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  • 2012 Annual Guide

    2012 Annual Guide

    The issue of Cape Cod LIFE that you hold in your hands serves dual purposes. On the pages that follow, you’ll find a town-by-town travel guide to the activities and destinations you need to add… continue reading »

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    Growing Gourmets

    Many of us wish we could develop a new skill—such as learning to cook like a veritable gourmet chef. And we’re in luck: The Regatta of Cotuit offers just such a cooking class series taught… continue reading »

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    Fabric of a Community

    The historic quilt collection at the Atwood House Museum in Chatham holds a treasure-trove of stories in its folds. Study the quilts’ intricate patterns, deep colors, rich textures—and sometimes even handwritten messages—and a swirl of… continue reading »

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    Savor the Quiet Season

    It happens all the time. The question is usually raised by a snowbird who’s never sat through a December nor’easter. They furrow their brow, and maybe they conjure a vision of a “closed” sign hanging… continue reading »

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    Splendid Through the Centuries

    Step up to the headquarters of the Cotuit Oyster Company at 26 Little River Road in Cotuit. Walk down the white shell driveway, past the combination loading dock and deck wrapped in pale blue, wrist-thick… continue reading »

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    Best of the Cape & Islands : Reader’s Choice

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Osterville in early February

A peaceful photo of Osterville in early February. Have a great photo that you want to share? Submit it to our Annual Photo Contest!

Connecting with Cape Cod Life

Celebrity sighting at the Cape & Plymouth Business Connect 2011! Cape Cod Life Publications’ Director of Sales Steve Dewey, Web & Print Advertising Designer Jennifer Dow and capecodlife.com Sales Representative Julie Wagner with Troy Brown, part owner… continue reading »

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Hello from Cuttyhunk!

Cape Cod Fireworks 2011

Flooding At Megansett Beach

Food & Wine

Growing Gourmets

Many of us wish we could develop a new skill—such as learning to cook like a veritable gourmet chef. And we’re in luck: The Regatta of Cotuit offers just such a cooking class series taught… continue reading »

Love’s Branching

Susan Branch clearly remembers her early, fairy tale impressions of Martha’s Vineyard. Wanting to heal her newly broken heart as far away from her native California as possible, Branch landed almost 3,000 miles away and… continue reading »

Treats From Away

If you weren’t born in Maine, where I grew up, we say you’re “from away.” It doesn’t matter if you moved to Kennebunk at two months old, or if your kids were born at Maine… continue reading »

Lifestyle

Nature’s Gifts

Chances are most of your holiday decorating needs are right outside your Cape or Islands back door. Even small landscapes can provide the abundance of colors and textures of greenery perfect for doors, arrangements, mantles,… continue reading »

Spa Time

Soothing touch—whether it’s massage, energy work, a facial, or a glorious combination of the many treatments available—offers a bevy of therapeutic benefits beyond simple relaxation. Therapeutic bodywork can relieve stress, body aches, and joint pain,… continue reading »

Fabric of a Community

The historic quilt collection at the Atwood House Museum in Chatham holds a treasure-trove of stories in its folds. Study the quilts’ intricate patterns, deep colors, rich textures—and sometimes even handwritten messages—and a swirl of… continue reading »

Travel

Holiday Getaways

Ringing in the holidays with a festive Cape Cod mini-vacation has a bonus: you can find great accommodations without breaking the bank. Here are a few standout deals from some of our region’s finest establishments…. continue reading »

Preserving the Cape Cod Character

Gazing across the Fort Hill overlook in Eastham, the magnificence of Cape Cod’s natural beauty and rich cultural history comes into full view. The Nauset salt marsh and ocean that sustained native peoples and early… continue reading »

The House That Heals

On Cuttyhunk Island, you won’t find any board meetings or traffic jams, no deadlines to meet or expectations to beat. Cuttyhunk visitors have known for a long time what the rest of us are just… continue reading »