Bring your camera and your wallet. Chatham has one of the most idiosyncratic shopping districts on Cape Cod. The nostalgia-packed Ben Franklin Store (631 Main St., Chatham, 508-945-0655) echoes the five-and-dimes of yesteryear. For more than 20 years, artist Jenny Bovey has been translating ink prints of local fish into clothing at Blue Water Fish…
Brewster’s eight beaches on Cape Cod Bay are so shallow and so gradual that you can walk out nearly a mile at low tide—and wade nearly that far at high tide. A Perfect Day in In Brewster starts at Breakwater Beach (off Breakwater Rd.). If the tide is out, you can explore tidal pools for…
There are 15 towns in Barnstable County, which covers all of Cape Cod, from the Bourne Bridge, to the tip of Falmouth to the stone jetty in Provincetown, and there are 15 weekends between Memorial Day and Labor Day. What a coincidence! A Perfect Day In Bourne starts right in the village. The villages…
There are 15 towns in Barnstable County, which covers all of Cape Cod, from the Bourne Bridge, to the tip of Falmouth to the stone jetty in Provincetown, and there are 15 weekends between Memorial Day and Labor Day. What a coincidence! With villages ranging from rustic West Barnstable to busy Hyannis, the Town of…
I know it is frustrating out there. The economy is down & so many people need shelters. Emotions are up & down & sideways.There is a Potential Year Round Tenants Rental Protocol available. There is a huge demand & no supply for Year Round rentals on Cape Cod & investors are no longer buying rental properties. As a rental…
Plan ahead to take it all in. In Chatham, for example, you can take a seal tour, charter a fishing boat, tour the Chatham Lighthouse (above) or sunbath at Chatham Light Beach (above) all in the same trip. It is never too early to start planning your Cape Cod vacation, and – to be honest…
Race Point Lighthouse in Provincetown. Photo by John Fitts. “(A lighthouse) is such a potent image: practical, because lives depend on it, and at the same time, utterly romantic, this lonely building on the cusp of land and sea, sending out light into the darkness.” – Jeannette Winterson To this day, the Cape’s maritime history…
Clam chowder is a Cape Cod staple. Which Cape Cod restaurant serves it the way you like it? Digging For Delights – Cape Cod Clamming starts with Clams and other shellfish that are practically a requisite part of any trip to Cape Cod. People enjoy them raw, steamed, stuffed, in chowders, or done in fancier…
