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Built by volunteer labor as a gift to the town of Brewster from the Board of Trade, the Brewster Bandstand was under roof in time to hold its opening concert during 1994's annual "Brewster in Bloom" celebration. Since then, evening concerts, once a week during the summer, have played to large and enthusiastic audiences.
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Built by volunteer labor as a gift to the town of Brewster from the Board of Trade, the Brewster Bandstand was under roof in time to hold its opening concert during 1994's annual "Brewster in Bloom" celebration. Since then, evening concerts, once a week during the summer, have played to large and enthusiastic audiences.
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Brewster caroling started at the Old Town Hall, when in 1970 the selectmen asked Brewster artist Gordon Brooks to play his cornet there under the porte cochere. Later, the owners of the Brewster Store asked him to play there instead. You can see him in this painting playing as he has for many years.
Co-sponsor for the event is the First Parish Church. Song sheets are distributed and after the carols, the store serves mulled cider and refreshments near its venerable pot-bellied stove.
The Brewster Store was built in 1852 as a Universalist church and was converted to a general store in 1862, selling provisions, general merchandise, and gifts ever since.
Karen has painted the Brewster Store in all four seasons and her cards of the paintings can be found at the store.
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Brewster caroling started at the Old Town Hall, when in 1970 the selectmen asked Brewster artist Gordon Brooks to play his cornet there under the porte cochere. Later, the owners of the Brewster Store asked him to play there instead. You can see him in this painting playing as he has for many years.
Co-sponsor for the event is the First Parish Church. Song sheets are distributed and after the carols, the store serves mulled cider and refreshments near its venerable pot-bellied stove.
The Brewster Store was built in 1852 as a Universalist church and was converted to a general store in 1862, selling provisions, general merchandise, and gifts ever since.
Karen has painted the Brewster Store in all four seasons and her cards of the paintings can be found at the store.
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The 1856 Country Store is an authentic, old-fashioned village store nestled among stately sea captains' homes on beautiful Main Street in Centerville.
The store has delighted generations of youngsters with its huge selection of penny candies, and it offers unusual gift items to visitors and year-rounders alike.
Artist Karen North Wells found this red painted store with its colorful windowboxes a charming subject to paint. Prints of her watercolor and other Cape Cod scenes are, like this card, also best sellers. Available at the store and at her Underground Art Gallery as well as other Cape locations, they express our longing for a simpler time.
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The 1856 Country Store is an authentic, old-fashioned village store nestled among stately sea captains' homes on beautiful Main Street in Centerville.
The store has delighted generations of youngsters with its huge selection of penny candies, and it offers unusual gift items to visitors and year-rounders alike.
Artist Karen North Wells found this red painted store with its colorful windowboxes a charming subject to paint. Prints of her watercolor and other Cape Cod scenes are, like this card, also best sellers. Available at the store and at her Underground Art Gallery as well as other Cape locations, they express our longing for a simpler time.
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Chatham's first bandstand, built in the early 30's, was across from the Epicure, where there is now a town parking lot. The present bandstand was built in the early 50's. It was named after conductor Whit Tileston, on his 80th birthday.
Every Friday during the summer, free concerts are given from 8:00 p.m. until 9:30 p.m., and seasonal attendance is in the thousands.
Children love the bandstand whether it's in use or not, and more than a few grown-ups—brides and grooms included—have pleasant memories associated with the quaint little structure.
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Chatham's first bandstand, built in the early 30's, was across from the Epicure where there is now a town parking lot. The present bandstand was built in the early 50's. It was named after conductor Whit Tileston on his 80th birthday.
Every Friday during the summer, free concerts are given from 8:00 till 9:30 P.M., and season attendance is in the thousands.
"To see the bandstand at dusk," says artist Karen North Wells, "is apple pie America at its best. The lights, the crowds, the balloons, the quaint bandstand, and above all, the stirring music, made me try to capture it all in this watercolor."
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The Chatham Bars Inn is New England’s grand oceanfront resort. The inn has been an idyllic
retreat since 1914 located on 25 acres overlooking Pleasant Bay and the Atlantic Ocean.
Chatham Bars Inn
297 Shore Road
Chatham, MA 02633
1-800-527-4884
www.chathambarsinn.com
Artist Karen North Wells has painted many landmarks and adds this one to the collection of prints and cards of her work sold at many bookstores and gift shops as well as her Underground Art Gallery in Brewster.
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The Chatham Bars Inn is New England’s grand oceanfront resort. The inn has been an idyllic
retreat since 1914 located on 25 acres overlooking Pleasant Bay and the Atlantic Ocean.
