pickled cherry tomatoes.

RAMP DRESSING

12 pickled ramps1 egg yoke1 tbsp. Dijon mustardJuice and zest one lemon! cup of vegetable oil2 tbsp. white vinegar

Combine all ingredients in blender, except for oil. While blender is running, slowly add oil to emulsify. Season to taste.

TWO HOT HOUSE BARTLETT FARM TOMATOES

Cut tomatoes into wedges, removing the core. Season with olive oil and salt and pepper.

Serve at room temperature.

PLATING

With dressing on the plate, arrange tomatoes. Add 3–4 tbsp. of barratta, then granola. Garnish with Bartlett’s aru-gula and fresh herbs (any will do). Enjoy.

GRANOLA

1 cup oats1/8 cup oil1/8 cup honey1 teaspoon tomato pasteOven dried Bartlett tomatoesToasted almondsDried cherriesRaisinThyme1 tbsp. rosemary

Combine oil, honey and tomato paste. Pour on oats and combine with chopped rosemary and salt and pepper.

Bake in oven at 350 degrees, till brown.

Toast almonds and pecans.

Combine oats and nuts in bowl.

Add fruit.

Slice tomatoes thin and season with salt and pepper, olive oil, chopped thyme.

Bake tomatoes until dry.

Dice tomatoes and add to granola mixture.

PICKLED CHERRY TOMATOES

Halve cherry tomatoes. Combine 2 cups white vinegar, ! cup water, salt and pepper, fresh thyme (to taste) and one bay leaf. Warm and pour over cherry tomatoes.

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Wendy Schmidt & Sarah Michels Betsy Nable & Steve Greeley

Bridget Baratta, Kathy & Alan Costa, Debbie Briggs

Jess Williams, Abbey Reynolds, Michael Greeley, Rebecca Farrell & Tim Redman

Katherine Greaney, Jim & Susan Geraghty

Bianca de La Garza, Linda Holliday, Sue DeCoste, Kerry Brett, Robin Pelissier, AJ Williams

Bill & Kerry Brett

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THERE ARE MILLIONS OF HONEYBEES LIVING ON NANTUCKET TODAY, AND THEIR COLLECTIVE HUM CAN BE HEARD AROUND THE HIVES THAT DOT BACKYARDS AND FARMS ACROSS THE ISLAND. FOR SOME, THE BUZZ OF A SINGLE BEE IS GROUNDS FOR RETREAT. YET, FOR BEEKEEPERS LIKE TED ANDERSON, JIM GROSS, CHRISTINE HERMANSDOFER, DAVID BERRY, AND DYLAN WALLACE, THE BUZZ OF A HONEYBEE IS A SWEET SOUND OF SUCCESS.

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Honeybees are truly fascinating creatures with a complex and self-

sustaining colony structure. The queen is at the top. She lays all the eggs

and is supported by thousands of devoted female worker bees. The rest

of the bees are male drones, whose sole purpose is to find and mate with

virgin queens. And after their “glory moment,” as David Berry puts it,

these male drones die.

David has thirty hives placed in different locations around Nantucket.

Each of them contains fifty to sixty thousand honeybees and yields

about sixty pounds of honey a year. “Honeybees are gluttonous for

honey,” says David. “Fortunately for us, they make and collect a lot

more than they need to sustain themselves.”

Eighteen-year veteran beekeeper, Jim Gross, is an award-winning hon-

ey maker, a mentor, and a veritable fount of knowledge when it comes

to apiculture. He is also the guy most people call when stumbling upon

a swarm of bees that looks like something out of a horror movie. Just

recently, Jim was enlisted to remove a colony of about forty thousand

feral bees from beneath the floor of the Department of Public Works

facility building. Sawing into the plywood and removing a section of

floorboard, Jim discovered several large honeycombs along with the

swarm of aggravated bees. While he examined the combs, his assist-

ant carefully vacuumed up the bees, storing them in a container with a

screen lid. “This year has been very swarmy,” Jim says as he reaches

barehanded into the crawl space to retrieve another comb. Controlling

these swarms can be an issue for beekeepers, especially those who

become neglectful and let the swarms cast off. Sooner or later, Jim will

be around with his smoker, hood, and in his shirtsleeves to relocate the

swarm. Not surprisingly, Jim is also the go-to-guy for those looking for

bees to start their own hives.

Dylan Wallace prepares his smoker to tend to his hives

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health and government experts are also

concerned about the implications of the

world’s faltering bee populations on our

environment and food chain.

The good news is that bees are thriving on

Nantucket. Colony collapse disorder is not a

problem on the island, and, as Dylan attests,

“Other than the hives that are brought in to

pollinate cranberry bogs, we don’t have any

industrial bees here.” Jim, Christine, David

and Dylan are dedicated to organic, sustain-

able apiculture and, as small-scale beekeepers,

they are confident in their abilities to take care

of their bees without relying on chemicals.

