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Nantucket: It Truly is a State of Mind

Recently, I took advantage of a special FAM trip to Nantucket sponsored by the Steamship Authority, which offers fast ferry service to the island. The day dawned bright and sunny, but unseasonably cool for spring on Cape Cod and with the threat of afternoon showers. Undaunted, I grabbed my windbreaker and headed down Route 6A, [...]

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Nantucket: It Truly is a State of Mind

Girls Just Gotta Go

Six girlfriend-getaway spots perfect for decompression, relaxation, chatting, and good food & wine. by Judy Koutsky April 2009 For more information and to book , visit:AAA.com/Travel Sometimes, as much as I love my family, it’s great to leave the husband and kids at home and get away with just the girls. And what better [...]

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Girls Just Gotta Go

Biking on Cape Cod

My favorite scene in the movie Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid is the montage of Paul Newman riding a bike through the pasture trying to charm Katherine Ross, with Burt Bacharach’s “Raindrops Keep Falling on my Head” playing in the background. Call me crazy, but I would have fallen for the impish Newman character [...]

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Biking on Cape Cod

Cape Cod: A Brief Maritime History

To the mariner, Cape Cod represents both a hazard and a haven. On a sunlit summer day, with balmy breezes and endless sandy coastline, boaters can be lulled into a sense of complacency, blissfully unaware of the treachery that lies beneath. It is the shallow sand bars several hundred yards off the beach that present [...]

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Cape Cod: A Brief Maritime History

Cape Cod Cranberries

As we rounded the corner on our favorite route back from Sesuit Harbor in Dennis this fall, Rich and I happened upon a cranberry bog in full harvest. It was one of those rare October days when the sky is impossibly blue, the sun warm, and the primary colors of summer softly waning autumnal. There [...]

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Cape Cod Cranberries

Cocktails by the Cape Cod Canal

Often during the summer months, Rich and I will pack our folding beach chairs into the car, fill a cooler with drinks and hors d’ouevres, grab the dog and head for the Cape Cod Canal for what we like to call “Cocktails by the Canal”. It’s a great way to wind down after a busy [...]

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Cocktails by the Cape Cod Canal

Top Ten Reasons to Stay at the High Pointe Inn

Awarded Innkeepers of the Year 2009 Selected Top Ten Inn in the U.S. 2007-2008 Selected Top Ten Inn in North America, 2005-2006 Selected Top Ten Most Romantic, Undiscovered Inn 2004 Gold Award for Best B&B in the Mid-Cape 2008 Gold Award for Best B&B in the Mid-Cape 2007 Silver Award for Best B&B in the Mid-Cape 2006 Gold Award for Best B&B [...]

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Top Ten Reasons to Stay at the High Pointe Inn

High Pointe Inn In West Barnstable, Massachusetts Wins Bnbfinder.Com’s Guest Favorite Award

West Barnstable, MA – BnBFinder.com, the world’s most comprehensive B&B directory, awarded the High Pointe Inn in West Barnstable, Massachusetts the Guest Favorite Award for 2007. The Guest Favorite Award, decided based on independent reviews posted to the site by guests, is the highest distinction awarded by BnBFinder.com. According to BnBFinder President Mary White, “Guests of [...]

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High Pointe Inn In West Barnstable, Massachusetts Wins Bnbfinder.Com’s Guest Favorite Award

Off-the Beaten Path: The Backroads and Breadmakers of Cape Cod

For a real taste of Cape Cod the average visitor will need some Innsider Innformation. It’s not just all sand dunes and salty air on this remote sand spit that juts out into the Atlantic Ocean. Cape Codders are hardy stock, hardscrabble folks who have learned how to eek out a paycheck using all sorts [...]

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Off-the Beaten Path: The Backroads and Breadmakers of Cape Cod

Cape Cod Lighthouses

A couple of weeks ago, Rich and I headed down Cape to Truro, an area we have not yet explored in depth. It was a rare day for us in the summer– – no guests checking in that day and our already-checked-in guests all off early for a day of exploring on their own. We [...]

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Cape Cod Lighthouses