Chatham Bars Inn
297 Shore Road
Chatham, MA 02633
1-800-527-4884
www.chathambarsinn.com
Artist Karen North Wells has painted many landmarks and adds this one to the collection of prints and cards of her work sold at many bookstores and gift shops as well as her Underground Art Gallery in Brewster.
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The congregation is 300 years old, but the building is only about half that age. Yet, a building built in 1834—particularly one as appealing as this—can be a lovely landmark, set as it is among the trees along historic Route 6A. Nicknamed "the Church of the Sea Captains" in the days of clipper ships when almost 40 of their masters were members there, this congregation is officially named First Parish Brewster, and is a Unitrarian Universalist Church.
This painting shows the walk that leads from the Brewster Store, past a little park, to the church. On summer days, the walk is often crowded with tourists and townspeople alike.
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The congregation is 300 years old, but the building is only about half that age, built in 1834. This church is a lovely landmark, set among the trees along Cape Cod's historic route 6A.
Nicknamed "the Church of the Sea Captains" in the days when almost 40 of clipper ships' masters were members there, this church is officially a Unitrarian Universalist Church named First Parish Brewster.
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This quaint little structure, built by many volunteers, held its first band concert in July of 1995. One local historian described it as "concerts on the green, a Norman Rockwell scene."
Every July and August, families arrive with blankets and picnic suppers to be entertained by the local band.
In the background can be seen the Dennis Union Church, built in 1836.
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This quaint little structure, built by many volunteers, held its first band concert in July of 1995. One local historian described it as "concerts on the green, a Norman Rockwell scene."
Every July and August, families arrive with blankets and picnic suppers to be entertained by the local band.
In the background can be seen the Dennis Union Church, built in 1836.
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What look like four old houses nested in a perfect composition are actually three. These four gables and four chimneys has given this row of houses their nickname.
Old King's Highway, along the north side of Cape Cod, is lined with historic sights like this one.
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Benjamin Harrison was President when an apothecary shop (an early version of a modern drug store)—one that sold ice cream as well—-opened on Main street in the Cape Cod town of Yarmouthport in 1889. In Harry Truman's time sandwiches and a soda fountain were added to the tasty offerings, and now, over 50 years later, Hallet's Store is still popular with people of all ages.
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What a surprise it is when you come around a bend and see a wooden tower about 15 stories high! It's no ordinary shingled structure, either. Capped with turrets and dormers, copper roofs and intricate detailing the Lawson Tower makes everyone wonder what in the world they're seeing.
It's not a house or an office building or a ladder display, it's a water tower. Imagine the great timbers inside that frame the structure. Imagine the scene it caused as it was being erected. Life is full of surprises. The Lawson Tower has been known as the most photographed, beautiful and expensive water tower in the country.
Thomas Lawson and his wife were offended by the looks of the unadorned water tower that overlooked their estate and had this beauty built, giving it to the town in 1902. Patterned after a 15th century Romanesque tower, it is 153 feet high, visible by land and by sea.
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Free concerts at the Nauset Beach bandstand draw big crowds each summer. On Cape Cod, young and old alike love this seaside attraction.
One Cape Codder says he remembers the bandstand in the 1920s being located near The Snow Library where Friendly's Market is now. Later it was moved to the ball field at Eldredge Park. In the early sixties when The Cape Cod Baseball League was established, the bandstand was moved to Nauset Beach where it now resides.
Karen painted this picture for The Orleans Chamber of Commerce so that they could raffle the original and use the image for the program for "Pops in The Park," a musical production hosted by The Cape Cod Symphony Orchestra at Eldredge Park for hundreds of people. The proceeds from this event are used annually for a $10,000 scholarship for a deserving student.
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Free concerts at the Nauset Beach bandstand draw big crowds each summer. On Cape Cod, young and old alike love this seaside attraction.
One Cape Codder says he remembers the bandstand in the 1920s being located near The Snow Library where Friendly's Market is now. Later it was moved to the ball field at Eldredge Park. In the early sixties when The Cape Cod Baseball League was established, the bandstand was moved to Nauset Beach where it now resides.
Karen painted this picture for The Orleans Chamber of Commerce so that they could raffle the original and use the image for the program for "Pops in The Park," a musical production hosted by The Cape Cod Symphony Orchestra at Eldredge Park for hundreds of people. The proceeds from this event are used annually for a $10,000 scholarship for a deserving student.
