History
Stunning Home Makeover in North Falmouth!
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
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
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…
The Cape is more than just a spit of land… it’s also a home
The Cape is not only the geographic spit of land we call home, but also the house where we have raised our families for centuries Almost 400 years ago, after…
Did you know Eastman’s Hardware has over 100 years of storied history?
Over 100 years ago, Charles Eastman set in motion a local business that still serves the Falmouth community today A Falmouth landmark, Eastman’s Hardware, at the end of Main Street,…
Ever wonder how the Cape Cod Canal came to be?
August Perry Belmont Jr. was a product of his age, in an age that needed his products. The Gilded Age—a period roughly from post-Civil War Reconstruction (1865) up to the…
A Mecca of Glaze & Haze: The Cape Cod Coliseum
Lost Sailor “Hear the sea birds cryin’ and there’s a ghost wind blowing And it’s calling you, to that misty swirling sea Till the chains of your dreams are broken…
Pages of History: What’s in a Name?
The individuals behind a few of the storied names of Cape Cod’s history Please don’t try this at home—yours or that of anyone else—but you’ll know the scene… It’s a…
Village LIFE: The Magic of Mashpee
A hidden treasure no more The true essence of any classic village is found at its center, or trademark downtown. In the dynamic hub of Mashpee, community spirit is on…
Pages of History: Soldiers of the Surf
Cape & Islands surfmen were among the courageous heroes of the U.S. Life-Saving Service Photos courtesy of Coast Guard Heritage Museum It’s just after dusk, an evening in late November,…
The Curious Tale of Peter Rabbit
Both Cape Cod and England lay claim to the beloved childhood character Photos courtesy of the Thornton W. Burgess Society Imagine that an unknown American author publishing his first young…
Note to Self: Write More Often
Introducing Cape Cod Life Note Cards Above is one of our favorite aerial photos, taken as part of our Aerial Tour, showing the entire shoreline of Cape Cod (available online…
Coasting by the Cape
A brief history of maritime trade Today we buy things online and they are delivered to our door—we don’t even think twice about it. The only reminder of the great…
Harbor LIFE: Wellfleet
Fresh seafood & fine art set this coastal community apart This is the fifth installment of a new series exploring the vibrant harbors across Cape Cod and the Islands…
The lure of the catch
The Outer Cape fishing community holds tight to its time-honored tradition of surfcasting “Some go to church and think about fishing, others go fishing and think about God.” –Tony Blake…
Kennedy Kennel Club
‘Dogs of Camelot’ reveals never-before-seen photos and stories of the Kennedys’ canine companions John F. Kennedy once said, “We must find time to stop and thank the people who make…
August 2018 Gunkholing: When I was a boy
Many an evening was spent playing touch football on Craigville Beach in Centerville. Most of the guys had summer jobs at or near the beach club. Sometimes members of the…
Poseidon’s fury is Liam’s fate
Though battered and bruised, Nauset Beach remains an iconic presence on Cape Cod In Homer’s “Odyssey,” Poseidon, god of the sea, is a divine antagonist who hampered Odysseus’s journey home.…