With their eco-friendly practices, these

intrepid keepers of the hive are making a

significant contribution to nature in a time of

need. And, in turn, the bees they’re raising are

helping to take care of Nantucket by pol-

linating our flowering plants and crops, and

providing us with the sweetest gift of all—

delicious, local honey.

There are many standard practices in hobbyist beekeeping, such as

beginning with two hives to compare performance. But there are

also some individual choices to be made, including what kind of

bees and hives to use. David, for example, prefers using heartier

Russian bees as opposed to the gentler, more common Italian

ones. For his seven hives, Dylan Wallace has opted for the top-bar

style in which the bees

build their own comb.

“Top-bar frames are lower

maintenance, can be made

with recycled materials,

and cost less than the

traditional plastic frames,”

Dylan explains.

As with any type of

farming, beekeeping comes

with its own toils. The schedule can be demanding, since you’re

beholden to nature. However, the overall time commitment is

surprisingly minimal. David estimates that he spends about an hour

per hive a couple of times a month. Then there is conquering the

fear of being stung. After a while, many beekeepers end up tending

their hives with little more than a hat, a veil and a smoker.

But not Christine Hermansdofer—you’ll never catch her outside a

full bee suit when tending to her hives. That being said, she might

also be the bravest beekeeper of all. Three years ago, Christine

was tending to her six hives when a bee got caught in her hair

and then stung her on the top of her head. Stings come with the

territory, of course, so she brushed it off and went about finishing

her business. Minutes later, Christine felt her body drop from

beneath her. Her world went black. Lying on the ground, blind,

with bees swarming around her, she thought, I’m going to die

out here. “I called out for help, but it sounded like a whisper in

my head,” she remembers. “So I yelled louder.” Thankfully, her

husband Bruce heard her calls and rushed to her aid. An ambu-

lance arrived soon after, and she was taken to the hospital. After so

many stings over a decade of beekeeping, Christine had developed

an allergy to honeybees. Today, Christine continues to maintain

her six hives, and may even acquire five more from Ted Anderson,

who plans on retiring from beekeeping this year.

Helping her cause, along with that of all other local beekeepers,

is the island itself. “It’s a pretty healthy environment for the bees

here,” Christine says. “And the way things are going with all of

the little organic farms popping up on Nantucket, it’s going to

get even better.” Dylan, who is also an organic farmer and

sustainable landscaper, adds that, “with so

much protected land, we also have great

pollen sources on Nantucket that will never be

wiped out.” Moreover, David Berry explains

that there are very few animals on Nantucket

that are a threat to beehives. “There are no

bears, no raccoons or skunks. Nantucket is

also a wonderful place where wildflowers are

incredibly prolific,” he says. “Additionally,

there are so many cultivated gardens that are

producing flowers from which the bees can

gather nectar and pollen. It’s like a supplement

to the natural flowers that are available. And

the honey on Nantucket is really terrific.”

Unfortunately, the buzz around honeybees in

general is not so sweet. Although more people

are engaged in backyard beekeeping, bee

populations continue to decline in the United

States. Recent studies show that a relatively

new class of neurotoxin pesticides, known

as neonicotinoids, is one possible explana-

tion for colony collapse disorder (CCD), the

mysterious death of bees en masse in America.

Another factor that may be contributing to

colony collapse is the farming monoculture in

large agricultural areas where huge swaths of

singular crops require commercial pollinating

operations to travel from region to region with

millions of bees to pollinate the crops. Rather

than being exposed to many different flowers,

these commercial bees only ingest pollen from

one kind of plant at a time. “It creates a dietary

imbalance,” says Jim. Furthermore, the condi-

tions associated with commercial pollination

can cause bees to become stressed or weak,

and to develop illnesses and spread mites and

apiary viruses to other bees.

The clincher is that honeybees are absolutely

essential to agriculture. Food experts like

Carlo Petrini, founder of the Slow Food move-

ment, claim that without them we would have

no agriculture at all. Best-selling food and

culture author, Michael Pollan, has reported

that we depend on honeybees to pollinate forty

percent of the food we consume. Petrini and

Pollan are not alone: Many apiary, science,

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eptember is the height of the North Atlantic’s tropical storm season, a

time of year when hurricanes—the most powerful of all tropical storms—

can threaten New England with flooding rains, damaging winds and giant waves.

While most Nantucketers batten down the hatches for these storms, there are some who

don wetsuits, wax up surfboards, and paddle out into the hurricane swell.

