Nancy Dunn
Letter from Cuttyhunk: The Church family and Captain Benjamin Barber Church
Calling all writers from the Cape and Islands and beyond … limited space remains as the deadline quickly approaches for the upcoming Cuttyhunk Island...
Letter from Cuttyhunk: The Master of Penikese Island
The Elizabeth Islands, with their rugged topography, were carved 10,000 years ago by the slow, scraping movement of a receding glacier at the end...
Letter From Cuttyhunk: Flying Santa and our lighthouse keepers
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all! In the midst of our pre-holiday shopping hustle and the escalating Santa excitement, it’s a perfect time...
Letter from Cuttyhunk: Preserving our maritime history
Happy Thanksgiving to all! I am thankful for so many things this season, including the unique and colorful maritime history we all share on...
Letter from Cuttyhunk: The little church on the hill
After receiving a humorous account from islander John Hornbach about his pre-wedding events this past summer at the Cuttyhunk church, I imagined his best...
Letter from Cuttyhunk : The Winter House
As autumn arrives on the island, the peace and stillness of the off-season settles into place. The beaches become places of reflective solitude, the...
Letter From Cuttyhunk: Captain Paul Cuffee — Cuttyhunk’s remarkable son
A cold nose nuzzled imploringly against his bare leg, interrupting his intense concentration on the approaching ship. Try as he might, young Paul could...
Letter from Cuttyhunk
A lone chummer stood quietly waiting at the water’s edge with his basket of bait brimming with plentiful lobster, crab, and menhaden. He had...
Letter from Cuttyhunk: Monument to Gosnold
Gosnold confidently steered his bark Concord toward North Virginia in the spring of 1602, accompanied by 32 adventurous people, among them 20 settlers hoping...
Letter from Cuttyhunk: The Fish Dock — always a gathering place
Summer quickly approaches, and the signs are all around the island. College students return laden down with their entire dorm-room contents, or proudly displaying...
Letter from Cuttyhunk: The Avalon
What a difference a month can make! Daffodils bloom abundantly across the island in every direction, adding their cheerful countenances and bright hues to...
Letter from Cuttyhunk: Hello, Martha’s Vineyard
Readers responded so positively to our story about Cuttyhunk several weeks ago that we decided we’d like to hear from Cuttyhunk more often. Nancy...