Author: Brian Shortsleeve

To your right is the Publisher’s Note from the very first issue of Cape Cod LIFE from June 1979. We…

It seems impossible that merely during my lifetime, the precious entity—Cape Cod—which I have celebrated with our magazine, is diminishing…

In the April/May issue of Cape Cod LIFE I suggested some picture-perfect destinations. My son Joshua loves to explore the…

As I sit down to write this column, I find myself overwhelmed with gratitude and nostalgia. This issue marks a…

Recently I asked my son Joshua, our photographer, if he thought we should tell the Cape Cod LIFE readers what…

It is always a pleasure to receive feedback from our audience and followers. Over the past 45 years, the correspondence…

gunk’holing is the art of getting a boat into any small shallow cove, forbidden to boats of deeper draft and…

I have been friends with Nancy and Brian Donohoe for about 50 years. Nancy’s daughter Heidi and her great-grandmother are…

This August issue of Cape Cod LIFE, focusing on “Old Cape Cod” will help many of us remember our earliest…

This issue of Cape Cod Life, “July“ is devoted largely to cover the dining business on the Cape & Islands.…

Now for 32 years Cape Cod Life has been publishing an annual issue reporting our readers’ opinions, by ballot, on…

When I was in grammar school in Elmira, New York, my father used to build a fire in our living…

Publisher Brian Shortsleeve reminisces on the various moves throughout his life.

‘Tis the season to give thanks and celebrate. Starting the day before Thanksgiving, celebrate the Annual Lighting of the Pilgrim…

It has been just over a year since our good friend Bill Zammer passed away. For those of you who may not recognize the name behind the corporation Cape Cod Restaurants, Inc., you most certainly must be familiar with the successful restaurants that Bill built across the Cape …

In our August issue, in recent years we have done our best to capture “Olde Cape Cod.” The cover photo…

When I began publishing Cape Cod Life 43 years ago, photography was a hobby of mine. I enjoyed photographing locations…

We have just introduced a new section in our online shop under our Photography Prints: Photos by Joshua Shortsleeve.