WRITTEN BY BRIAN MOHR PHOTOGRAPHY BY BRIAN MOHR AND EMILY JOHNSON

RIDERSon the Storm

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hese swells often arrive when a storm is still far from New England, and can last for days, lingering even after

a storm’s passage. When a swell approaches from the right direction, with just the right winds at play, an impressive

display of beautifully sculpted breaking waves can be found off the south shore of the island. “Specific storms and swells are

tough to recall,” says Chris Emery, who’s been surfing through the island’s hurricane seasons for thirty years. Storms with

names like David, Frederick, Erin, Emily and Igor are just a few that come to mind for Emery. “But the memories are so

strong…of being on the water as the swell builds, for instance, of those crisp September skies, and of the experiences shared

with friends.” Amidst these many storms of yesteryear, Hurricane Fabian sparks special memories for Emery.

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n September 2003, Hurricane

Fabian, which began as a band of

moisture off of Africa and later dealt the

island of Bermuda a heavy blow, brought

Nantucket surfers some of the best waves

of the year. As it gradually tracked into the

Gulf Stream, several hundred miles east of

the United States, Fabian developed into a

major hurricane, with winds topping 125

miles per hour as it passed Bermuda. The

peak of Fabian’s swell arrived to Nantucket at

sunrise on a clear September morning, after

the summer’s crowds had thinned. “Days like

this are just too good to miss,” says Emery,

who purposefully lightens his workload

come September, as many island surfers do.

“When a good swell is running, there’s just

nothing else like it.” Fabian’s swell delivered

breaking waves that stood well overhead.

Each wave ridden toward the beach was paid

for with a hefty paddle back out through the

shore break. Offshore winds groomed the

swell into nice, clean lines, or “corduroy on

the horizon,” as surfers like to call it. As the

morning progressed, the island’s surf breaks

came alive with fellow surfers, spectating

family members, and other beachgoers.

“It’s hard to describe the energy of a storm,

that wave energy that’s been traveling for

hundreds of miles across the sea,” reflects

Emery. “But it’s incredibly powerful…

rejuvenating. It totally recharges the

batteries.” Offshore winds sent plumes of

ocean spray off the backs of cresting waves

that day, spawning countless short-lived

rainbows in the sunlit spray. The ocean

was alive and well.

In the late afternoon, Emery and friends

headed to a favorite surf break for a sunset

session, accompanied by only a few

shorebirds, plenty of baitfish and seals. The

incoming tide gave the swell a nice boost,

and an underwater sandbar brought perfect

shape to the breaking waves. The roar of the

surf filled the air. As daylight waned, calming

winds transformed the surface of the sea to a

silky reflection of the colorful sky. For surfers

and all those able to witness it, it was the stuff

of dreams. Then again, it was September on

Nantucket. “No doubt, hurricane season is our

best shot at getting world-class waves on

Nantucket,” says Emery. He stirs up memories

of a few more recent storms – Igor, Bill and

Ophelia – which produced great surf without

causing any major destruction on land. “On

a really good day in September, it’s as good

as it gets...”

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B&G: CLAUDIA BUTLER AND DYLAN WALLACE

DRESS: CHARLOTTE HESS, ISOBEL & CLEO

ENGAGEMENT RING: HANNAH BLOUNT

WEDDING PLANNING: SUSAN WARNER, NANTUCKET CLAMBAKE CO.

MINISTER: CAROLINE DEAN

FLOWERS: NELL VAN VORST AND YURGA AND BETSY JOHNSON BROOKS

RECEPTION: WESTMOOR CLUB

CATERING: AMERICAN SEASONS

MUSIC: COQ AU VIN

CAKE: SAMANTHA PICHETTE

FAVORS: CRISTAL CHINDAMO, BAKED AT SEA

PHOTOGRAPHY: KATIE KAIZER

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flower power

ver his twenty-eight years in the flower business,

Michael Molinar estimates he’s decorated just about

two thousand weddings on the island. From modest Brant Point

ceremonies to extravagant White Elephant galas, Michael has

fielded most every flower request imaginable, often flying in

out-of-season blooms from around the globe for a couple’s

special day.

This past July, Michael gave a demonstration at the Great Harbor

Yacht Club on how to create the ultimate centerpiece without having

your purse pay the ultimate price. “What we are trying to do here is

stretch your ‘flower dollar’ while also making flower arranging easy,”

he said to the audience of seventy. “Any housewife can do it like a

pro.” The next day, women were lined up out his door to try their

hand at this technique. For those that missed his presentation, here are

the steps to the making of Michael’s centerpiece.

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The trend in flowers lately has been

to cover up the stems in a clear

glass vase with a ti leaf or a piece of

interesting foliage. So just put that

along the inside in the vase.

Beyond the flowers, the most impor-

tant part of the centerpiece is this new

waterproof cellophane tape. Create a

grid with the tape, making the spaces

an inch wide. This is great for large

containers where you don’t want a lot

of filler or greenery. The tape is a big

cost-saver.

