#provincetown harbor

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Pigeons in Provincetown 12/26/23

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Sunset from a mooring ball in Provincetown Harbor, August 8, 2023

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Kalmar Nyckel, Provincetown Harbor, Cape Cod

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Dave Long

Provincetown Harbor

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Ahoy shipmate. love your blog and I was wondering what job you think you would enjoy most on a vessel from the Age of Sail. I know you have sailed on a tall ship before so I am interested to hear how that may influence your choice.

Ahoy there! Thank you for your kind words, my friend.

My experience on a tall ship has very much influenced my answer, which may or may not surprise you. Much like my best fictional friend Ishmael, I'm not really interested in the life of a captain or a sailing-master or some other such officer, and for the same reason: "It is quite as much as I can do to take care of myself, without taking care of ships, barques, brigs, schooners, and what not." That's way too much responsibility!

Navigation, especially in the pre-computer age, involves a lot of math, as does gunnery, and I am one of those famous gays who cannot do math. I don't really have the temperament for leadership...

...but while out in the North Atlantic Ocean on a 93-ton schooner, I learned that I'm a natural at the helm. I can keep a vessel on a dead straight course with just a compass and a star and the feel of the wheel beneath my hand. I was at the helm as we sailed Pride into Provincetown Harbor, with the captain giving me the compass headings to bring her around Race Point and Long Point and finally in.

And when I wasn't at the helm, there were plenty of other things to do—handling sail when necessary, of course, but also lashing down the cannons as we neared the Atlantic Ocean, hanging the signal flags out to dry after a leak was discovered in the flag locker, checking the ship for hazards on deck and below, and coiling ropes not in active use. (There's nothing more satisfying than making a really good harpoon coil—no, we weren't harpooning anything out there, but it makes a coil stable enough for a person to stand on). And when none of these things needed doing, we had fruit to eat and the stars to watch and each other to chat with.

So... yeah, that's what I'd be doing in the Age of Sail. Just being an ordinary man before the mast. I'm under no illusions that a sailor's life would have been easy—"the work was hard and the wages low;" the food was bad and the living conditions less than luxurious, but in spite of all that... Jack Tar's life seems like a life I could get used to, and one I could be content with.

Thank you so much, @macaroniyankee! You can read more about my experience on this blog in the tag #tales from the sea.

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Acadia Lookout Point - Briarcliff Harbor.

Inspired by Provincetown’s Pilgrim Monument.

[goshdarnitjay]

Was reading lonely heart settle down and Kate as Reese and Yelena as Victoria from safe harbor’s living rent free in my head. Maybe we’d get a one shot eventually? :)

i did actually write a kara x alex (supergirl) one shot inspired by the provincetown tales :D

but i'll put it on the ideas list 😇💚💜

[alyosiuscreightonward]

Dear Diary. I’ve been up since 5:15am and for no apparent reason, I was sitting here thinking about all the different places I’ve been.

My first airplane ride was when I was a little kid. I’m not sure exactly how old I was at the time, but if memory serves me correctly, my family flew to Houston on Eastern Airlines and my last flight was on Southwest Airlines to Long Beach.

Completely out of order, but here are the places that I’ve been. If I spent the night there, then I have been there, period.

My first trip across the Pond was in 1986. I spent Xmas in London with my mom and brother. Also during that trip, I went to Sevilla. I’m not sure but I think I’ve been to England and Spain, five times and Amsterdam once.

Driving across America, I’ve been to, different times for various reasons.

San Jose to Palm Springs to LA.

SFO, Reno, Salt Lake City, Lincoln, Chicago, Buffalo.

Jacksonville, Hattiesburg, Denton, Tucumcari, Piñon.

Houston and Austin, innumerable times and this includes driving and flying.

Orlando. Miami. OK. St. Louis. Chicago. Detroit. Richmond. NOLA. Phoenix. Tucson. Nashville. Pensacola. ABQ. Gallup. Los Angeles. FTL. DET. Valparaiso. Carlisle. Atlanta. Cleveland. The Carolinas. Washington DC. It was either Yarmouth or Halifax, NS. Tanglewood. Bath, Caribou, and Bar Harbor. Provincetown. DFW. Oakland. Devizes, Gloucestershire, Cambridge and Oxford.

