Nature

Navigating the Storms of Cape Cod’s Past

By Mia Phillips | September 24, 2024

Local author and historian, Don Wilding, documents the ferocious storms of the Cape’s storied past.

Gunk’holing: Shifting Sands

By Brian Shortsleeve | August 20, 2024

It seems impossible that merely during my lifetime, the precious entity—Cape Cod—which I have celebrated with our magazine, is diminishing to maybe someday never exist. I suppose that is the…

Shuck It, Let’s Get Oysters

By Allyson Plessner | July 29, 2024

Local underwater farmers are combining environmentalism and sustainable practices whose results aren’t only beneficial to where we live, but what we eat.

A Little CARE Goes A Long Way

By Julie Craven Wagner | July 29, 2024

Looking to make a positive difference? Check-out how you can help keep the Cape pristine.

Gunk’holing: From Sea to Sea

By Brian Shortsleeve | July 29, 2024

In the April/May issue of Cape Cod LIFE I suggested some picture-perfect destinations. My son Joshua loves to explore the Cape and Islands with his camera to capture vistas and…

Nature’s Palette

By Julie Craven Wagner | April 29, 2024

Meet five landscape professionals in this round-up of talent & learn what unique offerings each has to help you turn a tired yard into your personal oasis.

Cleansing Tides

By Chris White | April 16, 2024

A new report of the quality of the waterways and ponds on the Cape reveals concerns as well as a path for hope.

The Child In All of Us

By Greg O'Brien | April 16, 2024

The Cape Cod Museum of Natural History Celebrates 70 years!

Warm Welcomes and Grateful Goodbyes

By Julie Craven Wagner | December 7, 2023

In the final trip to Olde Homestead Farm, we reflect on the memories, moments and images that make this such a special place.

Gunk’holing: The Changing Coast Line 

By Brian Shortsleeve | November 13, 2023

gunk’holing is the art of getting a boat into any small shallow cove, forbidden to boats of deeper draft and out again, without running aground much over a dozen times.…

Homestead Harvest

By Julie Craven Wagner | October 11, 2023

Autumn begins at Olde Homestead Farm and though the temperature is cooling, farm life remains active.

Secret Garden

By Julie Craven Wagner | October 11, 2023

Garden enthusiasts Marcia and George Chapman have transformed a very ordinary backyard into an enchanting world of wonder. “It’s the largest half acre on Cape Cod,” George Chapman beams, with…

Nature At Work

By Susan Dewey | August 7, 2023

Explore famed landscape designer Piet Oudolf’s Nantucket garden, featured in his latest book, “Piet Oudolf At Work.”

It’s a boy!

By Julie Craven Wagner | August 7, 2023

A new addition to Olde Homestead Farm in Marstons Mills makes a long-awaited appearance.

Peace in Preservation

By Brooklyn Moore | August 7, 2023

Long Pasture Wildlife Sanctuary in Barnstable provides nature-based education in a new, state-of-the-art structure.

Where the Bracing Atlantic Bites Back

By Chris White | July 10, 2023

Sharks deserve equal parts respect and fear as they circle back around the Cape this summer.

The “Jewel” of Barnstable

By Donna Bragg | July 10, 2023

For so many, the coastal beauty of Sandy Neck Beach is a favorite destination for making treasured memories.

Season of Anticipation

By Julie Craven Wagner | June 15, 2023

Hope and anticipation are converging at the always busy Homestead Farm in Marstons Mills.

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