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For the Love of Oysters

Enjoying a fresh oyster is like diving into the ocean on a hot summer’s day. The shores of Barnstable Harbor are where I discovered my love for oysters. When people think of Cape Cod, Wellfleet’s ultra-briny oysters might come to mind, but tucked away deep inside the waterways of Barnstable Harbor, throughout the Great Salt Marsh and Sandy Neck Beach, local fisherman farm over 90 acres and millions of oysters every year. Their flavor is...

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Traditions of Giving

These local businesses cultivate enduring partnerships with the nonprofits they support all year long.

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Mahjong’s Modern Revival

Around for centuries, this now trendy game of tiles is having a moment.

Gunk’holing: December 1987/January 1988.

To know Brian was to sit and laugh with him huddled by a log fire, especially at Christmas. – Kevin Shortsleeve

A New Movement: The Cape Symphony’s Next Crescendo

Meet Alyssa Wang, the dynamic new maestra bringing energy and imagination to the Cape Symphony podium.

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A Season Well Lived

Local author and designer Marc Seivers reimagines and transforms his home into a warm, festive showcase of holiday spirit.

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Every Inch with Intention

In charming Osterville, a petite cottage proves that heartfelt touches can make every inch count.

Through a Painter’s Lens

Photographer Patricia Chamberlin’s images of the region transform any home into a gallery of inspiration.

The Bessey Blueprint

Nantucket’s Bessey Construction nails the stunning combination of quality construction with world-class design.

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Our feelings of support and gratitude for what the art community contributes to this unique landscape are deep. Therefore, all the content in this year's Cape Cod ART is available for everyone to read!

2025 Artist Profiles

Artist Profile: Joseph McGurl

For artist Joseph McGurl, one of the country’s premier landscape painters, each brushstroke is like a love letter to the…

Artist Profile: Gwen Marcus

For more than a century, the Cape has had a history of being a significant crossroad for artists of distinction.…

Artist Profile: Kenneth Evans

Ken Evans was a young boy in the early 1950s when he received a John Gnagy charcoal drawing set as…

Artist Profiles: David Mesite

On Cape Cod, the landscape is teeming with breathtaking beauty—winding roads, ever-changing shorelines, and scenes that evoke stories of summer…

Artist Profile: Kate Pelletier

In Kate Pelletier’s Nantucket studio, art begins not with a sketch or a plan but with a feeling. Her process,…

Artist Profile: Richard Vecchione

Like an absentminded connection between your brain and your creative side, the act of doodling is effortless and playful. It…

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An Artist’s Assistant

With her trusty Golden Retriever by her side, there is nothing artist Meredith Hanson cannot create.

One Wag At A Time

Thanks to their team of dedicated volunteers (of human and canine kind), Hearts and Paws Comfort Dogs is bringing pawsitivity to our community.

Not Ruffin’ It

These accommodations across the Cape & Islands are ready to pamper you and your pup on your next getaway.

A Doggone Good Day

The Daffy Dog Parade, an annual event hosted by the Nantucket Chamber of Commerce in partnership with NiSHA, is a tail-wagging good time.