I speak here as the parent of a son with Down Syndrome who has been invited to camp, consecutively, for 43 years.

Out of profound respect for the health of staff and friends/customers, Sundog remained closed during most of our 50th anniversary year of 2020.

My connection with the Poole family goes back 50 years, to when they lived around the corner in Edgartown.

I started working when I was 14 years old. Everett Poole hired a lot of young people, including me.

In the aftermath of the Ocean View fire I would like to first thank the firefighters, EMTs and police from all the Island towns that fought the blaze.

In the early 1970s, I was looking for a job. Everett Poole needed a secretary. I applied, and he hired me, maybe because we were both progeny of whaling captains.