Recreation & Activities

Posh Picnicking

By Hannah Eaton | September 24, 2024

Luxury picnic companies are popping up across the Cape & Islands.

Bewitching the Cape

By Sarah Serota | September 24, 2024

Witches on the Water rings in the spookiest time of year with their annual paddle for charity.

Good Reads in LIFE: If You Give a Man a Fish….

By Chris White | September 24, 2024

But if you teach a man to fish… he’ll write a book about it. For fishermen and best-selling authors Adam Gamble and Michael Tougias, fishing has proven a lifetime journey…

Gunk’holing: Standing Tall in Truro 

By Julie Craven Wagner | September 23, 2024

As Brian passes the mantle to me for his Gunk’holing column, I am both honored and cautiously respectful of the reflections he has shared with all of us for decades. …

Brewster Dog Park: A Tail Wagging Success Story

By Brooklyn Moore | August 20, 2024

Dogged determination helped build this special place for play.

Girl Power

By Julie Craven Wagner | June 17, 2024

Increased accessibility and new technologies are smashing the gender barriers in recreational boating and fishing.

Spotlight: New England Vacation Rentals

By Cape Cod Life Publications | June 17, 2024

Trust and Understanding Being in business on Cape Cod for 20 years, you are bound to learn several valuable lessons. For New England Vacation Rentals (NEVR) those lessons are indiscernible…

Spotlight: Chatham Boat Company and Beachcomber Boat Tours

By Cape Cod Life Publications | June 17, 2024

With a refreshed vision, new owners chart a course for success. Todd and Molly Fedele, the new owners of Chatham Boat Company and Beachcomber Boat Tours, are set out to…

Gunk’holing: As far as the eye can see

By Brian Shortsleeve | May 21, 2024

Recently I asked my son Joshua, our photographer, if he thought we should tell the Cape Cod LIFE readers what he has taken photos of, and if they could do…

The Child In All of Us

By Greg O'Brien | April 16, 2024

The Cape Cod Museum of Natural History Celebrates 70 years!

Weekend Away: British Virgin Islands, Virgin Gorda

By Julie Craven Wagner | April 16, 2024

When considering a weekend away, why not really get away? All the way to the Bitter End of Virgin Gorda.

Readers’ Resource: Mid-Cape Athletic Club

By Cape Cod Life Publications | April 16, 2024

For decades now the Mid-Cape Athletic Club has been a mainstay on the menu of activities offered across the Cape.

Season of Lights

By Julie Craven Wagner | November 13, 2023

Celebrating 20 years of Gardens Aglow at Sandwich’s Heritage Museums & Gardens.

A Place to Play

By Lindsey Friel | September 5, 2023

For 65 years, Ryan Family Amusements has created fun times for the whole family.

Ready, Set, Hang Ten

By Christina Galt | August 14, 2023

Since 2011, local surf school, Sugar Surf has been empowering women and encouraging the community to get out on the water.

Become One With The Herd

By Hannah Eaton | August 14, 2023

Getting Your Zen on with Alpaca Yoga on Martha’s Vineyard.

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.

Cape Health: Oceanair Himalayan Salt Cave

By Jenna Ellis | July 20, 2023

A multitude of benefits at Oceanair Himalayan Salt Cave in Orleans will have you breathing easy.

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