Last week I wrote about the 50th anniversary of Cape Cod’s National Seashore (CCNS). After spending another week in Provincetown, we had yet another reason to appreciate the foresight of John Kennedy in creating this protected coastal area in 1961. Guided by my wife’s aunt Joni—a university professor, global traveler ...

August 7 was the 50th anniversary for the Cape Cope National Seashore. Provincetown is one of my family’s favorite summer vacation spots and while we missed the 100th anniversary of the Pilgrim Monument (the tallest all granite structure in the US) last year, we made it this year for the ...

I’ve posted about several highlights of our family vacation to Cape Cod, including an awesome candy store and two excellent science museums, but I have to say the highlight of our trip was the day-long outing to Provincetown, Massachusetts that climaxed in our four-hour whale-watching cruise by the Dolphin Fleet. I ...

When organizing family vacations, I have to keep in mind that half of the six of us are not beach people. That means wherever we go in the summer, I need to schedule activities both in and out of the water. For the family vacation this summer to Cape Cod, Massachusetts, ...

During our recent family vacation to Cape Cod, Massachusetts, I found the most geeky object on the vacation in, of all places, a candy store. We had driven down the very touristy Route 28 in order to walk around downtown Hyannis. The main Hyannis strip featured a number of excellent stores, ...