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See-Worthy Suits
A Cape Codder discoursing on the “new” bathing suits of fifty some-odd years ago comments: -
Last Nantucket Indian
The last Indian of the tribe that once inhabited the Island of Nantucket, died there in November, 1854. -
The Ghosts Of Cape Cod’s Ships
Very wild have been the storms that have lashed the shores of Cape Cod where it faces the open sea, and even where the half-encircling arm bends as though to shield the ships on the sea and the dwellers… -
First In The World
The first written constitution in the world by which a government was created was the Mayflower Compact. The date of the Compact was November 11, 1620, by the Old Style calendar. -
Stovepipe Hole
Everyone knows what a thimble is, but besides the most familiar meaning there is also that of a covering for a stovepipe hole in a wall. Every parlor wall used to have a thimble where the “airtight”… -
Salmon Skippers
2 cups canned salmon 2 eggs; well-beaten 1 tablespoon minced onion 1 tablespoon chopped green pepper 1 tablespoon chopped parsley (optional) 1/2 teaspoon salt -
Billingsgate Lightkeeper Paid $5 A Week
On May 7, 1822, Congress appropriated $2,000 for a lighthouse to be constructed on Billingsgate Island, Wellfleet. The keeper of the light was Abijah Gill. He wrote bitterly a few years later that:… -
The First Booths
When some of the men from Plymouth came to Sandwich to start a settlement of their own they are believed to have built shelters called “booths.” These were efficient but not luxurious. … -
Cranberry Fluff Pie
1/2 cup sugar 2 stiffly beaten egg whites 1 envelope unflavored gelatin 1 pint heavy cream whipped 1 pound can whole cranberry sauce 1 tablespoon cornstarch 1/4 cup… -
The Cape’s First Industry
When John Cabot touched our New England shores, he was astounded at the vast numbers of fish in the water. There were so many that bears waded out, and easily caught and ate them. These fish were food… -
Bring Oiled Paper For Your Windows
If you take a piece of plain paper, oil it lightly, and then hold it to the light, you will see that it lets in light but you will not see through it. The windows of the first Cape Cod houses had oiled… -
Mayflower Was An Ocean Liner
Compared with some of the ships traversing the Atlantic in the early seventeenth century, the pilgrim ship Mayflower was in size an ocean liner. She certainly seems to have been one of the very… -
Around The Cape 150 Years Ago
Here are a couple tidbits of info from records of a century and a half ago: -
The Mooncussers of Cape Cod
There is a tradition that a band of robbers anciently infested the shores of Cape Cod. These robbers, on horses, are said to have decoyed vessels on the rocks in the darkest of nights by means of large… -
The Last Whaler
The last whaler or rather whaling skipper of Provincetown was Captain John Atkins Cook. He retired in 1916. After he quit the sea Captain Cook wrote a pretentious account of his voyages and had it published.… -
Free Home Valuations
Zillow provides a free home valuation tool for real estate enthusiasts. Whether you’re an agent, broker, buyer of investment property or first time homebuyer you can get free instant valuations… -
There She Blows!
Whaling of old was as packed with thrills and dangers as the whale was with wanted oil. When Cape Cod and other whalers took whaleboat oars and harpoons into their hands in the hunt, they also took… -
The Packet Lines
Before the coming of the railroad to Cape Cod almost all touch with the outside world was made by means of sailing packet lines.… -
Ancient Town
“The ancient town from which we write, now about two centuries old,” said a writer in the New York Journal of Commerce in 1856, “is one of the principal towns of Barnstable… -
Where Is the Mayflower?
The Mayflower made many trips back and forth across the ocean before finally slipping into oblivion. But does anyone know what became of her? -
Holly Trees
Do you know that Cape Cod has holly trees? The following comment from a Cape visitor is of interest in this respect: -
Cape Cod and the Pilgrims
Although Cape Cod is perhaps more commonly thought of as a vacation spot, this part of New England is rich in the early history of the Pilgrims, that courageous group of Englishmen and women who sailed… -
Seagoin’est Town
That Provincetown “is the seagoin’est town of New England, past and present,” is the contention of Howard Mitcham, writing in The Provincetown Advocate half a century ago, Mr. Mitcham… -
Doggone Dogfish!
