Category: History
The Cod-ification of the Cape
In an early chapter of the epic novel “American Gods” Neil Gaiman relates the story of a ship of sailors…
Read MoreHistory of the Cape Cod Baseball League: The Sons of Summer
Unlike Brooklyn Dodgers fans, whose connection to their “Boys of Summer” is wistful, baseball fans on Cape Cod have a…
Read MoreThe Lighthouse of Hyannis Port
One of the Cape’s most iconic lighthouses stands not upon the dunes of the National Seashore but at a bend…
Read MoreTown Profiles
Sites to See and Places to Be Across the Cape and Islands Upper Cape: Bourne • Sandwich • Falmouth •…
Read MoreHome is Where the Health Is
Cape Cod Healthcare: from dire beginnings to an essential present. On October 2nd, 1920, Cape Cod Hospital first opened its…
Read MoreThe Eye of the Universe
Imagine a world in which the wealth of the richest towns and cities revolves around the pursuit and hunting of…
Read MoreCape Cod Kitty Hawk
Before people began to take flying machines—and even space bound shuttles and rockets—for granted, the innovations in flight fascinated much…
Read MoreThe Great Blue Way
Author Sue Mellen takes a look at the thriving theater community across the Cape & Islands in her new book.…
Read More“The way it used to was”
Restaurateur and art collector Anton ‘Napi’ Van Dereck told the story of Provincetown through art and food This summer in…
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