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Nelson Sigelman
Jul 3, 20213 min read
Segue On Tashmoo Pond
My first reaction was, Huh? I wasn’t sure what to make of what I saw on Tashmoo Pond. A diminutive figure of a man in a black wetsuit and...
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Nelson Sigelman
Jun 25, 20215 min read
Finding Nature’s Sounds Amid the Noise
The sound was deafening. Caw. Caw. Caw. Hundreds of crows, swirling black shadows in the darkening sky, called to each other overhead as...
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Nelson Sigelman
Apr 22, 20214 min read
Peter Herrmann, VFW Fluke Tourney Impresario, Remembered
Amid life’s uncertainties, it may be reassuring to think that we will leave some good memories behind once we depart this earth. I...
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Nelson Sigelman
Mar 27, 20213 min read
Irony Swims in Island Waters
The return of river herring to Martha’s Vineyard this spring is one of the rhythms of a natural world unaffected by a pandemic that has...
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Nelson Sigelman
Dec 26, 20204 min read
A Fisherman's Fishy Christmas Gift
Some of the best Martha’s Vineyard striped bass fishermen are solitary individuals who steer clear of any stretch of beach where they...
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Nelson Sigelman
Nov 25, 20207 min read
Contemplating Black Mambas and the Finer Points of Deer Urine
I started to think of black mamba snakes. The mind tends to wander after a couple of hours of tedium while sitting in a tree stand during...
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Nelson Sigelman
Jul 28, 20203 min read
Lone Star Tick Bite Was Not My Alamo
I did what any man would do. I yelled for my wife.
“Norma, look at this,” I said, “It’s a tick.” Norma agreed. It was a tick.
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Nelson Sigelman
Jun 20, 20202 min read
A Delicious Taste of Island Summer
With so many strawberries to eat it was only natural that I would think about making strawberry ice cream. So I turned to my cooking bible.
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Nelson Sigelman
Jun 17, 20204 min read
Martha's Vineyard Squid Run Fun
Striped bass eat squid. Bluefish eat squid. Italians eat squid. What's not to like about squid?
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Nelson Sigelman
Jun 12, 20203 min read
My Island Is a Social Media Petri Dish
Social media is a welcome alternative to Netflix binging, and baking bread, if you can find flour or yeast.
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Nelson Sigelman
May 23, 20207 min read
Martha’s Vineyard Is a Soldier’s Respite
'At one point, I thought, this is it. Mentally, I said goodbye to my wife, goodbye to my kids, and started down the mountain.'
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Nelson Sigelman
Apr 24, 20208 min read
Talking Turkey on Martha's Vineyard
But make no mistake about it. A Tom with love on his mind is no chicken.
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Nelson Sigelman
Apr 13, 20209 min read
Fishermen’s Bonds Were Forged in Combat
“I’ll tell you, those were some of the best men that the United States Army ever had in one spot, in one fight."
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Nelson Sigelman
Apr 7, 20204 min read
Remembering a Legacy of Public Access
Jack was not afraid to go toe-to-toe with indignant property owners who stood in the way of public fishing and boating access.
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Nelson Sigelman
Apr 3, 20204 min read
Peter Johnson Leaves a Proud Legacy
It is a long cast to the Republic of Kiribati. But long casts are one of the qualities of the venerable Roberts Ranger.
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Nelson Sigelman
Mar 29, 20203 min read
It Takes a Big Gaff to Land a Bucket
‘No! No! No! Get the big gaff. Get the big gaff. I don’t wanna lose him!’”
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Nelson Sigelman
Mar 22, 20204 min read
Fishing by Canoe — Aloha Menemsha
Norma said, “Honey, the canoe is a two-man canoe. It’s a heavy canoe. It is not a one-man canoe.”
I’d never seen the canoe but did I listen
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Nelson Sigelman
Dec 12, 20193 min read
You Either Get It or You Don't
Deer hunting season on Martha's Vineyard is a state of mind that is not always easily understood.
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Nelson Sigelman
Oct 28, 20195 min read
Kindest Cuts of All: Ag Society Hosts Deer Butchering Basics
Martha's Vineyard hunters Brian Athearn and Joe Capece demonstrated how to turn a deer into delicious cuts of venison.
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Nelson Sigelman
Oct 7, 20194 min read
Hunters at Risk from Tree Stand Falls
The much anticipated Island deer archery season began Monday, October 7. The start of hunting season brings the promise of venison for...
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