History

Cotuit Mosquito Yacht Club

By Chris White | August 14, 2019

The Cotuit Mosquito Yacht Club continues to make waves while holding fast to tradition Photos provided by Chris White & Abby Ford In 1998, the Nantucket Yacht Club hosted the…

Cape Cod Lifesaving Competition

By Allyson Plessner | August 14, 2019

Lifeguards on Duty The Cape Cod Lifesaving Competition, celebrating its 45th anniversary this year, shines a spotlight on a talented group of athletes tasked with protecting the Cape’s most precious…

Edgartown!

By Brenna Collins | August 14, 2019

Martha’s Vineyard’s historic gem Martha’s Vineyard, a lush getaway from the mainland is home to picturesque towns like no other. Stepping off of the ferry, whether it be from Woods…

Good Run Good Pace

By Troy Clarkson | August 14, 2019

It started as a fun run, from bar to bar, back in the days before running a road race was even a thing. It was that simple a concept. Today,…

A look at the rich history of Baxter’s

By James P. Freeman | August 12, 2019

The Baxter name holds a storied, and lasting, legacy  With thick fog lifting off a placid morning harbor over a pleasant Memorial Day weekend, Sam Baxter laughed as he recalled…

How Great is Yarmouth!

By Christopher Setterlund | July 2, 2019

Cape Cod’s heart and soul Residing nearly smack-dab in the middle of Cape Cod, and stretching from Cape Cod Bay to the north down to Nantucket Sound to the south,…

Cape Cod Rum Runners

By Don Wilding | July 2, 2019

During the late 1920s, Prescott “Bud” Cummings arrived in Eastham, aiming to make a living as a turnip farmer. Profit margins were narrow, and it wasn’t long before he turned…

Anthony Bourdain Wine Dinner

By Allyson Plessner | July 2, 2019

Local chefs come together to whip up inventive dishes that are as flavorful as the personality and legacy of the man they celebrate: Anthony Bourdain. Brought together by a love…

Richard Loud

By Julie Craven Wagner | July 2, 2019

Maritime painter Richard Loud paints scenes from another era with uncanny ease and insight Painter Richard Loud charts a course to yesterday each day. As he paints, he breathes life…

The Figawi: A note from Brian Shortsleeve

By Brian Shortsleeve | July 2, 2019

Gunkholing: A note from the publisher The Memorial Day weekend sailing regatta, which began in 1972, was created by a couple of friends challenging each other to a sailboat race…

Moby Dick-inspired art

By Rory Marcus | June 24, 2019

Peter Michael Martin takes a page out of a legendary tale with his awe-inspiring artwork Herman Melville’s classic “Moby-Dick,” the story of Captain Ahab’s relentless pursuit of the giant white…

Village LIFE: Charming Chatham

By Christopher Setterlund | June 5, 2019

Where heritage meets modern living Perhaps no other village ties together modern chic and quintessential classic Cape Cod quite like Chatham. It still maintains its image as a hardworking fishing…

Celebrating the life and work of Cape Cod writer, historian and character, Noel Beyle

By James P. Freeman | June 5, 2019

Celebrating the work of Noel Beyle He sold books and bravado. He relished in humor and history. And he frequently peddled curios and curiosity. He was perhaps Cape Cod’s last…

See the new home of the Martha’s Vineyard Museum

By Chris White | June 5, 2019

Photos courtesy of the Martha’s Vineyard Museum The Martha’s Vineyard Museum’s greatest relic is also its new home One of the most ubiquitous pop culture events of the past decade…

40 Years of Cape Cod Life: A message from Brian Shortsleeve

By Brian Shortsleeve | June 5, 2019

Gunkholing: What Does 40 Years of Cape Cod Life Look Like? Our first issue, left, published in 1979. The first issue of our 40th year, right, hit the newsstands in…

Stunning Home Makeover in North Falmouth!

By Allyson Plessner | May 30, 2019

A father and daughter team up to revamp their family summer home, just steps away from New Silver Beach in North Falmouth. A true family effort, Lisa Mara Bry, her…

Retro kitchen on Cape Cod

By Julie Craven Wagner | May 30, 2019

An intrepid couple discover what is old is new again with the help of REEF Builders In the 1939 classic MGM film, “The Wizard of Oz,” Dorothy attempts to tell…

The history of The Carnegie in Edgartown

By Chris White | May 30, 2019

In Edgartown, Andrew Carnegie’s dream lives on In 1848, a 13-year-old boy and his family emigrated from Dunfermline, Scotland’s historic medieval capital, to the United States, in the town of…