Jon Stetson

Jon Stetson, an internationally known mentalist, magician and public speaker, grew up and continues to live in Fairhaven while amazing audiences around the world. Beginning with performing magic shows at local libraries, schools and public events, Stetson evolved into a mentalist, combining comedy with mind boggling demonstrations of “sleight of mind.” He has performed for US Presidents, European royalty, in casinos, on cruise ships, at the Magic Castle, and on network television. Stetson is generally “on the road” about 200 days a year. He was the inspiration for the 2008-2015 CBS television series “The Mentalist.”

All historical information on this page was researched and written by Christopher Richard, who served as Fairhaven’s Tourism Director from 1996 to 2024.