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Outtakes from LIFE: Thanksgiving football edition
MASHPEE: After interviewing 15 local athletic directors, football coaches, and team supporters for an article on Thanksgiving Day rivalries among Cape Cod teams—as well as the Island Cup game between…
Thanksgiving football rivalries on Cape Cod and the Islands
Very early on Thanksgiving morning in 1987, a few years after he had stepped down as head football coach at Barnstable High, Don Dorr gathered his young son, Jayme, and…
Exhibit covers Provincetown’s whaling history
During the Charles W. Morgan’s recent tour of the Cape and Islands and points beyond, Stephen Borkowski had the rare opportunity to sail aboard the historic wooden whaling vessel as…
Chatham Bars Inn celebrates 100 years of luxury
When the Chatham Bars Inn opened for business in June of 1914, the new resort was the picture of luxury. Situated high on a bluff overlooking Aunt Lydia’s Cove—and the…
A Century on the Sound
The 100th anniversary of Cape Cod’s classic Wianno Seniors will be celebrated this summer showcasing classic—and particularly American—Nantucket Sound memories. For the last 100 years, a small sloop designed and built on…
Cape Cod Canal celebrates a marvelous anniversary
Written into his contract for the construction of the Cape Cod Canal, August Belmont was also tasked with building two passenger bridges that would span the new waterway—one in Bourne,…
Restoring a Classic
A century ago, this classic Provincetown home overlooking Cape Cod Bay was a distinctive residence in the historic Cape Cod seaport. The stucture’s rich nautical heritage dates back to its…
A Permanent Legacy
JFK, Falmouth’s pink granite, and a special memorial Every year, millions of people visit John F. Kennedy’s gravesite at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia, paying respects to the late president…
The Adventures of Adelaide Cummings
In 1938, Tennessee native, Adelaide Cummings, resigned her post as a reporter for Life magazine to travel the world for a year with her mother, Martha. The pair visited Adelaide’s…
We’re 35 and Going Strong!
This year Cape Cod LIFE Publications celebrates its 35th anniversary. In 1979, Brian Shortsleeve, our publisher, had an idea for a magazine he thought readers and advertisers would like, one…
It’s Really Going to be Grand
There is a certain sense of pride that comes with the designation “Oldest town on Cape Cod” and the citizens of Sandwich take very seriously the obligation of honoring and…
Cape residents, weather experts recall the New England Hurricane of 1938
Ginny Dunham Hutchinson was 14 and a student at the Barnstable Senior/Junior High School when she and some friends walked to the beach on the afternoon of September 22, 1938.En…
Lyrical Island Treasures
For those unfamiliar with the craft, the art of etching or carving designs into whale’s teeth (ivory) or bone is known as scrimshaw, and those who practice this art are…
A True Cape Colony
Highfield Hall’s House and Garden Tour celebrates the genuine Cape resort of East Falmouth’s Menauhant. When it was conceived in the 1870s, the plan for the summer colony of Menauhant…
Woven In Time
After decades of honing her craft, Michigan resident Kathleen Myers finds her place among the master lightship basket weavers of Nantucket. A craft that started at sea off the coast…
A Timeless Retreat
Architect Bruce Miller restores an authentic Cape cabin in the woods of Wellfleet. It’s not every day you come across a property that evokes a sense of charm and nostalgia…
Grandeur Restored
With the second renovation of a Shingle-style house on the water in Sagamore, a couple finally find their dream home. When a young couple was looking for a summer home…
Our Kitchen’s Blooming
A kitchen in an antique Cape comes alive in the hands of talented local professionals. In our old Cape house, the original kitchen was once the most important room in…
