The Changing Shape of Sandwich’s Town Neck Beach
Editor’s note: This is the 1st in a series of articles covering the region’s dramatically changing coastline. Click here to see all of the articles. It will be a long time before the winter of 2014-2015 is forgotten in these parts. In November, snowstorms began…
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Our Lunch with Rita
Former Cape Cod restaurateur prepares a garden meal befitting her Azorean roots On a recent warm, Cape Cod afternoon, some Cape Cod LIFE staffers and I accepted an invitation for lunch at the home of our longtime friend, Rita Pacheco. As we traveled along the…
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Strong to the Finish
Cape Cod’s Pairpoint Glassworks completes a special Boston Marathon project, while mourning a painful loss The oldest working glassworks company in the United States, Pairpoint Glassworks has made its home for the last four decades in Bourne’s Sagamore village, tucked alongside the canal and situated…
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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 brook and Stony Brook Road is a two-and-one-half story, wood-frame building. Understated in its New…
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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 the grounds of hundreds of Cape Cod homes and businesses into special, one-of-a-kind spaces. Since…
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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 from it all, what scenes come to mind, and what are the details you envision?…
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