Make sure to secure the grid

with a strip of tape along

the edge. Fill the container

with warm water.

1 2 3

1 2 3instructions

Now it’s time to pick the flowers. I always recommend

open roses, which are my favorite. Some other top

Nantucket flowers are Lily of the Valley, Peonies, and

Ranunculus. But take note that Peonies are only in bloom

between late May and the Fourth of July. Cut the stems

at an angle. Each should be no more than fourteen

inches long.

Once all the flowers are in place, spray

them down with Crowning Glory. This is

a florist’s secret that hydrates the flowers

from above and makes them last longer.

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B&G: ELISABETH SCHADAE & BRUCE A. PERCELAY

CATERER: SIMPLY WITH STYLE

FLORIST: FLOWERS ON CHESTNUT

INVITATIONS AND GRAPHIC DESIGN: PAULETTE CHEVALIER

PHOTOGRAPHY: CARY HAZLEGROVE & JORDI CABRE

SERVICE: REVEREND ROBERT HILL BOSTON UNIVERSITY

PERFORMERS: THEATRE WORKSHOP OF NANTUCKET’S ALEX KOPKO, VANESSA CALANTROPO, FREDA THOMSON-STOLZ & SARAH FRAUNFELDER

DANCE CHOREOGRAPHY: LINDA MEREDITH

MUSICAL CHOREOGRAPHY: CHRIS MEREDITH

VIDEO CREATIVE DESIGN: THINKMODO

VIDEO PRODUCTION: AVFX

VIDEOGRAPHY: TERRY POMMETT

DJ: DEREK HOLT

MUSIC: MOLLY GLAZIER

HAIR/MAKEUP: RJ MILLER

TENT: NANTUCKET TENTS

EVENT PLANNER: MAUREEN MAHER

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B&G: MELISSA MATERESE & MICHAEL FENSTERSTOCK

VENUE: THE WAUWINET

CATERER: TOPPERS

CAKE: PETTICOAT ROW BAKERY

CANTOR: AVI TEKEN

TENTS: NANTUCKET TENTS

RENTALS: PLACESETTERS

WEDDING PLANNER: JIMMY JAKSIC

FLOWERS: SOIREE FLORAL / DAWN KELLY

DRESS: JUNKO YOSHIOKA

VEIL: JUNKO YOSHIOKA

SHOES: JIMMY CHOO

GROOMS SHOES: FERRAGAMO

BRIDESMAIDS’ DRESSES: JENNY YOO

RINGS: FRANK GOMEZ AT G CREATIONS

HAIR AND MAKEUP: DARYA SALON

BAND: BRICK PARK

PHOTOGRAPHER: CARY HAZLEGROVE

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Over the past forty-two years, Reverend Ted Anderson has seen more knots tied than

most sailors or fisherman on the island. The now retired reverend of the Unitarian

Universalist Church estimates that he’s presided over two thousand Nantucket weddings

since becoming a man of the cloth. It’s a colorful history that includes no shows, cold

feet, the island’s first same-sex unions, and, of course, lots of love and kisses. N recently

grabbed a pew with Reverend Ted to talk weddings.

N: HOW MANY WEDDINGS HAVE YOU PREFORMED AS A CLERGYMAN?

ANDERSON: Probably about two thousand couples since I was ordained

in 1967 from Yale Divinity School. Most of those were, and still are,

on Nantucket. I began preaching here in the 1970s. I figure by

the time I shuffle off this “mortal coil,” I will have married

everyone on the island at least once.

N: WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE WEDDING VENUE?

ANDERSON: I don’t have a favorite per se. I like them

all. I have married couples in the steeple of the Unitarian

Church, which was lovely. I have married couples on the

water, on Tuckernuck, on Coutue, and at Eat Fire Spring

because of the Indian lore that island springs are mysti-

cal and good luck. I’ve married couples at the Nantucket

Yacht Club then ran over to Great Harbor Yacht Club

and married a couple there that same day. At-home

weddings are nice, and I do love the ‘Sconset Chapel,

although they are only open for business three months out

of the year. All the churches are beautiful here, really.

N: MASSACHUSETTS HAS ALLOWED LEGAL GAY MARRIAGE

SINCE 2004. HAVE YOU MARRIED MANY GAY COUPLES HERE ON

NANTUCKET?

ANDERSON: Yes, both legally and illegally. Out of sympathy

in 1996, I married a very loving couple earlier when one of

the partners was on her deathbed in the hospital. I married

another couple in 2001. It is so much better now, legal and

out in the open.

N: AS A UNITARIAN MINISTER, ENCOMPASSING ALL

FAITHS, DO YOU WEAR A CLERICAL COLLAR AND BLACK

SUIT WHEN YOU PERFORM A WEDDING?

