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MAGAZINE ISSUE 3 The Work of Art COOL COLLECTIONS • HORSING AROUND • FOODIE FINDS • INSIDER TIPS ISSUE THREE 1 from the nest on a lark ISSUE THREE • 2018/2019 Publisher AMANDA FLANAGAN WALLACE welcome! Editor-in-Chief EMILY GOLIN Art Director SOFIJA RAZGAITIS, MIGHT & MAIN Contributing Editor ELIZABETH DOUGHERTY Contributors DAWN HAGIN, ABBEY HYBL, CLAIRE JEFFERS KATE MCCARTY, AND KEN ORVIDAS 33 FEATURES 09 Cool Collections A look at some small Founder, CEO ROB BLOOD museums off the beaten Director of Hotels MEGAN BUTCHER path and their unusual specialties. Director of Human Resources ELLEN BLOOD Horsing Around You may not think the financial side of a hotel company Controller JEFFREY HOLIHAN 14 26 14 Tracing a common has much to do with customer service, but I see Group Executive Chef JUSTIN PERDUE cultural thread that things differently. My behind-the-scenes accounting team takes care of every last financial detail so that Director of Revenue NIKOLA JASPRICA ties together some of Management our locales. our guest services teams have even more time to focus on sharing the best of each locale with you. Director of Content EMILY GOLIN 21 Foodie Finds Marketing & Public Relations Eating our way through Everyone at Lark Hotels, from the front desk to Director of Strategic AMANDA FLANAGAN WALLACE new food trends popping the back office, feels deeply connected to the Marketing & Advertising up in restaurants and on communities that have welcomed and embraced Director of Asset STEFANIE TANNENBAUM the street. our properties. We created the On a Lark magazine Management to curate and celebrate the unique nooks and Assistant Controller NICOLE BENSON 26 Art & Artisans crannies of what we consider our hometowns. A peek behind the Regional Managers KENZIE MALONEY, design curtain by artists In this issue, we talk with artists whose work graces our JONATHAN SILVA, who've created custom halls and walls, trace the history of three very different BEN FRASER works for Lark. equine attractions, and reveal the latest culinary Public Relations ALL HEART PR trends—including our obsession with street food, craft hard cider, and cookies freshly baked at midnight. Graphic Design & Branding MIGHT & MAIN 21 09 DEPARTMENTS I learned about quirky little museums I had no idea 03 Destination Spotlight were tucked away near some of our hotels, as well as Find These Lark Destinations in This Issue a summer baseball league that serves as a launching 04 Ingredient Intrigue pad for some of Major League Baseball brightest stars. CAMDEN, ME 5, 8, 20, 29–30, 35, 46, 48 PLUM ISLAND, MA 5, 8, 24–25, 38, 46, 48 05 #onalark CAPE COD, MA 3, 4, 6–7, 8, 22, 28, 31, 40, 46, PORTLAND, ME 4, 5, 8, 10–11, 26–27, 29–30, 34, 47 That kind of wonder is what larks are all about. We Please direct any ad sales inquiries to: KENNEBUNKPORT, ME 4, 5, 8, 24–25, 34 PORTSMOUTH, NH 5, 8, 22–24, 37, 47 06 Adventure hope that these stories will help you find it during [email protected] your next adventure in one of our hometowns. MARTHA’S VINEYARD, MA 5, 8, 28, 31, 42, 43, SALEM, MA 4, 5, 8, 22–23, 28, 31, 36, 38, 39, 46, 48 08 Shopping larkhotels.com MENDOCINO, CA 5, 8, 11–12, 45, 46 SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 8, 14–17, 45, 46 © 2018 Lark Hotels 33 Lark Hotel Guide NANTUCKET, MA 5, 8, 22, 28, 44, STOWE, VT 5, 8, 12–13, 47, 48 29 Main Street 46 Lark Libations Jeffrey Holihan, Amesbury, MA 01913 NEWPORT, RI 5, 8, 17–19, 41, 47 Lark Hotels Controller 04 48 Details Cover photo by Adam Policky 2 ON A LARK MAGAZINE POLO: COURTESY NEWPORT POLO; WHITEHALL: ADAM POLICKY; MUSEUM: SOFIJA RAZGAITIS; ISSUE THREE 1 COCKTAIL: COURTESY STREET; THE SYDNEY: READ MCKENDREE; LOBSTER ROLL: SHUTTERSTOCK DESTINATION SPOTLIGHT Cape Cod, Massachusetts NAMED BY: Englishman Bartholomew Gosnold (lawyer, explorer, and privateer) RECORD REACH: This peninsula juts farther out into the Atlantic Ocean than any other part of the United States. Crunchy Bunch There’s nothing like the distinct flavor and SIZE: 65 miles long, 1–20 miles wide Trip to the Tip crunch of a 8 Cape Cod Potato Chip. Known as P-Town, 1 Provincetown perches on YEAR-ROUND POPULATION: 200,000 These legendary chips were first the Cape’s northernmost tip. Although Plymouth introduced on July 4, 1980, in a small claims all the credit as the Pilgrims’ first landing spot, SUMMER POPULATION: 500,000 storefront. Production moved to a factory the intrepid travelers actually first came ashore on in 1985. A guided tour gives you a land that’s now part of Provincetown. Today, it’s a SLOGAN: “It’s all here.” glimpse into a potato’s journey from hub for travelers looking for everything from shops farmers’ fields to your backyard barbecue and nightclubs, to beaches and hiking trails. (100 Breeds Hill Road, Hyannis). 