Nature
The Historic Stony Brook Grist Mill in Brewster
Brewster’s Stony Brook Grist Mill has enjoyed a fascinating history—and a thorough restoration Photography by Scott Laughlin and Stan Godwin Nestled in a small, scenic valley and between a babbling…
Putting a New Twist on an old Tradition
Cape Cod artist weaves tapestries from seaweed, grass, and other natural materials. Shannon Goheen is a landscape designer, and for more than a quarter century, her work has involved transforming…
Springtime on Chappaquiddick
Peaceful gardens, colorful wildlife and a dynamic coastline are just an island away When considering the places you might go to relax, to enjoy nature or just to get away…
The Wreck of the Andrea Doria
A legendary ship, a monumental collision, and a miraculous rescue operation off the coast of nantucket. Since the Sparrowhawk sank off Orleans in 1626, the Cape and Islands have seemingly…
There’s history — and mystery — beneath the waters off Wellfleet
The fascinating story of Billingsgate Island. There is simplicity in the beauty of Wellfleet. The town is full of rich history, and there’s an authentic nature about those who have…
Winter Bright
The palette of Cape Cod’s landscape has a surprising beauty in the winter, both in perennial gardens and in our natural and cultivated landscapes. In the flower gardens, beauty remains…
Journalist had a Dramatic Start
In his travels around the globe as a correspondent for CBS News, Seth Doane has covered stories in South America, Africa, and beautiful Bali, Indonesia. What’s better? The 1996 Harwich…
A Century on the Sound
The 100th anniversary of Cape Cod’s classic Wianno Seniors will be celebrated this summer showcasing classic—and particularly American—Nantucket Sound memories. For the last 100 years, a small sloop designed and built on…
When Past Shapes Present
The dogwood tree—the site of an occasional family pig roast on summer days—was one untouchable sacred cow, recounts Mark Hutker, speaking of a home he and Gregory Ehrman, a senior…
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…