ANDERSON: No, I prefer a dark suit and a tie, even

though I hate wearing ties. So if I’m putting on a tie,

the couple better show up.

N: NOT SHOW UP? YOU MEAN SOME DON’T?

ANDERSON: Absolutely! I hate no shows. Sometimes,

I put on my regulation suit and tie and set out for the

appointed wedding and I am the only one there. Once,

I arrived at the address given me and knocked on the

door and all I heard was a vacuum cleaner. The couple

had called it off, but had forgot to call me off.

N: DO YOU USUALLY ATTEND THE WEDDING RECEPTIONS?

ANDERSON: No, almost never. If I attended all the cer-

emonies I have performed over the years, I’d weigh

four hundred pounds by now.

N: DO MANY COUPLES WRITE THEIR OWN VOWS TODAY,

OR IS THAT TOO 1970S?

ANDERSON: Well, the intent is there for couples to

do that, but usually the job gets put off and eventu-

ally they just go with the old tried and true, which

is what I like best. But I leave out the “obey” stuff,

and the “’til death do us part” bit. It makes no sense:

You don’t stop loving someone after they die. It’s a

ridiculous notion.

N: HAVE YOU EVER DONE ANY UNOFFICIAL MARRIAGE

COUNSELING BEFORE THE CEREMONY?

ANDERSON: Yes, if asked, I will always help a nervous,

or as I like to say, “excited couple.” Occasionally I

warm some cold feet a few days before the ceremony.

And if asked the secret to my own marriage of forty-

two years, I have one piece of advice I share: Think.

Just think. Americans don’t like to think. They tend to

ignore things until the problem is in their lap. There

are two brains in a marriage, which are always better

than one brain when a problem arises. Learn to think

together as a team. Learn to think out loud with each

other. Communicate. Come up with better solutions if

the first one doesn’t work. When problems arise, and

they will, you’ll learn to be less threatened. If a couple

doesn’t practice solving little everyday problems,

larger issues will just overwhelm them, and one or the

other will throw up their hands and say, “I can’t deal

with any of this!” Then you’ve really got a problem.

N: DO YOU EVER TEAR UP WHILE PERFORMING

A CEREMONY?

ANDERSON: Well, I married all three of my children.

For one of my daughters, I walked her down the aisle

and presented her to the groom, then stepped in front

and married them. That was pretty emotional.

N: WHAT WAS YOUR OWN WEDDING LIKE?

ANDERSON: It was my bride, Gretchen, my parents

and I. That’s it. The Reverend Fred Bennett married

us at my parents’ home in Polpis, and then we went to

the Ships Inn and had fondue, and then went home to

the Unitarian parsonage. It was perfect. We celebrate

the day every year by having lunch at the Chanticleer

restaurant in ‘Sconset. We celebrated our forty-second

anniversary this July.

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G&G: TIM EHRENBERG AND JAMES SCHEURELL

