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BY BARBARA CLARK PHOTOS COURTESY OF CAPE COD CENTRAL RAILROAD All aboard the Polar Express! The train, which flies through children’s best dreams at holiday time, will...
By CHRISTINE LYNCH Winter is a great time of year to snuggle in with a book, and even better if you can read with your child or grandchild. Happily, there are shelves...
By LAURA GROSS-HIGGINS This time of year, most everyone is busy. Whether you are working or retired, there are cards to write and send, presents to buy (and send), food...
By DEBORAH G. SCANLON There are many upcoming craft fairs and holiday events that offer Upper Cape residents the chance to shop locally and support local businesses and...
By BECCA LOWRY The holiday season is here, and Christmas will be here before we know it! So, let’s look into a few fun festivities that will be going on around Cape...
By GEORGE Z. CLONDAS Maybe it’s because I’m getting older or maybe it’s because my daughter is now in college and for the most part out of her "toy stage" that I’m...
By JOANNE BRIANA-GARTNER The holiday season offers many opportunities to gather with friends and family. Dinner and a show is a great way to enjoy the company of loved...
ART GALLERY Cotuit Center For The Arts 4404 Falmouth Road, Cotuit 508.428.0669 BEACH...
BAIT & TACKLE Eastman's Sport & Tackle 783 Main Street, Falmouth 508.548.6900 CAR DEALERSHIP M&N Auto Mall 20A Village Common Dr., East Falmouth...
BUILDER M. Duffany Builders 200 Palmer Ave, Falmouth | 5 Namskaket Rd, Orleans 508.540.3625 ...
ASSISTED LIVING Cape Cod Senior Residences 100 Dr. Julius Kelley Lane, Bourne 508.564.4474 [button...
By CHRISTOPHER KAZARIAN There is something quintessentially Cape Cod about owning a home with an outdoor shower. It’s part of the magic of living near the ocean and...
By LANNAN M. O’BRIEN Even the most picturesque, family-friendly tourist destination isn’t without the occasional ghost story. It could be argued, even, that Cape Cod is...
By CHRISTINE LYNCH Fall has arrived, and thoughts of leaf peeping and apple picking float to mind. No need to gas up or charge the car for a long-distance trek—you can...
By GEORGE Z. CLONDAS With cooler weather upon us, it’s time to move the home improvement projects indoors. In the 18 years that we have owned our house, shy of getting...
By LANNAN M. O’BRIEN When summer makes its final exit, the curtain opens once again and nature puts on a performance: fiery reds, oranges and yellows contrast with deep...
By BARBARA CLARK “May all who come to walk here leave in peace, to share the earth’s goodness and blessings with others.” —From labyrinth dedication at Meetinghouse...
By CHRISTOPHER KAZARIAN Tourism is big business on the Cape. Last year, the National Park Service reported that 4 million visitors to the Cape Cod National Seashore...
By DEBORAH G. SCANLION While Woods Hole was not a major Massachusetts fishing port like New Bedford or Gloucester, fishing was a steady presence in the village and...
By LANNAN M. O'BRIEN From farm-fresh produce to handcrafted gifts, the treasures sold at your hometown farmers market simply can’t be found anywhere else. It’s more...
By CHRISTOPHER KAZARIAN Want to witness the power of music? Attend next month’s Bands for Badges concert during Labor Day weekend at the Cape Cod Fairgrounds. There,...
By BARBARA CLARK “Anyone want a dead catbird?” It’s a sunny June day, and five women, students in a nature drawing class led by Woods Hole artist and teacher Julie...
By ALEXIS TAYLOR In the summer of 2023, two young baseball talents, fresh-faced and eager to play, were seen sporting the Falmouth Commodores uniform. Charlie Condon...
BOURNE BRAVES Home field location: Doran Park Upper Cape Tech, 220 Sandwich Rd, Bourne Friday, July 12: Vs Hyannis Saturday, July 13: At Falmouth Sunday, July 14: Vs...
By LEAH GARRITT The year 2023 represented a special year for the Falmouth Commodores. It was in 1923 that the Cape Cod Baseball League was originally founded. When it...
By MOJO HILL They ran it back. Two summers, two championships for Scott Landers. It's hard to ask for a better start to your Cape Cod Baseball League managing career...
Nestled amongst the historic Jenny Grist Mill you will find Gillis Family Tavern, a newly renovated and reopened premium sports bar & restaurant here locally in...
The Flying Bridge is Cape Cod’s destination for outdoor dining, weddings, events and live music on Falmouth Harbor. A local favorite for traditional New England seafood...
Axe-Throwing, Candlepin Bowling, Delicious Menu of Bar Bites, Creative Cocktails, & Live Entertainment Open 7 Days | Mon -Thu 4 - 10pm | Fri & Sat 11am...
By NOELLE ANNONEN A seagull stole my sandwich on a Falmouth beach. As a lifeguard, our seats are tall enough to see out into the water so we can keep an eye on swimmers...
By DEBORAH G. SCANLON Legend has it that Mark Twain relished oysters, eating them from breakfast to a midnight snack. If you have sampled locally farmed oysters, you...
Two seals circled their enclosure lazily and basked sleepily under a cloudy sky on the last day of August 1954. The pair had called their little pool close by Great...
By GILDA GEIST When I walk through Beebe Woods in Falmouth on a cool, misty and a-little-too-wet afternoon, it’s like stepping into a world of fairytales. I see a...
By JOANNE BRIANA-GARTNER Music and theater will dominate the cultural scene this summer, offering something for everyone with a wealth of choices ranging from...
By CHRISTINE LYNCH The One-Classroom County Road was the north-south thoroughfare for Cataumet, albeit for horses and carriages, when school children first scampered...
Since 1960, the Steamship Authority has been proud to be the Lifeline to the Islands. Our U.S. Coast Guard-certified crews work year round to bring the necessities of...
Discover the Best in Fine Art at Main Street Gallery in Falmouth. Are you searching for a fine art gallery that showcases local talent? Look no further than Main Street...
Reg and Terry Soares started Soares Flower Garden Nursery in 1996 out of their love for gardening and growing plants. They purchased the land from the Flora family -...
The Cape Cod Canal Region Chamber of Commerce has been representing the towns of Bourne, Sandwich and Wareham since 1978. Our mission statement is “To strengthen the...
For over 100 years, The Cooperative Bank of Cape Cod has been an integral part of life on Cape Cod. We’ve grown as the Cape has grown, and our evolution continues as we...
By LANNAN M. O'BRIEN It happens every year. You diligently deep-clean every room, designating containers for every item that seems out of place, transforming your home...
By JOHN H. HOUGH Farming Falmouth fuses ancient agricultural practices with modern day food security needs using an assembly of volunteers, eager to educate their...
By JOHN H. HOUGH The warmer weather has the garden sopping wet. The water table in our vegetable patch lurks close to the surface and in the wet winter and spring...
By CHRISTINE LYNCH It was 8:30 on a weekday morning. Snow had fallen—maybe two inches—and flurries continued to float down as two healthy-looking coyotes came over the...
By LAURA GROSS-HIGGINS As On Cape readers may have noticed, my mantra is that it is all about the recipe. You might ask why. I was a fussy eater as a child. I grew up...