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Tuesday, November 14. 2017

New England real estate: Cuttyhunk Island


Cuttyhunk seems remote, but it is only ten minutes by air from New Bedford.  I don't know how well Amazon Prime works there. Cell service? Don't count on it. Around 40 people live on Cuttyhunk year-round.


The house above is for sale.


What do you do about firewood out there? 

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If you need firewood, just create some shipwrecks. At least, that's how they used to do it back in the day...
#1 Mark Matis on 2017-11-14 20:11 (Reply)
That's going to be some ambitious shipwrecking, trying to heat 8000+ square feet of mansion. Especially if you're only going to be wrecking wooden ships...
#1.1 Mike Anderson (Link) on 2017-11-14 21:05 (Reply)
How did it get the name Cuttyhunk ?
#2 RL on 2017-11-15 00:12 (Reply)
Indian name, of course
#2.1 Bird Dog on 2017-11-15 09:09 (Reply)
Cuttyhunk is a lovely place, but certainly remote. I'm not aware of there being an airfield there, the terrain is hilly so you better fly in by helicopter.

My visits have all been by sailboat, never in winter. You would have to transport fuel (wood) by boat, the main channel and harbor will not accommodate a large vessel. Might be best to close up the place in the cold months, spend the winter on the mainland - might even be cheaper than transporting the volume of wood you would need to heat the place.
#3 steve walsh on 2017-11-15 07:15 (Reply)
and its a really ugly box. Forget that and come to Texas where the living is easy
#4 bgarrett on 2017-11-15 07:28 (Reply)
Thing is, New Englanders don't necessarily seek "easy living"
#4.1 Bird Dog on 2017-11-15 08:22 (Reply)
The mere fact New England remains occupied, certainly supports that notion!

But then, the same thing can be said of the Inuit occupying vast portions of the Artic.

No accounting for human climate choices!
#4.1.1 B48 on 2017-11-15 09:41 (Reply)
It's a great place to visit. There's a ferry a couple times a day in-season from New Bedford, by the city dock. Lots of places to rent. A couple part time restaurants. There is "nothing to do" so everybody fishes, drinks, plays cards, swims, horseshoes, whatever. Good fishing charters, wholesome activities for younger kids. Dry island, only one shop, so you have to bring whatever food and booze you'll need during your stay. It's sort of the opposite of Hyannisport or Marthas, a little like Wellfleet but even moreso.
#5 Jablonski on 2017-11-16 12:32 (Reply)

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