Set sail this summer on a relaxing Cape Cod cruise
In this article we highlight six local on-the-water adventures Summer on Cape Cod is never short of options for outdoor activities. Whether you’re a year-round resident or a first-time visitor, the Cape’s waters will eventually beckon you. (A Cape Cod summer just isn’t…
Read MoreThe Changing Shape of the Cape & Islands: Cape Poge and North Neck, Martha’s Vineyard
Editor’s note: This is the 15th in a series of articles covering the region’s dramatically changing coastline. Click here to see all of the articles. Visitors to the southeast of Martha’s Vineyard will find Chappaquiddick, a scenic swath of land that’s home to hundre…
Read MoreOne weekend in Wellfleet—a Cape Cod photo essay
Online only: Expanded story, plus more photos of Wellfleet! Like the menus in its many fine restaurants and the artistic creations on display in its galleries, the town of Wellfleet has so much to offer. From beaches, nature areas and bike trails, to the vast…
Read MorePhoto Portfolio: More great images from Cape Cod LIFE’s 2017 photo contest
The images in this Photo Portfolio were submitted for Cape Cod LIFE’s 2017 Photo Contest. Though they didn’t win, they were too good not to publish. We hope you enjoy them as much as we do. To view the winners of our 2017 Photo Contest,…
Read MoreBlue Economy wave hits Cape Cod: Local companies developing marine technologies
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution provides R&D foundation for entrepreneurs Spotlight on Hydroid, Teledyne & Coastal Engineering Co. Technology and services companies that work in and around the oceans are forming the basis of a vibrant and growing regional techni…
Read MoreCape Cod & Islands Dining Guide 2017
Descriptions of 52 restaurants, including dozens of longtime favorites and a few fresh newcomers Feel like going to your favorite restaurant tonight or this weekend? You know, the one with the incredible lobster rolls, never-ending oysters and mouthwatering filet mignon. Or,…
Read MoreWhalers once headed to Smith’s Tavern in Wellfleet for food, drink and fun
Excavation in 1969-1970 found evidence of a tavern on the Outer Cape in the early 1700s Editor’s note: Prior to 1763, Wellfleet was part of the town of Eastham, but for the purposes of this story we refer to the area—before and after—as Wellfleet. In…
Read MoreWaterview Dining Guide: 110 Cape & Islands restaurants with views of ocean, bay and stream
The Cape and Islands have a reputation for superior dining. From Buzzards Bay to Provincetown and across Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket, the region’s bounty of great restaurants seems never-ending. Are you in the mood for blackened swordfish, pan-seared scallops, or a j…
Read MoreCape & Islands Fourth of July fireworks and festivities
Several holiday events are scheduled across the region That time of the year is finally upon us: the time when the bathing suits, barbecues and boys of summer come out of hibernation to celebrate the bounties of the summer season. This season also commemorates the…
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