Nature
Along the Water
Every summer, millions of migratory fish make their way through the Cape Cod Canal, chasing their next meal. In hot pursuit, thousands of fishermen from around the region descend upon…
A Page from Real Life
Sara Hoagland Hunter has worked as a journalist and a teacher in her career as well as a documentary film producer and a writer of both songs and children’s books.…
Eden by the Sea
Rachel “Bunny” Mellon and her husband, Paul, could have chosen any exquisite corner of the globe as the summer holiday retreat for their growing family. They were the original post-war power…
Reap What You Sow
Starting your own vegetables from seed is time consuming—but worth the work—for Cape Cod gardens The pleasure of vegetable gardening never grows old. Even on Cape Cod—where variable soil conditions…
Spring Eternal
A photo essay on the perennial pleasure of spring flowers that thrive on Cape Cod, Martha’s Vineyard, and Nantucket Spring comes so slowly to the Cape and Islands. The frigid…
Hydrangea Happy
Almost every Cape and Islands landscape features Hydrangeas, from the classic blue “Mophead” varieties, on to the newer cultivars in a range of colors and sizes. In today’s nurseries there…
A Job That Really Counts – Bird Count
A first-timer shares her experiences from the annual Cape Cod Christmas Bird Count While I have grown up with a healthy love of nature, often spending childhood afternoons in the…
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…
Freeze Frames
Most folks head for cover when a blizzard bears down, but photographers—like meteorologists—view the slippery scenario differently, as an opportunity, and often set out amidst the flurries to capture the…
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…
Pond Perspective
How to add pizzazz to your landscape with a fish pond—or a pondless waterfall. When homeowners think about improving their landscape, they often focus on how to make their lawn…
The lasting beauty of perennials
Perennials—which can thrive in a garden for generations—add enduring color, scent, and texture to coastal gardens Perennials are perfect partners for coastal environments, loving moist, ocean-warm air and the seaside’s…
It’s a ChappyWrap!
Martha’s Vineyard memories are woven into these stylish—and so cozy—blankets created by two entrepreneurial mothers. Everyone remembers their favorite childhood blanket. It protected you from whatever it was that lived…
Treasuring The Dunes
An Osterville interior decorator works with Bunny Mellon’s family to restore a famous Oyster Harbors cottage. The Dune House has long been a cherished seaside retreat for family and friends…
From Land & Sea, CSA
Community Supported Agriculture is a win-win solution for Cape Codders in search of fresh fare. If you’re having trouble finding local fish on Cape Cod, you aren’t looking in the…
Falling for Foliage
Long after summer’s flowers have faded away, foliage plants keep fall gardens alive with color and texture September and October are glorious months on Cape Cod and the Islands, when…
Shellfishing 101
Recreational shellfishing is an easy Cape Cod pleasure: even for raw rookies who don’t know a cherrystone from a little neck. There is something so simple, yet deep-down satisfying about…
From Land And Sea
CSA: Community Supported Agriculture is a win/win solution for Cape Codders in search of fresh fare. If you’re having trouble finding local fish on Cape Cod, you aren’t looking in…