TUXES: ALTON LANE

GROOMSMAIDS DRESSES: LILY PULITZER

VENUE: WHALES WATCH

FLORIST: SOIREE FLORAL

CATERER: SIMPLY WITH STYLE

HAIR AND MAKEUP: DARYA SALON

DJ: PHIL TAYLOR

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PERFECTLY POLISHED

Phone: 508-332-0497

SUZANNE’S HAIR DESIGN

Phone: 508-228-7444

TRESSES & THE DAY SPA

Phone: 508-228-0024

Web: www.nantucketspa.com

CATERING

A TASTE OF NANTUCKET

Phone: 508-228-9200

Web: www.atasteofnantucket.com

FUSION OF FLAVOR

Phone: 508-325-6481

Web: www.fusionofflavor.com

NANTUCKET CATERING COMPANY

Phone: 508-228-6281

Web: www.nantucketcateringcompany.com

SUSAN M WARNER CATERING AND

NANTUCKET CLAMBAKE COMPANY

Phone: 508-228-9283

Web: www.susanwarnercatering.com

SIMPLY WITH STYLE CATERING

Phone: 508-228-6248

Web: www.simplywithstyle.com

CHEF TONY NASTUS, LA LANGUEDOC BISTRO

Web: www.lelanguedoc.com/catering.html

Phone: 508-228-2552

FLORISTS

FLORABUNDANT

Phone: 508-423-5109 or 508-517-0148

Web: www.florabundantnantucket.com

FLOWERS ON CHESTNUT

Phone: 508-228-6007

Web: www.flowersonchestnut.com

THE FLOWER SHOP

Phone: 508-228-9008

Web: www.nantucketflowershop.com

WEDDING PLANNERS

ACTIVITIES

Phone: 508-228-6648

Web: www.acktivities.com

CREATE AND COORDINATE

Phone: 857-334-2487

Web: www.createandcoordinate.com

LA SOIREE

Phone: 508-228-7432

NANTUCKET BY THE SEA

Phone: 508-228-9166

Web: www.nantucketbythesea.com

NANTUCKET ISLAND EVENTS

Phone: 508-325-4756

Web: www.nantucketislandevents.com

UNIQUE NANTUCKET

Phone: 508-254-4693

Web: www.uniquenantucket.com

WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY

RANDI BAIRD

Phone: 508-696-5335

Web: www.Rbaird.com

JORDI CABRE PHOTOGRAPHY

Phone: 508-228-1309

Web: www.jordicabre.com

DANELIAN & COE PHOTOGRAPHY

Phone: 508-680-4143

Web: www.danelianandcoe.com

DAN DRISCOLL PHOTOGRAPHY

Phone: 508-228-8703

Web: www.dandriscollphotography.com

BEVERLY HALL

Phone: 508-228-2147

Web: www.beverlyhallphotography.net

KRIS KINSLEY HANCOCK PHOTOGRAPHY

Phone: 508-228-2710

Web: www.kinsleyhancock.com

CARY HAZLEGROVE PHOTOGRAPHY

Phone: 508-257-9691

Web: www.hazlegrove.com

KATIE KAIZER PHOTOGRAPHY

Phone: 508-322-9091

Web: www.katiekaizerphotography.com

CLAUDIA KRONENBERG PHOTOGRAPHY, INC.

Phone: 508-228-1218

Web: www.claudiak.com

RON LYNCH PHOTOGRAPHY

Phone: 508-325-4433

Web: www.rlynch.com

BREA MCDONALD

Phone: 207-361-4806

Web: www.breamcdonald.com

NANTUCKET AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY

Phone: 508-325-8655

Web: www.overnantucket.com

MAI NORTON PHOTOGRAPHY

Phone: 508-901-1005

Web: www.mainorton.com

PIXEL PERFECT

Phone: 508-332-2301

Web: www.pixel-perfect-images.com

PORTER GIFFORD PHOTOGRAPHY

Phone: 617-448-9999

Web: www.portergifford.com

KRISTINA RANSOM PHOTOGRAPHY

Phone: 508-221-1882

Web: www.kristinaransom.com

SEPTEMBER PRODUCTIONS – WEDDING

VIDEO

Phone: 508-332-3577

Web: www.september.com

Email: info@september.com

TERRY POMMETT PHOTOGRAPHY

Phone: 508-228-5471

Web: www.pommettphotography.com

ZOFIA PHOTOGRAPHY

Phone: 508-221-4693

Web: www.zofiaphotography.com

BEAUTY

ANDREA MARIE SALON

Phone: 508-228-0042

THE BEAUTY BAR

Phone: 508-228-1905

Web: www.beautybarnantucket.com

THE CALMING ROOM

Phone: 508-325-8920

DARYA SALON & SPA

Phone: 508-228-0550

Web: www.daryasalon.com

J. PARAVE & CO.

Phone: 508-228-0436

Web: www.jparave.com

R.J. MILLER SALONS

Phone: 508-228-3446

Web: www.rjmillersalons.com

MARINE HOME CENTER: FLOWER SHOP

Phone: 508-228-0900

Web: www.marinehomecenter.com/flower-

shop.html

SOIREE FLORAL

Phone: 508-228-6684

Web: www.soireefloral.com

TRANSPORTATION

A1 TRANSPORTATION

Phone: 508-228-6890

CRANBERRY TRANSPORTATION SERVICES

Phone: 508-825-9793

Web: www.cranberrytransportation.com

HIGHLAND DRIVERS

Phone: 508-292-1954

Web: www.highlanddrivers.com

ISLAND BUGGIES

Phone: 617-803-8948

Web: www.islandbuggies.com

MILESTONE TAXI

Phone: 508-325-5511

Web: www.milestonetaxi.com/

transportation-service

CAKES

A PIECE OF CAKE

Phone: 508-228-6184

ALL OCAKESIONS

Phone: 774-236-9234

Web: www.allocakesions.com

CAKES BY JODI LEVESQUE

Phone: 508-228-4545

Web: www.jodiscakes.com

NANTUCKET BAKE SHOP

Phone: 508-228-2797

Web: www.nantucketbakeshop.com

NANTUCKET CAKE COMPANY

Phone: 508-228-4193

Web: www.nantucketcakecompany.com

NATASHA MISANKO

Phone: 508-221-6600

PETTICOAT ROW BAKERY

Phone: 508-228-3700

Web: www.petticoatrowbakery.com

JUSTICES OF THE PEACE

KAREN L. CARPENTER

Phone: 508-228-6979

CATHERINE FLANAGAN STOVER

Phone: 508-228-7841

BETTE SPRIGGS

Phone: 508-228-4819

REVEREND TED ANDERSON

(RETIRED MINISTER)

