Salt works once were a common sight along Cape Cod shores. Today, a replica of a salt works sits on the grounds of the Aptucxet Trading Post in Bourne. Salt was in constant demand for colonists who came to the new world from England in the 1600

Remembering One Of The Country's Oldest Summer Camps

Jul 22nd, 2019 4m 13s

Nowadays, the shoreline along Pleasant Bay in Orleans features is dotted with large private homes, many on stately bluffs overlooking the water. But years ago those shores were home to numerous summer camps for boys and girls – some of the firs

Nantucket Tries Its Hand at Silk Production

Jul 8th, 2019 3m 35s

In the 1830s, silk was all the rage in fashion. And Nantucket decided to get in on the action.

Crossing The Cape Cod Canal In The Early 20th Century

Jun 24th, 2019 4m 16s

There’s been renewed talk about replacing the two bridges that span the Cape Cod Canal. Most people agree that the aging structures aren’t sufficient to handle present-day vehicle traffic traveling on and off Cape Cod. And it’s not that differe

Cape Cod's Restored Modern Houses Recall A Golden Age Of Architecture

Jun 10th, 2019 4m 22s

Say the phrase “Cape Cod house,” and most people picture a quaint, grey-shingled cottage. But deep in the woods of Wellfleet, a group of outliers defy that stereotype. These are modern homes built by a group of bohemian designers who gravitated

The Six-Decade Legacy of the Cape Cod Melody Tent

May 27th, 2019 4m 13s

The Cape Cod Melody Tent begins its summer season in mid-June. Most people think of the Melody Tent as a summer music venue, but it started out nearly 70 years ago in a different location. The idea originated with British actress Gertrude Lawre

Museum Exhibit Reveals Personal Stories Etched In Glass

May 13th, 2019 4m 7s

The Sandwich Glass Museum is presenting a new exhibit called ‘Remember Me-Stories Engraved in Glass’ - a collection of glass items that the engravers and cutters at the Boston and Sandwich Glass Company made for their friends and family. “The s

Tracing the Origins of Route 6, Cape Cod's Main Transportation Artery

Apr 15th, 2019 4m 29s

Whether you live on Cape Cod year-round or visit during summer, Route 6 is a part of daily life. Most of us use it to get pretty much anywhere of any distance on this small peninsula. It’s so baked into the DNA of the place that it’s hard to im

Restoring The Plummer House In New Bedford

Apr 1st, 2019 4m 15s

The Plummer House in New Bedford is one of the latest restoration projects to be undertaken by the Waterfront Historic Area League, or WHALE, an organization focused on preserving New Bedford’s architectural heritage.

The Martha's Vineyard Museum Re-Opens At A New Location

Mar 18th, 2019 4m 5s

The newly opened Martha’s Vineyard Museum sits on a bluff with stunning views of Vineyard Haven harbor. It’s a renovated structure with an interesting past. “The original property was commissioned to be built as a marine hospital by the Coast G

After 60 Years, Mayflower II Undergoes a Full-Scale Restoration

Mar 4th, 2019 4m 35s

The Mayflower II is currently undergoing a full-scale restoration at the DuPont Shipyard in Mystic, Connecticut. It’s a replica of the merchant ship that brought the Pilgrims first to Provincetown and then to Plymouth in 1620 - a now-historic e

Nantucket Historical Association Acquires a Thank-You Gift from the 1840s

Feb 18th, 2019 4m 8s

The Nantucket Historical Association recently added an unusual item to its map collection: an embossed outline map of Nantucket, tucked in the back of the 1841 Annual Report of the Perkins Institution and Massachusetts Asylum for the Blind, now

Melting Glaciers Brought Brick Making to West Barnstable

Feb 4th, 2019 4m 24s

Just north of Route 6-A in West Barnstable, a narrow path runs through a nature preserve to the edge of what looks like a pond. It’s actually the flooded clay pit from the West Barnstable Brick Company, the ruins of which lie just out of view o

Set Designers’ Vision Infuses Former Meeting House-Turned Private Residence

Jan 21st, 2019 4m 9s

Just off route 6A in Yarmouth Port sits a former Universalist Meeting House called Strawberry Hill, built in 1836. It was converted into a private residence, and is now on the market. What makes the property so unique is the legacy of its most

From A Sea Captain's House To A Public Radio Station - The Story Of WCAI's Home Base

Jan 7th, 2019 3m 51s

WCAI has operated from a former sea captain's house in Woods Hole since the station’s founding in 2000.

Solstice Singers Perform Medieval Music For The Holidays

Dec 24th, 2018 3m 56s

The Cape Cod musical group, the Solstice Singers, has been performing for over a quarter century. They sing mainly medieval and Renaissance songs, complemented by drama, dance, poetry and period costumes.

Cape Cod Fire Towers: Still Standing Watch After More Than A Century

Dec 3rd, 2018 3m 36s

Cape Cod’s fire towers –like the one at Howlands Park Hill in Falmouth - have played a major role in helping to detect fires for over a century – and today they’re used in much the same as they always have been.

At Plimoth Plantation, Shedding Light On The First Thanksgiving

Nov 19th, 2018 4m 54s

Later this week, most of us will sit down to a Thanksgiving meal, just as the Pilgrims’ did after their first year in Plymouth. But Thanksgiving as we know it today is much different from the one the Pilgrims celebrated almost 400 years ago. Pl

Falmouth Presents History With A Halloween Twist

Oct 29th, 2018 3m 44s

A pre-Halloween event in Falmouth called ‘A Night with the Watchman’ presents local history with a lighthearted twist. It’s held at the Dr. Francis Wicks House, built in 1790 and acquired by the Falmouth Historical Society in 1930. “It’s a snea

An Art Deco Masterpiece Entrances Dennis Moviegoers

Oct 15th, 2018 4m 21s

The mural at the Cape Cinema movie theater is one of the Cape’s largest, most unusual works of art. The Cape Cinema opened in June, 1930. It was built by Raymond Moore, who had established the Cape Playhouse in 1926, then decided to build a mov

Re-Affirming Cape Cod's Independence Day

Oct 1st, 2018 4m 10s

244 years ago, on the morning of September 27 th , 1774, 1,500 Cape Cod residents gathered at the Old Colonial Courthouse in Barnstable. The protesters were upset about new, punitive laws the British had imposed shortly after the Boston Tea Par

An Island-Wide Tour Honors African Americans On Martha's Vineyard

Sep 17th, 2018 4m 21s

From behind the wheel of a grey mini-van, long-time Martha’s Vineyard resident Elaine Weintraub leads a tour of the island’s African American Heritage Trail. “The purpose is to affirm African American presence wherever it occurred,” said Weintr

Nantucket's Great Fire: A Tiny Spark Becomes a Raging Inferno

Aug 27th, 2018 4m 21s

This year marks the 172 nd anniversary of the Great Fire that destroyed much of Nantucket’s downtown. Recently, the Nantucket Historical Association sponsored a “Great Fire Tour,” complete with a vintage 1945 pumper truck on loan from the Nantu

Celebrating The Legacy Of Maria Mitchell, Nantucket’s Famed Astronomer

Jul 30th, 2018 3m 56s

This week marks the 200 th birthday of Maria Mitchell, the noted astronomer who started her career on Nantucket.

The Cape Cod Coliseum Brought Rock Royalty to South Yarmouth

Jul 16th, 2018 3m 30s

The Cape Cod Coliseum is a former entertainment venue in South Yarmouth that once hosted ice hockey games, professional wrestling matches, as well as some of most legendary acts in rock music. The Coliseum opened in 1972. It was initially built