Tag: Pages of History

Welcome to Cape Cod

Today life is all about speed and instant gratification. Innovations like smartphones, GPS, high-speed internet, streaming music and movies, have…

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A Homecoming to Remember

The intricate restoration of America’s most famous ship, the Mayflower II, and its journey back home to Plymouth. On April…

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The Cod-ification of the Cape

In an early chapter of the epic novel “American Gods” Neil Gaiman relates the story of a ship of sailors…

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History of the Cape Cod Baseball League: The Sons of Summer

Unlike Brooklyn Dodgers fans, whose connection to their “Boys of Summer” is wistful, baseball fans on Cape Cod have a…

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The Lighthouse of Hyannis Port

One of the Cape’s most iconic lighthouses stands not upon the dunes of the National Seashore but at a bend…

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Home is Where the Health Is

Cape Cod Healthcare: from dire beginnings to an essential present. On October 2nd, 1920, Cape Cod Hospital first opened its…

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The Eye of the Universe

Imagine a world in which the wealth of the richest towns and cities revolves around the pursuit and hunting of…

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Cape Cod Kitty Hawk

Before people began to take flying machines—and even space bound shuttles and rockets—for granted, the innovations in flight fascinated much…

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The Great Blue Way

Author Sue Mellen takes a look at the thriving theater community across the Cape & Islands in her new book.…

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Grist for the Mill

Every spring, for thousands of years, the sites of the Cape Cod Museum of Natural History and the Stony Brook…

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Cape Cod Cowboy: General Leonard Wood

Pocasset was the influential childhood home of one of America’s most accomplished figures who was present at some of the…

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400 Years in the Making

Take a trip back in time to the event that shaped our nation, and commemorate those who came before us…

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The Dazzling Curiosity & Ferocity of Winter Storms on Cape Cod

Winter Storms may be a common occurrence for Cape Codders, but they certainly leave their mark. “Blizzard ’05 worst on…

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The story of Barnstable’s James and Mercy Otis

Brother & Sister Of Liberty West Barnstable’s own James and Mercy Otis played integral roles in the founding of America…

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Cotuit Mosquito Yacht Club

The Cotuit Mosquito Yacht Club continues to make waves while holding fast to tradition Photos provided by Chris White &…

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Good Run Good Pace

It started as a fun run, from bar to bar, back in the days before running a road race was…

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A look at the rich history of Baxter’s

The Baxter name holds a storied, and lasting, legacy  With thick fog lifting off a placid morning harbor over a…

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Cape Cod Rum Runners

During the late 1920s, Prescott “Bud” Cummings arrived in Eastham, aiming to make a living as a turnip farmer. Profit…

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