Category: Recreation & Activities
The Shape of Things to Come
After learning to shape surfboards in the Hawaiian motherland, Cape Cod native Shawn Vecchione brought his world-class skills back home.…
Read MoreFlying All Colors
Nantucket’s glorious Rainbow Fleet has brightened summer skies for almost a century. Nantucket Island, the former whaling capital of the…
Read MoreYour Best Match Yet
Cape Cod’s landscape can create new obstacles for visiting golfers. Here are a few tips from local pros on common…
Read MoreNet Perfection
Cape and Islands fishermen are hooked on striped bass. For fishermen, there’s a magical tide that washes over Cape Cod…
Read MoreThe Quickest Windjammer
Before the mast with Martha’s Vineyard’s famous kiteboarder, Rob Douglas Ask Rob Douglas, a lifelong Vineyard Haven resident who is…
Read More60 Years under the Big Top
The Cape Cod Melody Tent celebrates more than a half-century of musical magic On first sight, the giant blue vinyl…
Read MoreIngrained in Cape Cod
A new line of locally handcrafted furniture shines at West Barnstable’s Pastiche. Some things beg to be touched: cashmere sweaters,…
Read MoreToast of the Island
The 2011 Nantucket Wine Festival promises to be a premier summer season opener with high-profile events, renowned winemakers, and fine…
Read MoreThe Right Idea
Research by the Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies has refined our understanding of the North Atlantic right whale, one of…
Read MoreDays & Nights
Days Cottages, those barebones structures placed in a row along Route 6A, are relics of Depression-era Cape Cod. For devoted…
Read MoreGrowing Green Hands
Cape students learn how to protect their fragile coastal environment with hands-on activities. When teacher Christine Fawkes’ first grade class…
Read MoreA Garden Wedding
Preparing your landscape for that special day. In all seasons, a garden is one of the most life-affirming places on…
Read MoreRemembering Osterville’s Seapuit Golf Club
Of Splendid Views, Tough Lies, Fresh Oysters on the Half Shell – and Dollar-a-Day Caddies There isn’t much to see…
Read More100 Years Strong
Festive crowds lined streets draped in patriotic regalia at Provincetown’s impressive Pilgrim Monument dedication ceremony 100 years ago. Provincetown is…
Read MoreOrleans: Boatbuilding Capital of Cape Cod
Orleans, located just beyond the elbow of the Cape on the way to Provincetown’s curled fist, has several personalities: it…
Read MorePlay Ball!
The Barnstable Bat Company hits a homerun with their custom baseball bats Baseball, the tribulations of the Red Sox aside,…
Read MoreIn A League All Its Own
For decades, one of the Cape’s most memorable summer attractions has been its own amateur baseball league. An organization…
Read MorePLAY BALL! From the Cape Cod Baseball League to the Hall of Fame
‘SELDOM ANY SPLENDID STORY IS wholly true, thought Samuel Johnson. The official version of the Cape Cod Baseball League’s history…
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