Yarmouth’s personality splits between the sober-sided world of Yarmouthport along the Old King’s Highway and the Cyndi Lauper psyche (“Girls Just Wanna Have Fun”) of West Yarmouth and South Yarmouth along Route 28. Start A Perfect Day in Yarmouth on the mild side with a stroll across the salt marsh on the Bass Hole Boardwalk…
If it’s a Wednesday, get an early start on the day by perusing the tables of 80-140 dealers at the Sandwich Bazaar (Oakcrest Cove Field, 34 Quaker Meeting House Rd., 508-685-2767). The Perfect Day in Sandwich starts at the flea market around 6 a.m., and wraps up by noon. You probably won’t find a choice…
Spend the morning in the broad light of the wilds of the Cape Cod National Seashore. After breakfast, pedal west out Bradford Street on the dedicated bike lanes to Herring Cove Beach via the Provincelands Road. Follow the Province Lands Bicycle Trail through the undulating dune system as you head for the Province Lands Visitor…
Home of the traffic circle where Routes. 6 and 28 converge, the “elbow” of Cape Cod is dotted with bogs and ponds. For the start of A Perfect Day In Orleans, go early to Cottage Street Bakery (5 Cottage St., 508-255-2821) before the cinnamon-dusted “dirt bomb” pastries sell out. Then grab a parking space at Nauset Beach…
Established as a “praying village” in 1670, Mashpee is the ancestral home of the Mashpee Wampanoag and headquarters of the modern tribe. The Mashpee Wampanoag Museum (414 Main St., 508-477-9339) occupies a classic half-Cape built around 1793 adjacent to the Mashpee River and the Herring Run. Outside is a traditional round bark-covered Wampanoag house. Inside,…
Falmouth’s triangular Town Green is one of the prettiest on Cape Cod, surrounded by one-time homes of well-to-do merchants and sea captains. Main Street also has some of the Cape’s best clothing shopping, including the home-grown chain Puritan Cape Cod (199 Main St., 508-548-0116) and the chic Maxwell & Co. (200 Main St., 508-540-8752). …
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…
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…
Travel……no matter what it costs…it is still cheaper then A Psychiatrist….and summer vacations Cape Cod are the best! White sandy beaches, quaint seaside villages, local fresh seafood restaurants, dynamic shopping, historic antique hunting grounds, some of the best fishing spots that will make memories or a few good stories at least, and so many of the finest…
What is The Mid-Cape! What is The Mid-Cape?…..The towns of Barnstable, Yarmouth and Dennis constitute what is known as the Mid-Cape. Barnstable is the largest and most populous Cape Cod town. It includes seven villages: Barnstable proper, Centerville, Cotuit, Hyannis, Marstons Mills, Osterville and West Barnstable. A hub for transportation, Hyannis offers visitors access to…