Plus the hundreds of times I’ve been to RI/CT/NH/NYC/NJ and twice to Vermont.

Lastly, one of my favorite places in the world is Hillsdale, WY. It’s just outside Cheyenne and from that vantage point is the most spectacular view of the Continental Divide. I don’t have the words to describe nor explain how gorgeous this view is and how I just wanted to plunk down right there and not move. Though it did occur to me that it does snow in WY and near cryogenic conditions.

Random thoughts for the day.

[joesbrat67]

Hi to all!

I have been participating in Harbor to the Bay, an annual charity bike ride from Boston to Provincetown, to raise funds and awareness for those living with HIV/AIDS. This year will mark my 16th ride. However, this will also be my last ride. A decision has been made by the #H2B organizers to make the 21st ride the last ride. It's very bittersweet to know that this will be the last, and it was a decision that was not made lightly.

Given that, I am looking forward to going out with my head held high and my heart full of cheer to know that I helped to raise over 6 million dollars since the inception of the ride back in 2003.

So - I'm asking if you'll help me to help our beneficiaries. I want to make the 2023 ride - #Ride21 - to be the best it can be. And if you've been on the fence about participating as either a rider or pit crew member, this would be a fantastic opportunity for others to experience the awesomeness that is #HarborToTheBay!

Please check out my #H2B profile page for more info on the ride and to make a generous online donation!

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Great Black-backed Gulls in Provincetown 01/15/24

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On a mooring ball in Provincetown Harbor, August 8, 2023

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When you have the opportunity to be seaside, what are your top 5 favorite activities to engage in?

None of these are in order, but they are things that must happen if I go near the water.

1. Collecting shells. I have a small bowl filled with shells I have collected from Portland, Maine; Tenant's Harbor, Maine; and Provincetown, Massachusetts. Not sure what I'm gonna do with them - I just think they're pretty.

(Best thing I've found is the whole top half of a horseshoe crab shell.)

2. Toes. In. Sand. Yes, sand will inevitably get into my shoes. No, I do not care. Sand is part of the experience.

3. If it's a quick trip, I have to at least dip my feet in. At minimum. But if it's longer and I'm able? I need to swim. I 100% am that person who will go into the water no matter what they're wearing or what the weather conditions are.

4. Watch birds. My family made fun of me for always taking more photos of birds than anything, but it's fun to just see what they're up to and/or how they fish.

5. Speaking of photos.

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November 11, 1620

The first governing document of the Plymoth Colony, The Mayflower Compact, is signed by 41 of 101 passengers aboard the Mayflower while she is anchored in Provincetown Harbor.

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Events 11.11 (before 1920)

