Gas Light Beach

Marblehead native Steve Tompkins was a recent graduate of the University of New Hampshire in the early 1960s when Carol Benner walked into Maddie’s Sail Loft with one of his fraternity brothers.  “Upstairs at Maddie’s wasn’t open back then,” Carol recalled of the evening when she accompanied her date to meet up with Steve and his friends. “They only had booths for … [Read more...] about HOW THEY MET: A tight fit at Maddie’s