History Articles
We present readers with a look back into the past with fascinating articles on this region's history.
February 25, 2008
Pirates Of The Cape Many who have spent time on a beach have surely given in to thoughts of the possibility of unearthing buried pirate treasure. For one Cape ...
February 25, 2008
The Massachusetts Cultural Coast Within a short distance of the coastal beauty of Cape Cod and the Islands lies the continuing story of the region’s history and culture. This ...
February 25, 2008
52 Things to Do on the Cape & Islands The biggest draw for visitors to the Cape and Islands is undoubtedly the water. Many come simply to bask in the sun and play in ...
September 01, 2006
Ye Olde Ghosts of Olde Yarmouthport Forgive me, dear reader, for using a cliché, but it was a dark and stormy night—in Yarmouthport. Main Street, the picturesque time tunnel that is ...
May 01, 2006
This is Cape Cod It was England’s Bartholomew Gosnold who gave the Cape its name after the plentiful cod he found here in 1602. And, of course, everyone knows ...
September 01, 2005
The Nantucket Whaling Museum Positioning the ribs of a whale skeleton; The Nantucket Historical Association’s Whaling Museum at 13 Broad Street. The Nantucket Whaling Museum reopened this past ...
May 01, 2005
These are the Islands: Snapshots of a Gentler Age Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket. Born of the same glacier, these windswept refuges harbor towns, villages and open spaces that have seemingly defied the ravages of ...
