Groups of local swimmers have developed the regimen to plunge in the cold ocean all year long By Marlissa Briggett | Photography by Erik Kowalski Melinda Green and Lisa Rowe-Beddoe were avid ocean beach swimmers. They loved their outdoor daily exercise and communion with nature and the elements so much that they began pushing […]
Westport resident Alan Poole shares his history of studying the beloved osprey, advocating for its survival and witnessing its resurgence on the South Coast. Reprinted from our Early Summer 2023 issue. Story by Alan F. Poole. Photos by Alan F. Poole, Craig Gibson, James & Carole Mahaney & Kristopher Rowe Photo by Kristofer Rowe IT’S
Reprinted from our Late Summer ’21 issue. Filippo Tagliavia, a Massachusetts Maritime Academy cadet, was recruited to be a sailing instructor at the Buzzards Bay Coalition’s Onset Bay Center. He only lives about a mile away from his summer job, but his commute is more interesting than any of the other instructors. The 19-year old
New Bedford is home to three of only 63 authentic Azorean whaleboats in the world (and the only ones in the United States). Handcrafted by a master wooden boat builder, they are so beautiful that you might expect them to be museum pieces. One of them — the Bela Vista — is in fact co-owned by the New Bedford Whaling Museum. But it’s a living, breathing exhibit: simply look out at the harbor to see them in use by passionate teams of rowers or sailors. Then, take a moment to imagine them as the vehicles created to capture 60-foot sperm whales, operated entirely by manpower.
Updated for Thanksgiving 2024 There’s a questionable rumor going around that the tryptophan in turkey doesn’t actually make you sleepy. We have a hard time believing that – everyone knows the post-Thanksgiving torpor is real! Lucky for us, we’ve got people looking out for us! We’re going to fight that post-Thanksgiving sleepiness by getting out
A little napping + a little hiking or waddling = the perfect Thanksgiving weekend Read More »
Remember how much fun it was when your teachers took the class outside? Sitting on the grass talking about Steinbeck’s The Pearl or Gregor Mendel’s pea plant research was just so much better than talking about it inside the classroom. We’ve found the same thing happens when your gym instructor takes the class outdoors. Exercise
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You may be prepping for Thanksgiving right now, knee deep in peeling apples or wrestling the bird into some sort of brine-y package. Take a break for a moment and look at our 6 suggestions for post-Thanksgiving walks. Think of it as our holiday gift to you. It’s a reminder to all of us that (i) we
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In last year’s print issue, we set out to find a half dozen cool overnight adventures on the South Coast. We’re rolling them out online for those of you who don’t have the 2016 magazine. Today’s feature: beaching it — overnight at Horseneck Beach. If you’d like to see it as it appeared in the
May is a lovely month. Just on the cusp of summer, it’s an exciting time of year. Here are some things to pass the time away while we anticipate the best season of the year. 1. Pass the Popcorn: Fairhaven Short Film Festival Whoops! This has been postponed and future dates will be announced in the
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For our 2016 issue, we set out to find a half dozen cool overnight adventures on the South Coast. We’re rolling out our results over the next couple of weeks. First up: a lovely Fall River lighthouse. To the Lighthouse Borden Flats Light sits perched in the Taunton River, not far at all from the bustling