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How to Make a Home on Fogo Island

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A Village photo essay

Village How to Make a Home on Fogo Island A wave of artists migrating to Newfoundland’s Fogo Island are taking a modern approach to preserving local traditions. Text—BESIDE Photos—Catherine Bernier “On Fogo Island, it takes more than a house to make a home,” says Kingman Brewster. The architectural consultant moved to the remote Newfoundland outpost from Brooklyn 10 years ago with his wife, Erin, an artist, and their children. Now very much entrenched in the community, Brewster has married his contemporary sensibilities with an appreciation for the Island’s vernacular architecture. He’s

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