When it rains during the annual Thanksgiving parade – like it did Saturday – Katy Thayer feels the impact at Uva, the wine bar she co-owns on Main Street. “When the sun was shining, we did probably twice as much business,” Thayer said. But for the last two years, the weather has been […]
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Wetter or not, they made the best of it
The television ratings for Saturday’s Thanksgiving parade were probably up, thanks to a chilly rain that persuaded many people to take in the annual celebration from their living room instead of a sidewalk. But the thousands of spectators who dressed for the weather were rewarded with a spectacle of sights and sounds that unofficially ushered […]
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What a difference a year makes
When I moved to Plymouth a little less than a year ago, the Independent asked me to write a series of columns. The charge was to explore the town from a newcomer’s perspective. From Buttermilk Bay in the town’s far southwest corner to Saquish, its most northeasterly point, I wandered through preserves and along paths, […]
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Fifty years ago this week, Bob Dylan rolled into Plymouth
I’m in Pilgrim Memorial State Park, standing near a landmark. Not Plymouth Rock or the Mayflower II, but a cluster of trees where Bob Dylan posed for the cover of his “Desire” album in late October 1975. The shoot, by famed photographer Ken Regan, took place when Dylan was here to launch the Rolling Thunder […]
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‘Those things didn’t happen in Plymouth’
Last month, I asked to hear from people who lived in Plymouth when Bob Dylan’s Rolling Thunder Revue arrived in October 1975. The tour, which has gained almost mythic status over the years, kicked off with two performances at Memorial Hall on Oct. 30 and 31. I wasn’t sure what the response would be, considering […]
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Where were you when Bob Dylan came to town?
How much do you know about the most significant event in Plymouth’s long history? I’m referring, of course, to the launch of Bob Dylan’s fabled Rolling Thunder Revue tour in October 1975. Dylan chose Plymouth for the traveling troupe’s first two dates, at Memorial Hall on Oct. 30 and 31 of that year. The tour, […]
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Making a trek to Oliver Neck. (Yes, it’s in Plymouth.)
In 1928, Doubleday published “The Outermost House: A Year of Life on the Great Beach of Cape Cod,” by the naturalist Henry Beston. It became a classic of nature literature. Beston drew up the plans for a small beach cottage in 1925, intending to use it occasionally. He soon found he didn’t want to leave […]
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A walk along the jetty offers a unique perspective
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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Museum mystery: How did a disembodied head end up in a historic Pilgrim Hall mural?
For 145 years, a disembodied head has stared at visitors to Pilgrim Hall Museum. No, it wasn’t a spectral visage or a floating face from another dimension. It was Mayflower passenger and eventual Plymouth Colony governor Edward Winslow popping up in a painting he wasn’t supposed to be in. Renovations at the 201-year-old downtown museum […]