STRESSFUL THAN DRIVING IN MARBLEHEAD.
♪ YOU COULD CALL MARBLEHEAD, MASS THE ANTI-SALEM.
NO T-SHIRT SHOPS OR TOUR BUSES CLOGGING TRAFFIC HERE.
INSTEAD, VISITORS DISCOVER A HARBOR AS BREATHTAKING AS IT IS STORIED.
AND UNHURRIED ROADS THAT TWIST AND TURN AS THEY MEANDERED DOWN TO THE SEA.
>> PEOPLE DID NOT LAY OUT THE STREETS.
THE COWS DID.
THAT IS WHY WE BANNED EVERYWHERE AND HOUSES ARE PUT DIFFERENT WAYS.
BY THE WAY, THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO WILL SAY GIVE ME A STRAIGHT WAY IN ORAL HAD.
THERE IS NO SUCH -- IN MARBLEHEAD.
THERE IS NO SUCH THING.
ANTHONY: THE CHARM IS ECLIPSED ONLY BY THE LIVELY CAST OF CHARACTERS LIVING HERE.
PEOPLE LIKE WAYNE GEORGE, TOOLS AROUND TOWN IN HIS 1957 BMW.
ONE OF HIS MANY PASSIONS IS RESTORING ANTIQUE YACHTS LIKE THIS RECENTLY RECKLESS AND CLASSIC.
>> THEY ARE COVETED THE WORLD OVER.
THEY ARE SHIPPED TO EUROPE ON A WEEKLY BASIS AND IT IS WONDERFUL TO RESTORE THESE BOATS AND SEE THEM SAILING THE COAST AGAIN.
ANTHONY: IN 2004, GEORGE BOUGHT FLW WOODS, A STORE OPENED IN 1938 SELLING NAUTICAL INSTRUMENTS, WEATHER GEAR AND SAILING APPAREL.
LOVING A CHALLENGE, HE BELIEVED HE COULD UP THE GAME INDISCREETLY BUILDING USING IT TO DESIGN AND SELL HANDSOMELY CRAFTED AMERICAN-MADE CLOTHING.
>> WHAT WE TRY AND DO IS BUILD THINGS REALLY GROUNDED IN NEW ENGLAND SENSIBILITY.
QUALITY, TIMELESS DESIGNS.
WE HAVE FOUND THAT THE YOUNGER GENERATION HAS A NEW APPRECIATION FOR THAT.
ANTHONY: FL WOODS IS KNOWN FOR ITS SHIRTS, PULLOVERS, AND SIGNATURE JACKETS.
WAXED AND WATERPROOFED TO REPEL ANY STORM NATURE CAN THROW ITS WAY.
THIS IS RUGGED APPAREL, CREATED FOR SAILORS AND ALL LOVERS OF THE SEA.
SOME ITEMS EVEN COME WITH SEWN-IN MESSAGES OF INSPIRATION, LIKE THIS QUOTE FROM THE STORE FOUNDER.
>> MAY YOUR COLORS FLY FREELY AND PROUDLY FOR A LONG TIME.
A STATEMENT THAT IS SO TIMELESS TODAY.
EVERYTHING HAS A CONNECTION TO SOME PIECE OF YACHTING AMERICANA.
IN MARBLEHEAD REALLY IS THE SEED OF AMERICAN YACHTING.
YACHTS ARE BEING DESIGNED, BOATS ARE BEING BUILT AND RESTORED, AND AMERICAN MARITIME HERITAGE CLOTHING IS BEING DESIGNED HERE.
ANTHONY: SPEAKING OF MARBLEHEAD LANDMARKS, MANY WHO OVERNIGHT HERE FIND THEMSELVES AT THE US QUIZZICALLY -- AT THE EXQUISITELY APPOINTED HARBOR LIGHT INN.
IT WAS RECENTLY CALLED ONE OF NEW ENGLAND’S BEST KEPT SECRETS.
THERE IS A SERENE GARDEN AND POOL BEHIND THE PROPERTY.
ELEGANT PARLORS.
A SMALL COCKTAIL LOUNGE.
PLUS 20 ROOMS FOR GUESTS.
>> EVERY ROOM IS TOTALLY UNIQUE.