308 – At Carnuntum, Emperor emeritus Diocletian confers with Galerius, Augustus of the East, and Maximianus, the recently returned former Augustus of the West, in an attempt to end the civil wars of the Tetrarchy. 1028 – Constantine VIII dies, ending his uninterrupted reign as emperor or co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire of 66 years. 1100 – Henry I of England marries Matilda of Scotland, the daughter of Malcolm III of Scotland and a direct descendant of the Saxon king Edmund Ironside; Matilda is crowned on the same day. 1215 – The Fourth Council of the Lateran meets, defining the doctrine of transubstantiation, the process by which bread and wine are, by that doctrine, said to transform into the body and blood of Christ. 1500 – Treaty of Granada: Louis XII of France and Ferdinand II of Aragon agree to divide the Kingdom of Naples between them. 1572 – Tycho Brahe observes the supernova SN 1572. 1620 – The Mayflower Compact is signed in what is now Provincetown Harbor near Cape Cod. 1634 – Following pressure from Anglican bishop John Atherton, the Irish House of Commons passes An Act for the Punishment for the Vice of Buggery. 1673 – Second Battle of Khotyn in Ukraine: Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth forces under the command of Jan Sobieski defeat the Ottoman army. In this battle, rockets made by Kazimierz Siemienowicz are successfully used. 1675 – Gottfried Leibniz demonstrates integral calculus for the first time to find the area under the graph of y = ƒ(x). 1724 – Joseph Blake, alias Blueskin, a highwayman known for attacking "Thief-Taker General" (and thief) Jonathan Wild at the Old Bailey, is hanged in London. 1750 – Riots break out in Lhasa after the murder of the Tibetan regent. 1750 – The F.H.C. Society, also known as the Flat Hat Club, is formed at Raleigh Tavern, Williamsburg, Virginia. It is the first college fraternity. 1778 – Cherry Valley massacre: Loyalists and Seneca Indian forces attack a fort and village in eastern New York during the American Revolutionary War, killing more than forty civilians and soldiers. 1805 – Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Dürenstein: Eight thousand French troops attempt to slow the retreat of a vastly superior Russian and Austrian force. 1813 – War of 1812: Battle of Crysler's Farm: British and Canadian forces defeat a larger American force, causing the Americans to abandon their Saint Lawrence campaign. 1831 – In Jerusalem, Virginia, Nat Turner is hanged after inciting a violent slave uprising. 1839 – The Virginia Military Institute is founded in Lexington, Virginia. 1855 – A powerful earthquake occurs in Edo, Japan, causing considerable damage in the Kantō region from the shaking and subsequent fires. It had a death toll of 7,000–10,000 people and destroyed around 14,000 buildings. 1865 – Treaty of Sinchula is signed whereby Bhutan cedes the areas east of the Teesta River to the British East India Company. 1869 – The Victorian Aboriginal Protection Act is enacted in Australia, giving the government control of indigenous people's wages, their terms of employment, where they could live, and of their children, effectively leading to the Stolen Generations. 1880 – Australian bushranger Ned Kelly is hanged at Melbourne Gaol. 1887 – Four convicted anarchists were executed as a result of the Haymarket affair. 1889 – The State of Washington is admitted as the 42nd state of the United States. 1911 – Many cities in the Midwestern United States break their record highs and lows on the same day as a strong cold front rolls through. 1918 – World War I: Germany signs an armistice agreement with the Allies in a railroad car in the forest of Compiègne. 1918 – Józef Piłsudski assumes supreme military power in Poland – symbolic first day of Polish independence. 1918 – Emperor Charles I of Austria relinquishes power. 1919 – The Industrial Workers of the World attack an Armistice Day parade in Centralia, Washington, ultimately resulting in the deaths of five people. 1919 – Latvian forces defeat the West Russian Volunteer Army at Riga in the Latvian War of Independence.

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Designer Glenn Ban's Refined East Hamptons Cottage

This week we’re revisiting some of our favorite all-time summer stories, like this one:While perusing Laura Fenton’s new book, The Little Book of Living Small, we were happy to see designer Glenn Ban‘s compact East Hamptons home featured. Julie wrote about his Provincetown cottage a few years ago, and it remains one of our favorite beach houses we’ve covered on our site.No surprise, Glenn’s Long Island hideaway, measuring just 600 square feet, is just as charming and refined. “I’ve always lived in smaller spaces. I connect with them. I like being able to see a home and its intentions,” he tells us, while conceding that “living small does force you to make choices, but it doesn’t mean you can’t be creative.”No, it doesn’t. And this tidy little home is proof of that. Built in the early 1800s as just a single room, it was used mainly as an artists’ retreat. Though more rooms (two bedrooms, a kitchen, and a bathroom) were added in later years, it remains a humble, characterful abode—just the way Glenn prefers it.Join us for a tour.Photography by Weston Wells, from Laura Fenton’s The Little Book of Living Small.

Above: Glenn transformed the enclosed porch into a mudroom/reading room. His affinity for a neutral palette, natural textures, and vintage and antique objects is clear from the get-go.

Above: Glenn sold this house this past summer (he has since resettled in nearby Sag Harbor). His favorite room while living here, though, was this one: “It has wonderful natural light and allowed me to create a cozy spot to read or just drop towels after the beach.”

Above: The Donald Judd-inspired plywood daybed was built for his old home but fit nicely here. Above it hangs a photograph of a Cape Cod beach by his friend Barry Balczun. Read the full article