Published October 18, 2010

Stage Harbor Light and Ennis Skiff (Christopher Seufert Photography)

Photographer Christopher Seufert was up all night working on a project when he saw the sun rise over the water in Chatham.

So I had a cup of coffee and took my camera out into the marshes. Almost as good a recharge as actual sleep. Really though, glad I didn’t sleep through this one. I was hoping to catch the mist on the water but it burned off before I got set.

This dory is actually an “Ennis Skiff.” The Ennis Skiff is a design developed by Tom Ennis and built, at one time, exclusively by him. According to resident John Geiger, the family still has the original forms and drawings dating back to post WWII when Tom settled in Chatham at Stage Harbor. Tom began as an Oysterman before becoming the owner of Old Mill Boat Yard on the big Mill Pond, and then moving the business in the late 60’s to what is now the town facility on Stage Harbor.

Seufert shot this image Oct. 19, 2006, and recently submitted it to WBUR’s Flickr group. It’s the Hubbub Photo of the Day.