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Records show that as early as 1858 this quaint little building was not only a country store but was also a post office and a railway station. It remained a post office until 1972. Cranberries from the nearby bogs were shipped by rail until the bike trail replaced the tracks.
When Karen captured this scene in 1989, the appealing little flare was still evident at the eaves, and the benches had not yet been labeled "Democrats" and "Republicans." The store is now a popular stop for hikers and bikers who use the trail.
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Records show that as early as 1858 this quaint little building was not only a country store but was also a post office and a railway station. It remained a post office until 1972. Cranberries from the nearby bogs were shipped by rail until the bike trail replaced the tracks.
When Karen captured this scene in 1989, the appealing little flare was still evident at the eaves, and the benches had not yet been labeled "Democrats" and "Republicans." The store is now a popular stop for hikers and bikers who use the trail.
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What in the world is it that draws us to lighthouses? Few of us have ever visited one, fewer still have been saved at sea by a lighthouse beacon. Lighthouses are metaphors for being kept safe from harm, for guidance, and for safety in stormy times of life. And they are just plain romantic; dependable, and permanent, and straightforward, just what we look for in others.
The split-granite block lighthouse was completed and activated in 1811. In its adjacent house lived the lighthouse keeper, Captain Simeon Bates with his wife and nine children.
During the War of 1812, Bates's young daughters, Rebecca and Abigail hid behind some trees playing fife and drum when they saw two British barges approaching. The British mistook them for an entire regiment. The girls' courageous act has been recorded in many history books.
In 1968 the town awarded custody and administration of the Lighthouse to the Scituate Historical Society.
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What in the world is it that draws us to lighthouses? Few of us have ever visited one, fewer still have been saved at sea by a lighthouse beacon. Lighthouses are metaphors for being kept safe from harm, for guidance, and for safety in stormy times of life. And they are just plain romantic; dependable, and permanent, and straightforward, just what we look for in others.
The split-granite block lighthouse was completed and activated in 1811. In its adjacent house lived the lighthouse keeper, Captain Simeon Bates with his wife and nine children.
During the War of 1812, Bates's young daughters, Rebecca and Abigail hid behind some trees playing fife and drum when they saw two British barges approaching. The British mistook them for an entire regiment. The girls' courageous act has been recorded in many history books.
In 1968 the town awarded custody and administration of the Lighthouse to the Scituate Historical Society.
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About the farthest thing from the hostile take-overs we read about on the financial page is a take-over of the floral kind: the roses spill out everywhere in their abundance. This village fairly shouts "roses" in the sleepy sunny summer days of vacation time,where lots of painters and photographers go to enjoy the seaside scenes.
Just don't call this town "sigh-a-skonset" or they'll know you're a mainlander; it's simply pronounced "skonset".
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About the farthest thing from the hostile take-overs we read about on the financial page is a take-over of the floral kind: the roses spill out everywhere in their abundance. This village fairly shouts "roses" in the sleepy sunny summer days of vacation time,where lots of painters and photographers go to enjoy the seaside scenes.
Just don't call this town "sigh-a-skonset" or they'll know you're a mainlander; it's simply pronounced "skonset".
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The 1856 Country Store is an old-fashioned village store nestled among stately sea captains' homes on beautiful Main Street in Centerville, Massachusetts.
The store has delighted generations of youngsters with its huge selection of penny candies and it offers unusual gift items to visitors and year-rounders alike.
But snow…on Cape Cod! Most mainlanders are surprised to discover that the Cape's villages are occasionally adorned with snowy drifts and twinkling icicles for days, and weeks, at a time.
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The 1856 Country Store is an old-fashioned village store nestled among stately sea captains' homes on beautiful Main Street in Centerville, Massachusetts.
The store has delighted generations of youngsters with its huge selection of penny candies and it offers unusual gift items to visitors and year-rounders alike.
But snow…on Cape Cod! Most mainlanders are surprised to discover that the Cape's villages are occasionally adorned with snowy drifts and twinkling icicles for days, and weeks, at a time.
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Built and rebuilt, and moved and renovated since its origin in 1887, this quaint old structure in the center of Ocean Park is now a landmark in a village full of landmarks.
Oak bluff's Victorian houses attract visitors from nearby Cape Cod as well as from around the world. Originally called Cottage City, Oak Bluffs is only a short bike ride from the ferry terminal at Vineyard haven but it's like stepping into another world. Not far from this bandstand, rows of tiny Victorian Cottages in bright colors and ornate trim have been the subjects of a million photos and uncounted paintings.