Portfolio
Here are a few of my favorite pieces. If you would like
hardcopy samples, please
contact me and I will be happy
to mail them to you.
Travel/Destination
News
Profile
Briefs/Front-of-the-Magazine Stories
Travel/Destination
July 2008
Board Meeting -
Cape Cod Life
Surfing
isn’t just a grom’s sport anymore. Nowadays, people of
all ages and professions are hanging ten on the Cape and
islands.
October 2007
Capital
Investment
- Northeast Boating
Once seldom visited by boaters, Providence, Rhode Island, is
transforming into a city worth discovering at the head of
Narragansett Bay.
October 2006
Spit Happens -
SixStates.net
New Hampshire's Mount Chocorua
draws a crowd. A big crowd. But with awesome views from its
summit and a couple of scenic waterfalls along the way, there's
a reason it is so popular. Just watch out for loogies.
Summer 2006
The Joy of the Blues -
SixStates.net
Its big city locale
and popular summit might give the Blue Hills Reservation
a less-than-edgy image. But for mountain bikers, its
rugged, remote trails offer some of the most fun and
challenging rides in Eastern Massachusetts.
July 2004
One of a Kind - Offshore Magazine
With its lively arts scene, diverse restaurants, drag-queen
shows and cussing fishermen, Provincetown, Massachusetts, is the
most unpredictable port in the Northeast.
March 2003
Feeling the Heat in Woods Hole - Offshore Magazine
During a heat wave last summer, the author sought refuge in
Woods Hole, Massachusetts, a place where scientists, beautiful
scenery and a tiny village combine to create a wonderful
destination.
November 2001
Thanksgiving in Plymouth - Offshore Magazine
I was being mocked by Pilgrims. As I sat at a long
dinner table, one Pilgrim lady stood over me, laughed a
loud, high-pitched laugh and pointed at the napkin I’d
placed on my lap—apparently, like a girl. As she noted,
men are supposed to place . . . (more)
November 2001
Plymouth Pilgrimmage - Offshore Magazine
Facing starboard in my little yellow boat, I adjusted my
cap and leaned forward. The tiny wavelets of Plymouth
Harbor reflected the white summer sun like a mirror, and
I squinted to study the coastline, scanning from left to
right and back again . . . (more)
News
Summer 2006
Building Wind -
SixStates.net
Wind
farms are at the center of New England’s newest, most
contentious environmental debate. Are they an answer to the
country’s energy problems? Or a false hope wrecking the region’s
mountains and coastlines?
Profile
August 2001
Northeast Neighbors: Nancy Gibson
-
Offshore Magazine
This harbormaster in Stonington, Connecticut, boats to
the beat of a different drum.
November 2002
Maine's Saltiest Shop
-
Offshore Magazine
Carrying ship wheels, portholes and the occasional
shrunken head, the China Sea Marine Trading Company in
Portland, Maine, is not your average marine store.
July 2002
Rockmore Floating Restaurant
- Offshore Magazine
I was enjoying an ice-cold Corona and looking toward the
Salem shore from the deck of the Rockmore Floating
Restaurant—a restaurant on a barge in Salem Harbor.
Above the shoreline, the sunset carved thin clouds into
gold and red ribbons. Nearby, sea birds glided past
moored boats. Van Morrison . . . (more)
September 2001
Marina Profile - Spellbound
- Offshore Magazine
A flyer at the bottom corner of the shop’s window
advertises the upcoming Pagan Pride and Awareness Day.
Next to it, another flyer advertises Psychic Readings by
Linda, with a menu of options including healings, past
lives, couples readings and mediumship. (more)
Briefs/Front-of-the-Magazine Stories
January 2002
Lobstering Ladies
-
Offshore Magazine
A new Maine calendar celebrates the hardest-working
women in the lobster business.
March 2001
Going the Distance
-
Offshore Magazine
Book-lovers and night owls show up for the Moby Dick
Marathon in New Bedford, Massachusetts.
February 2002
Boat of a Different Color
-
Offshore Magazine
An unusual boat in Dover, New Hampshire, has stirred up
quite a wake in city government.
October 2001
When
Humans Attack
-
Offshore Magazine
A record-setting mako shark is reeled in during a
Martha’s Vineyard fishing tournament. |
