In 1984 Barry Clifford discovered the remains of the legendary Whydah, a behemoth 28-gun pirate ship carrying some four and a half tons of stolen treasure.
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Photo/Art by Erik Rank In 1997 Jenna Sammartino, a newly minted Cape Cod resident, first started hearing stories about the Whydah, a 28-gun pirate ship that sank in 1717, just off the coast of Wellfleet. Today Jenna’s a ranger at Cape Cod National Seashore, teaching others about the ship, whose watery grave was discovered in […]
On Thursday nights from May through September, this quarter-mile racetrack features cars that vary from your standard 380-horsepower types to, well, those that aren’t far removed from the junk heap. Which is pretty much what Ken Squier, former racing voice of CBS Sports, envisioned in 1960, when he turned a tired old dairy farm into […]
Dogman starts his howl at 6 p.m. That’s when Del Christman, minor-league baseball’s most recognizable hot-dog guy, puts on his outfit: white shorts, collar, “Hats Off to Dogman!” T-shirt, and finally the hat — always the hat — complete with dog flaps and a Scooby-Doo doll. “Then I go see the fans and start barking,” […]
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Home Project: Outdoor Shower
Project: OUTDOOR SHOWER Guests who get a chance to use the outdoor shower at the Block Island home of Larry Breakstone and his wife, Karen Levey, come away impressed. And for good reason: For starters, it’s got hot water, but the 4×8-foot structure is also spacious, offers a pleasant view of Block Island Sound, and […]
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Covered Bridge Driveway
The lone covered bridge in Whitingham, Vermont, is on Ed and Diane Takorian’s hillside property. With gable ends, Douglas fir decking, wrought-iron lanterns, and a too-real-to-believe artificial slate roof made of recycled tires, this 26-foot span is small but stunning. The Takorians could have built any old bridge — but Ed, a retired tool machinist […]
A popular garden piece gets refashioned as an entry hall mainstay in this simple DIY trellis coat rack project.
A greenhouse roof made from the lids of maple sap buckets just might be the most New England spring DIY home project ever.
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Do-It-Yourself Home Projects
Yankee ingenuity is alive and well. Here are five clever home projects to inspire the do-it-yourselfer in all of us. This rooftop pergola (pictured), for instance. “It divides things up,” says the home owner. “You have a choice: You can either sit with the flowers and vegetables or sit under the shade in the pergola.” […]
From Olympic dreams to coaching the next generation, Vadim Naumov reflects on the sacrifices and rewards of a life in figure skating.
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America’s Bloodiest War
In 1600, southern New England was home to approximately 90,000 Indians. Approximately 12,000 were Pokanokets, a tribe living at the head of Narragansett Bay. From 1616 to 1619, bubonic plague, introduced by European fishermen in Maine, killed up to 90 percent of the Indians in some areas along the New England coastline. Massasoit, sachem (leader) […]
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A Pilgrim Primer
English Separatists, a wing of the new Puritan movement, had fled oppression at home and found refuge in the Netherlands around 1607. In 1620, part of the congregation decided to build a new life in the New World. Their pastor, John Robinson, stayed behind and did not live to join his flock in America. The […]