Phone: 508-228-2730

M.J. MOJER

508-228-1794

CHURCHES & HOUSES OF WORSHIP

AFRICAN MEETING HOUSE

29 York Street

Phone: 508-228-4819

COMMUNITY OF BAHA’I (BAHA’I FAITH)

120 Miacomet Road

Phone: 508-228-1861

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SOCIETY (CHRISTIAN

SCIENTIST)

2 Madaket Road

Phone: 508-228-0452

CONGREGATION SHIRAT HAYAM

(JEWISH – PLURALISTIC)

11 Orange Street

Phone: 508-228-6588

CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST

(LATTER-DAY SAINTS)

15 Amelia Drive

Phone: 508-325-0583

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you Have not SeenAnywhere!

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH (BAPTIST)

1 Summer Street

Phone: 508-228-4930

FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH

52 Centre Street

Phone: 508-228-0950

KINGDOM HALL (JEHOVAH’S WITNESS)

43 Milk Street

Phone: 508-228-8816

NEW LIFE MINISTRIES (CHARISMATIC)

52 Somerset Road

Phone: 508-825-0805

ST. MARY’S CATHOLIC CHURCH (CATHOLIC)

Federal Street

Phone: 508-228-0100

ST. PAUL’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH

(EPISCOPAL)

20 Fair Street

Phone: 508-228-0916

SCONSET UNION CHAPEL (PROTESTANT)

New and Chapel Streets

Phone: 508-257-6616

QUAKER MEETING HOUSE

7 Fair Street

Phone: 508-228-1894

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH (METHODIST)

2 Centre Street

Phone: 508-228-0810

UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST

11 Orange Street

Phone: 508-228-5466

INVITATIONS

MARTY KELLY NANTUCKET

Phone: 508-314-0282

Web: www.martykellynantucket.com

PARCHMENT FINE PAPERS

Phone: 508-228-4110

Web: www.parchmentnantucket.com

POETS CORNER PRESS

Phone: 508-228-1051

RENTALS

NANTUCKET TENTS

Phone: 508-228-5645

Web: www.nantuckettents.com

NANTUCKET PARTY RENTALS

Phone: 508-228-1525

Web: www.nantucketpartyrentals.com

PLACESETTERS

Phone: 508-228-2192

Web: www.placesetters-inc.com

WEDDING BANDS AND MUSIC

JEFF ROSS & THE ATLANTICS

Phone: 508-228-2825

Web: www.nantucketmusic.com

ANDY BULLINGTON

Phone: 508-257-9070

Web: www.andybullington.com

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Arline Wilma Preston when she married Clark Wallace Bishop in 1928, in Siasconset.

Wedding

y the turn of the nineteenth century, Nantucket weddings had

evolved from small family ceremonies into opulent affairs

embellished with elaborate gifts, floral arrangements, decadent cake

recipes, and, of course, the design and detail of distinguished wedding attire.

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FASHIONTHE NHA BLOWS THE DUST OFF SOME WEDDING WEAR AND EXPLORES THE BRIDAL FASHIONS OF YESTERYEAR.

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s the whaling industry transformed Nantucket from

an isolated agricultural island into a metropolitan center, island

weddings drifted away from the formal procedure prescribed by

the Quakers to a means of displaying success and status. While the

Quaker wedding ceremony was more of a process than a celebration,

the nineteenth-century Nantucket wedding became an elaborate event

requiring extensive preparations. The bride and groom no longer

sought the approval of religious authorities, but began to utilize

popular magazines and etiquette manuals, such as The Ladies Indis-

pensable Assistant, published in 1853, to guide their preparations.

As documented in a scholarly article by the Nantucket Historical

Association’s registrar, Aimee E. Newell, by the time Florence Folger

posed for her wedding photograph in 1887, Quakerism had lost its

influence over the wedding ceremony. The confluence of a

weakening religious- approval process and the escalating

interest of islanders in flaunting their material wealth

resulted in increasingly elaborate wedding

celebrations that included lavish wedding gifts

and newspaper accounts. The Inquirer

and Mirror described the wedding of

Florence Folger and William A. Webster in

great detail, reporting that, “the bride was

handsomely attired in white corded silk,

en traine, with tulle.”

Not only did the newspaper take note of the

bride’s wedding gown, it carefully described

the wedding that took place at her home on Union Street as

“prettily decorated with ferns and flowers” and listed the “many

costly gifts” received by the couple, including “a beautiful ivory fan

inlaid with gold.” The fan, having been brought to the island from the

East Indies in 1821 by Captain Eliakim Gardner (an ancestor of the

bride), was testament to the worldly treasures collected on whale-

ships throughout the century.

