Hydrangeas, those quintessential puffy blooms that mean summer on Cape Cod will be honored July 10-19, 2015 during the Cape’s 1st annual Hydrangea Festival. Organized through the Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce and hosted by local garden enthusiasts, the festival will feature tours of some of the Cape’s most beautiful hydrangea displays. Hydrangea blossoms range…
Massachusetts single family homes sales this February topped statistical volume for the first time since 2007, according to the Warren Group. 2,350 homes sold represents a 33% increase over 2011. On Cape Cod, much of the increase in sales is driven by investors’ purchases and second-home buyers. Low interest rates are fueling interest in affordable…
It has always amused me when city dwellers vacationing on Cape Cod describe our natural surroundings as “noisy.” It is true, from evening peepers to the whir of insects; from the early morning screech of soaring gulls and flocks of blackbirds; surely, even the most rural areas of Cape Cod do not lie silent. Having…
Eat fresh, eat local… for a true taste of Cape Cod, visit one of the seasonal farmers’ markets that have sprouted up and down the Cape. Vendors offer locally grown produce and products from Buzzards Bay to Provincetown from late spring to mid-to-late fall (dates vary from market to market). You’ll find Cape Cod specialties…
There a few places better suited to welcoming the summer season and celebrating the 4th of July holiday weekend than Cape Cod. Enjoy a day of sun and sand, grab a snack at a clam shack, then head home for a refreshing outdoor shower–a perfect Cape Cod day, whether you are a Cape Cod homeowner,…