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Twelfth Annual Photo Contest

After reviewing almost 1,000 images, the judges have spoken. Here are their favorites.

Here’s to January!

If you, like just about everyone else we know, are thinking of taking a winter dry spell, it’s time to think outside of the O’Doul’s bottle.

The Long View

At eighty-eight, Dolores Allen Littles is happy to look back. But that doesn’t mean she’s not looking forward too.

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Essays & Humor

From the Editor

History is always changing. Sometimes even in November.

By Paul Schneider
"There is something calming to me about looking into the eye of a whale. Especially in troubled times."

Eating In

Slow and Heady

When cold weather hits, you can stew or you can ragú.

By Susie Middleton

History

What Was Massasoit Thinking?

Four hundred years ago the politics of immigration were, well, complicated.

By David J. Silverman

Recipes

Cherry Tonic

Lightly sweetened elderflower tonic water from Fever-Tree is a nice tool for zero-proof cocktails.

By Catherine Walthers

People

Keep Calm and Eat Brigadeiro

Wisdom for the ages from Sweet Bites in Vineyard Haven, where north meets south and no one goes away hungry.

By Moira Silva