1 7 Just Beach It With 560 miles of coastline, Cape AWOL Cod offers a stretch of sand for Watch the Whales everyone. From expansive stretches Hop aboard the 9 Hyannis Whale like 2 Sandy Neck in Barnstable, to Watcher in Barnstable Harbor (269 the warmer waters of 3 Old Silver Millway) and commune with the in Falmouth, to the ever-popular ocean's gentle giants. Cruise the waters 4 Corporation Beach in Dennis, surrounding Cape Cod, which regu- choose from over 130 beaches. larly rank among the world’s top-10 4 2 whale-watching destinations. Keep your 9 C A O D 5 eyes on the horizon for a glimpse of a P E 8 C humpback, minke, or finback whale, as well as dolphins, porpoises, and seals. 3 10 6 THE COONAMESSETT Lark in Lavender Seek the Seafood Shack Devour your way up the coastline, stopping at 5 Cape Cod Lavender Farm (off Weston Woods Road, Harwich) is run by the Sutphin family, with three generations seafood shacks along the way. We recommend working on the farm. Sip a cold glass of homemade starting at the 6 Clam Shack of Falmouth (227 lavender lemonade while you roam through the fields of Clinton Avenue) and working your way eastward 14,000-plus plants and the Enchanted Garden designed by to 7 The Lobster Pot (321 Commercial Street) folk artist Eddie Foisy. Buy a lavender soy candle or Room in Provincetown. Some shacks are seasonal, Rain mist to bring the peaceful scent home with you. so be sure to check the hours before visiting. Two-Wheeled Tour Take in the Cape’s natural beauty by hitting the bike trails on one of our Solé cruisers while you’re at The Coonamessett in Falmouth or AWOL in DISCOVER more of Cape Cod: Provincetown. In Falmouth, you have direct access to the 10 Shining Sea Bikeway, larkhotels.com/travel/things-cape-cod a former railroad line running through 11 miles of marshes and cranberry bogs. 2 ON A LARK MAGAZINE CHIPS. POTATO CAPE CHIPS: COURTESY COD LAVENDER FARM. CAPE ADAM POTATO COURTESY COD LAVENDER: POLICKY. BY LIGHTHOUSE AND WHALE PHOTOS ISSUE THREE 3 INGREDIENT INTRIGUE #ONALARK Lobster Love The iconic red pincher—associated with salty New England air, summertime, and melted butter—will never go out of style. But the popular crustacean (or its likeness) is turning up in new places and ways. SALEM, MA Stop by Ye Olde Pepper Candy Companie, America’s oldest candy shop, and pick up a bag of the bestselling “Lobsters to #onalark Go” gummy candy for your stroll around this scenic harbor city. LARK LOBSTER ROLL twitter facebookinstagram Lark Hotels’ Executive Chef @larkhotels Justin Perdue makes a mean lobster roll using his “special sauce,” fresh avocado, and romaine lettuce. He was kind enough to share his recipe, below. PLYMOUTH, MA Scattered throughout this Cape Cod town you’ll find LARK LOBSTER ROLL 29 fiberglass lobsters measuring five feet tall, each custom 6 brioche split-top New England rolls designed and hand-painted 2 whole lobsters, 1.5 lbs each, by local artisans. cooked, shelled, and chopped Special Sauce (see below) 1 head romaine lettuce, thin sliced 2 avocados, peeled, pitted, and sliced INSTA-LOVE: We love this photo-centric platform, and so do our properties. Here’s a quick snapshot of a day in the life of our hotels (clockwise from hot sauce, to taste top left): Apparently you can wear white after April Fool’s Day at @thehotelportsmouth | A petal-lined path to the front door at @themerchantsalem | PORTLAND, ME Guests @theattwater score first dibs at First Beach | The golden girls are bACK, a short bike ride from @21broad & @76main | An après-ski soak at SPECIAL SAUCE Saison Dell’Aragosta, whose @fieldguidestowe | Lovely breakfast for our honeymooners at @pomegranate_inn | An enchanted garden alongside JD House, one of the inns of name translates to lobster saison 1 cup mayonnaise @bluedoorgroup | Snowed in at @thesydneyhotel | Rock on @whitehallmaine | Apple cinnamon baked goodness at @captainfairfieldinn | A sneak (a hearty farmhouse ale), is brewed 1/2 cup ketchup peek of the view from @theroofsalem, Salem’s first roof deck bar, while under construction. For more inside looks and photo gems, find all of our 1/4 cup chopped bread & butter with Maine lobster and sea salt by properties’ handles starting on p. 33, and don’t forget to follow @larkhotels. pickles or sweet relish Oxbow Brewery. Taste it seasonally at 1/2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce Oxbow Portland Blending & Bottling. 1 tsp sherry vinegar 1 pinch Espelette pepper powder stay in touch: larkhotels.com/travel juice of 1/2 lemon For up-to-date information on where to sip, shop, sightsee, and so much more, visit our travel blog, In a bowl, mix all the special sauce ingredients.