Buck's Pond S-Cape

02/14/2024

11/29/2023

The Pleasant Lake Railroad Station in Harwich (circa 1920?). The building, which was originally a General Store, was built well before the railroad reached this far "down cape" but once the tracks came through, tickets could be purchased here...and a freight house was erected just across the Brewster/Harwich Road...now Rte 124.

The Cape Cod Rail Trail now passes where the tracks once were...the freight house is long gone, replaced by a small parking, and the building, which has housed several businesses through the years, is now home to a popular pizza/ice cream shop called The Pizza Shark.

11/29/2023

Woods Hole...always busy, even in the 1930s

10/01/2023

August 2024 just listed.

09/28/2023

Beautiful rolling dunes catch the last of the sun rays at Mayflower Beach in Dennis - Cape Cod. Feel free to share 🙏🏻

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09/16/2023

Hopefully we'll see you tomorrow!

08/11/2023

A beautiful apricot sunset at Mayflower Beach in Dennis - Cape Cod. I waited a long time for someone to not cross in front of my camera. It was a busy night for sure. Feel free to share 🙏🏻

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08/06/2023

Check out this incredible photo of a huge lightning bolt striking near the Nubble Lighthouse in York, Maine. ⚡ Did you see any wild weather like this last night? (📷 Rob Wright Images)

08/05/2023

Race point beach

07/30/2023

Province lands

06/12/2023

06/02/2023

Good morning

05/02/2023

We took a couple of weeks off, but welcome back to another !

On August 7, 1961, President John F. Kennedy signed the legislation creating Cape Cod National Seashore. President Kennedy used a small number of fountain pens, engraved with “The President-The White House” to sign the bill and mark this moment in history.

Today, the National Seashore holds three of these significant fountain pens in its museum collection. Featured below is one of the three pens the National Seashore has that was used at the actual signing of the original bill. This pen is mounted on a framed copy of the Congressional Act.

Later this year, we will celebrate the 62nd anniversary of Cape Cod National Seashore! What are you most excited to do here this summer?

NPS/Norr

04/25/2023

Plan your perfect Cape Cod beach escape with our comprehensive listings to more than 130 Cape public beaches - plus sticker and fee information.

04/07/2023

Town Gets $616K In ARPA Funds For Great Sand lakes Sewers 05 April 2023 By: William F. Galvin HARWICH – The town has received $616,255 in American Rescue Plan Act funds to begin the design work for a sewer collection system in Great Sand Lakes. The Barnstable County Commissioners approved the use ...

04/04/2023

Sea street beach Dennis

02/28/2023

Thank you, Peter Marteka for the spectacular photo of the Nauset Light station in the snow.

02/16/2023

A dead bobcat found on Chequessett Neck Road d**e in Wellfleet is likely the furthest on the Cape that a bobcat has been documented, an expert said.

02/14/2023

The aftermath of the Blizzard of '78 and the demise of The Outermost House, as reported by the Cape Codder newspaper of Orleans in 1978.

02/14/2023

Looking back to last summer and thinking about all the fun we will have this year.

02/10/2023

On the evening of April 26, 1717, Captain Sam Bellamy's ship, Whydah, went down off the coast of Wellfleet in what is now Cape Cod National Seashore, losing all but a few hands. The wreck of this pirate ship has spawned many legends of its captain and onboard treasure.

But did you know the Whydah was originally built as a slave cargo ship?

The Whydah was commissioned in 1715 in London as a slave cargo ship for the Triangular Trade. The ship was named for the slaving port on the coast of West Africa that it planned to operate out of, the "Kingdom of Whydah" (known today as Ouidah). It left England in 1716 on its maiden voyage, landing at the port to collect nearly 500 enslaved people and supplies. It then sailed to the Caribbean to exchange the enslaved people for precious metals, sugar, indigo, rum, logwood, pimento, ginger, and medicinal ingredients, which were to then be transported back to England.

On the Whydah's return to England, the ship was intercepted and captured by the pirate Captain Samuel "Black Sam" Bellamy. After using the ship to plunder vessels throughout the Caribbean, Bellamy sailed the ship north, up the east coast of the United States, until the Whydah and her crew met their untimely fate in a storm and sank off the coast of Cape Cod in April of 1717.

While many today romanticize the story of the Whydah and Bellamy as a pirate ship with a mysterious fortune, it's important to understand and acknowledge the origins of the ship and its impact on African American history.

More on the 1717 wreck https://www.nps.gov/articles/whydah.htm

Photo: UK National Archives

Alt Text: A map with arrows crossing the Atlantic Ocean back and forth from Europe, Africa, South America, and North America shows the routes of the Triangular Trade.

02/04/2023

Here is a look at our latest minimum wind chill forecast for Friday night/early Saturday morning...this is how cold it will feel outside! 🥶 Read up on how to prepare for extreme cold here -> https://www.weather.gov/safety/cold