by oncapemagazine | Jul 3, 2026 | July 2026
By BARBARA CLARK Cape Cod may not be the first area that comes to mind if you’re thinking about the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. We tend to think first of Paul Revere, Bunker Hill or the Lexington Green. But don’t be so quick to pass Cape Cod...
by oncapemagazine | Jul 3, 2026 | July 2026
By CHRISTINE LYNCH The first couple’s dance class my husband and I took with Ellen Brodsky was her Ballroom Dancing Basics offered through the Falmouth Community School. It was held in the Lawrence School cafeteria. Some round tables were pushed aside to clear the...
by oncapemagazine | Jul 3, 2026 | July 2026
Food gets people there. The setup keeps them happy. Feed Them Play the hits. Burgers, dogs, corn, watermelon, potato salad and pasta salad are cookout classics for a reason. If kids are involved, skipping burgers and hot dogs is how you start a tiny backyard...
by oncapemagazine | Jul 3, 2026 | July 2026
By CEARRA O’HERN With the bright, salty scent in the air and the noisy, congested traffic on the roads, summer is finally in full swing on Cape Cod. The season marks an influx of sunscreen sales, lobster rolls and “Help Wanted” signs in the windows of year-round and...
by oncapemagazine | Jul 3, 2026 | July 2026
By KATIE NELSON Some of the best songwriters and musicians strive to write love letters to their favorite places, encapsulating meaningful scenes from their treasured homes. Dolly Parton’s “Tennessee Mountain Home,” Frank Sinatra’s “New York, New York,” Lynyrd...
by oncapemagazine | Jul 3, 2026 | July 2026
By JESSICA KOWAL, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR When we step into our gardens, we aren’t just planting seeds—we are managing a complex, living ecosystem. For decades, traditional gardening advice pushed for heavy tilling, neat rows of single crops, and synthetic...
