Cape Cod, Cape in Massachusetts, United States - Best Travel Destination
Cape Cod is a geographic cape and peninsula that juts out into the Atlantic Ocean in the easternmost part of the state of Massachusetts, in the Northeastern United States. Its historic, maritime character and ample beaches attract heavy tourism during the summer months. Cape Cod stretches from Provincetown in the northeast to Woods Hole in the southwest. Cape Cod, as defined by the Cape Cod Commission's enabling legislation, comprises Barnstable County. The Cape Cod Canal cuts 17.5 miles (28.2 km) roughly across the base of the peninsula, though the western boundary of the cape extends to include small portions of the towns of Bourne and Sandwich which lie on the mainland side of the canal. Two road bridges cross the Cape Cod Canal: the Sagamore Bridge and the Bourne Bridge. In addition, the Cape Cod Canal Railroad Bridge carries railway freight and limited passenger services onto the Cape. Cape territory is divided into fifteen towns with many villages.
Cape Cod, Massachusetts
Visiting Cape Cod area, Massachusetts: Plymouth, Hyannis, Nantucket Island and Provincetown. Recorded in September 2013.
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Hotel Review - The Escape Inn Cape Cod
The Escape Inn Cape Cod is one of the best hotels we have ever stayed in. The hotel is run by a couple and it is an outstanding property. The hotel is Super Clean, has excellent decor, free parking and continental breakfast and is very close to all major attractions in the Cape Cod area
The Escape Inn - South Yarmouth, MA / Cape Cod
1237 Massachusetts Route 28 - PO Box 1054 - So. Yarmouth, MA 02664
508.694.7153
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Skunknett River/Bumps River Road, Osterville, MA
Skunknett River Wildlife Sanctuary, a MA Audubon property.
• One of five Mass Audubon Sanctuaries on Cape Cod (three in Barnstable: Great Marsh, Long Pasture and Sampsons Island);
• There are 147 acres and about one mile of trails;
• Along these tree-lined trails, visitors will witness nature reclaiming former mill sites and explore a fragrant Atlantic White Cedar swampland;
• There are three historic mill sites and abandoned cranberry bogs at this site; in the 19th century Skunknett Brook was dammed for a mill, but the marsh has since recovered. At low tide visitors will see remains of Atlantic White Cedar stumps, a testament to the hardiness of this type of wood;
• The name Skunknett is Algonquin for fishing place for eel (American eels may be seen in the sanctuary’s waterways);
• On the Overlook Trail, walkers will see West Pond and quite possibly black-crowned night-herons, ospreys and migrating ducks;
• Along the narrow Holly Trail (named for the surrounding American hollies), the Trail is the site of a vernal (spring-time) pool.
• The unique wetlands within the Sanctuary are breeding sites for a variety of amphibians, reptiles and invertebrates (many of these depend on temporary bodies of water — such as vernal pools — for their existence. In March and April, visitors will see the central floating island in this pool (otherwise known as a “doughnut” vernal pool, a quaking bog in the middle of a vernal —a disappearing or spring ephemeral — pool. One can also listen for chorusing male wood frogs here at during early springtime.
• Permanent water bodies, such as West Pond, are home to fish, which will consume the amphibious, reptilian and invertebral creatures' eggs and larvae, this these vernal pools are vital;
• Since Skunknett’s three dams were breached, Atlantic White Cedars (increasingly rare along the Atlantic coast), are re-generating along the swamp’s moist edges. Here visitors can see these cedars of varying sizes while enjoying the air redolent of their unique fragrance;
• In 1994, a storm and subsequent flooding blew out the old earthen dams to four ponds here: North, South, West and Mill. Probably some of the ponds had existed, some were man-enhanced. Their waters had been used for 200 years: one use was for a grist mill; a 2004 report to the Town of Barnstable mentions that, “North and South Ponds were dammed in the late 19th C. for stocking with fish. The area was also flooded in part for cranberry bogs;
• Skunknett is listed on the Massachusetts Natural Heritage and Endangered Species program's BioMap 2 as core habitat where two state-listed threatened species dwell: water willow stem borer and scarlet bluets (described by the state as about an inch long with red eyes and an orange body);
• There are also sundews returning, cardinal flowers, rose pogonias, bog orchids, turtleheads, and ladies tresses; Robert Buchsbaum, regional science director for the Audubon Society’s southeast district, suggests that pine barrens buckmoth may be here as well, another protected species. Not to mention the great blue herons that hang out here, with other birds and animals;
Information courtesy of William DeSousa-Mauk, DeMa Public Relations
Wellfleet Cape Cod MA Vacation Home
Enjoy a great vacation home in Wellfleet, MA, on Cape Cod. See more information at our website, sleepinthesand.com
Exploring Dennis MA
Short video of the Cape Cod town of Dennis, MA, showing homes, beaches, and many of the town landmarks.
RVing New England: Hyannis and Plymouth
Once again, the weather forced us to change our plans. We had hoped to ride a boat cruise to Hyannis Port, but no tours were running. Instead, we went through the JFK Museum in Hyannis. To find better weather, we drove north to Plymouth, visited Plymouth Rock, then toured the Plimoth Plantation living museum. It wasn’t the day we had in mind, but we still made some great memories!
Links to the places we’ve visited:
JFK Museum, Hyannis
Plymouth Rock
Plimoth Plantation
plimoth.org
Sam Diego’s, Plymouth
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Five Historic Cities to Explore on Vacation | Bluegreen Vacations
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Blodgett Landing NH 2016
Blodgett Landing, Lake Sunapee NH waterfront cottages in September 2016. The video starts at the COA mooring field, passes by all of the waterfront cottages, boathouses, town dock (big dock), the Landing Boat Club, etc. on Lake Avenue and Lakeside Road and ends at Red Wight's large house at the north end of Blodgett Landing.
Twin peaked cottages are traditional at Blodgett Landing.
An extensive history of Lake Sunapee and Blodgett Landing can be found here:
This is an update to the Sept. 2014 BL waterfront video. There are two new houses under construction since the 2014 video.
Music by local song writer, composer, guitarist - Charles Collins. Hardwater Sailing with John