by oncapemagazine | Nov 24, 2025 | November 2025
By BARBARA CLARK “Night, like a sacristan with silent step / passes to light the tapers of the stars” – Bliss Carman Candlelight, friends and a quiet space. No matter how fast-paced and raspy the lead-up to the holiday season gets, there are still...
by oncapemagazine | Nov 24, 2025 | November 2025
By CHRISTINE LYNCH “Looking up at the night sky is a treat. Constellations, the Milky Way, galaxies and even nebulae are visible with the unaided eye. But viewing the cosmos through a telescope delivers bold, luminous details.” Looking up at the night sky...
by oncapemagazine | Nov 24, 2025 | November 2025
By DEBORAH G. SCANLON On Christmas Day 1929 William Wincapaw, a pilot based in Rockland, Maine, air-dropped gifts from his plane to families living in lighthouses along the Maine coast. Having flown many times in difficult conditions, Wincapaw was thankful for the...
by oncapemagazine | Nov 24, 2025 | November 2025
By LAURA GROSS-HIGGINS Do you have a sweet tooth? I do, but I try not to make sweets all the time. However, around the holidays, I enjoy making goodies and gifting them to friends. Last year, I wrote about making tea breads to share. This year, I want to focus on...
by oncapemagazine | Nov 24, 2025 | November 2025
By JOANNE BRIANA-GARTNER If you’ve hung around the Cape long enough, you are sure to have met some crusty Cape Codder who brags about “never going over the bridge.” And while this crusty Cape Codder doesn’t necessarily agree with that sentiment—there’s some truth to...