Going over to the Vineyard used to be such a treat when I was a kid; taking the slow-but-steady ferry or maybe the somewhat speedy Island Queen, eating my favorite ice cream at Mad Martha’s, riding the prettiest painted horse on the Flying Horses Carousel and trying desperately to nab that brass ring, then grabbing lunch at The Black Dog Tavern of Cafe, and maybe mom will even give in and buy that overly-priced Black Dog sweatshirt you want so badly.
Well nowadays, you are sure to run into a Black Dog Store if you come to the Cape without even taking the short voyage to the Vineyard. There are now 13 Black Dog Stores altogether, including a few on the island and Nantucket, stretching to the Mainland in Falmouth, P-town, and Chatham and reaching all the way to Portland, Maine and Newport, Rhode Island.
Why did this small, celebrated, local piece of Cape Cod have to become something more? My only hope is that the Café, Tavern, and Bakery do not follow suit and take to the Mainland. We need to keep these Black Dog favorites intrinsic to the Vineyard. Driving to downtown Falmouth to shop at The Black Dog is just not the same as taking a memorable ferry boat ride there. And Portland, what are they doing with our Black Dog?
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