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Cape Cod's Kindness Rocks Project, Cape Cod Life, April 2017 | capecodlife.com

Cape Cod’s Kindness Rocks Project

By Haley Cote | March 16, 2017

Finding just the right message of inspiration at just the right time might just change everything. For West Barnstable resident Megan Murphy—and countless others on Cape Cod and beyond because…

This flight pattern is well established, Cape Cod Life, April 2017 | capecodlife.com

Cape Cod has long been a hot spot for birding enthusiasts

By Chris White | March 16, 2017

Race Point, Fort Hill and other locales on the peninsula are popular sighting areas “For birding, no other place on the East Coast of the United States can compare to…

You might say she’s got ‘flower power,' Cape Cod Life, April 2017 | capecodlife.com

Yarmouth Port gardener has ‘flower power’

By Lilly Lowe | March 16, 2017

For Helen McVeigh, time spent in the garden is fulfilling, inspiring, and fun Helen McVeigh describes her gardens as “her bodacious dream,” and a visit to her charming Yarmouth Port…

A Refuge for Recovery, Spring 2017 Cape Cod Life | capecodlife.com

Special garden heals mind, body and soul

By C.L. Fornari | February 27, 2017

When Judi Meyer expressed interest in a tiny house in East Sandwich, her son told her she was crazy. “We were driving by, and I saw the ‘For Sale’ sign,”…

Nantucket, Annual 2017 Cape Cod Life | capecodlife.com

2017 Life Annual Guide: Nantucket

By Cape Cod Life Publications | January 5, 2017

Madaket, Nantucket, Siasconset Magnificent and rugged, elegant and expensive, historic and eminently enjoyable: these are just some of the terms that come to mind when considering Nantucket. Located about 27…

The Changing Shape of the Cape & Islands: Wellfleet Harbor, November/December Cape Cod Life | capecodlife.com

The Changing Shape of the Cape & Islands: Wellfleet Harbor

By Christopher Setterlund | October 11, 2016

Editor’s note: This is the 12th in a series of articles covering the region’s dramatically changing coastline. Click here to see all of the articles. Click here to see all…

Boiling down to the details, Autumn Cape Cod Home | capecodlife.com

Boiling down to the details

By Laurel Kornhiser | September 19, 2016

Homeowner and mason team up to render the ultimate outdoor dream kitchen It is said that too many cooks in the kitchen spoil the broth, but when building a dream outdoor kitchen,…

The world is their alphabet, Autumn Cape Cod Home | capecodlife.com

The world is their alphabet

By Ashley Owen | September 19, 2016

Husband-and-wife team finds and photographs ‘Letters from the Cape’ A different perspective on the world can yield beautiful results, as Jan and Chris Capece know well. From subtle shapes made…

A celebration of nature, Autumn Cape Cod Home | capecodlife.com

A celebration of nature

By Libby Ellis | September 19, 2016

Architect designed this Martha’s Vineyard home with sea and sky in mind Up-island, beyond the blueberry ridges and the remains of a 19th-century brickyard on the north shore of Martha’s…

Spring Ahead with Fall Planting, Autumn Cape Cod Home | capecodlife.com

Spring ahead with fall planting

By Haley Cote | September 19, 2016

While crisp autumn days await, now is the perfect time to get home and garden landscapes ready for prime time come spring. Warmer soil temperatures in the fall encourage strong…

Celebrate the harvest at Sustainable Nantucket’s Farmers & Artisans Market, Sept/Oct Cape Cod Life | capecodlife.com

Celebrate the harvest at Sustainable Nantucket’s Farmers & Artisans Market

By Catherine Kierce | August 30, 2016

Locally grown produce, freshly baked treats, and handmade crafts and products are just a sampling of what can be found at Sustainable Nantucket’s Farmers & Artisans Market, held downtown on…

Chappaquiddick—an island that’s tough to spell but hard to forget

Chappaquiddick—an island that’s tough to spell but hard to forget

By Catherine Kierce | August 30, 2016

If you want to get away from it all this fall—if only for a day or a few hours—the Martha’s Vineyard island of Chappaquiddick may be just the place for…

Experience the beauty of nature at the Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary, Sept/Oct Cape Cod Life | capecodlife.com

Experience the beauty of nature at the Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary

By Catherine Kierce | August 30, 2016

If your idea of an ideal autumn day includes peaceful walks, fresh salt air, and glimpses of native wildlife, consider spending a few hours exploring Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet Bay Wildlife…

Exploring the World Beneath the Waves, Sept/Oct Cape Cod Life | capecodlife.com

Exploring the World Beneath the Waves

By Rob Conery | August 30, 2016

There is another world, a bigger world. It’s a world both alien and familiar, and it starts at the beach. It’s the world of diving, and while this world is…

Take a ride on Nantucket's wildvside, Sept/Oct Cape Cod Life | capecodlife.com

Take a ride on Nantucket’s wildside

By Matthew J. Gill | August 23, 2016

A bumpy beach road leads visitors to the stunning Coskata-Coatue Wildlife Refuge. Drivers attempting to make their way out to the Coskata-Coatue Wildlife Refuge and Great Point Light on the…

The Changing Shape of the Cape & Islands: The tidal flats of Brewster, Orleans, and Eastham, Sept/Oct Cape Cod Life | capecodlife.com

The Changing Shape of the Cape & Islands: The tidal flats of Brewster, Orleans, & Eastham

By Christopher Setterlund | August 23, 2016

Editor’s note: This is the 11th in a series of articles covering the region’s dramatically changing coastline. Click here to see all of the articles. Measuring approximately 12,000 acres at…

Where angelfish fear to tread | Cape Cod LIFE August 2016

Where angelfish fear to tread

By Matthew J. Gill | July 21, 2016

Cape Cod native explores the world’s oceans to photograph rarely seen marine life Ethan Daniels is not your ordinary photographer. He’s not even your ordinary wildlife photographer. A native of Orleans,…

“A noble and primitive wood” | Cape Cod LIFE August 2016

“A noble and primitive wood”

By Elwood O. Mills, Jr. | July 21, 2016

Thoreau was impressed by Naushon Island’s old-growth forest Henry David Thoreau visited Cape Cod and the Islands on at least five occasions during the mid-1800s, “wishing,” as he would write…

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