NOT ONLY IN THE DECOR BUT THE SIZE AND AMENITIES.
WE HAVE SOME GREAT ROOMS WITH BEAUTIFUL DECKS.
WE HAVE OTHER ROOMS THAT HAVE FANTASTIC WOOD-BURNING FIREPLACES FOR JACUZZI TUBS.
OUR GHOSTS CAN BOOK SPECIFIC ROOMS BASED ON THEIR PREFERENCE.
ANTHONY: CAROLYN’S PARENTS OPENED THE INN 33 YEARS AGO.
SHE SAYS HER GUESTS ARE FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY BUT YOU WOULD BE SURPRISED HOW MANY COME FROM BOSTON AND EVEN MARBLEHEAD FOR DATE NIGHT GETAWAYS.
SHE AND HER FAMILY URGE ALL THEM TO PARK AND EXPLORE ON FOOT.
PREFERABLY WITHOUT A MAP.
>> I JUST LIKE TO CONVERSE WITH NEW PEOPLE AND SHARE THE TOWN WITH THEM AND SHARE THIS INN SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE IT IS MY FAMILY’S PLACE.
I AM INCREDIBLY PROUD TO SHOW OFF MARBLEHEAD BECAUSE PEOPLE COME HERE AND THEY HAVE NEVER SEEN A TOWN LIKE IT.
ANTHONY: THE LANDING IS ONE OF MARBLEHEAD’S NOTE TO% RESTAURANTS.
WHETHER IT IS FOR A BEER AFTER WORK AT THE SALTY PUB, FOR A FULL DINNER AT THE HARBOR.
THE UNPRETENTIOUS SEAFOOD EAGERLY -- EATERY IS KNOWN FOR THEIR STUFFED CLAMS AND LOBSTER ROLLS.
BUT THE SEAFOOD FESTIVAL IS THE CHEF’S SIGNATURE DISH.
>> COSTA, SO YOU ARE STARTING OUT GREAT.
WE HAVE A CLAM SAUCE WE DO IT WITH WHERE WE DO A RED CLAM SAUCE.
LOBSTER, SCALLOPS, SHRIMP, MUSSELS.
IF YOU WANT TO GET THEM ALONG SHOW SEAFOODS, THAT IS ONE OF THE GREAT DISHES WE SERVE.
ANTHONY: THE GM SAYS YOU CANNOT GET SEAFOOD FRESHER THAN THIS.
THE BOATS UNLOAD ON THE DOCK JUST BELOW THE LANDING.
AND THE VIEWS OF MARBLEHEAD HARBOR DO NOT GET MUCH BETTER.
>> WHEN WE SAY YOU ARE DINING ON THE WATER, IT IS LITERALLY ON THE WATER.
THE DOCK -- SO YOU ARE RIGHT ON THE HARBOR.
ANTHONY: DURING THE SUMMER, THE PATRON MIXES 80% TOURISTS, 20% LOCALS.
IN THE FALL THAT NUMBER REVERSES.
AND TRUST ME, THESE ARE A HARDY BUNCH.
IS THE DECK OPEN YEAR-ROUND?
>> IT IS.
WE HAVE PROPANE HEATERS OUT THERE.
SOMETIMES IN FEBRUARY, WHERE IT IS 40 DEGREES AND THE SUN IS OUT.
PEOPLE HUDDLE AROUND THE HEATER, THEY DON’T NEED THEIR JACKETS.
ANTHONY: IF YOU HAVEN’T BEEN TO THE LANDING LATELY, YOU’LL NOTICE A CHANGE.
THE BAR NOW OVERLOOKS THE WATER, AND THEY’VE BUILT A FUNCTION SPACE THAT ACCOMMODATES 70 GUESTS.
AND WAYNE GEORGE TELLS US, FL WOODS IS NOW A GLOBAL BRAND, THANKS TO AN INTERNATIONAL GROUP OF SAILORS THAT WAS IN MARBLEHEAD FOR A CHAMPIONSHIP REGATTA.
COMPETITORS FROM ARGENTINA, ITALY, AND MEXICO BOUGHT ITEMS FROM THE STORE.
UP NEXT, WE HEAD TO CONNECTICUT’S ANTIQUES CAPIT