It’s been a while.
But last week’s photo challenge stumped even long-time experts/frequent winners Michael Calise, Fred Cantor and Jacques Voris.
For years, Barbara Sherburne has owned a watercolor by Mitchell Hager. She brought it with her when she moved from Westport. It made a great challenge.
The illustration showed a home and barn on Long Lots Road, a couple of houses down east of North Avenue. (Click here to see.)
Everyone is right: It looks like it could be on Morningside Drive, Cross Highway or North Avenue. After many hours, Cheryl McKenna came up with the old Adams house on the corner of Long Lots and North Avenue (later owned and, famously, renovated by Martha Stewart).
That was close enough. The watercolor showed the property next door.
The house still stands, on Long Lots. The barn, though, is gone.
This week’s photo challenge shows not a place, but a guy. If he’s familiar, click “Comments” below.
(Photo/Peter Barlow)
On top of old Mansion Rest.
What Fred said!
Top of Mansion Clam ( now Parker)
The fisherman that sat on the back porch or back roof of the Mansion Clam House – now Parker.
Inside the Blackduck?
THE MANSION CLAM HOUSE!
mannequin at Mansion Clam House
Mansion clam house dummy
He looks familiar but the photo does not. It’s credited to me but I don’t remember it unless it’s a portion of a larger view.
Yes. I cropped it significantly!
Too easy!
The jolly fisherman was on the roof of the restaurant that is now Parkers
This used to be on the roof of the old mansion clam house
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The mannequin that was sitting on the balcony at the old Mansion Clam House
He needs to come BACK!!
I agree
He’s the guy on the roof at the ol’ Mansion Clam House?
On the Mansion roof for years
On the roof of Mansion Clam House??
Fisherman Mannequin on roof of the Mansion Clamhouse
I agree with the crowd, the dummy that sat atop the mansion clam house
I miss him. I know the Parker now imbues a different vibe but wouldn’t it be nice to be able to tip your hat to the fisherman whose watch over the Saugatuck was perennial? It’d be good PR because it’d be good for the community: a Saugatuck staple while so many other aspects of it changes.
The fisherman who sat on the back roof of the Mansion Clam House. When they converted it into Parker Mansion, the new owners said he would resume his old place, but so far he hasn’t.
he plans to return as a fisherwoman!
Hi Dan!
Is he from atop the mansion clam house?
Thanks for your wonderful blog!!
Jamie Roth
I agree with Nancy!!!
Yes — you are all correct (except for the one reader who thought it was inside the Black Duck). It’s the fisherman mannequin/dummy who long lounged on the back roof of the Mansion Clam House. He was quite a guy.
The always friendly Parker Mansion fisherman of course!
He’s the fisherman, who was perched on the roof of the Mansion Clam House.