Watch your step. And don’t wear flip flops. Those are my two pieces of advice if you decide, as well you should, to walk the entire length of the Plymouth Harbor breakwater, informally known as “the Jetty.” On a magnificent day last week, I did just that with my cousin Emily, visiting from Orlando. It’s […]
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From ice cream to onion rings: Savoring more summer food
In part one of this series about summer eats in Plymouth, I visited Gellar’s in Manomet, now in its 100th year of operation, and Bramhall’s Country Store in Chiltonville, now in its 198th season. By comparison, Ziggy’s on Water Street is a relative newcomer. It opened its doors in 1957. Ziggy’s forte is ice cream. […]
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Savoring the summer traditions of Gellar’s, Bramhall’s
Though I have too often had high-priced but excellent restaurant meals, when the bill comes I inevitably ask myself, “Was that really any more satisfying than a hot dog on a butter grilled bun with brown mustard, relish and onions?” I also have a soft spot for frappes, always mocha (coffee ice cream and chocolate […]
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Long Beach makes a terrible first impression, but give it a chance
If you never venture far from the entrance to Plymouth Long Beach (also known as Plymouth Beach or just Long Beach), and most people don’t, you might be forgiven for thinking it’s an utterly forgettable and ordinary stretch of shoreline. Long Beach, for those unfamiliar, is a narrow, three-mile spit of land that separates Plymouth […]
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Plymouth’s paths – both less taken and popular – reveal the town’s beauty
The second in a series of articles about Plymouth’s open spaces. When Lewis and Clark, at the behest of President Jefferson, left St. Louis in 1804 on their two-year journey to the Oregon coast and back they packed a lot of stuff, including 400 pounds of lead, three bushels of salt, 193 pounds of portable […]
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Into the great wide-open spaces of Plymouth
With the summer months upon us, my efforts to become acquainted with my new adopted hometown have turned increasingly to the outdoors. Plymouth has an abundance of riches when it comes to places to soak up the beauty of nature, appreciate the quietude, and decompress. I expect to follow this column with more that will, […]
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A ride to simpler times on remote Saquish
In 1955, Ed Conathan made the decision of a lifetime. After serving on a supply ship in the Pacific during World War II, he had returned home to the South Shore, took a job with Regal Shoe Company in Whitman, got married, and started a family. By 1955, he and his wife Helen had six […]
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Manomet Conservation Sciences is still for the birds
From the North Slope of Alaska to Argentina, from Patagonia to Paraguay and places much closer to home, Plymouth-based Manomet Conservation Sciences is working to strengthen bird migration routes and protect coastal ecosystems across the Western Hemisphere. In Alaska, for example, it “conducts research to unravel the mysteries of shorebird migration and track changes in […]
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Downtown discoveries: From art making to axe throwing to wood carving
When your correspondent was last seen wandering around downtown Plymouth, he hadn’t made it north of Town Hall and realized his job was not yet done. There was much more to be explored, much more for a newcomer to discover. But before we head beyond Town Hall, there’s at least one gem south of there […]
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Nathaniel Philbrick’s ‘Mayflower’ takes on new meaning for this newcomer
In January 1621, 14-year-old Francis Billington – who arrived on the Mayflower the year before – scrambled up a tree atop Fort Hill in Plimoth, known today as Burial Hill, and gazed to the west. He claimed to have seen “a great sea.” The sea, it turned out, was a 269-acre pond, known ever since […]