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The Secret is Out About This Beach Town Lobster Café in Massachusetts
Living in a beach town in Massachusetts, I know what our secret local spots mean to our community. We have a sense of pride about them, and really don't want to share them with the rest of the world. In a place where people know one another and tourists haven't...
Animal rescuers save more than 100 dolphins during mass stranding event around Cape Cod
Animal rescuers were able to coax more than 100 dolphins away from shallow waters around Cape Cod over the weekend after about 125 of the Atlantic white-sided dolphins became stranded.An estimated 13 dolphins died and one had to be euthanized, according to the International Fund for Animal Welfare, which helped lead the rescue attempt. The nonprofit said it was the largest mass-stranding it had dealt with on the Cape during its 26-year history in the area. There's no set reason for why these dolphins became stranded, rescuers said. Cape Cod is known as a global stranding hotspot due to...
This Enchanting Garden Restaurant In Massachusetts Will Transport You To Another World
Is there a better way to spend a warm evening than having dinner on a restaurant patio? If you’re looking for the best outdoor dining in Chatham, pop by Mac’s Chatham Fish & Lobster. It’s easy to see why locals adore this casual spot. While the laidback interior is ideal for a family outing, it’s the charming garden outside that attracts big crowds when the weather is warm.
Best bet: Tour of Wing Island with museum historian. Wear sturdy shoes.
Take a hardy walk into the past with Cape Cod Museum of Natural History archaeologist Dan Zoto. Imagine finding a Native American cooking vessel or an artifact from Brewster’s earliest colonists. The Wing Island Archaeology Project walk, at 11 a.m. July 13, will explore aspects of the island’s diverse history that include Native Americans,...
A visit to Breuer’s Long House offers a glimpse into the past—and an ongoing preservation campaign
Marcel Breuer was many things: a Hungarian citizen, a Bauhaus wunderkind, a Jewish refugee, designer of the Wassily chair. But since the prolific designer’s passing in 1981, there has been no foundation created, no trust endowed, and no museum erected in his name. Several notable Breuer homes have either been renovated without much respect or outright demolished.
2024 Hyannis HyArts Artist Shanties AND Summer Spotlight – Hyannis HyArts Cultural District
From artist shanties, Shakespeare Under the Stars and ukulele concerts to West African Drum Circles, Tai Chi, Zumba, live music, museums, baseball games under the lights and strolling the mile long Main Street with over 40 restaurants and plenty of shopping, there is something to satisfy everyone’s interests and tastes in the downtown Hyannis HyArts Cultural District this summer.
It’s Parade Time In Chatham
CHATHAM – The good news is that Pogo Dave is back. The bad news…well, there’s no bad news when it comes to the town’s popular Independence Day parade. Pogo Dave, famed for his amazing gadgets and space-suit clad antics, has been absent from the parade for a number of years, but next Thursday he’ll join more than 90 other entrants in the procession that begins at 9:30 a.m. at the corner of Shore Road and Main Street.
Cape Cod Jazz and Arts Festival kicks off 20th year with Tony Award winner Alan Cumming
HARWICH - Summer nights, incredible views, and unforgettable music are all part of the Cape Cod Jazz and Arts Festival, now celebrating its 20th year. Now, live musicians will be performing every Tuesday and Wednesday during July and August.Tony Award Winner Alan Cumming Two decades ago, the former owners of the Wequassett Resort and Golf Club in Harwich wanted to come up with a way to lure more guests during the week. So, they decided to start bringing in live musicians for entertainment.This year, Tony-award-winning performer Alan Cumming will kick off the festival. "I'll try and be a bit swingy, but...
John Hay’s Writing Studio Is Giving Writers ‘A Week To Play With Words’
BREWSTER – Until this past winter, the little shack in the remote Brewster woods sat empty for decades. A stone’s throw from John Hay’s house, the wooden structure he visited each morning marks the beginning and the end of his published work. The naturalist put down every word of his lifetime right here, beginning in the late 1940s. His many books capture life in many forms, including “The Run,” Hay’s history of the migrating herring.
Interview: Sam Gravitte Talks SONGS THAT RAISED ME at Post Office Cafe and Cabaret and BEAUTIFUL at Cape Playhouse
Singer, actor, and writer Sam Gravitte will not only be making his performance debut in Provincetown when he appears in John McDaniel’s Broadway Series, at the Post Office Café and Cabaret on July 6, it will be his first visit to the town. It won’t be Gravitte’s only...
Bird Banding On Brewster’s Wing’s Island: A Stop-Over For Scores Of Species On Migration
Sue Finnegan, a master bird bander of national acclaim who has coordinated a bird banding station on historic Wing’s Island in Brewster for a quarter century, gives new meaning to the moniker “bird brain.”. “Birds are highly intelligent,” says Finnegan, a certified North American Banding Council trainer with...
Summer Kids Pitch In For Literacy: Twins, 14, Collect Books For Monomoy Kids
CHATHAM – Growing up, Emma and Paige Guidera always had books available to them. Now 14, the twins understand that not all children have that privilege, and they’re helping to fight that problem in their summer hometown in Chatham. “Since we’ve come here since we were born, we...
SummerTown: “California Dreaming” – Music VIDEO
SOUTH YARMOUTH – There was a huge crowd Monday night at SummerTown’s free concert at Parker’s River Beach, and Rose Martin and her band played a great selection of popular oldies. SummerTown, which calls itself “Cape Cod’s Band,” sure put the summer soundtrack to what was a...
Long Pond Wildlife Sanctuary, Barnstable – Slide Show
BARNSTABLE – There is a lot to explore at the Long Pond Wildlife Sanctuary, and I apparently did not get to most of it. But this small portion of 2.5 miles of trails that I was on is rather nice. For one thing, it offered a fantastic view of...
Historic Stranding Event Brings Conservationists To Wellfleet’s Great Island
WELLFLEET – The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) raced to Wellfleet on Friday to aid in the rescue of a group of over 120 Atlantic Whitesided Dolphins stranded at the “Gut” of Wellfleet’s Herring River, the largest single mass stranding in the organization’s 25-plus years of emergency response on the Cape.
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