Nature

Turning Points

The Historic Stony Brook Grist Mill in Brewster

By Nancy White | March 25, 2015

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…

a New Twist on an Old Tradition

Putting a New Twist on an old Tradition

By Kathy Blackwell | March 24, 2015

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…

April 2015

Springtime on Chappaquiddick

By Matthew J. Gill | March 24, 2015

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

By Chris White | February 25, 2015

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

By Liam Russo | February 24, 2015

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 2014

Winter Bright

By Susan Dewey | November 20, 2014

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

By Matthew J. Gill | September 17, 2014

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, July 2014 Cape Cod Life | capecodlife.com

A Century on the Sound

By Susan Dewey | July 25, 2014

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, Cape Cod HOME Summder 2014 | capecodlife.com

When Past Shapes Present

By Laurel Kornhiser | July 7, 2014

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

Along the Water

By Rob Conery | July 5, 2014

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

A Page from Real Life

By Eliott Grover | May 12, 2014

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, Cape Cod HOME Spring 2014 | capecodlife.com

Eden by the Sea

By Sara Hoagland Hunter | April 7, 2014

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

Reap What You Sow

By Susan Dewey | April 1, 2014

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

Spring Eternal

By Susan Dewey | March 15, 2014

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

Hydrangea Happy

By Susan Dewey | March 1, 2014

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

A Job That Really Counts – Bird Count

By Amanda Wastrom | February 18, 2014

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

By Matthew J. Gill | January 11, 2014

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

Freeze Frames

By Cape Cod Life Publications | December 15, 2013

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…