Lis Sur Mer Artist Cottages

05/01/2024

Spring, wonderful Spring, the days get longer and the town wakes up like a hibernating honey bear. Everyone rolls out of their winter bed and starts preparing for the summer with lots of positive energy. If you are here, you own the beach where the whales come in close to shore as they return to the area for the summer. Seals hang out on the beach. You make friends with locals who treat you like their own. You are all in it together mumbling in anticipation of the 12 weeks of summer madness. A mania that everyone has been missing, a lover that you just can’t ever get out of your mind. One that makes you crazy with anticipation and makes you hurt when they leave you again.

04/25/2024

It was such a delight to host amidst the charming backdrop of our cozy haven

04/23/2024

Details of our charming artists cottage. From antique pieces to furniture dating back to the 1840s, the uniqueness of Lis Sur Mer offers a timeless escape.

04/19/2024

Our guests' words speak volumes about the magic waiting to be discovered at Lis Sur Mer.

04/17/2024

This is the place for a very special need; the need to let go… Experience the timelessness of the bay, walk on the beach, reflect. A time to create the memories that are always represented in films where shingled cottages sit alone on the edge of dunes in soft sepia toned focus. It could be anytime in the collective past memory of beach cottages, dunes and timelessness.

08/14/2023

How are you savoring the summer? ☀️

"Summer afternoon—summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language."
-Henry James

How are you spending your summer afternoon this week on Cape Cod?

📷 NPS/Rosehill

08/07/2023

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Sneak peek of the absolutely gorgeous Betty Wiley Photography image that will be gracing the cover of our 2024 Cape Cod Travel Guide. Quintessential Cape Cod. 🙌

07/31/2023

With only half of summer left, it’s time to get serious. August on Cape Cod is jam-packed with events that take all your favorite summer activities and turn them (way) up a notch. Some favorites not

07/17/2023

“If a child is to keep alive his inborn sense of wonder, he needs the companionship of at least one adult who can share it, rediscovering with him the joy, excitement, and mystery of the world we live in.”
― Rachel Carson, 1965

Who has influenced your sense of wonder?

NPS/McQueeney

07/10/2023

You'll swear you've never seen so many stars ✨

Did you know half the park is after dark? Who's discovered the magic of hiking at night? With our vision reduced by darkness, our other senses, especially hearing, are heightened, facilitating deeper connections with nature. And you can't beat stargazing at spots where there's no glow from artificial lighting.

A few tips for experiencing the park at night:

🌕 Start your walk before full darkness to give your eyes time to adjust; it takes about 45 minutes for our vision to adjust to darkness.
🌕 Know your route and let someone know where you're going.
🌕 Hike during full moon for some natural lighting.
🌕 If you need artificial light, use a flashlight with red filter, or place red cellophane over the light. Our eyes are less sensitive to the longer wavelengths of red light, helping to preserve night vision.
🌕 Respect the experience of other nighttime walkers and stargazers by not shining lights on them.

Read more about the importance of night skies: https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/uncovering-our-night-skies.htm

📷 NPS/K Rosehill

07/05/2023

Love Cape Cod's Hydrangea Fest? Here's a mini-guide that will help you get the most out of this year's festival.

06/26/2023

06/19/2023

Why I Wake Early
By Mary Oliver

Hello, sun in my face.
Hello, you who make the morning
and spread it over the fields
and into the faces of the tulips
and the nodding morning glories,
and into the windows of, even, the
miserable and crotchety–
best preacher that ever was,
dear star, that just happens
to be where you are in the universe
to keep us from ever-darkness,
to ease us with warm touching,
to hold us in the great hands of light–
good morning, good morning, good morning.
Watch, now, how I start the day
in happiness, in kindness.

NPS Photo

06/12/2023

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"Take a hike, and call me in the morning."

Did you know that more and more healthcare practitioners are prescribing time in nature to improve physical, mental, and spiritual well-being? Find your happy place in the national seashore to enjoy some physical activity and relax with family and friends.

Photo courtesy Jesse Mechling

05/30/2023

A simple act of kindness can create endless ripples.
-Pushkar Saraf

In anticipation of intense summer visitation, here are a few tips to make your visit more enjoyable:

🌊 Some beach parking lots fill early. Have an alternative plan before you get to the beach.
💰 Town beaches on the oceanside and bayside are managed differently from the six national seashore beaches. Check town websites for fee and permit details.
🐕 Ask at visitor centers about pet regulations. There are season-long and shorter-term pet closures on beaches where shorebirds are nesting.
🛻 Off-road vehicle questions are best answered by staff at the permit office in Provincetown and on the ORV webpage.
🍴 Many local establishments have workforce shortages. Be prepared to wait.
🌡 It can be a long, hot summer for outdoor workers. A kind word, a thank you, and an offer of a cold drink on a hot day go a long way toward keeping batteries charged.

Have patience, be kind, and enjoy your summer!

NPS/K.Rosehill

05/22/2023

Shorebird nesting is in full swing! The seashore provides critical habitat for protected and threatened shorebirds, including piping plovers. The first birds arrive here in March. Shorebird activity peaks in June through the end of July. Shorebirds can be found on beaches into October.

Between April 1 and October 15, pet restrictions are in place on beaches to protect nesting, resting (staging), and migrating birds. Look for pet closure signage and follow accordingly. Some areas are closed to pets throughout the season, while other areas have shorter temporary closures. Ask at visitor centers for the most up-to-date information.

Pet closures encompass the entire stretch of beach, from the dunes to the water, at all times and tides, day and night. Shorebirds use the entire area between the dunes and the water to nest, feed, and raise their young. Pet presence disturbs shorebird nesting, feeding, and staging activities. Shorebirds cannot distinguish between dogs and a hungry predator.

In addition to following pet restrictions, remove your trash from the beach. This includes all foods and food scraps like fruit pits, peels, and rinds, which attract gulls, crows, fox, raccoons, and coyotes that prey on shorebirds and eggs.

NPS/Negreann

05/15/2023

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Quintessential Cape Cod. 💜

📷: Betty Wiley Photography

05/08/2023

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I’ve had so many rainbows in my clouds. I had a lot of clouds, but I had so many rainbows. -Dr. Maya Angelou

📷 G Moynihan

05/01/2023

A sure sign of summer....Highland Light will reopen to visitors this Friday, May 5! Eastern National, our park partner, operates the exhibits, store, and tours offered at the Highland Light site in Truro. Highland Light will be open 9 am to 5 pm, with the last tour taking place at 4:30 pm.

Learn more about this "must see" lighthouse: https://www.highlandlighthouse.org/

Photo: Historic American Buildings Survey, C. Documentation Compiled After, 1933. Library of Congress.

04/24/2023

Springs marks when we can start returning to many of our favorite seasonal activities across the Cape. These activities are sure to help make the most of spring.

04/24/2023

Early bird gets the 🪱

Enjoy the beautiful light peeking through the clouds at Highland Light this morning!

NPS/Srubas

04/10/2023

04/03/2023

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We are officially open for the 2023 season! 🌈

We hope you can come stop by and thank everyone for their generous support! 💙

PC: dinatalephotography

03/27/2023

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"We are tied to the ocean. And when we go back to the sea, whether it is to sail or to watch it, we are going back from whence we came." -President John F. Kennedy

Bluffs with low vegetation face a blue-gray sea and wind-blown waves.

NPS Photo

03/20/2023

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