Wedding fashion

evolved propor-

tionally with the

celebration itself.

At the beginning

of the nineteenth

century, wedding

attire began to

reflect a shift

toward elegance

and sophistica-

tion as opposed

to function. In

1838, Isaac Macy

donned an

A ivory-colored silk damask vest with a strawberry pattern, notched

lapel collar, and covered silk buttons. And by the middle of the

nineteenth century, bridal gowns had shifted from the use of colored

fabrics, which had served as a utilitarian choice (allowing dresses

could be worn more than once), to the precedent of the white wedding

gown, embellished with exquisite detailing and designed with fine

silk, linen, and tulle.

According to records, wedding fashion became a focal point of

written correspondence and newspaper accounts by 1850. On August

19, 1858, island resident Elizabeth Crosby detailed the wedding dress

of her younger sibling in a letter to her sister, describing “a plain

brown silk tissue made low neck with a Spencer cape a handsome

thread lace in the neck – cape trimmed with a narrow box plaited

ribbon the same shade as the dress . . . elegant I should have said.”

Nearly two decades later when islander Fannie McCleave

prepared for her wedding to John J. Gardner in

1877, the Inquirer and Mirror described Miss

McCleave as “tastily dressed in white, with

lace veil, the whole being trimmed in smi-

lax, while the groom appeared in a dress of

black, with white vest. The couple presented a

very handsome appearance.”

Although the nineteenth century bore witness

to both the rise of the whaling industry and its

sharp decline, Nantucket weddings continued to

reflect an adherence to elegant details and

stylish wedding attire. Aimee Newell suggests that, “the romance of

wedding gowns and…gifts provided an escape from the dreary days

on an island with a dwindling population.” By the end of the century,

Nantucket had endured the great fire of 1846 as well as the loss of a

significant portion of its population to the Gold Rush. Therefore, the

wedding celebration provided the perfect anecdote to this economic

downturn.

Until the turn of the twentieth century, Nantucket weddings commonly

took place on the island because it was the home of the bride and

groom. Shortly thereafter, Nantucket’s reinvention as a tourist des-

tination in the 1920s and 1930s marked the rise of wedding celebra-

tions by summer residents. By the time that Arline Preston celebrated

her wedding to Clark Bishop in 1928 at “The Hedges” in ’Sconset,

the summer home of Mr. and Mrs. Horace Preston, Nantucket had

made the leap toward elaborate, high-profile summer weddings. The

newspaper described Miss Preston’s dress as “ivory satin and chiffon,

trimmed with rose point lace,” pointing out that the dress had been

made by Bonwit Teller and the veil purchased in Italy. The Pres-

ton–Clark wedding was one of many celebrations that would come

to symbolize the modern-day Nantucket wedding: glamorous, full of

intricate detail and truly one-of-a-kind. It is safe to say that today’s

lavish wedding affairs have a strong foothold in Nantucket’s history.

LEFT PAGE MIDDLE: Pierced ivory and painted silk fan. Scene with two figures in center. Figures are holding a burning stick.

LEFT PAGE BOTTTOM: Men’s ivory silk damask with a strawberry pattern. Notched lapel collar, six silk covered buttons, two pockets and slanted breast pocket on right side. Cut straight across bottom. Back is silk in a twill weave. Two tabs tie with three bows at back.

TOP LEFT: A formal portrait of Florence Folger, about to become Mrs. William A. Webster, in Springfield, Massachusetts, December 12, 1887.

TOP RIGHT: Formal wedding portrait of William A. Webster, wedding date December 14, 1887, in Springfield, Massachusetts.

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Maria Mitchell Gala

Jean Doyen de Montaillou, Michael Kovner, Scott Peltier, Philip Nardone, Maria & George Roach

Charles Gottesman & Merrill Gottesman

Chris Drake & Russell Robinson

Eddie Schmidt & Michael Kovner

Rick Wackenhut, Mary Jane Bauer & Joe Serafini

Fran & Harry Ostrander

John Johnson & Patience Killen

Janet Schulte & Judy MacLeod

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B&G: EMILY CRUICE & JULIAN CASEY

DRESS: JUDD WADDELL

MAKEUP: EMMA GIBBONS

VENUE & CATERER: THE WAUWINET

CAKE: JODI’S CAKES

MINISTER: TED ANDERSON

BAND: SULTANS OF SWING

BRIDESMAIDS’ DRESSES: WATTERS & WATTERS

FLORIST: FLOWERS ON CHESTNUT

HAIR: TRESSES

PHOTOGRAPHER: CARY HAZLEGROVE

NUPTIALSFeatured Wedding

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