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Naturally, in this trio of summer vacationlands each destination has its own personality. Naturally, in this trio of summer vacationlands Sound too tame? Well, it’s not the big city, but there’s plenty of action if you know where plenty of actionwhere if you know it’s not the big city, but there’s Sound too tame? Well,
get lost in the dunes. You could spend a summer here and just scratch the surface. You could spend a summer here get lost in the dunes. the net wider and the possibilities are endless – take in the theater scene, prowl the pubs, endless – takethe theater in the net wider and the possibilities are trails and bike paths in the National Seashore alone could take your whole holiday. Spread take alone could your whole holiday. Spread trails and bike paths in the National Seashore ferryport to its genteel towns. The Cape has something for every taste. The beaches, hiking The taste. has something for every Cape The towns. ferryport to its genteel Moby Dick– Nantucket has perfected while keeping the art intact to wealthy urbanites its of catering up innovative masterpieces with fresh-off-the-boat seafood. masterpieces up innovative rolls. Top-notch chefs have been hanging out their shingles all around the region, whipping shingles all around the region, out their been hanging have Top-notch chefs rolls. better. Yes, there are great clam shacks, but one needn’t live solely on fried food and lobster solely on fried food and lobster live clam shacks, but one needn’t great are there Yes, better. night away in the carnival streets of Provincetown. For foodies the scene just keeps For foodies getting of Provincetown. streets night away in the carnival Whale-watching is a must for you. Hit the waves at Cape Cod National Seashore or partyWhale-watching Cod National Seashore the at Cape is a must for you. Hit the waves to look. out of the ocean? by a 40-ton leviathan shooting straight up been splashed Never off with an afternoon swim. off with an afternoon into the good stuff. Feel the sand between your toes, dip a paddle into a stream or cool toes, dip a paddle into a stream the sand between your Feel into the good stuff. and unwind. Once you’ve battled the traffic to get here, slow down, poke around, stumble the traffic to get here, battled and unwind. Once you’ve at sunset. Cape Cod, Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard are ideal places to kick Cod, Nantucket and Martha’sat sunset. Cape are off your shoes Vineyard tination in the Northeast. Think seaside cottages, children building sandcastles and sailboats building sandcastles and tination in the Northeast. seaside cottages, children Think When the weather warms up, all eyes turn toward the Cape and Islands, the top beach des- and Islands, turn toward the Cape warms up, all eyes When the weather & Martha’s Vineyard Vineyard & Martha’s Cape Cod, Nantucket Nantucket Cod, Cape CAPE COD, NANTUCKET & MARTHA’S VINEYARD spermaceti oilfactoriesmade theislandflush of and capital theworld.Itswhalingfleets 1850) Nantucket reigned asthe whaling before headingon to Plymouth. is Provincetown, weeks several and stayed the outer tipof Cod,atwhat today Cape In 1620the which henamedafter Martha. hisdaughter anislandwithabundant grapevines, passed Cod.Hehe namedthepeninsulaCape also inthesurrounding waters,dant codhesaw Impressed alongtheCape. bytheabun- sailed and Cod. Cape a significantpresence onMartha’s Vineyard asatribeandstillhave Wampanoag survived ual lossof mostof theirancestralland,the andtheevent- mishes withEuropeansettlers people of theWampanoag tribe. Despite skir- andislandswerethe Cape inhabited bynative History information. Cape-wide 5pm Sat,also10am-2pmSuninsummer) US 6atMA 132,Hyannis; 362-3225, 888-332-2732;www.capecodchamber.org; to and itwouldtake someeffort get lost! Nantucket, there simplyaren’t manyroads but major intersections are wellmarked. On route. en with lotsof antiqueshops andsmallvillages scenicalso justtwolanes,butdelightfully Sandwich between andOrleans,isCape 6A, which runsalongthenorthsideof the andstripmalls.MA stoplights local traffic, MA 28isjusttwolanesandcongested with southshoreCape’s allthewaytoChatham. Falmouth thenveers easttorunalongthe lanes asitcontinueson to Provincetown. Bridge andDennis,butpeters downtotwo a four-lane the Sagamore between highway waytoget towns.It’s the speediest between and the mainwest–eastroute acrosstheCape to reach mostother destinations. Cape you’re going toFalmouth, theSagamore Bridge span thecanal–take theBourneBridge if Twobridges CodCanal. mainland bytheCape fromtheMassachusetts Codisseparated Cape 172 At the timeof first withEuropeans, contact &Information Orientation English explorer Gosnold Bartholomew The On Martha’s Vineyardtheroadsare narrow Hwy,is US 6,alsoknownastheMid-Cape During thegolden age of whaling(1750– MA 28connectstheBourneBridge with AECD ATCE ATASVNYR • Oinain&Ifrain VINEYARD &MARTHA’S CAPE COD,NANTUCKET &Information ••Orientation Cape CodChamberofCommerce Cape Mayflower h 8:30am-5pm Mon-Fri, 9am- 8:30am-5pm Mon-Fri, Pilgrimslandedon provides
( % 508- the elbowandProvincetown, attheend, is itsshape, withhalfway-pointChathamat bended armof Massachusetts’. Thatindeed Thoreau referred as‘thebared totheCape and Nineteenth-century naturalistHenry David Land &Climate crews unload their catch. head downtotheportandwatch thefishing theoldYankeesee workethic inactionjust common withtherest of NewEngland–to ‘America.’ youwillnoticequalities Ofcourse known torefer tothemainlandsimplyas year. Nantucketers andVineyarders have been visitors insummerbutinsulartherest of the unto themselves, they’re inundated with islands take itastep further. Virtualworlds go fishing andunwindonaquiettrail.The Folks take thetimetochat withneighbors, other NewEnglanders. Thepaceisslower. from themselves asseparate people tend tosee in theirregional character. Even ontheCape, People andIslandstake pride fromtheCape Culture The of that era. Nantucket andEdgartowntodayare alegacy oldhomesthatlinethestreetsThe stately of bymenfromMartha’scaptained Vineyard. aged tofarcorners of thePacific, were largely with riches. Nantucket’s ships,which voy- is Nickerson Park State ( p189 ) inBrewster, youdo,don’tmissever it.Alsosubstantial Explore itbyfoot,bicycle orkayakbutwhat- allthewaytoProvincetown.from Eastham beaches thatstretches alongtheOuter Cape 44,600 acres of rollingdunesandmagnificent boxed (see National Seashore text, p196 ), shining Cod gem The Cape’s istheCape Parks &Wildlife Winter isgenerally leftto the locals. temperaturesalthough canbeunpredictable. and fallcanalsobeexcellenttimestovisit, sometimes humidwithrainypatches. Spring erally good,sunnymore often thannot,but this isthetimetocome. Theweather’sgen- summer, andifyouwantadayatthebeach marshessalt and tidal flats. its edges are mainlyof dunes, comprised sand modest hills,buttheregion islargely flat,and andIslands have –theCape afewmountains beaches. Forgetsides andaboundsinsandy balled-up fist.Itissurroundedbywater onall The Cape andIslandsareThe Cape attheirpeakin