Every year, when Cape Cod anglers find the fishing at its most exciting and resultful best, sure as fate the worst pest they know, unless it’s the skate, is sure to show up in the water and spoil… -
Great Wreck Off Nantucket 1909
Almost a century ago this winter, the famous White Star Steamship Company’s ocean liner Republic was rammed and sent to the bottom by the Italian steamship Florida, off the Island… -
Cape Cod Moraine
A moraine is a ridge or heap of earth and stones collected by a glacier and deposited. Long Island farther south is a moraine.The Grand Banks and the Georges Banks to which many a Cape Cod schooner… -
Cool but Smelly
It was in 1873 that a Cape Cod newspaper declared during a spell of hot weather: “We pity the denizens of the city in their brick ovens, especially at night when they retire to rest nominally… -
What is a Trawl?
A trawl has many different meanings depending on what type of fishing you are talking about. -
The Blessing of The Fleet
Every summer fishing boats at Provincetown are augmented on a designated Sunday to form a grand fleet for the ceremony of blessing. This is one of the most colorful and spectacular events of the Cape… -
Trees Became Coffins
A Pilgrim settler, hewing logs to make his rude dwelling, and gazing at the virtually untouched… -
Sandwich and the Past
Settled in 1637 and incorporated in 1639, Sandwich is the oldest town on the Cape and one of the most beautiful. -
Dentium Conservator
Cape Cod colonists suffered greatly from tooth decay. Tooth washes and powders were used as early as 1718, but the toothbrush had not yet been invented. -
The Cape Cod Canal
There had to be a Cape Cod Canal. The long projecting arm of the Cape adds miles to coastwise traffic, 70 miles from Boston to New York, not to speak of the peril from violent storms that rage around… -
The British Set Fire To Falmouth
In the War for American lndependence, Falmouth on Cape Cod was burned by a Captain Mowat under the orders of the British admiral at Boston. -
Lure of the Marshes
Getting started in the new land was no job for one who shied away from hard work. Chopping down enough trees to get some sort of a shelter built was just the beginning. The land had to be cleared for… -
1,000,000 Years Ago
Geologists tell us that microscopic examination of the famous clays of Gay Head, Martha’s Vineyard show evidence of animals that… -
Prairie Schooners
When the West began to call to the venturesome men of the East there was need for vehicles to carry families and their possessions to the frontiers of the West. -
When the Cape Cod Canal Was Begun
The first shovelful of earth to start the making of Cape Cod Canal was dug on June 29, 1904. With that shovelful was inaugurated one of the most important coastal developments ever undertaken in the… -
What’s A Tautog?
We’ve been looking into the dictionary for some definition of this fish, which is popular with sportsmen on Cape Cod. Best we can learn from the book is that a tautog is one of a family of labroid… -
Need Suggestions for a Wedding on the Beach
My niece will be married in Sept 2007 and would love to have a small family wedding at a private cottage on the beach with a large deck overlooking the ocean! -
Swimming From the Vineyard to Falmouth
Several men have attempted to swim the five-mile distance of choppy Vineyard Sound between the Vineyard and Falmouth. In the summer of 1950 on June 26th, George Fraser of Dennisport made a valiant try… -
The Coming of the Peepers
Ask any Cape Codder about peepers. He will probably inform you that they are “little frogs that come to life” early each spring — even as early as the first week of March and herald… -
Little Lines About Large Lobsters
One of Cape Cod’s most succulent dishes is “boiled live lobster.” The lobster is not only good eating, but despite his homely, even ugly form, is quite an interesting creature. … -
Down to the Sea in Ships
No stories have ever been written that can compare with the logs and journals of New England whalemen, telling of battles, tragedies, adventures, and heroic deeds. Nor do many of us realize how much… -
A Whaling We Go!
When spring arrived at Cape Cod in the years that saw Cape Cod and Nantucket sailing vessels everywhere on the seas, the whalers belonging to the Cape were to venture forth on new voyages for whales.… -
Flour And The Sea
Marion Crowell Ryder writing in the Yarmouth Register, tells of an incident in her grandfather’s life as a Cape Cod seafarer in the days when sailors went to sea without benefit of radio, radar,… -
A Fine Cleere Pond
Between North Truro and Pond Village lies a little valley. Here we are informed by the historians of the Pilgrim Fathers, an armed force of the Pilgrims, under Captain Miles Standish, spent their second… -
The Water and the Rock
Before the Pilgrims laid their eyes and put their feet on historic Plymouth Rock, they drank their first New World water from what is now called Pilgrim Spring, in Truro. -
1955 Cape Fishing Report
The following is a Cape Cod fishing report from the Spring of 1955. It gives a good idea of how the spring fishing was a little over half a century ago. -
A Whale’s Tail
The only way a man can get ahead in life is to use his head, but not so with a whale. A whale’s tail, unlike the vertical tail of a fish is horizontal.
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